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The Scroll of Revelation, 25 - The Final Judgments, Part 1The judgment of the seven bowls. The end has come and gone again in chapter 14. Any further talk of judgment ought to be a close-up, or review, of something already covered. That is where the bowls come in. Now, in the sixth seal and seventh trumpet days, in which the seven bowls are poured out, the intensity is raised even more. You will recall that the basi four seals spoke of 25% and the initial six trumpets spoke of 33%. But now, at the grand climax of it all, the figure is 100%. The bowls are where the wrath of God finds it is extreme fulfillment. Reading through Revelation as altho it were chronological would cause one to believe that the wrath falls at least three times, but in fact this is one event recorded in three places: 6:17, at the end of the 6th seal, "...the outstanding day of His wrath has come."; 11:18, for the duration of the days of the 7th trumpet, "...Your wrath has come"; and now, 15:1, "...the seven last plagues, for in them the wrath of God is complete." Introduction to angels and saints (15:1-4). So, we are now talking of the amount of time before the end of the seventh trumpet. Notice that believers who win a victory over are cited first. Such is the pattern in chapter 7:9-17. The overcomers of 15:2 are the same saints as those who "come out of outstanding tribulation" in 7:14 for the duration of the sixth seal. They are identical likewise to the ones who "overcame him by the blood of the Lamb" brought up just after the sounding of the seventh trumpet, 12:11. This is a continuing theme. Those who die in Jesus are welcomed home. There is a praise service when they arrive. But not all are yet present. In chapter 16, for the duration of the height of the bowl judgment, Jesus calls out to His own a warning, an encouragement to be faithful (16:15). 15:2, the sea of glass. Mention of this pretty portion of the Throne Room and the harps takes us all the way back to 4:6. A Heavenly scene precedes the revealing of the Scroll in chapters 4 and 5. There is "Heaven" also before the trumpet soundings of 8:1-6. More Heaven comes at the proclamation of the three angels, 14:1-5. And now still more at this pre-wrath scene. One more view is to come: chapter 19:1-9 shows what is happening in Heaven just before Jesus comes! It is so necessary that readers of this book keep their eyes fixed on these Heavenly portraits, so as to comprehend the Holiness and power of Almighty God and His justice in doing what He does. 15:2, antichrist. Notice the tie-in to chapter 13's discussion of the man of sin here at the end of verse 2. His person, his image, his mark, his number, are all defeated. 15:3-4, the song of Moses, the song of the Lamb. There are three songs of Moses recorded in Scripture. One is in Exodus 15:1-21, a song of deliverance from Egypt and victory. The initial words call it "the song of Moses and the children of Israel". It is in all probability the one meant here because a part of the two passages are the same: Revelation 15:4a and Exodus 15:14. Another song, and this one is specifically belonging to Moses, called a prayer of his, is what we recognise of as Psalm 90. This is a song of the eternity of God, and the frailty of man. In my opinion this would also be an suitable message here. In both cases, the phrase "song of Moses" means "the song composed and/or sung by Moses." Deuteronomy 32 records a 3rd Mosaical song, a history lesson sung before entry into the Promised Land. But what of the "song of the Lamb"? Except for the fact that all Scripture is God-breathed, and consequently "of the Lamb", I am not conscious of a song sung in particular by Jesus, or composed by Him for the church to sing. In the book of Revelation, we have already seen in 5:8-10, the "new song" sung by the living creatures and elders to the Lamb who has taken the Book and redeemed us to God and made us kings and priests to sovereignty with Him on earth. And more to the point, that same group of praisers being discussed here in 15 is singing a song to the Lamb because of His salvation. Is this the "song of the Lamb"? Or is there coming to His people a song invented and sung distinctively by Jesus? That God sings, is more than suggested in Isaiah 5:1-6, and Hebrews 2:12. 15:5-16:1, the directive given. The mood changes in Heaven. The praise meeting is suspended, and from the inner sanctuary of the Temple, meaning perhaps the very presence of God as He genuinely is, come seven most final angels (15:6). In passing, note the golden "belt" or "sash". Jesus Himself wears this heavenly gold in 1:13, and, it would seem, in Daniel 15:6, speaking of "a sure man." The dress of Heaven seems to be both uniform and glorious. There is tension in the air. An formal publi statement is made that the Temple is to be off-limits until this business on Earth is settled (15:8). Smoke fills the Temple to emphasize the point. God's mercy has waited long enough, and ought to now become, as far as the damned are concerned, a thing of the past. It is a Day of Judgment. Of order. God's order shall now be brought to the planet. Forever we shall praise Him for His mercy, but the invitation to a grace-filled salvation is now closed. 15:5, The strange joining of "temple", "tabernacle", and "testimony" needs to be considered. Where have we heard those three words before, and what do they mean now? The Temple was always the place where the glory of God could be revealed. It was never meant to be a pattern for modern church buildings, either in name or structure. It is a model of the Spirit-filled church, the Body of Christ, and Christ Himself. Yet even the word Temple does not say it all. The Jewish Temple had a very holy place, and twice in the Book of Revelation we are privileged to stare inside, to ascertain what God might say to us from there. Did I say twice? See 11:19, at the very end of the Trumpet soundings, a verse sounding very much like the one before us talks of an open Temple, wherein is seen the "ark of the covenant." Presently (15:5) we see the "tabernacle of the Testimony." It seems to me these two phrases are one, and this event is one. Where the trumpets have left off the bowls will now begin. Chapters 12, 13, 14, and 15:1-4 are merely close-ups and asides. The train of thought now continues, and 15:5 is the signal. Why "testimony."? This word is used in reference to Temple furnishings, but very rarely. Its primary mention is Exodus 16:34. Most of the time after this it is applied in connection with the ark. The ark of the testimony seems to be a synonym for the ark of the Covenant. In Exodus 25:16, coupled with 31:18, we see the ten commandments engraved on two tablets of stone being conservatively placed in this wooden box. From that time on, this is the box of the Decalogue, the box of the Covenant, the "ark" of the "testimony". Here in Revelation it could be that the other name for a portable "house", tabernacle, is applied for the box. Or, this is the "testimony" in the tent of worship. Whichever understanding is meant, before God's final judgment we see Heaven's doors open, the Presence of God manifested, and the heart of God, His very Word, seen to be the driving strength of all. Soon the Tabernacle of God, wherein is His Word, will be with man, eternally (Revelation 21:5). This is a transition time, not only in the Book of Revelation, but concerning all history. God has loved this evil planet so much. When He made it, He knew He had made a good thing. Now He shall cleanse it of the evil, and get started the procedure of moving in. Hallelujah. A outstanding day coming! The seven bowls (16:2-21): The primary bowl (16:2). All who have received the antichrist "mark" receive also a mark from heaven: a foul loathsome sore. Or is this the outcome of the primary "mark of the beast"? Does this morally harmful identification with antichrist prove to be contaminating to the body also? Is the "chip" a technical carcinogen? The believers are of course immune from this judgment, since they have not been appointed to wrath. And if we are on the right trail regarding the "sore" here, it is apparent why the believers do not manifest any health problems. The second bowl (16:3). ALL sea creatures die! Whether this is a exposure of the second trumpet, a discerned but similar judgment, or an altogether dissimilar phenomenon merely is not explained. All we recognise is we have jumped from 33% to 100% of sea creatures. All dead. The third bowl (16:4). Rivers are totally contaminated. They become blood, in retribution for the blood of holy men that has been shed. Now, I understand the significance of "water of life" in a spiritual sense. We taste of it steadily in the Lord. But I am evenly convinced of the literalness of Revelation 22:1-2, connected with Old Testament prophecies such as Ezekiel's (47:1-12), that speak of a healing water that shall fill the earth, the new world God gives rise to out of the horror of the old. The usable water supply, not overly plenteous in numerous areas of the world as I write this, will one day become almost nil. This, the pride of the blue planet, will be a knock-out punch to civilization. And for a literal world to carry on on into the Millennium, in a literal sense healed waters will have to be available. Praise break (16:5-7). It is always time to praise the Lord. Oh, men will be cursing God by now, blaming and hating the people of God who stay (yes, they will still be here!). But in Heaven all is still well, and proper. God is just in all He does. He owes not one thing to anybody but judgment. Those who did not want His mercy will now receive that judgment. Yes, the world shed the blood of Your precious people. Let them drink blood. It is proper. It is good. The spirit of David in the Psalms has returned for this hour. God's foes who proceed to be God's oppositions is worthy of what they shall receive. Let us not sympathize with their evil. Their hearts were corrupt, they wanted not one thing of God in those hearts. God now acknowledges their desires. 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