OK, so last week was very bad.
This week ain’t much better. Let’s see what we got.
The sixth Angel poured his bowl on the great Euphrates River: It dried up to nothing. The dry riverbed became a fine roadbed for the kings from the East. From the mouths of the Dragon, the Beast, and the False Prophet I saw three foul demons crawl out—they looked like frogs. These are demon spirits performing signs. They’re after the kings of the whole world to get them gathered for battle on the Great Day of God, the Sovereign-Strong.
Revelation 16:12-14
I won’t pretend to know what John is describing here but let’s try to keep in mind that John is a first century fisherman. He has no concept of missiles or airplanes or tanks or any other modern warfare equipment. And it’s possible John is describing something so far into our future that even we can’t imagine it.
And lookie here.
“Keep watch! I come unannounced, like a thief. You’re blessed if, awake and dressed, you’re ready for me. Too bad if you’re found running through the streets, naked and ashamed.”
Revelation 15:15
This is Jesus speaking and he is warning his followers to pay attention. I don’t think Jesus intends for us to be obsessed with end times. But I also don’t think he wants us to be stupid. So if you feel the need to keep a year’s worth of fruit cocktail in your basement, knock yourself out.
The frog-demons gathered the kings together at the place called in Hebrew Armageddon.
The seventh Angel poured his bowl into the air: From the Throne in the Temple came a shout, “Done!” followed by lightning flashes and shouts, thunder crashes and a colossal earthquake—a huge and devastating earthquake, never an earthquake like it since time began. The Great City split three ways, the cities of the nations toppled to ruin. Great Babylon had to drink the wine of God’s raging anger—God remembered to give her the cup! Every island fled and not a mountain was to be found. Hailstones weighing a ton plummeted, crushing and smashing men and women as they cursed God for the hail, the epic disaster of hail.
Revelation 16:17-21
Friends…there is coming a day when God is going to say “Done!” It may be tomorrow. It may be ten million years from now. But that day is coming.
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