Peace Promised

Revelation 16:10-11 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness. Men gnawed their tongues in agony 11 and cursed the God of Heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they refused to repent of what they had done.
 
HAVE you noticed that there are people who deny God’s existence until they curse him? They will live and talk as if there is no God until they blame and accuse him for causing difficult things into their lives. God afflicts the unrepentant tongues who only speak anger against him. There is no peace with God or with one another until we confess, “Jesus is Lord.” May your tongue graciously speak of Jesus’ salvation to an angry, bitter world.
 
Revelation 16:12, 16 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East…16 Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.  
 
GOD prepares the earth for a final war. The Euphrates River is often a boundary separating Israel from pagan nations in the East. A dry river would become a highway for invasion. Armageddon is the form of a city called Megiddo. It is a vast plan where huge armies could assemble.
 
Revelation 16:13-14 Then I saw three evil spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14 They are spirits of demons performing miraculous signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.
 
THE frogs are demons from the mouths of the unholy trinity. The dragon is the devil, the false father; the beast is the counterfeit son; and the prophet is an unholy spirit. God permits them to perform false signs to deceive the unrepentant. They will gather the armies for a final battle. The war between Satan and God that began in Heaven with Satan’s rebellion will end on earth to prepare the world for Jesus’ Second Coming.
  
Revelation 16:15 “Behold, I come like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed.”
 
God’s message is clear: “Be ready! Do not be naked in your sin. Instead, be clothed in God’s truth.” He is coming suddenly to destroy evil and to save his church. God’s victory over sin is the Bible’s message. Thank God he is the victor. Praise God Christ is your peace.
 
Prayer: Lord Jesus, we thank you for great love to battle for our souls on the cross. We know our victory is in you. Amen.