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8. “It is done!”

Revelation 16:17  The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered Babylon the great, to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. And great hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, fell from heaven on people; and they cursed God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.

We end bowl judgments with the 7th with lightning, thunder, and the largest earthquake earth has ever had.  Islands disappear and mountains are no more.  A great rearrangement of earth will take place followed by 100 lb hailstones.  We see through even this men still curse God and are not repentant.  Chronologically, the next event will be the return of Christ (Revelation 19) but before continuing chronologically, chapters 17 and 18 will give added details about Babylon.  The Seven bowls of God’s wrath should remind all of us that there is no escape from diving judgment except for those who avail themselves of the grace of God in the day of opportunity.  Nothing seems to produce repentance in those who have hardened their hearts against the grace of God.  Make sure that our hearts are right with God today, tomorrow, and forever.

6.x. For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”

Revelation 6:12  When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”

The last question in verse 17 is our first challenge of today. “Who is able to stand before the Lamb and the One on the throne in their day of wrath?” Just as surely as God sent the floodwaters on evil during the days of Noah and sent the fire and brimstone on Sodom and Gomorrah during the days of Abraham, He will send His wrath on this evil world in the ends of days. In those days, “Who will be able to stand?”

The Creator who created and formed all there is, surely able to cause its destruction as easily as He spoke them into existence.  Denying God and that He is the creator does not mean it is so.  Denying Christ and His grace, mercy, and love demonstrated on the cross, does not make it so.  Denying the need for salvation, redemption, forgiveness, and repentance does not make it so.  Denying the end of times and God’s wrath on earth and those who have denied Him does not make it so.  So many people choose to believe Satan’s lies and disregard God as a make-believe fairy tale.  Their future when they die is an eternity in torment.  Their future if they are still alive at the revealing and unleashing of God’s wrath and anger is certainly going to be a living hell until they are consumed by death.  At this point, they may have relief from physical pain but they will immediately enter into an eternity of hell and torment.

Now is the day of salvation, redemption, forgiveness, and repentance.  Do not intentionally choose to neglect this gift of grace, mercy, and love.  Your eternal future rests in this choice right now.