1. Teaching the “whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27)
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2. Revelation 9 – The unleashing of demonic forces part two
Teaching the “whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27)
Revelation 9 – The unleashing of demonic forces part two
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3. The sixth trumpet
The sixth trumpet brings an increased demonic presence and increased judgment – Isaiah 26 v 9 (those in judgement learn righteousness)
From the four horns of the golden altar – the voice: Probably God’s
The place of mercy and judgement – clinging to the horns for sanctuary 1 kings 1 v 50
The place from where the incense rose
The prayers of the martyred saints
How long oh Lord until you avenge our blood
The actions of this angel are driven from the place that signifies the prayers of the saints and in direct answer to them.
The sixth angel told to release other angels that are bound in or at or upon the great river Euphrates.

4. The four angels Not sure how they are bound or how they are released
Almost certainly held and released by the supernatural power of God
Four usually refers to that which relates to the whole world
Probably act as commanders of the demonic army
Their binding similar to that of Satan during the millennium
Their loosing similar to Satan’s at the end of the Millennium
A group of particularly malevolent angels
One angel killed in 2 Kings 19 v 35

5. Why the Euphrates It was the river that marked the limit of Eden
It was the river of Babylon
It signifies sin
It signifies captivity for God’s people Israel
It was the border of the land God gave to Abraham (Gen 15 v 18)
Sixth bowl also concerned with the Euphrates – Chapter 16 v 12.

6. Why the Euphrates Historically significant City of Babylon
Necho’s army defeated there by Nebuchadnezzar
Cyrus the younger and Crassus died after crossing it
Alexander crossed it
Trajan and Severus descended it
Sin was first committed close to it, the first murder and the tower of Babel was also close by.
Near by was the central location of three world powers – Assyria, Babylon and Medo-Persia
It was where Israel endured 70 years of captivity
It is a river over which God’s enemies will cross at to fight the battle of Armageddon (Rev 16 v 12)
Nimrod became a mighty one in the earth

7. Bound with a view to judgement?
How does God bind in, at or on the Euphrates?
He is all powerful
Demonic forces MUST obey Him
This was a binding with a purpose
For an hour, day, month and year
2 peter 2 v 4 – angels bound and reserved unto (with a view to) judgement
Jude 6 & 7 – kept not their first estate, reserved in everlasting chains unto judgement at the great day
Both passages also refer to Sodom and Gomorrah as typical of God’s method of judgement

8. Planned
God knew
The hour, day, month and year when He would have to pour out this judgement (the ones having been prepared)
He has foreknowledge (Ephesians 1 v 11 – god prepares all)
He has power
He is consistent – using his enemies to bring judgement and then moving in judgement on those enemies
The plan was that they would have only one mission – to kill!
25% already killed – revelation 6 verses 7 & 8
Now a further third
50% in a short time

9. How did death come? The bound angels commissioned an army
200,000,000 – some scholars say this is a precise figure
10,000 x 10,000 x 2 but could be a numberless host
Some say a human army
No use of like or as – these were horsemen
However, they had heads like lions and breathed fire and smoke and brimstone.
Probably more demonic forces from the pit
Joel 2 v 2 and Psalm 35 v 18

10. How did death come?
Some reasons why they are demons not men, the Chinese or something similar
Led by fallen angels
Location – Babylon, the final home of the counterfeit trinity
The description seems to preclude humans
They rode horses that had tails that have mouths and bite people
Not from the East
Deemed by military experts to be logistically impossible
Breathed fire like the two witnesses (Ch 11 v 5)
Purpose – to test those who dwell on the earth – Philadelphia
Proverbs 27 v 22 – fools do not repent

11. The judgement Fire smoke and brimstone
Very similar to what God used in Sodom and Gomorrah
Also used under the same circumstances
The righteous removed
Judgement on the unrepentant
Fire, brimstone and smoke
However, destruction not total
God still choosing to be merciful

12. No repentance Still worshipping demons
Their numbers reduced by a third or more as a result of demons and still they worship them.
Idolatry still prevalent despite their knowledge that the judgement was from God who hates idolatry
Murders still on the increase
Sorceries – Pharmacia from where we get our word pharmacy, so linked to drugs.
Sexual immorality increasing
Restraint has gone and sin is king 2 Thessalonians 2 v 6 & 7

13. Teaching the “whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27)
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