144 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 3 - Part 4 - Book 12 - Battle of Armageddon: Revelation 9 & 16

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 3 * PART 4 * BOOK 12 TRUMPET & BOWL JUDGMENTS: BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON Revelation 9 & 16 Now to Revelation 16. Revelation 16:13 Revelation 16:14 "For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty." When President Bush was putting together the nations in Desert Storm, the papers said he would just pick up the phone and call the leaders of the various nations. Using only phone calls, he was literally getting these leaders convinced they should unify against Iraq. Now verse 15, and The Sovereign God is behind it: Revelation 16:15,16 You will see the archaeological digs of the ancient city of Megiddo. The Nation of Israel is predominately mountainous. You have these valley areas between the mountain ranges. The reason I'm pointing this out is that when God brings the armies of the world to Israel, naturally they will put their encampments on those valley floors. And this area of the valley of Esdraelon has been a battlefield throughout time. Revelation 14:14-16 Remember the communication is between the angel and Christ. "And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped."Chapter 16 shows the call going to all nations to come to the Middle East. That's the reaping A Sovereign God is bringing about. Revelation 14:18 "And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the cluster of the vine of the earth: for her grapes are fully ripe." It's past harvest time. The grapes were gathered and put into a wine vat, where they could be crushed; the juice taken out of them and made into wine. The juice was squeezed out of the grapes by walking on them in the wine vat. Isaiah 63:1,2 I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save." Christ! This is a picture of His returning and bringing forth judgment upon these gathering armies. "Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat." Don't lose that analogy. The grape harvest was put in the wine vat, and it was trampled by individuals. The prophet sees Christ also covered with this red apparel. Look at the answer in verse 3. And again, Christ is speaking: Isaiah 63:3,4 "I have trodden the winepress alone (in Revelation Chapter 5, God the Father had a scroll. Now verse 4: Revelation Chapter 19: Revelation 19:11 "And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True (it's the Christ), and in righteousness he doth judge and make war." Because after all, what kind of people does he have in the wine vat? Military. It's the armies of the world that have come to the Middle East. Supposedly to annihilate the Nation of Israel. Now verse 12: Revelation 19:12-14 Revelation 19:15 "And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword (what is the sharp sword? The Word of God. Remember Hebrews 4:12 says, "For the Word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword"), that with it he should smite the nations (how will He destroy them? What are Beatitudes? "Blessed are the poor..." What's His winepress? The valleys of Israel, wherein all these millions of troops will be packed, and He will destroy them with one fell swoop. Let's read on in Verse 16: Revelation 19:16 Remember, I purposely stopped just before we came to the seventh bowl judgment back in Chapter 16. Revelation 16:17,18 Let's go on: Revelation 16:19 "And the great city (Jerusalem) was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath." The whole one world concept. It will be all the cities of the world, who will in one hour fall into nothingness, by the spoken word of God. Now remember that. The Babylon here is all the world. "The Great New One World."That's what people love to hear tonight. They love to hear about the great one-world that's coming. Revelation 16:20,21 It's 100 pounds. We talk about golf ball-sized hail and softball-sized hail, but these are hundred pound chunks of ice!): and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great." Now to Revelation 14, where we finish that analogy of the grape vat. Just like the vineyard keepers put all of their grapes into the vat and they had somebody trample them, so God has brought all the armies of the world to the Middle East. Revelation 14:20 #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible