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Revelation Revelation Part 19: Part 19: ““Really, really bad demonsReally, really bad demons””

1. Angels & the bottomless pit1. Angels & the bottomless pitRevRev 99::11 ThenThen thethe fifthfifth angelangel soundedsounded:: AndAnd II sawsaw aa starstarfallenfallen fromfrom heavenheaven toto thethe earthearth.. ToTo himhim waswas givengiven thethe keykey totothethe bottomlessbottomless pitpit..

LkLk 1010::1818 AndAnd HeHe saidsaid totothem,them, “I“I sawsaw SatanSatan fallfall likelikelightninglightning fromfrom heavenheaven..

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•• LuciferLucifer waswas originallyoriginally aa cherubcherub::EzkEzk 28112811--1515 MoreoverMoreover thethe wordword ofof thethe LordLord camecame toto me,me,sayingsaying 1212“Son“Son ofof man,man, taketake upup aa lamentationlamentation forfor thethe kingking ofofTyreTyre,, andand saysay toto him,him, ‘Thus‘Thus sayssays thethe LordLord GODGOD:: ““YouYou werewere thethesealseal ofof perfectionperfection,, fullfull ofof wisdomwisdom andand perfectperfect inin beautybeauty.. 1313YouYouwerewere inin Eden,Eden, thethe gardengarden ofof GodGod;; everyevery preciousprecious stonestone waswasyouryour coveringcovering:: thethe sardiussardius,, topaz,topaz, andand diamonddiamond,, berylberyl,, onyx,onyx,andand jasperjasper,, sapphiresapphire,, turquoise,turquoise, andand emeraldemerald withwith goldgold.. TheTheworkmanshipworkmanship ofof youryour timbrelstimbrels andand pipespipes waswas preparedprepared forfor youyouonon thethe dayday youyou werewere createdcreated.. 1414““YouYou werewere thethe anointedanointed cherubcherubwhowho coverscovers;; II establishedestablished youyou;; yyouou werewere onon thethe holyholy mountainmountainofof GodGod;; youyou walkedwalked backback andand forthforth inin thethe midstmidst ofof fieryfiery stonesstones..1515YouYou werewere perfectperfect inin youryour waysways fromfrom thethe dayday youyou werewerecreatedcreated,, tilltill iniquityiniquity waswas foundfound inin youyou..

•• UntilUntil hehe rebelledrebelled againstagainst GodGod::IsIs 1414::1212--1515 ““HowHow youyou areare fallenfallen fromfrom heavenheaven,, OO Lucifer,Lucifer,sonson ofof thethe morningmorning!! HowHow youyou areare cutcut downdown toto thethe groundground,,youyou whowho weakenedweakened thethe nationsnations!! 1313ForFor youyou havehave saidsaid inin youryourheartheart:: ‘‘II willwill ascendascend intointo heavenheaven,, II willwill exaltexalt mymy thronethroneaboveabove thethe starsstars ofof GodGod;; II willwill alsoalso sitsit onon thethe mountmount ofof thethecongregationcongregation onon thethe farthestfarthest sidessides ofof thethe northnorth;; 1414II willwillascendascend aboveabove thethe heightsheights ofof thethe cloudsclouds,, II willwill bebe likelike thetheMostMost HighHigh..’’ 1515YetYet youyou shallshall bebe broughtbrought downdown toto SheolSheol,, toto thethelowestlowest depthsdepths ofof thethe PitPit..

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•• HeHe nownow commandscommands anan immenseimmense hosthost ofof demonsdemons::

RevRev 1212::33--44 AndAnd anotheranother signsignappearedappeared inin heavenheaven:: behold,behold, aagreat,great, fieryfiery redred dragondragon havinghavingsevenseven headsheads andand tenten horns,horns, andandsevenseven diademsdiadems onon hishis headsheads..44HisHis tailtail drewdrew aa thirdthird ofof thethe starsstarsofof heavenheaven andand threwthrew themthem toto thetheearthearth..

DanDan 1010::1313 ButBut thethe princeprince ofof thethe kingdomkingdom ofof PersiaPersiawithstoodwithstood meme twentytwenty--oneone daysdays;; andand behold,behold, Michael,Michael, oneoneofof thethe chiefchief princes,princes, camecame toto helphelp me,me, forfor II hadhad beenbeen leftleftalonealone therethere withwith thethe kingskings ofof PersiaPersia..

JudeJude 99 YetYet MichaelMichael thethe archangel,archangel, inin contendingcontending withwith thethedevil,devil, whenwhen hehe disputeddisputed aboutabout thethe bodybody ofof Moses,Moses, dareddarednotnot bringbring againstagainst himhim aa revilingreviling accusation,accusation, butbut said,said, ““TheTheLordLord rebukerebuke you!you!””

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2. Some demons are imprisoned in a 2. Some demons are imprisoned in a special placespecial place

RevRev 99::22--33 AndAnd hehe openedopened thethe bottomlessbottomless pit,pit, andand smokesmokearosearose outout ofof thethe pitpit likelike thethe smokesmoke ofof aa greatgreat furnacefurnace.. SoSothethe sunsun andand thethe airair werewere darkeneddarkened becausebecause ofof thethe smokesmoke ofofthethe pitpit.. 33ThenThen outout ofof thethe smokesmoke locustslocusts camecame uponupon thetheearthearth.. AndAnd toto themthem waswas givengiven power,power, asas thethe scorpionsscorpions ofofthethe earthearth havehave powerpower..

MtMt 55::2929 AndAnd suddenlysuddenly theythey criedcried out,out, saying,saying, ““WhatWhat havehave wewetoto dodo withwith You,You, Jesus,Jesus, YouYou SonSon ofof God?God? HaveHave YouYou comecome hereheretoto tormenttorment usus beforebefore thethe time?time?””

22 PetPet 22::44 ForFor ifif GodGod diddid notnot sparespare thethe angelsangels whowho sinned,sinned, butbutcastcast themthem downdown toto hellhell andand delivereddelivered themthem intointo chainschains ofofdarkness,darkness, toto bebe reservedreserved forfor judgmentjudgment;;

JudeJude 66 AndAnd thethe angelsangels whowho diddid notnot keepkeep theirtheir properproper domain,domain,butbut leftleft theirtheir ownown abode,abode, HeHe hashas reservedreserved inin everlastingeverlasting chainschainsunderunder darknessdarkness forfor thethe judgmentjudgment ofof thethe greatgreat dayday;;

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3. What is the Bible speaking of when it 3. What is the Bible speaking of when it speaks of hellspeaks of hell??

•• Hades/Hades/sheolsheol == wherewhere thethe wickedwicked gogo immediatelyimmediately afterafterdeathdeath ((LkLk 1616))

•• GehennaGehenna/lake/lake ofof firefire == finalfinal destinationdestination ofof allall wickedwicked(Rev(Rev 1919::2020,, 2020::1010,,1515

•• Abyss/bottomlessAbyss/bottomless pit/pit/TartarusTartarus == prisonprison forfor demonsdemons

MtMt 2424::4141 ““ThenThen HeHe willwill alsoalso saysay toto thosethose onon thethe leftleft hand,hand,‘Depart‘Depart fromfrom Me,Me, youyou cursed,cursed, intointo thethe everlastingeverlasting firefirepreparedprepared forfor thethe devildevil andand hishis angelsangels::

4. Demons can only go so far4. Demons can only go so farRevRev 99::44--66 TheyThey werewere commandedcommanded notnot toto harmharm thethe grassgrass ofof thetheearth,earth, oror anyany greengreen thing,thing, oror anyany tree,tree, butbut onlyonly thosethose menmen whowhododo notnot havehave thethe sealseal ofof GodGod onon theirtheir foreheadsforeheads.. 55AndAnd theytheywerewere notnot givengiven authorityauthority toto killkill them,them, butbut toto tormenttorment themthem forforfivefive monthsmonths.. TheirTheir tormenttorment waswas likelike thethe tormenttorment ofof aa scorpionscorpionwhenwhen itit strikesstrikes aa manman.. 66InIn thosethose daysdays menmen willwill seekseek deathdeath andandwillwill notnot findfind itit;; theythey willwill desiredesire toto die,die, andand deathdeath willwill fleeflee fromfromthemthem..

JobJob 11::1212;; 22::66 AndAnd thethe LordLord saidsaid toto Satan,Satan, ““Behold,Behold, allall thatthat hehehashas isis inin youryour powerpower;; onlyonly dodo notnot laylay aa handhand onon hishis personperson..”” ……AndAnd thethe LordLord saidsaid toto Satan,Satan, ““Behold,Behold, hehe isis inin youryour hand,hand, butbutsparespare hishis lifelife..””

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5. What demons desire5. What demons desire

RevRev 99::77--1010 TheThe shapeshape ofof thethe locustslocusts waswas likelike horseshorsespreparedprepared forfor battlebattle.. OnOn theirtheir headsheads werewere crownscrowns ofofsomethingsomething likelike gold,gold, andand theirtheir facesfaces werewere likelike thethe facesfaces ofofmenmen.. 88TheyThey hadhad hairhair likelike women’swomen’s hair,hair, andand theirtheir teethteeth werewerelikelike lions’lions’ teethteeth.. 99AndAnd theythey hadhad breastplatesbreastplates likelikebreastplatesbreastplates ofof iron,iron, andand thethe soundsound ofof theirtheir wingswings waswas likelikethethe soundsound ofof chariotschariots withwith manymany horseshorses runningrunning intointo battlebattle..1010TheyThey hadhad tailstails likelike scorpions,scorpions, andand therethere werewere stingsstings inintheirtheir tailstails.. TheirTheir powerpower waswas toto hurthurt menmen fivefive monthsmonths..

HebHeb 11::1414 AreAre theythey notnot allall ministeringministering spiritsspirits sentsent forthforth totoministerminister forfor thosethose whowho willwill inheritinherit salvation?salvation?

JnJn 1010::1010 TheThe thiefthief doesdoes notnot comecome exceptexcept toto steal,steal, andand totokill,kill, andand toto destroydestroy..

22 CorCor 1111::1414--1515 AndAnd nono wonder!wonder! ForFor SatanSatan himselfhimselftransformstransforms himselfhimself intointo anan angelangel ofof lightlight.. 1515ThereforeTherefore itit isis nonogreatgreat thingthing ifif hishis ministersministers alsoalso transformtransform themselvesthemselves intointoministersministers ofof righteousness,righteousness, whosewhose endend willwill bebe accordingaccording tototheirtheir worksworks..

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6. Demons are highly organized6. Demons are highly organized

RevRev 99::1111 AndAnd theythey hadhad asas kingking overover themthem thethe angelangel ofof thethebottomlessbottomless pit,pit, whosewhose namename inin HebrewHebrew isis AbaddonAbaddon,, butbut ininGreekGreek hehe hashas thethe namename ApollyonApollyon..

EphEph 66::1212 ForFor wewe dodo notnot wrestlewrestle againstagainst fleshflesh andand blood,blood, butbutagainstagainst principalities,principalities, againstagainst powers,powers, againstagainst thethe rulersrulers ofofthethe darknessdarkness ofof thisthis age,age, againstagainst spiritualspiritual hostshosts ofofwickednesswickedness inin thethe heavenlyheavenly placesplaces..

7. The Euphrates river and God7. The Euphrates river and God’’s plans planRevRev 99::1212--1515 OneOne woewoe isis pastpast.. Behold,Behold, stillstill twotwo moremore woeswoesareare comingcoming afterafter thesethese thingsthings.. 1313ThenThen thethe sixthsixth angelangelsoundedsounded:: AndAnd II heardheard aa voicevoice fromfrom thethe fourfour hornshorns ofof thethegoldengolden altaraltar whichwhich isis beforebefore God,God, 1414sayingsaying toto thethe sixthsixthangelangel whowho hadhad thethe trumpet,trumpet, “Release“Release thethe fourfour angelsangels whowhoareare boundbound atat thethe greatgreat riverriver EuphratesEuphrates..”” 1515SoSo thethe fourfourangels,angels, whowho hadhad beenbeen preparedprepared forfor thethe hourhour andand dayday andandmonthmonth andand year,year, werewere releasedreleased toto killkill aa thirdthird ofof mankindmankind..

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This river appears in Scripture 20 timesThis river appears in Scripture 20 times

Gen 2:14 Gen 2:14 The name of the third river is The name of the third river is HiddekelHiddekel; it is the ; it is the one which goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth is one which goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth is the Euphrates. the Euphrates.

RevRev 1616::1212 ThenThen thethe sixthsixth angelangel pouredpoured outout hishis bowlbowl onon thethegreatgreat riverriver Euphrates,Euphrates, andand itsits waterwater waswas drieddried up,up, soso thatthatthethe wayway ofof thethe kingskings fromfrom thethe easteast mightmight bebe preparedprepared..

8. An army of 200 million8. An army of 200 millionRevRev 99::1616--1919 NowNow thethe numbernumber ofof thethe armyarmy ofof thethe horsemenhorsemen waswastwotwo hundredhundred millionmillion;; II heardheard thethe numbernumber ofof themthem.. 1717AndAnd thusthus IIsawsaw thethe horseshorses inin thethe visionvision:: thosethose whowho satsat onon themthem hadhadbreastplatesbreastplates ofof fieryfiery red,red, hyacinthhyacinth blue,blue, andand sulfursulfur yellowyellow;; andandthethe headsheads ofof thethe horseshorses werewere likelike thethe headsheads ofof lionslions;; andand outout ofoftheirtheir mouthsmouths camecame fire,fire, smoke,smoke, andand brimstonebrimstone.. 1818ByBy thesethese threethreeplaguesplagues aa thirdthird ofof mankindmankind waswas killedkilled——byby thethe firefire andand thethesmokesmoke andand thethe brimstonebrimstone whichwhich camecame outout ofof theirtheir mouthsmouths.. 1919ForFortheirtheir powerpower isis inin theirtheir mouthmouth andand inin theirtheir tailstails;; forfor theirtheir tailstails arearelikelike serpents,serpents, havinghaving headsheads;; andand withwith themthem theythey dodo harmharm..

Demons or humans?Demons or humans?

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9. Repentance is a heart issue9. Repentance is a heart issue

RevRev 99::2020--1212 ButBut thethe restrest ofof mankind,mankind, whowho werewere notnot killedkilled bybythesethese plagues,plagues, diddid notnot repentrepent ofof thethe worksworks ofof theirtheir hands,hands,thatthat theythey shouldshould notnot worshipworship demons,demons, andand idolsidols ofof gold,gold,silver,silver, brass,brass, stone,stone, andand wood,wood, whichwhich cancan neitherneither seesee nornorhearhear nornor walkwalk.. 2121AndAnd theythey diddid notnot repentrepent ofof theirtheir murdersmurders orortheirtheir sorceriessorceries oror theirtheir sexualsexual immoralityimmorality oror theirtheir theftsthefts..

JerJer 1717::99 TheThe heartheart isis deceitfuldeceitful aboveabove allall things,things, andanddesperatelydesperately wickedwicked;; whowho cancan knowknow it?it?

RevRev 2020::77--88 NowNow whenwhen thethe thousandthousand yearsyears havehave expired,expired,SatanSatan willwill bebe releasedreleased fromfrom hishis prisonprison 88andand willwill gogo outout totodeceivedeceive thethe nationsnations whichwhich areare inin thethe fourfour cornerscorners ofof thetheearth,earth, GogGog andand MagogMagog,, toto gathergather themthem togethertogether toto battle,battle,whosewhose numbernumber isis asas thethe sandsand ofof thethe seasea..

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LkLk 1313::33 II telltell you,you, nono;; butbut unlessunless youyou repentrepent youyou willwill allalllikewiselikewise perishperish..

ActsActs 1717::3030 Truly,Truly, thesethese timestimes ofof ignoranceignorance GodGod overlooked,overlooked,butbut nownow commandscommands allall menmen everywhereeverywhere toto repent,repent,

RomRom 1010::99--1010 ifif youyou confessconfess withwith youryour mouthmouth thethe LordLord JesusJesusandand believebelieve inin youryour heartheart thatthat GodGod hashas raisedraised HimHim fromfrom thethedead,dead, youyou willwill bebe savedsaved.. 1010ForFor withwith thethe heartheart oneone believesbelievesuntounto righteousness,righteousness, andand withwith thethe mouthmouth confessionconfession isis mademadeuntounto salvationsalvation..

11 JnJn 11::1010 IfIf wewe confessconfess ourour sins,sins, HeHe isis faithfulfaithful andand justjust totoforgiveforgive usus ourour sinssins andand toto cleansecleanse usus fromfrom allallunrighteousnessunrighteousness..