The Tribulation

THE POURING OUT OF 7 VIALS

THE TIME WHEN GOD’S WRATH

OVERFLOWS

I. The DIRECTIVE of the wrath

A. It was directed

by PROPHEC

Y

B. It was directed

by PRAYER

II. The DISTRIBUTING of the wrath

A. The PAINFUL sores

B. The POISONED

seas

C. The POLLUTED streams

D. The POWERFU

L heat

III. The DRAMATIC end of the wrath

A. The vial for the seat of

the PRINCE

B. The PREPARATION

S for the battle of

Armageddon

(Rev 16:12-16) And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the

way of the kings of the east might be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 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. Behold, I come as a thief.

Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a

place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

1. The river

Euphrates

(Rev 16:12-16) And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and

the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 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. Behold, I come as a thief.

Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a

place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

NOTES

Mentioned 21 times in scriptures (5 times connected with the word “great”)

The 1st times in connection to the start of sin, and the last with the height of sin

Longest and most significant river in the middle east (1800 miles X 300-1200 yards wide) 10-30 ft deep

It has played a major military significance in history

It is the dividing line between the east and west of the middle east

(Isa 11:12) And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel,

and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners

of the earth….(Isa 11:15) And the LORD shall

utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his

mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and

shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over

dryshod.

(Zec 10:11) And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river

shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.

2. The Kings of the East

(Rev 16:12-16) And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the

water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 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. Behold, I come as a thief.

Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a

place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

NOTES

What is the big deal about this river being dried up? (CONTEXT)

All of the vials have been the wrath of God that have been stored up for 6K years. So how is the river drying up the wrath of God (CONTEXT)

So God clears a way for the Kings of the East. Who is that and how many?

(Rev 9:14-17) Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four

angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. And the four angels were

loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. And the

number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand

thousand: and I heard the number of them. And thus I saw the horses in the

vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of

jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and

smoke and brimstone.

NOTES

The population today of countries like:

• Turkey - 77 million• Syria - 19.4 million; • Iraq - 29 million; • Iran - 70 million.

The total population of that region is

195.4 million. Obviously, a 200-million-man army cannot come from these nations alone.

NOTES

There is 2 possibilities that one can conclude in these scripture.

The physical view and a spiritual view

THE PHYSICAL VIEW

NOTES

China's standing armed force of some 2.8 million active soldiers in uniform is the largest military force in the world. Approximately 1 million reservists and some 15 million militia back them up. With a population of over 1.2 billion people, China also has a potential manpower base of another 200 million males fit for military service available at any time.

CHINA'S MILITARY POTENTIAL Larry M. Wortzel October 2, 1998Forwarded by DOUGLAS C. LOVELACE, JR. Colonel, U.S. Army Acting Director of Research Strategic Studies Institute

NOTES

Problems with that view:• There is not 200 million horses

on this planet (75 million)

• China has only 10 million

• The way these horseman kill

THE SPIRITUAL

VIEW

(Rev 9:16-19) And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred

thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. And thus I saw the

horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire,

and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone. By these three was the third part of men killed, by the

fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.

For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto

serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

NOTES

Notice that those that sit on the horses (NOT the horses) have breastplates of fire, jacinth, and brimstone.

3. The 3 unclean spirits

(Rev 16:12-16) And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the

kings of the east might be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come

out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 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. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and

keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew

tongue Armageddon.

NOTES

Unclean spirits are demons in the Word of God

They are seen as frogs which is an unclean animals (Lev.11:10 & 41) {abomination}

Why frogs?

• Frogs come out in the darkness• Not seen as much as heard

NOTES

The description that God gives us is that the Satanic trinity is going to use propaganda in order to rally the troops to his throne (?) to do battle with God (Ps. 2)

(Rev 16:12-16) And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false

prophet. 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. Behold, I come as a

thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see

his shame. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue

Armageddon.

(Rev 19:15) And out of his mouth goeth a sharp

sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth

the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of

Almighty God.

(2Th 2:8) And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall

consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the

brightness of his coming:

(2Th 2:9) Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power

and signs and lying wonders,

What's up with the (so-

called)Miracles?

NOTES

We believe that God does Miracles. However in the Bible God only

allows them when he is about to reveal his word.

Moses (Law) Prophets (major and minor) Jesus (Gospels Apostles (Epistles)

Church History (?) Azusa Street (?) False Prophet (?)

(Rev 16:12-16) And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 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. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed

is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

4. The gathering

for the battle