The Tribulation

THE POURING OUT OF 7 VIALS

THE WRATH OF GOD

Rev 15-16

A. The REALITY of His wrath

B. We will be

RELIEVED of His wrath

C. We should be ROUSED

of His wrath

D. Those that were RAPTURED with in

the Wrath

(Rev 15:2-4) And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had

gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of

glass, having the harps of God. And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God,

and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God

Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. Who shall not fear thee, O

Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made

manifest.

The Sea of Glass

1. The place of

their Victory

(Psa 148:1-7) Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his

hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. Praise him, ye heavens of

heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the LORD:

for he commanded, and they were created. He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he

hath made a decree which shall not pass. Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all

deeps: Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word: Mountains, and all hills;

fruitful trees, and all cedars: Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:

THE THRONE

THE DEEP

THE UNIVERSE

Water

LAKE OF FIRE

LEVIATHAN

SEA OF GLASS

DOOR AND WINDOW

(Rev 4:6) And before the throne there was a sea of

glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and

round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before

and behind.

(Job 26:7-13) He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and

hangeth the earth upon nothing. He bindeth up the waters in his thick

clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. He holdeth back the face of

his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the

day and night come to an end. The pillars of heaven tremble and are

astonished at his reproof. He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud. By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed

the crooked serpent.

(Job 37:14-24) Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. Dost thou know when God disposed them, and

caused the light of his cloud to shine? Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge? How

thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind? Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a

molten looking glass? Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by

reason of darkness. Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be

swallowed up. And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the

wind passeth, and cleanseth them. Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible

majesty. Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not

afflict. Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.

(Job 22:11-14) Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and

abundance of waters cover thee. Is not God in the height of heaven? and

behold the height of the stars, how high they are! And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not;

and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

(Job 38:8-11) Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it

brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? When I

made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a

swaddlingband for it, And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and

doors, And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy

proud waves be stayed?

NOTES

Why is this (Rev.15) the only time that God gives the description of fire?

When is this taking Place?

What happens are the 3 ½ year point of the tribulation? (3 things)

LEVIATHAN

(Job 41:31-32) He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he

maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. He maketh a path to

shine after him; one would think the deep

to be hoary.

(Rev 12:9-10) And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and

Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast

out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is

come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the

power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast

down, which accused them before our God day and night.

(Job 26:7-13) He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and

hangeth the earth upon nothing. He bindeth up the waters in his thick

clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. He hath compassed the waters

with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof. He divideth the sea with

his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud. By his

spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked

serpent.

(Rev 21:1) And I saw a new

heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and

the first earth were passed

away; and there was no more sea.

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(Rev 15:2-4) And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and

over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of

glass, having the harps of God. And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God,

and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God

Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. Who shall not fear thee, O

Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made

manifest.

(Rev 21:1-3) And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the

first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the

holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of

heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I

heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell

with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be

with them, and be their God.

The Beast

2. The person of they

got Victory

over

(Rev 15:2-4) And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and

over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of

glass, having the harps of God. And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God,

and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God

Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. Who shall not fear thee, O

Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made

manifest.

(Rev 20:4) And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the

word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand

years.

(Rev 12:11) And they overcame him by the blood

of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and

they loved not their lives unto the death.

(Mat 16:25) For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

(Mat 16:26) For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his

own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his

soul?

(Php 1:21) For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

NOTES

When it speaks of “the Beast”, it is not only referring to the person of the Antichrist, but the one world governmental system that he will rule the world with

Therefore they gained victory POLITICALLY

The Image

3. The religious

party they got Victory

over

(Rev 15:2-4) And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had

gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and

over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. And they sing the song of Moses the servant of

God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways,

thou King of saints. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only

art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are

made manifest.

NOTES

When it speaks of “his Image”, it is referring to the worship system that all men will be require to bow to in worship. This will be lead by the one world religion!

Therefore they gained victory RELIGIOUSLY

(Rev 13:15) And he had power to give life unto the

image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that

as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

The mark

4. The social

pressure they got Victory

over

(Rev 15:2-4) And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had

gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and

over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. And they sing the song of Moses the servant of

God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways,

thou King of saints. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only

art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are

made manifest.

NOTES

When it speaks of “the mark”, it is referring to the pressure that will be apply to all, to be in a one world unity to the Beast

Therefore they gained victory SOCIALLY

(Rev 13:16) And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in

their foreheads:

(Rev 13:17) And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of

the beast, or the number of his name.

The number

5. The economi

cal portfolio they got Victory

over

(Rev 15:2-4) And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had

gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and

over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways,

thou King of saints. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only

art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are

made manifest.

NOTES

When it speaks of “the number”, it is probably referring the 3 6 digit bar codes that will be used to track all monetary transactions in a one world currency system

Therefore they gained victory ECONOMICALLY

(Rev 13:16) And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in

their foreheads:

(Rev 13:17) And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of

the beast, or the number of his name.

E. The songs

they are RECITING