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is the deliverance, folks. Jesus looked at these people, John looked at these saints, martyred for their testimony, and he said, these were the ones who gained victory over the Antichrist, because they would not give in, and God delivered them by death out of the presence of the Antichrist, out of the persecution of the world, into the presence of the Savior. And they're happy. The last of the three sets of judgments, there was the seven seal judgments, followed by the seven trumpet judgments, followed by these seven vial judgments. The judgments as they progress Progressively through the Tribulation period, the seal judgments being in the first half of the Tribulation period, the trumpet judgments, the early part on into the latter part of the second half of the Tribulation period, and the vial judgments then in the latter part of the last half of the Tribulation period. Not only do they progress time-wise later and later, but they progress in their violence. They progress in the seriousness of the judgment of God. Chapter 15 is the preparation for the seven vile judgments. Chapter 16 is the seven vile judgments, and I believe we'll get both of those done this afternoon in a fashion that will give us an overview of those seven judgments. In chapter 15, the preparation for the seven vials, we start in verse 1, if you will please, and it says, I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them is filled up the wrath of God. 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 marvelous 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. And after that I looked, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened. And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, having their breasts girded with golden girdles. And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power And no man was able to enter into the temple till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. Here in chapter 15, I want you to see three things as we prepare to look at the seven vials in chapter 16. First of all, notice the vials themselves in verses 1 and 7. This is the third sign. He said, I saw another sign in heaven. The first sign was the woman in chapter 12 and verse 1, and she was Israel. The second sign was in chapter 12 and verse 3, which was the dragon, which is Satan. The third sign here is in chapter 15 and verse 1, the seven angels there. And the three great events pictured by those three signs, the persecution of Israel, the kingdom of Satan and the judgment of God. So in chapter 12 and verse 1, we have the sign of the woman, which gives us the picture of the persecution of Israel. In chapter 12, verse 3, we have the dragon, which pictures for us the kingdom of Satan. Here in chapter 15, verse 1, we have the seven angels, which picture the final judgment of God. He talks about His judgment being filled up. The vials. These seven golden vials, by the way, are bowls like those used in the temple that were filled with oil and so forth. The last seven plagues are the final judgments of God upon the tribulation period, and it says that His judgment is full. This is the wrath of God filled to the full. God pours out His full wrath in these last seven judgments, the seven vials. Along with the vials in this chapter, we have the victors in verses two to four. They have a sea of glass. That's from Revelation chapter 4 and verse 6. There in chapter 4 verse 6, it is clear. Here it is mingled with fire. And here we meet the tribulation saints. This mingling of fire with the clear sea of glass is undoubtedly a picture of the judgment of God issuing forth. The tribulation saints that we meet here in verses 2-4, please notice, are identified as, number one, those who had gotten victory over the Antichrist. We need to understand that these are tribulation saints who are in heaven because they have been martyred for their testimony. From the earthly standpoint, we look at those who have been martyred not as victors, but as victims. In fact, it is interesting that most of the time, we talk this morning from Romans chapter 8, and he said, in all these things we are more than conquerors. Another place where he called us victors, we often look at those same circumstances and consider ourselves victims. He looks here at the tribulation saints now in heaven and he calls them victors, those who have gotten victory over the Antichrist. Because they would not give in to the demands of the Antichrist, they would not compromise their testimony, they were delivered by death from the persecution into the presence of the Savior. Folks, listen to me. Death is a deliverance. You hear me? Death is a deliverance. We tend to adopt the worldly philosophy and the fleshly, earthly, carnal idea that death is somehow a downer, a bad thing, to be avoided at all costs. We have Christian people who are laying in beds, being pumped, being kept alive by machines. And you look at that and you say, why? Death is the deliverance, folks. Jesus looked at these people. John looked at these saints, martyred for their testimony, and he said, these were the ones who gained victory over the Antichrist because they would not give in, and God delivered them by death out of the presence of the Antichrist, out of the persecution of the world, into the presence of the Savior. And they're happy. They are the victors. Secondly, they are called those who sing the song of Moses. The song of Moses is identified for us in Exodus chapter 15, verses 1 to 21. And we're not going to look at all those words, but it is a song of deliverance, triumph, and the glory of God. These tribulation saints, Israelites mostly, or primarily, can sing the song of Moses, that song of deliverance and triumph, because they have been delivered. And they sing the song of the Lamb. The song of the Lamb, we have the words to it here. Great and marvelous are your works, just and true are your ways, thou art holy. All nations will come and worship. The song deals with two time periods. It deals with the past. Great and marvelous are your works. All that God has done has been just and has been righteous and has been holy. It is a song sung by those who suffered and were martyred for Christ, but recognize that what God does is always right. One of the things that we need to get from the study of Revelation and from the study of the Tribulation period is we need to get a different perspective on life. God looked at these and He said, hey, these were the ones who were victorious. Not the ones who were defeated, not the ones who had such a dismal life. They were the ones who were victorious. They stood their ground and they were delivered by death into the presence of the Savior. And they sing the song of the Lamb. They sing the song of the Lamb, and when they sing that song, they sing, Great and marvelous are thy works. And you've got to remember, these are the martyred saints. These are people who have been martyred for the cause of Christ. And they're singing, Great and marvelous and mighty are thy works, because they realize that no matter how the world sees things, what God does is always just and holy and it is right. We need to sometimes take a long, hard look at our circumstances and realize that what God does is always just and holy and right. We like to look at our circumstances and say, oh, I don't know why the Lord allowed this to happen to me. Listen to me carefully. I want to teach you something. God didn't allow it to happen to you. God plugged it in to His plan and made it happen to you on purpose. My favorite psalm is Psalm 107. In the 107th psalm it says, They that go down to the sea in ships and do business in great waters, these see the works of God and His wonders in the deep. For He raiseth the stormy wind." And they're tossed to and fro, and they stagger like a drunken man, and they're at their wits' end. But notice, the reason they're in that spot is because He, that is God, raised the stormy wind. Then they cry unto the Lord. in their trouble, and He delivers them out of all of their distress, you see. Not when the wind began to blow. Somebody said, oh, a little wind's coming up. Dear God, help us not to go through a storm. No, no, no, no. It wasn't when the waves rose up a little bit. It wasn't when the rain started to come. And they said, oh, Lord, we don't want to go through a bad storm. Please help us. He sent the big waves, and the big storm, and the thunder crashed, and the wain drove, and the waves came and tossed their little boat about, and they weren't able to stand firm on deck. They staggered to and fro and grabbed hold of whatever they could hold onto to not fall into the sea. And then they cried unto the Lord, and then He delivered them out of all their distresses. He sent the storm. He sent the deliverance. Here were these people. They were in the tribulation period. They were standing for the Lord. They were having their heads cut off. And when they arrived in heaven, God said, look at the victors. Look at these who have gained the victory over the Antichrist, who have been delivered from the persecution to come home to heaven. After all they had gone through, there is no hint of bitterness. They were still singing praises unto the Lord. Then I want you to see the vision. We have the vials, the victors, and the vision, verses 5 and 6, and again in verse 8. A vision of the tabernacle opened in heaven. Now, folks, The church has never, never, never, never, never been associated with the tabernacle. Never. Israel is associated with the tabernacle. The church has never been associated with the tabernacle. And since the church has never been associated with the tabernacle or the temple, all 25 references in Revelation point to God's dealings with Israel. Whenever you see the tabernacle and the temple mentioned in Revelation, it refers to God's dealing with Israel. The tabernacle and the temple are never mentioned in the first five chapters of Revelation. After chapter five, when the church is gone, God begins to talk about the temple and tabernacle and His dealings with Israel. The angels are clothed in white linen, speaking of the holiness of what they do. And they are clothed with golden girdles, speaking of the glory of God. And there is smoke in the temple. Usually that speaks of judgment. Keep your place there and go back with me to Isaiah chapter 6 for just a moment. Isaiah chapter 6 and verses 4 and 5. And the post of the door moved, and the voice of him that cried in the house was filled with smoke. Then said I, Woe is me, for I am undone. Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the people of unclean lips, for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts." In the smoke in the temple there was a picture of the judgment of God. And so we see the smoke here in the temple. He usually speaks of judgment. And at this point, he says, no man can enter into the temple. No man is able now to enter into the temple. Why is that important? Because no man at this juncture can intercede for the nations, the opportunity to repent is passed, God's judgment is going to be carried out. At this point, the tribulation saints have been martyred, the Christians are all home in heaven, they have been since the beginning, the tribulation saints are martyred there in heaven, and God is done with repenting. The seven vials are the seven vials of the judgment of God. He fills up his judgment, and God said, we're not repenting from here on in. This is pure judgment. We have a picture of the very same thing in Genesis chapter 6, where God calls out to Noah to build an ark. And Noah, the Bible teaches us in 2 Peter, was a preacher of righteousness who preached to the people of his day for 120 years, without any response, by the way. And then God said to Noah, get on the ark. And there's a very telling little phrase. It says, God shut the door. Noah didn't close the door. Noah couldn't open the door. God shut the door. After 120 years of seeing Noah build the ark and listening to Noah preach and having been warned by God, after 120 years God said, that's it. Get on the ark. God shut the door. The time of mercy was over. I believe, and I understand this is just me because it's not in the Bible, so you know it's just coming from me. I personally believe that after 120 years of preaching that the flood was coming, I believe when the rain began to fall, there were people that were standing around mocking Noah, because remember, Noah and his family went on the ark for seven days before any rain came. And everybody's standing out there going, wow, Noah, whoa, all the water and stuff, you know? And then all of a sudden the rain began to fall, and as the waters began to rise, I believe there were people out there pounding on the door saying, Noah, let me in. But Noah couldn't let them in because God had shut the door and the day of mercy was passed. We come to this place in the book of Revelation in the tribulation period where God said, the smoke filled the temple and nobody can enter in. No more interceding for the nations. No more repentance. It's time for the judgment of God. And chapter 16, God pours out those last seven vials of judgment to fulfill His judgment on the earth. Pour out the wrath of God upon the earth. Revelation chapter 16, I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, go your way and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. It's time to judge the world. In chapter 16 and verse 2, we have the first vial. The first went and poured out his vial upon the earth, and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image." The first vial is a noisome and grievous sore. The word noisome means troublesome or destructive. The word grievous means painful. It was a sore which indicates it was something like an ulcer or a boil filled with pus. You can compare these seven vials to some of the plagues that fell upon Egypt in Exodus 9, verses 8 to 12. This boil fell on all the Egyptians, but not on Israel, as did all of the plagues affect the Egyptians, but not the Israelites. In Deuteronomy 28.15, God had warned Israel that these things would befall them too if they did not obey. And here, 2815, and here is the fulfillment of that prophecy. Those Israelites who have taken the mark of the beast, along with all the Gentiles who have taken the mark of the beast, the noisome, grievous sores fall upon them all. God had warned them, if you do the same things that the heathen do, I will judge you just like I do the heathen. And sure enough, the noisome grievous sore falls on all, Israelite or Gentile, that have not taken the mark of the beast. Now someone is going to say, but wait a minute, I thought all the tribulation saints were martyred. They are indeed. I thought all the Christians had been raptured. They're gone. They are indeed. Who are the ones that don't take the mark of the beast? Let me ask you a question. How many of you know somebody that is not saved, doesn't know the Lord as their Savior, has no spiritual background at all, but wouldn't take a social security number? Anybody? Yeah. There are three or four of you that know some people like that. I know a bunch of them. How many of you know people that aren't saved that wouldn't take a driver's license? You think there are going to be any of those people in tribulation period? Are there going to be any of those people that aren't saved and aren't Israelites? But, hey, I ain't going to take no number. You think there will be some of those people? You bet your life. The second vial is in verse 3. And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea, and it became as the blood of a dead man. Every living soul died in the sea. Previously, God had turned one-third of the sea to blood. Revelation chapter 8 verse 8. Now the entire sea becomes blood as the blood of a dead man. That coagulated, thick, miserable stuff. And every living creature in the sea died. Every living creature in the sea died. There was no longer any beauty to the sea. There was a great stench from the sea, no food from the sea for those that were left. I love to go to the coast. Every chance we get, my wife and I slip away and spend the day out at the coast. I just love the ocean. I enjoy, if I'm out there, we went out there the other night, got there after dark, ate supper, put our stuff in the room, and we had to walk down to the beach because I had to see the ocean. I didn't see the white caps because it was way out there, but I just had to see the ocean. I just love the ocean. I cannot fathom that it all turns to blood. the stench and the death, all of that regal, majestic beauty there gone. But yet, that's what God said will happen. In verse 4-7, we have the third vial. He said, The third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters, and they became blood. It will flow through Portland. And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and was, and shall be, because Thou hast judged us. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and Thou hast given them blood to drink, for they are worthy. And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Thy judgments. This third vial, the rivers and the fountains, that's the springs, the drinking water, likewise turn to blood. You'll find that happened also in Exodus 7, verses 20-25. There's no fresh water to drink. Interesting, however, that here in this third vial is mentioned in verses 5-7, the justice of God. Verse 5, they say, righteous. It combines the ideas of being just and holy at the same time. Righteous are thy judgments, O God. The eternal God is unchanged. He is still holy, he is still just. God is not having a temper tantrum. God has not come to this place and said, okay, I've had it, and blows his top. This is a part of God's plan and purpose. God has purposed this all along. He is carrying out the judgment as he had always described. Here is the justice of the saints. See, these folks have slaughtered the saints. They remember the martyrs that are in heaven. Well, these are the people that martyred them. They martyred the saints and the two witnesses. They spilled their blood, and blood is all they have left to drink. He says they are worthy. They deserve it. They have earned it. They merited this. This is exactly what they deserve. Verse 7 gives us a voice from the altar, the voice of an angel. True and righteous are your judgments. Those who prayed in Revelation 6, verses 9 to 11, remember, How long, O Lord? And God said, Hang in there. Here is the answer to those prayers. How long before you judge those who have done violence to us? Just wait. Here's the answer to that prayer. And they praise God for His holiness. In verses 8 and 9, we have the fourth vial. And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the son, and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues, and repented not, nor gave him glory." In this fourth vial, the sun becomes hotter. Men are scorched. Talk about global warming. This is when this actually happens, folks. There is actual global warming during the tribulation period. The sun becomes hotter. Men are scorched, pained, and tortured by the excessive heat. Jesus foretold this in Luke 21-25. The Old Testament foretold it as far back as Deuteronomy 32-24. The pain causes men to blaspheme God. Please notice they recognize where this plague is coming from. They recognize who is in control of this plague and they blaspheme him anyhow. There is no repentance. There is no sorrow. There is only anger and blasphemy of God. No amount of judgment, listen to me, no amount of judgment will change the hard-hearted. Romans 2 says, the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance. Those who are hardened will only become harder. God's judgment here is not to change hearts. Remember, the smoke filled the temple. No one can intercede. The time of repentance has passed. God is not trying to change hearts here. God is punishing hardness. In verses 10 and 11, we have the fifth vial. And the fifth angel sounded out his vial upon the seat of the beast, and his kingdom was full of darkness. And they gnawed their tongues for pain, and blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. The judgment is limited to the kingdom of the beast, or at least the place of his throne. That would be Babylon. The plague is darkness. Compare that to Exodus 10, 21 and 22. And the pain from the sores of the first vial is still with the people. And so now they are suffering. These are building. They still have the sores from the first plague. They now don't have any water to wash, to refresh themselves, to drink. It's all turned to blood. And then there is the blackness of darkness. Darkness that descends upon the face of the earth. And there they are. in pain and in darkness. And they blaspheme God again. The thought of repenting never crossed their mind. The fact that they blaspheme God, however, and this is important, the fact that they blaspheme God is the indication that they know where the plague came from. They know it's God that's doing this. They just hate Him for it. The sixth vial is in verse 12. 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. The River Euphrates is the natural barrier, and this is important to what's going to happen next. The River Euphrates is the natural barrier that prevents the Asian armies from entering the Mideast, Israel in particular. It is that natural barrier that prevents them from entering into Israel. And now, the River Euphrates dries up This is the preparation for Armageddon. Notice verse 12, that the purpose for this happening is that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. God dries up the river Euphrates on purpose to allow the armies of the east to access into Israel and into the Mideast. Now he's got a method whereby he prepares and draws them together for Armageddon. Look at verses 13 and 14. 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 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 the great day of God Almighty. There are three demons that go forth to the kings of the earth, and their purpose is to gather them together to Jerusalem to battle God. This is where all those nations will be destroyed at the campaign of Armageddon. But these three demons go out to compel, to draw all these kings of the earth to come up to Jerusalem to battle God. In verse 15, Behold, I come as a thief, blessed is he that watcheth and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame. This is the signal that the second coming of Christ could be at any moment. The kings of the earth come to Jerusalem to destroy Jerusalem. They are, on the one hand, venting their wrath and their hatred against Israel. But I believe that their purpose, led by the Antichrist, is to destroy the nation and the city where Christ would come to reign. Now think with me. Christ is supposed to descend from heaven. He comes to the city of Jerusalem. He establishes his throne there. Israel becomes the central focus of the kingdom, with Jerusalem, the center of that, where Christ sits on the throne of David. If we destroy the nation Israel, we destroy the city of Jerusalem, we take possession of it, we prevent Christ from coming and establishing his kingdom. And I believe that's exactly what the Antichrist and Satan are attempting to do, is try to destroy the nation of Israel and try to level Jerusalem so that Christ cannot come and establish his kingdom. The seventh vial then is in verse 17. Notice verse 16, they were gathered together in a place called Armageddon. Verse 17, And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air, and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven from the throne, saying, It is done. And there were voices and thunders and lightnings, and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake and so great. And the great city 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. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found, and there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent, and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for the plague thereof was exceeding great." The seventh vial is God attacking men with nature. There's an earthquake, which you will read about also in Zechariah 14.4, if you want to look that up later. Jerusalem is divided into three parts. The cities of the nation fall. The mountains and the islands are leveled. You'll find that on Ezekiel 47, the first twelve verses. What a tremendous devastation. Jerusalem is divided into three parts. The cities of the nations fall. God is going to wreak out His special vengeance on Babylon. And for the next two weeks, or anyway, for the next two chapters, we will be looking at the fall of Babylon. There is political Babylon and there is financial Babylon, I believe. We'll look at those in the next week or two. But nonetheless, the fall of Babylon is particularly signaled here. The mountains and the islands are all leveled. They disappear. In addition to all of that tremendous quaking of the earth and reconfiguring of the earth, there is in verse 21, great hailstones which fall upon men, each the size of a talent. Now the Jewish talent was 114 pounds. The Greek talent was 56 pounds, which is this, I don't know and I don't think it really matters. It don't matter if that hailstone coming down from heaven is 114 pounds or just 56. I'm telling you, it's bad enough. Alright? I mean, it's interesting. They say, oh, we have softball-sized hail down in Atlanta. People go, whoa. Yeah, well, we have bowler-sized hail falling in the tribulation period. The response of men is to blaspheme God. And there they are, the armies of the earth, gathered together around Jerusalem for their final battle. They're going to destroy Jerusalem. They're going to prevent Christ from coming to set up his kingdom. He's interesting. Because there they all are. They're gathered together with a single purpose. They're going to be victorious. They think they're there because that's where they want to be. Remember what God did? He sent out three lying spirits to pull them together. They're not there because it was their idea. They're there because it was God's idea. They're there thinking, we're going to prevent Christ from coming. No, they're there so that Christ can come. He wants them all gathered together for His coming. And there they are, all the armies of the earth, gathered together to fight against God. And Christ returns. and destroys them all and triumphs over all. And verse 17 says, it is done. On the cross, Jesus said it is finished because God's plan of salvation, which had been from before the world began, was completed on the cross of Calvary. The sacrifice was paid. Salvation had been provided. It is finished. Here in Revelation 16, verse 17, it is done. At Armageddon, God's wrath on the earth, God's final destruction of His enemies, God's final triumph, Christ triumphant coming to earth, it's done. It's done. Interesting, isn't it? The saints are there in heaven. They've been martyred, put to death, destroyed, persecuted. And they're up there just singing praises to God. And God said, look at the victors. And they were down there in that persecution. And I just brought them home and delivered them. And they all came home and said, Praise God. And all the men of the earth are down there with all of the things that they've accumulated and all the power they have and all the venom that's built up in them and the whole affair. And plague after plague after plague comes and they say, They blaspheme God, they blaspheme God, they blaspheme God, until finally they gather together to have their one final moment of glory and Christ comes and absolutely destroys them. And He is victorious over all. There's an old quartet song that says, I read the back of the book and we win. It's good news, gang. We're reading the back of the book and we win. You look around and you say, boy, evil's triumphing. It's okay. I've read the back of the book and we win. You say, but boy, things are going really bad and things are really tough. Hey, listen, I've read the back of the book and we win. Hey, you know, I'll tell you what. Evil is triumphing and things are just getting worse and worse, but it's okay because I've read the back of the book and we win. But you know what? I know so many people. It's been interesting over the years because I'm getting to be an old person. It amazes me sometimes. Brother Lindsey. I used to go to all these conferences. I was a young fellow, you know. I was a young preacher. All of a sudden I found these preachers calling me. I'd like your advice on something. I'd like you to give me your counsel. I'm thinking, what's this all about? Then I realized I'm the old guy now. I realized all of a sudden I was the old guy. People say, oh, let's call the old guy and see what he thinks. Terrible thing. I've listened to people all over since the time I was a teenager. I hope I'm still alive when the rapture happens, boy. You know what? I frankly don't care. It doesn't matter whether it's a rapture or whether it's death. I'm going to be with the Lord immediately, so it works for me. You know, if the rapture's not going to happen for another 30 years, I think I'd just rather go ahead and go before that. I'm not looking to live to 92. I'd just go on home. If you all hang out for the rapture, I'll meet you there. It'll be great. And I'll save you a spot. Oh, listen, folks. What the book of Revelation teaches us as we study through these things is that God has it all well in hand. God has it all planned. We are the victors in the end. And we have, listen, this has really been a burden on my heart this week. We have such a wrong perception, a wrong view of things as they are. We miss the goodness of God, and the blessings of God, and the power of God, and the goodness of God. We stumble through life, and just the economic conditions and so forth have brought this so clear. We stumble through life, bumping around, going from one problem to another, and one heartache to another, and one disappointment to another, and one discouragement to another. That's our whole life. Oh, you know, things are just so bad, and I don't know why this happened to me, and, you know, I was hoping for better, and I was just really expecting... That's our life! And hey, God's got it all under control. The whole time. He'll take care of us. He'll provide for us. I've read the back of the book, and we win. We need to get over We need to get over all of the sorrow and moaning and complaining and pessimism. You know what we need to do? We need to get back to just looking every day at the goodness of God. You know one of the great things, when the economy's bad and the Lord's providing for His own, is that going to be a great thing? No, we sit around and go, oh, the economy's so bad. Yeah, but I have a provider. The goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance. God help us to repent. Say, Dear Lord, I have walked around, stumbled around, been discouraged, been down, been sorrowful, been upset, been mad, been bitter, been angry, and all the time you've been good to me, God help me to be grateful. God help me to be thankful. God help me to be joyous. Let's pray. You've been listening to a message from the pulpit of Town Center Baptist Church in Happy Valley, Oregon. We invite you to come visit us at 10505 Southeast 85th Avenue in Happy Valley. If we can be of help to you, please call us at 503-659-4494. We wish you God's very best.
7 Vials of God's Wrath
Serie Revelation Series
AS the tribulation period comes to a close, God pours out His wrath on the earth in unprecedented judgments -- the 7 Vials of God's wrath.
ID del sermone | 102408183170 |
Durata | 43:45 |
Data | |
Categoria | Domenica pomeriggio |
Testo della Bibbia | Rivelazione 15 |
Lingua | inglese |
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