The Book of the REVELATION
CHAPTER
15
15:1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and
marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled
up the wrath of God. 2 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. 3 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. 4 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. 5 And after that I looked, and, behold, the
temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: 6 And
the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in
pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. 7 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.
8 And 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.
1. Prelude to the Bowl Judgments- Preparation for
the Last Judgements of God
God Has shown judgement by the breaking of the 7
seals after church is raptured
He sent forth 144,000 to preach the
gospel
Nations reject the gospel, God sends
7 trumpet judgements
Nations reject these men and God’s
message once more has been ignored
He sent forth His angel, flying thru
the heavens preaching the everlasting gospel
Now here comes the prelude to the
last judgement of God
a. The Sign in Heaven (Verse 1)
The sign in heaven showing 7 angels
with the 7 last plagues containing God’s wrath
3 series of 7’s
1-The 7 seals God
allowed man to destroy man
2-The 7 trumpets God allowed satan to unleash his fury
3-Now 7 vials/bowls God sends His direct judgement
b. The Song of Victory (Verse 2-4)
1-
The sea represents the human masses & The fire represents judgement
Those standing on the sea of glass are those martyred
during the tribulation,
these are those
that got victory over the beast (by dying) and are now in heaven.
In losing their lives they really gained their lives for
Jesus sake.
2- The Song of Moses & the Song of the Lamb (Law &
Grace together)
The song always represents deliverance from the enemy
Song of Moses (Ex 15:1-3,17,18) Song
of the Lamb (Passover Lamb)
The content of the song: (Verse 3
& 4)
God
is Almighty and is great and marvelous…He is just and true
He
is the King of all saints, He shall be feared, He is holy, He is to be
worshipped
by all nations, His judgements are forthcoming
c. The Heavenly Mercy Seat (Verse 5-8)
Here is a look into the heavenly temple, inside the Holy
of Holies, at the
1-God
is showing Himself as a covenant keeper…..He is Faithful
2-The
7 angels w/ the plagues are in white as they are holy angels
The 7 angels w/ the plagues are with golden
girdles as they are sent by the King
3-The
angels are given 7 vials or bowls containing the wrath of God
4-The
temple is filled with the smoke of the Glory of God
No one can go into
the temple until the vials are poured out
Meaning no one
can intercede for the nations anymore**God’s wrath poured out
d. When Does God Exercise His Wrath
1-When
His Love is Sneered At (Gal 6:7,8) Don’t mock God
2-When
His Merciful Reproof is Rejected (Prov 29:1) Don’t spurn His correction
3-When
His Longsuffering is Ignored (Luke 12:17-20, Prov 27:1, James 4:13,14)
During the Tribulation (II Thess 2:9,10) men
have rejected God’s Love
What is Your relationship with God ? Do you sneer at his love? Do you reject His merciful reproof ? Do you ignore His longsuffering with you ? God knows the thoughts and intents of your heart!!