,, One woe is past; [and], behold, there come two woes more hereafter. And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, 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. 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. And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.”
Revelation 9: 12-21
After what we have studied so far, someone may think that the evil has passed, but we read in the text, "One evil passes, here are two more evils behind this" and continues to write:
"And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard the voice of one of the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet,"
Here we have again the altar already mentioned in the eighth chapter
,, And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer [it] with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.”
Rev. 8: 3
We have seen that the prayers of all the saints to God were heard from this altar and their prayers "prevented" general wars and catastrophes on earth, and now the Church is in Heaven and the Holy Spirit no longer restrains lawlessness and catastrophes happen on earth.
,, For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth [will let], until he be taken out of the way. 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:”
2 Sol. 2: 7-8
"And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard the voice of one of the four horns." It is written that John heard from four horns, so let's see why:
The Jews had a temple in Jerusalem where they offered sacrifices and while they had a tent they had two altars. One was called the brass altar and it was at the entrance to the tent and on it they offered burnt offerings and the other was the incense altar and it was was placed in the sanctuary above the shrines and was square and on each corner was made to resemble a horn. to be without bloodshed.
At the beginning of this time we are talking about, the sacrifice in the temple in Jerusalem will be renewed, but the Antichrist will break the covenant with the Jews and break their sacrifice in the temple so that no one will offer sacrifices on the altar, on the horns of the altar. mercy "now seeks" revenge "so we read on:
"Untie the four angels who are bound by the river Euphrates. And the four angels which were ready for the hour, and the day, and the month, and the year, to slay the third part of the people, were delivered.
It says here that the "four angels" should be released or released, and these are in fact demons that were released when the fifth angel blew his trumpet.
We conclude that demons are because the true angels of God are not bound and they constantly carry out God's commands on the relation heaven and earth so it is logical that these bound "angels" at the Euphrates are actually four demons who are the most dangerous of all demons and are therefore bound. Based on this, it can be concluded that they are still tied up in Hell somewhere, "near the Euphrates River in the Abyss", but no one knows the exact location and people from those parts believe that there are demons living in that area. the foundations of ancient Babylon that the Bible says
,,... and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird...."
Rev. 18: 2
so it is quite possible that these areas are the place where these dangerous demons are tied.
The Euphrates River springs in Turkey below the Armenian Mountains and flows into the Persian Gulf, it is about three thousand kilometers long and it was the natural border of the Roman Empire and also the border that protected Israel from eastern emperors and peoples.
,, In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:”
Gen. 15:18
Human history began in these areas, Satan told a lie by which he deceived our "ancestors" and thus brought evil to the world, the first murder was committed there, the people led by Nimrod rebelled against God and they built the Tower of Babel, the Israelites spent their days in slavery there, and great empires, opponents of Israel, sprang up, rose and fell for centuries, so human history will end in this area.
So even though they are strong and terrible, they can't do anything until God allows them, and below it is written what happens next.
"And the four angels which were ready for the hour, and the day, and the month, and the year, to slay the third part of the people, were delivered."
So God, as the creator and controller of everything, has determined the hour, day, month and year when they will be released and on that occasion they will complete their "dirty mission". These demons probably can't wait to be released and take revenge on people because they can't nothing for the time spent in hell but that time will come when God has ordained and not when it is their desire.
,, Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the worl…”
Acts 17:31
"And there were determined four angels, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men."
These "angels" or demons will have an incredibly great and destructive power because we read that they will "kill a third of the people", but in that campaign they will also use human resources because it says:
"And the number of soldiers on horseback was two hundred thousand; and I heard their number. "This is two hundred million soldiers that Jovan did not count, but he heard the number, and for Jovan this was probably an incredible number of soldiers because at that time there were not as many inhabitants on earth as today. be and will be soldiers of one country or some coalition or alliance of several states or even maybe some kind of alliance of the army with demons, (we can't claim this, but since demons are mentioned in the whole head, this is not excluded either) the number is no longer unimaginable today because China probably has so many soldiers and there are some other populous countries that could easily form an army of that number in an alliance.
At that time, and that is the other half of the great troubles, the Antichrist will already be in Israel, and this number of soldiers will pose a threat to the Antichrist, and he writes about it:
,, But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him:, ..."
Daniel 11:44
The text does not say when this army will attack or where it will fight, but we have a description of the manner of warfare and a description of their weapons.
"And so I saw in the apparition the horses, and those who sat on them, who had armor of fire and blue and sulfur; and the heads of their horses were like the heads of lions, and fire and smoke and brimstone came out of their mouths. And from these three evils a third of the people died, from the fire and the smoke and the brimstone that came out of their mouths. For the power of the horse was in their mouth, and in their tails; for their tails were like serpents, and they had heads, and they went.
The description of these horsemen and horses that John saw at that time certainly did not fight like that and John probably saw some new weapon that these soldiers would use but he may not have known how to describe them differently because they did not exist at that time so he uses words and expressions to describe what no one had seen at the time. These horses have heads like lions but they also have heads on their tails and their strength is in their heads and tails and what exactly these horses represent we don't know maybe it's some kind of tanks or some self-propelled armored vehicles for fight or if we follow that assumption about demons, maybe some kind of demons, we don't know and we can only guess, but the text says that these horses also have armor, "fiery and blue and sulfur;" they are red, blue and yellow.
So we can claim exactly what these "horses" represent, we can only guess or guess, but we can claim that they will kill a third of the people because it says:
And fire and smoke and brimstone came out of their mouths. And these three evils kill a third of the people. "
So far there have been many wars and many casualties, but what will happen is an unimaginably huge number of people killed. According to the population today, that number will be close to a billion people, and we should not forget that about a quarter of the fourth rider has already killed .
,, And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.”.
Rev. 6: 8
So far we have described the horrors that will befall the inhabitants of the earth and we would think that the rest will repent and turn to God but we read:
"And the rest of the people, who were not slain by these evils, did not repent of the work of their hands, lest they worship devils or idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, who could neither see nor hear nor walk; of his own murders, and of his sorceries, and of his whoredoms, and of his thefts.
And what he writes, these events are simply amazing because according to what he writes so far we have seen and studied, it is obvious that these events do not happen by chance but are controlled by God and besides the time we live in, the time of the internet is full of information about the Bible and upcoming events, so it is logical that people have heard something about future events, the truth is a lot of inaccurate information, but when so many events happen, it is normal for people to remember that they heard something, but we clearly read that it is not so. "and here we can only add as a comment what God said and it is written in the Epistle to the Romans:
,, There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.”
Rom.3: 11
And with what is written in our text, we can say that these people will violate "both plates of the law". The first speaks about our duties towards God and the second speaks about our duties towards our neighbors.
The first panel is as follows:
,, And God spake all these words, saying, I [am] the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. светкујеш.Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the Lord thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates: For [in] six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.”
Exodus.20: 1-11
And we read what people will do:
"He did not repent of the work of his hands, lest he worship devils or idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which could neither see nor hear nor walk" so he will live and work contrary to what God wants people to do to worship God they will worship Satan, icons, statues and modern idols such as sports, film, music and various media stars and there are various kinds of spiritism, horoscopes, occultisms in various forms, divination, connection and speech with the dead and who knows what else because they classify everything as fun.
This is written in the Epistles to Timothy:
,, Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
1 Tim.4: 1
,, For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:”
2 Tim.4: 4
And as for the idol we read:
,, Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.”
Acts 17:29
Despite this, today and in the future, even more people will largely worship and pray to idols, although we can also read the part of our test in which John clearly wrote:
,, …which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
“
Rev. 9:20
Unlike the idol for the true God, he writes:
,, God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.”
John 4:24
So we saw a violation of the first plate, and these people will also violate the second because it says:
,, Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour's.”
Exodus.20: 12-17
and in our text:
"Neither repented he of his murder, nor of his sorcery, nor of his fornication, nor of his theft."
What John described we can see today because this is a general trend in the world and today the most respected are those who engage in some kind of these activities. under various names, and behind all the essence is the same opposition to the true God and worship of Satan.
,, For without [are] dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.”
Rev. 22:15
,, For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.”
Eph.5: 5-6
Today, it is normal for people to kill themselves for various reasons, abortions and abortions are a daily occurrence, and there is more and more information about sacrificing people in satanic rituals. "not even from the enchantment of their own" and that is an expression for the work that sorcerers used to do and used various liquids and narcotics and today a sorcerer is no longer needed because drugs and narcotics are available "at every step" he says today and the next step in this regard is legal sale so that everyone will be able to buy the drug probably under various names with instructions for use.
The next thing he writes is "prostitution" and that is almost legal today because it is publicly written about, talked about, movies are made, jokes are made "on that account", various movements are founded, etc. and it has become commonplace so that people have an abundance of information and material on the subject.
And finally, another popular topic without which this world today would not be able to "live normally". word in everyday use there are various "thesis substitutions" or names that people do not pay attention to because they are so used that practically "everyone lies to everyone" of course for various selfish reasons and behind everything is profit. If you think a little better you will see that the essence of all these apostasies we have mentioned is actually serving Satan and not God.
This evil behavior of people that we can see today and in the future will be even worse and will become a normal phenomenon inspired by Satan in all the forms we talked about and that is why it is written in the end that he "will not repent" because despite the obvious signs and warnings The Bible offers people will not listen to this. And here is why God gives the answer in the Bible:
,, Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, [yet] will not his foolishness depart from him.”
Proverbs Solomon.27: 22
Finally, let us mention that these coming horrors are not the most severe punishment for the unrepentant and opponents of God, but there is something even worse and more terrible:
,, But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."
Rev.21: 8
So that no one would end up in this terrible place of torture through eternity, we read:
,, And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:”
Acts 17:30