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VERSE 17: (Chapter 16)
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The SEVENTH VIAL
Goes Into The AIR​​
"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."
The seventh angel is the last angel, and he has the last vial. This angel will pour his vial "into the air". Air surrounds the earth. When this vial is "poured out", it will surround the eatire earth. There is no escape.
When the entire earth is surrounded by this seventh vial, "a great voice" will be heard everywhere. It will be heard all through the earth and all through heaven. Every person on earth, every person in heaven, every person in Hell, every angel everywhere will hear this "great voice". This voice will be coming "out of the temple of heaven, from the throne". In other words, this will be the voice of God Almighty Himself. Isaiah 26:21 prophesied of this saying: "For, behold, the LORD cometh out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain."
This is not going to be a little, tiny, sweet voice. It is going to be a "great voice", which is going to be heard everywhere. It will be a voice of proclamation. It will be the voice of God Almighty making His declaration from His throne. Just like a judge sits on his bench and gives a verdict, so will God be sitting on His throne to give His judgment. This will be the 'grand finale' as God will say "It is done". Just like Jesus said, "It is finished" (John 19:30) when He died to provide the Way of Salvation, the Father will say: "It is done" as He puts an end to all sin.

This will be the most frightful time of all. Matthew 10:28 Jesus said: "And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." Wait till you see what happens next ! ...
VERSE 18: (Chapter 16)
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VOICES, THUNDERINGS,
LIGHTNINGS, and a
GREAT EARTHQUAKE​​
"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."
Verse 18, tells us that "there were voices". Perhaps these are all the voices of the angels, along with all the martyrs and saints in heaven, rejoicing over God's victory. There is also going to be "thunders, and lightnings". When the seventh vial is poured "into the air", it is going to cause great atmospheric changes. These "thunders, and lightnings" are going to be catastrophic.
Then there will also be "a great earthquake". We studied about an earthquake back in Revelation 6:12, but this final earthquake is going to be even more destructive. The largest earthquake in magnitude was measured at 9.5. Another earthquake had occurred in China in 1556 that estimated to have killed over 830,000 people! The earthquake mentioned in our verse is going to be much worse than any previous earthquakes ... "such as was not since men were upo the earth, so mighty and earthquake, and so great."















The very next verse tells us just how mighty and great this earthquake is going to be, and the damage it will cause. Remember, God gave us Revelation to reveal to us what is going to happen in the near future. He is warning us. God wants people to repent and trust in Him as their Saviour.
VERSE 19: (Chapter 16)
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CITIES FALL, BABYLON DIVIDED​​
WRATH is REVEALED
"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."
The "great city" refers to Babylon = "great Babylon". Babylon was one of the oldest cities of Mesopotamia in Iraq. Originally built around 2230 B.C. Babylon was known as one of the Greatest Wonders of the World because of its enormous walls, iron gates, and hanging gardens.

King Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, reigned around 606 B.C. He made strong bulls of bronze and terrible looking serpents, which stood upright, and placed them at the entrances of the great iron gates. Around 603 B.C. King Nebuchadnezzar then made a statue of himself out of gold (Daniel Chapter 3) and wanted everyone to bow down and worship it. The statue measured about 90 feet tall.

In the extreme north part of Babylon, scholars believe, was the Tower of Babel. Genesis 11:1-9 is the biblical account of the ower of Babel. Everyone spoke the same language during this time. Genesis 11:1 says: "And the whole earth was of one language". If you read this account in Genesis 11, you will see that the people of that day tried to build a tower higher than any tower that had ever been built. They wanted to make a name for themselves (v. 4). God did not like this so He confounds their language so they could not understand what each other was saying (v. 7). The people had to stop building the tower. In the northern part of Babil, called by natives, are large mounds of ruins measuring over one hundred feet high.
The great Euphrates River runs through the western part of Babylon. Hillah is the name now given to ancient Babylon. The part of the Euphrates River that runs through Hillah is frequently dry except during the flood season. According to the 1922 'The System Bible Study Book', people would dig deep wells into the dry river bed for their water supply.
In 538 B.C. Cyrus, King of Persia, took Babylon. However, centuries later, wild animals inhabited the partly restored great walls of Babylon. It then became a game preserve. However, according to the Museums & Heritage news, a 'World Monuments Fund' was set up and the US embassy in Baghdad wants to help repair Iraqi cultural heritage. They call it the 'Future of Babylon project'! This is amazing and fits right into Revelation 16:19 as Babylon being that "great city". If you get a chance, please read the article on the website of Museums & Heritage news by Hadani Ditmars, 24 March 2022. It is very informative and interesting. Amazing!
Babylon will become that "great city" again. However, when the Beast, Antichrist, and False Prophet gather all the nations together to go to war against Israel, God is going to cause a "great earthquake" to divide Babylon "into three parts". "The cities of the nations" will fall. "And great Babylon" will come "in remembrance before God". God remembers everything. God is going to remember how His children were killed. He will remember their blood shed. God will remember the statues they worshipped. He will remember their idols which they put before Him, like their money and careers. God says in Isaiah 65:6, 7: "Behold, it is written before me (God keeps account): I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom, Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains (idol worship), and blasphemed (swore, disrespected, despised) me (God) upon the hills: therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom."



































God is not going to send a "great earthquake" because He is pleased with the world. God is using the "great earthquake" to shake people up literally. He is very angry with people. The world is going to get what it deserves. It will be recompensed. The world will be getting "great" punishment (recompense) "Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened" (Romans 1:21). God also says in Romans 1:20: "For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen ... so that they are without excuse". ​

"The creation of the world" is clearly seen by everyone. The world itself displays that God created it. No one can say they can't see it. Psalm 19:1 states that: "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth His handywork." People will have no excuse for not wanting to believe in God. God is going "to give unto her (Babylon and the nations) the cup of the wine of their fierceness of His wrath." And rightly so.
God keeps telling us in Hebrews 10:31 that: "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." It is going to be an extremely fearful time when God pours out the "fierceness of His wrath."
VERSE 20: (Chapter 16)
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ISLANDS and MOUNTAINS GONE
"And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found."
When God unleashes "the fierceness of His wrath", "EVERY island" will flee away. And not only will all the islands upon the earth flee away, but all the mountains will disappear. They will be flattened. There will be no more mountains. The whole earth will become flat ... "the mountains were not found". Even when a volcano erupts, there is left ashes and rocks. Most of the mountainous volcano is still standing. But when God lets His anger flow, it will wipe out the entire earth.


Psalm 7:11 says that: "God is angry with the wicked every day". God has been 'bottling up' His anger "every day". God's anger is going to literally explode during this Tribulation Time! He has been holding it in for a long, long time. Make sure you are saved TODAY. Tomorrow may be too late. "Boast not thyself of to morow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth" (Proverbs 27:1).
VERSE 21: (Chapter 16)
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100 POUND ROCKS
FALL On PEOPLE
"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."
Like most of the verses in Revelation, God starts this verse with "And" also. This indicates that these events are all linked together. One event comes right after another ... and so on. "And" ...
If enough events and judgments haven't already occured, more judgments continue to come upon the earth. Just when people think it can't get any worse, it does. Almost all of the Tribulation people still will not repent and ask for forgiveness. Huge boulders are going to be thrown down upon them. "And there fell upon men (humans) a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent". A talent weighs about 100 pounds and they are "stone" ... boulders.









It is very difficult for one person to pick up or move a 100-pound rock. During this time in the Tribulation Period, millions and millions of 100-pound rocks are going to smash down upon the people. God told us in our previous verse, that every island and mountain would be gone, erased from the face of the earth. When these 100-pound rocks fall out of the sky, people will not have any places to hide. They will be out in the open. It will be almost impossible, if not for the Lord, to avoid being crushed by one of these boulders. Just imagine the power behind the fall of one of these rocks. They will be falling from hundreds, if not millions of miles away. The impact is unthinkable. God says, in our verse, that this "plague thereof was exceeding great". Exceeding means extremely a lot. It means to be greater in number than past ones. These 100-pound rocks are not just going to be a few little asteroids falling into our atmosphere. These 100-pound rocks are going to be "exceeding great" in size and in number and they will "fell upon men".
You would think that people, who have survived all the judgments, vials, woes, and plagues, would turn to God. People will know that it is God bringing His judgments upon the earth. They "believe" in God at this point in the Tribulation Period. However, they still refuse to be saved. They refuse to accept Jesus as their own personal Saviour. They refuse to ask Him into their heart. They refuse to be sorry for their sins. Instead, this is what people will do to God ... "and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail: for the plague thereof was exceeding great." People will blaspheme God! In other words, they will swear at God with all kinds of obscenities. They will blame God for all their troubles. They will hate God even more. They will hate Him and blasphemy Him.
Continue to Chapter 17 ...