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The Four Angels Loose the Four Winds
A Bible Study on End Times
By: David M. Curtis
Written on: October 26, 2006
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Recommended Sermons and study helps for this article:
The Seven Trumpets by J R Hoffman
The Four Winds by David M Curtis
Fact # 1
The Four Beasts of Revelation 4-6 are THE FOUR ANGELS
These are the only two passages in the Bible giving reference to SIX WINGED creatures. The two descriptions of SIX WINGED creatures match perfectly. They even sing the same song! The four beasts of Revelation 4-6 are definitely FOUR ANGELS called Seraphim.
And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. (Revelation 4:8)
Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. (Isaiah 6:2-3)
Fact # 2
The FOUR HORSEMEN are the FOUR WINDS
There are only two passages in the Bible giving direct reference to the FOUR HORSEMEN; Revelation 6 & Zechariah 6. These two descriptions of the FOUR HORSEMEN definitely are a match. Zechariah wanted to know what these FOUR HORSEMEN represented. As we read Revelation 6 we find our selves asking the same question, “What are these?” The angel only gave one answer, “These are the FOUR WINDS” (Margin). The King James actually says Four Spirits, and that word for “spirits” translates as both spirits and winds.
Zechariah 6:2-5 (margin)
(2) In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
(3) And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grizzled and bay horses.
(4) Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
(5) And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four winds of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.
Fact # 3
The Four Beasts (FOUR ANGELS) are connected to LOOSING the Four Horsemen (FOUR WINDS)
At the commencement of each seal being LOOSED one by one the FOUR ANGELS which are here called the “four beasts” make the announcement, “Come and See.”
Revelation 6:1-8
(1) And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
(2) And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
(3) And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
(4) And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
(5) And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
(6) And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
(7) And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
(8) 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.
Fact # 4
The Four Horsemen of the Seven Seals are “LOOSED.”
Revelation 5:2,5
(2) And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
(5) And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Fact # 5
The Four Angels Loose the Four Winds during the Sixth Trumpet
Revelation 9:14
(14) Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.
Revelation 5:2,5 quoted during “Fact # 4” are the only other verses in Revelation using this term “loose.” Notice how the 7 Last Plaques are POURED OUT, the Trumpets SOUND. The Seals alone bear the unique stamp of being “LOOSED” exactly like as the FOUR WINDS are described as being “LOOSED” in Revelation 7:1-3.
Revelation 7:2 mentions the Four ANGELS; only one other passage of scripture directly refers to FOUR ANGELS, which is Revelation 9:14, 15. Both sets of FOUR ANGELS are connecting to this action of LOOSING. No other passage of scripture in Revelation matches these descriptions. The two sets of FOUR ANGELS are clearly referring to one another. The Sixth trumpet is the time which the SEALS or WINDS are LOOSED.
Fact # 6
Another description of the FOUR ANGELS
And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. (Revelation 4:7)
As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle. (Ezekiel 1:10)
These Four Angels are described in both Ezekiel 1 and 10. I will assert that these 10 chapters are describing the time of the FOUR WINDS. During this time if God’s people are silent the blood of those who are lost will be on their hands (Ezekiel 3:18-22). It is during this time that God’s Faithful servants that refuse to be silent and give THE LOUD CRY will receive the SEAL OF GOD in their foreheads ( Ezekiel 9).
“The day of God's vengeance is just upon us. The seal of God will be placed upon the foreheads of those only who sigh and cry for the abominations done in the land.” 5T p. 512.
Fact # 7
During this time 1/3 of Mankind will die from Sword, Famine and Pestilence caused by this Army of Horsemen or WINDS.
Ezekiel 5:11-12
(11) Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.
(12) A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.
The Four Horsemen or FOUR WINDS consist of Sword Famine and Pestilence. A third of mankind die during the sixth trumpet when the Four Angels are Loosed, and the Horses are seen in vision.
Revelation 9:17-18
(17) 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.
(18) 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.
Fact # 8
¼ of mankind dies during fourth Horsemen alone!
Revelation 6: 8
(8) 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.
With 25 % of the earth’s population killed during the time of the fourth horsemen we need look for only another 8 % to complete the 33% predicted during this segment of time called the FOUR WINDS. What else happens during this time. The second horseman predicts coming world war; do people die during war? Of course they do. The third horseman foretells of coming worldwide famine; do people die during famine? Of course they do!
During Vietnam 58,000 Americans died. During the coming war, if 4% of the earths population were to die, it would equal ¼ of a billion people. This would certainly a time of trouble that this world has never seen or experienced before.
This figure leaves 4% of the earth’s population to die by famine. Another ¼ of a Billion people! What causes this famine? Several things, first is the sounding of the fourth trumpet darkens the sun moon and stars 1/3 of the day. The normal harvest would fail do to lack of sunlight. Second, the chaos and confusion from the little time of trouble and the time of the FOUR WINDS will render the present system of life paralyzed. The trucks will not be able to make their deliveries to the larger cities. The electricity that makes running water possible from the tap will not work. There will be no food in the stores, and no running water in the cities.
The results will be identical to that of the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. Mother’s ate their children; the young would steal food from the elderly etc. Over ¼ of a billion people now living in the large cities will die from the coming famine. God warned us in advance so that we could be wise and prepare by leaving the larger cities buying homes in the county and would learn to grow our own food.
O that God's people had a sense of the impending destruction of thousands of cities, now almost given to idolatry.--Ev 29 (1903).
The time is near when large cities will be swept away, and all should be warned of these coming judgments.--Ev 29 (1910).
Through Famine, War and Pestilence 1/3 of mankind will die as predicted in the Bible. We should heed the warning and flee the larger cities now! Remember Lot. Do not wait until the last moment. Lot’s folly cost him the loss of his family, even the daughters that did live were spiritually lost because of the negative influence of city life.
Fact # 9
The Sequence of Events found in Revelation 6 is Identical to what we find in Matthew Chapter 24
- First seal - False Christ
- Second Seal - War
- Third Seal - Famine
- Fourth Seal - Pestilence
- Fifth Seal - Martyrs
- Sixth Seal - Event with Sun Moon and Stars
This is the same sequence of events found in Matthew 24
- First seal - False Christ – v. 5
- Second Seal – War – v. 6,7
- Third Seal – Famine – v. 7
- Fourth Seal – Pestilence – v. 7
- Fifth Seal – Martyrs – v. 9,10
- Sixth Seal - Event with Sun Moon and Stars – v. 29
“Christ presented before them an outline of the prominent events to take place before the close of time. His words were not then fully understood; but their meaning was to be unfolded as his people should need the instruction therein given. The prophecy which he uttered was twofold in its meaning: while foreshadowing the destruction of Jerusalem, it prefigured also the terrors of the last great day.” - The Great Controversy p. 25, 26
Please notice the author of The Great Controversy states that Matthew 24 has two meanings… not three.
Fact # 10
The Dark Ages cannot be the final fulfillment Matthew 24
Compare the following verses carefully…
Matthew 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Daniel 12:1 “… and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: …”
Daniel 12 refers to when probation closes and the 7 last plagues are poured out.
Daniel 12:1
(1) And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
The seven last plagues will be the GREAT TIME OF TROUBLE, greater than any previously experienced. Matthew 24:15 refers to the writings of the Prophet Daniel, and then in verse 21 Jesus makes reference again to Daniels writings using the very same language found in Daniel 12.
Matthew 24:20-22
(20) But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
(21) For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
(22) And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
This is clearly a reference to the same time of trouble. They both claim to be the greatest time of trouble the world will ever experience. Daniel 12 is referring to the time of the 7 Last Plagues; Matthew 24 is also referring to the time of the end, NOT the time of the dark ages, or 1260 prophetic years of Daniel 7 and Revelation 12 & 13.
Please compare Matthew 24:21 to Daniel 12:1 over and over again until this point sinks into your mind.
My deepest respect is offered as I say the following. The dark day of the 18th century did not cause the actual fulfillment of either Matthew 24 or Revelation 6. The falling of the stars in 1833 as amazing as that was did not either? The Lisbon earth quake has been surpassed by the earthquake that caused the tsunami in India in 2004. That earthquake actually shifted the earth off its normal North and South Pole access. The Lisbon earth quake did not do that!
Again please compare Matthew 24:21 to Daniel 12:1 over and over again until this point sinks into your mind. The event of the sun moon and stars from over 150 years ago was a wake up call, but it was not the actual fulfillment of Matthew 24:29 or the sixth seal. Some Prophecy students teach that we are living in the time of the middle of the sixth seal. We need to realize that these events have NOT happened yet, and that we need to wake up and sound the warning to the world of the coming judgments.
Matthew 24:29
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
It is ONLY after this “Great Time of Trouble” begins that the event of the sun, moon and stars Predicted by Christ occurs. Dear heart, the events of the 18th and 19th century serve as merely a shadow of what is going to happen. We have not seen anything yet!
Fact # 11
Trumpets, Seals and Plagues are ALL still FUTURE events!!!
“Solemn events before us are yet to transpire. Trumpet after trumpet is to be sounded; vial after vial poured out one after another upon the inhabitants of the earth”.--3SM 426
- Despite historic views on the trumpets, THE TRUMPETS ARE STILL YET TO SOUND!
Just before we entered it [the time of trouble] we all received the seal of the living God. Then I saw the four angels cease to hold the four winds. And I saw famine, pestilence and sword, nation rose against nation, and the whole world was in confusion.” – 7 BC 968 (1846).
- This statement makes it clear that the events described in the time of the four horsemen (sword, famine, and pestilence) happen immediately before the 7 last plagues. (Please refer to the END TIMES CHART attached to this article to see a visual description).
The calamities by land and sea, the unsettled state of society, the alarms of war, are portentous. They forecast approaching events of the greatest magnitude. The agencies of evil are combining their forces and consolidating. They are strengthening for the last great crisis. Great changes are soon to take place in our world, and the final movements will be rapid ones.--9T 11 (1909).
The time of trouble--trouble such as was not since there was a nation [Dan. 12:1]--is right upon us, and we are like the sleeping virgins. We are to awake and ask the Lord Jesus to place underneath us His everlasting arms, and carry us through the time of trial before us.--3MR 305 (1906).
We are on the very verge of the time of trouble, and perplexities that are scarcely dreamed of are before us.--9T 43 (1909).
We are standing on the threshold of the crisis of the ages. In quick succession the judgments of God will follow one another--fire, and flood, and earthquake, with war and bloodshed.--PK 278 (c. 1914).
There are stormy times before us, but let us not utter one word of unbelief or discouragement.--ChS 136 (1905).
Fact # 12
Trumpets Sound the FALL of THE GREAT CITY
Revelation 8:2
(2) And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
We find the same three elements paralleled in this next passage. This event in Revelation is actually typified by this Old Testament story of the fall of Jericho.
Joshua 6:4-5
(4) And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
(5) And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.
When the 7 Trumpets are to sound in our time, it will be accompanied by THE LOUD CRY, “BABYLON IS FALLEN THAT GREAT CITY.”
Revelation 14:8
(8) And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
Revelation 16:19
(19) 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.
Revelation 18:1-6
(1) And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
(2) And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
(3) For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
(4) And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
(5) For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
(6) Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
Fact # 13
The Trumpets are the 7 FIRST PLAGUES!
Revelation 9:20
20 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:
The trumpets are plagues! They are NOT the 7 last plagues. Why? Look at the chart under Fact # 15. The trumpets and the plagues affect the same localities, this much is true. However, the trumpets are all judgments that are measured out into 1/3 judgments. The Seven Last plagues are just that, they are the 7 LAST plagues, which imply that there are plagues that come before them. And they are given WITH OUT MEASURE.
Revelation 14:10
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
Revelation 15:1
1 And 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.
Fact # 14
Those who receive the Mark of the Beast who refuse to come out of Babylon receive a DOUBLE PUNISHMENT.
Revelation 18:6
(6) Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
Revelation 6:15-17
(15) And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
(16) And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
(17) For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
Jeremiah 16:16-18
(16) Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
(17) For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.
(18) And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcasses of their detestable and abominable things.
Jeremiah 17:16-18
(16) As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
(17) Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.
(18) Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
Fact # 15
Trumpets and Plagues Affect the Same Localities
First CUP
1/3 Judgments
First Trumpet
Second Trumpet
Third Trumpet
Fourth Trumpet
Fifth Trumpet
Sixth Trumpet
Seventh Trumpet
Second CUP Judgments without measure
First Plague
Second Plague
Third Plague
Fourth Plague
Fifth Plague
Sixth Plague
Seventh Plague
Locality Affected
The Earth
The Sea
Rivers, and fresh water sources
The Sun, moon stars
Babylon & her daughters
The Whole World
The Air
Second Coming of Christ
Fact # 16
Trumpets Announce Final Judgment
Revelation 8:3-5
(3) 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.
(4) And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
Leviticus 16:12-13
(12) And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil:
(13) And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:
Isaiah 6:5-11
(5) Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
(6) Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
(7) And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
(8) Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
(9) And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
(10) Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
(11) Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,
The above verse is a scene depicting the end of the world, the Day of Atonement, or cleansing of the Sanctuary. It shows the cleansing of sin, the seal of God by the coal touching the tongue. James said if you can tame your tongue you would be perfect. This verse mentions the abomination or at least the desolation caused by it, which is written in the book of Daniel and referred to by Christ in Matthew 24:15.
Fact # 17
Demons will personate the dead during the time of the fifth trumpet
"He (Satan) has power to bring before men the appearance of their departed friend’s. The counterfeit is perfect; the familiar look, the words, the tone, are reproduced with marvelous distinctness." "The spirits of devils personating beloved relatives or friends and declaring the most dangerous heresies will confront many. These visitants will appeal to our tenderest sympathies and will work miracles to sustain their pretensions. We must be prepared to withstand them with the Bible Truth that the dead know not anything and that they who thus appear are the spirits of devils.” - The Great Controversy pp. 552,560.
Luke 10:18-20
18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Notice the same language found in the time of the fifth trumpet.
Revelation 9:1-11
1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
Here are the keys to understanding the symbolism of this prophecy
- A star in Bible Prophecy represents an angel (Revelation 1:20)
- This angel who fell from heaven is Satan ( Luke 10:18)
· His name “in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon” which are names for Satan.
- The “Bottomless Pit” represents death. (Romans 10:7; note – when you read this verse, remember that the word “deep” is the same word here translated as “bottomless pit.”
- These are symbolic locusts, not literal locusts
1. The locusts here have a king over them – (Revelation 9: 11)
2. Literal locusts do not have a king over them (Proverbs 30:27)
· These locusts that come up from the bottomless pit are demons
1. The language of Luke 10:18-20 and that of the fifth trumpet are identical. The serpent’s scorpions and locusts in these two passages represent demons.
2. Thus we have demons coming up from the dead, or personating those who are now dead. They will appear like men who are now dead, “their faces were as the faces of men.” (Verse 7).
3. They will personate the dead saints, “they had hair as the hair of women,”- (Verse 8), women in prophetic settings represent the church – (Jeremiah 4:6).
4. Demons will personate our dead loved ones, they will be teaching the false doctrines of the fallen churches. “Teeth were as the teeth of lions” –verse 8. Lions represent both the devil and Babylon. 1 Peter 5:8; Daniel 7:4.
“There is a strong inclination among Catholics who feel constrained to admit the genuineness of spirit-messages to assert that these are produced by the agency of the devil; that the message does not come from any departed friend, but from an evil spirit personating him. We know that Satan is capable of transforming himself into “an angel of light,” and he is presumably capable of transforming himself into the likeness of my Uncle John, of mimicking his voice and of reproducing his handwriting. If it be objected that the message contains high and lofty and even Christian sentiments, it may be replied that the evil spirit is deliberately adopting this role in order to deceive us and lead us on so as to ruin our souls.” - Donald Hole, Spiritualism and the Church 1929, pp. 65-67.
“The Catholic Church would not forbid her children to have anything at all to do with this insidious form of necromancy unless she was satisfied that harm only and no good comes out of it. Her experience of Spiritualism covers nearly two thousand years, and she seems to regard it, not as a means of getting into communion with saints, but as a snare trapping you into communion with devils…” Bernard Vaughan, Foreword, in Elliot O’Donnell, The Menace of Spiritualism (London: T. Werner Laurie, [1920]), pp. 1-3
Fact # 18
Trumpets Announce the Close of Probation on the Church
(ALL CHURCHES including SDA)
Revelation 8:5-6
(5) And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
(6) And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
The incense represents the righteousness of Christ. It ascends with the prayers of those in the church (All Churches). This medium which makes our prayers acceptable to the God of Heaven is cast to the earth. In other words the prayers of the church members who break God’s Laws and receive the Mark of the Beast are no longer accepted or answered.
Proverbs 28:9
(9) He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
Psalms 66:18
(18) If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
Fact # 19
Those who obey God will not be hurt by the plagues
Only those who receive the seal of God, by remaining loyal to all of God’s commandments including 7th day Sabbath observance will be safe during this time.
(Revelation 6:6) And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
(Revelation 7:3) Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
(Revelation 9:4) And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. Psalms 91:10
During the final night in Egypt, the Hebrew’s were preserved from the most horrible of plagues. In fact not one plague affected the land of Goshen where the Hebrews lived (Exodus 8:22; 9:26; 12:27). In the same way those who are faithful to God’s commandments will be protected from the plagues of both the second and the third cup.
However during the time of the four winds there will be serious persecution. There will be a death decree placed upon the Sabbath keepers. It will be believed by the world that these small numbers of people are the cause of all of earth’s woes. In an effort to please God, these men will put to death millions of Sabbath keepers. Only 144,000 will survive the death decree to live through the 7 last plagues.
But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold some sixty, some thirty. Matthew 13:23
Only those who have the Seal of God, who bear fruit one hundredfold will live through the seven last plagues.
Fact # 20
Probation has not closed on the world until the end of the sixth trumpet
And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, Revelation 9:13
This is the voice of the High Priest. Probation has not closed yet. Michael has not yet stood up. The Altar of Incense was taken into the Holy of Holies one day of the year; The Day of Atonement. On that day the High Priest would minister in the Holy of Holies on behalf of Israel. The Voice that is heard is from the One whose name is the Word of God. It is Jesus Christ. He has not completed the cleansing of the sanctuary at this point.
Fact # 21
Probation closes on the world before the Seven Last Plagues are poured out.
Exodus 40:34-35
34 Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
35 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
Moses is a type of Christ. Once the glory of God filled the temple He could not enter the temple. In our day, when the glory of God fills the temple, Christ our High Priest will stand up, He will no longer be able to act as our mediator. The Angel will say, “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.” Revelation 22:11
Before the Olympic Games begin marathon runners carry the torch a certain distance, then pass it on to the next runner until it finally arrives at its destination. In the same way, the FOUR ANGELS have done their work, and it is time to pass on the torch to the destroying Angels, who hold the 7 last plagues.
Revelation 15:7-8
7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth forever 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.
Once the Mark or Seal of God is placed on the foreheads in Ezekiel 9 the destroying angels begin to do their work. There are 6 of them, because there are 6 plagues which precede the Second Coming. The Man in Linen or the 7 man of Ezekiel 9 & 10 is Christ, Christ himself pours out the seventh plague into the air by His Second Coming. The Four Angels described in Ezekiel 1 are again mentioned in Ezekiel 10, just as they are re-introduced in Revelation 15 just before the Plagues.
Ezekiel 10:3-5
3 Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.
4 Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD's glory.
5 And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.
Fact #22
All who receive the Mark of the Beast experience the Lake of Fire TWICE?
The Lake of Fire before the Millennium
A 19th century author, James White first recognized that there were in fact two lakes of fire (See SDA Bible Commentary verse comments for Revelation 19:20). This is the climax of punishment known as the DOUBLE CUP that the wicked experience.
2 Thessalonians 2:8
8 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 Peter 3:10
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Revelation 14:9-11
9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation (7 LAST PLAGUES); and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb (Second Coming):
11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up forever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
Revelation 19:20
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