Angel Standing in the Sun In last week’s lesson, Jesus Christ returned to earth. In this chapter, there is some cleanup to be done following the battle of Armageddon... REVELATION 19.17 I saw an angel standing in the sun. He cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the sky, “Come! Be gathered together to the great supper of God, 19.18 that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, and small and great.” -WEB Bible
The angel makes a horrifying invitation to the birds. It is a prediction of death and destruction for all those who opposed God. The mighty army of Armageddon will be destroyed. Everyone who worshipped the image of the Antichrist or took the mark of the Beast will die, and they will not be buried either. They will meet a shameful end. All the events of the 7th Trumpet; including the bowls of Wrath, the devastating earthquake, the demise of the army of Armageddon, and the feast of the birds are part of the Third Woe. IMAGE CREDIT: AI image of the Ravens, by ChatGPT Dall-E3. LAKE OF FIRE REVELATION 19.19 I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army. 19.20 The beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who worked the signs in his sight, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. 19.21 The rest were killed with the sword of him who sat on the horse, the sword which came out of his mouth. All the birds were filled with their flesh. -WEB Bible
The Antichrist and the False Prophet will be captured and meet their eternal punishment. All people who accepted the mark of the Beast and worshipped the image of the Antichrist will also be sent to the lake of fire. Where is the lake of fire? Obviously, it’s a horrible place but Revelation doesn’t say where it is. Jesus also mentioned this fiery punishment in the Parable of the Net: MATTHEW 14:47-50 "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind, which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away. So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous, and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." -WEB Bible IMAGE CREDIT: Kilauea painting by Ogura Yonesuke Itoh 1908, public domain, image revised by C.A. Stevens This study of Revelation will continue next week
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