The Temple in heaven

After the midnight cry 20

Meditate about these things.

Rev. 15:1-2, “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up with the wrath of God. 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.”

These were not the translated bride elect, but were tribulation believers who were left behind but did not take the mark of the beast, or the number of his name or bowed to his image. They had the victory over the beast. This is still God’s mercy with them, but they missed the translation and many were killed for their faith in Christ Jesus. Why must you suffer the pain and agony of missing the translation.

These people were made up of Jews and Gentiles, hence they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb (Jesus Christ), saying, Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. 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. They worshiped God for saving them from damnation. They magnified God and acknowledged his power and judgment.

Verse 5-6, “And after that I looked, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: 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.” This was the hour of God’s Judgment approaching. In verse 7, one of the beasts around the throne of God spoke again, since the fourth seal was to be opened. And here 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. God was going to bring his judgment upon the people of the earth, that rejected his offer of salvation and mercy, by his shed blood.

According to John 3:36, “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” Now the world was going to witness the wrath of God in the vial judgments. The wrath of God is already there because by nature, we are the children of wrath, (Ephesians 2:3). John 3:18, “He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” Surely, only the wrath of God awaits all who reject Jesus Christ the gift of God. “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, (Rev. 15:8).

The Temple in heaven – Week 60