Ep 515 – Revelation 16:1-15

With the outpouring of the seven bowl judgments, the intensity of the tribulation period picks up dramatically. These judgments come in waves upon the inhabitants of the earth, bring ever-more terrible pain and suffering on all those who have chosen to follow and worship the Antichrist. The sixth bowl will plunge the kingdom of the Antichrist into darkness, a fitting representation of the true spiritual condition of the people of their leader. But throughout all these horrific trials, the people on earth will remain stubbornly unrepentant. The unrelenting nature of God's judgments make no impact on them. They would prefer to bow the knee to Antichrist and suffer greatly for it, than bow the knee to God and receive forgiveness and mercy. And so, God is forced to continue the outpouring of His wrath, until He has dried up the Euphrates River, in preparation for the great day of God the Almighty. There is clearly going to be no repentance on the part of the people. Antichrist is not going to surrender, and Satan is never going to give up his ill-fated quest to replace God. So, the judgments will continue and the suffering will only increase, until the final day of judgment arrives.