The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Revelation 9:14-15,
"It [a voice from the heavenly altar] said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, 'Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.' And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind."
This passage tells us there are four angels at the Euphrates River awaiting to be dispatched to kill a third of mankind. Certainly they were in place and waiting to carry out their assignment prior to the timing of this vision. Are they there now? When do they get there? How much do we really know of the activities of spiritual beings we are unaware of and yet are possibly around us?
It causes me to think of another passage that clearly expresses a spiritual being that is in place today awaiting further orders at the end of this age, "The secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming." 2 Thessalonians 2:7-8.
This restrainer was in place and holding back the secret power of lawlessness in Paul's day, and he continues his restraining work until he is relieved from his work so that "the lawless one" will be revealed prior to the second coming of Jesus Christ, yet future.
All this confirms to me that there is so much in the spiritual realm that I know so little of, and yet exists around us! It really makes one wonder, doesn't it?
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"It [a voice from the heavenly altar] said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, 'Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.' And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind."
This passage tells us there are four angels at the Euphrates River awaiting to be dispatched to kill a third of mankind. Certainly they were in place and waiting to carry out their assignment prior to the timing of this vision. Are they there now? When do they get there? How much do we really know of the activities of spiritual beings we are unaware of and yet are possibly around us?
It causes me to think of another passage that clearly expresses a spiritual being that is in place today awaiting further orders at the end of this age, "The secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming." 2 Thessalonians 2:7-8.
This restrainer was in place and holding back the secret power of lawlessness in Paul's day, and he continues his restraining work until he is relieved from his work so that "the lawless one" will be revealed prior to the second coming of Jesus Christ, yet future.
All this confirms to me that there is so much in the spiritual realm that I know so little of, and yet exists around us! It really makes one wonder, doesn't it?
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
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