It’s getting worse!
Revelation 9
This is not us, we are not in this vision for we have the seal of God on our lives, v4.
However, in this terrifying scene of judgment on the earth John shares what he sees.
He sees the destroyer being given permission to wreak havoc on the world. The locusts are not natural for they devour humans, they are demons.
The judgments come from the great river Euphrates, the far east of their world. This is not from hell but from another culture.
Yet the 3 plagues do not bring man to repentance, v18, and God’s purpose looks like it has failed for the time being.
So what?
* The world will increasingly become worse but wherever you are, as God’s child, you are not in the scene of the final world judgments.
* God is in control at the end of the world, he holds the power from the locusts.
* The threat comes from another culture and belief system. Interesting!
* Judgment and the threat of it will not bring man to repentance. Turn or burn is not a good gospel.
* God’s purposes at times MAY LOOK like they have failed, but it is not over till HE says so.
The fact that we are here would indicate that we are not living in this scene just yet. But how far away are we from it? It is getting worse, we must get ready.
Missions Paul 