Keep your clothes on!
Revelation 16
Body sores, sea and river pollution, sun scorching people, darkness and pain, demonic attacks and a final shaking of the earth. Sounds terrifying. It is what John saw and it is what is to come.
The voices:-
1. A loud voice, “Go” v1. These last plagues are instigated by God. In a future Exodus, these plagues are not to free His people from slavery under Pharaoh but to cause people to sit up, look to Him and repent. This voice will speak again.
2. The Angels voice and the voice from the altar, “You are just”, v5,7. In case anyone thinks the earth will not deserve what it gets, the pronouncement is, God is just. Agreement comes from the altar, “Yes we agree!”. And if anyone wee to dare question, we hear His name God Almighty, there is no one above Him.
3. John’s voice, prophesying the outcome, v14. He identifies that behind the world’s wickedness is a demonic world. But the outcome is obvious because God Almighty is victorious.
4. The voice of Jesus, in similar terms as in chapter 2 and 3, v15, “I’m nearly here, keep your clothes on, don’t abandon God now, Armageddon is coming and Grace will be over.”
5. A loud voice from the throne, v17, “It is done.” The end comes at Armageddon. Probably an imaginary place and not a battle. God going into an end time battle is laughable. He doesn’t need to fight. He speaks and Babylon is fallen, the world as we know it is no more.
So what?
The world will get worse.
During the end time disasters there will still be time to repent, for a time.
God is just, fair and always wins.
Jesus says He is coming and when He does it will be quick and sudden. You will have no time to get ready, so if you undress from your faith, your love and passion for Jesus, you might not be ready. Sleep with your clothes on.

