Takes All Seven Vials of God’s Wrath to Expose Babylon

Note: this diagram below shows where the seventh vial message is within the full Revelation message. These “vials of God’s wrath” messages complete the purpose of God to destroy the influence of hypocrisy. To better understand a high level view of Revelation, you can also see the “Roteiro da Revelação.”

“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.” ~ Revelation 16:17-18

As stated in the previous post, once all seven vials were poured out, then the voice from God’s throne stated: “It is done!”

When God’s full judgement on hypocrisy is completed, then the spiritual earthquake in the soul removes the walls of deception that hold the people in bondage to spiritual Babylon. That is why in the next scripture the destruction of spiritual Babylon begins (because the walls that protect her are gone.) Of course this is all spiritual, so please realize that the battle is actually for the hearts and souls of people.

“And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.” ~ Revelation 16:19

This earthquake shaking down of the walls, causing the exposure of the city, is exactly what happened in the Old Testament when the Israelites destroyed Jericho, the stronghold of the Promised Land. So this symbolic allegory in Revelation is part of a larger battle plan similar to the one in the Old Testament.

In the Old Testament, the battle plan given by God to Joshua to destroy Jericho was a seven day battle plan made up of “sevens”, similar to the spiritual seven day battle plan found in Revelation.

7 days: The Israelites marched once around city of Jericho each day, for 6 days
Then on 7th day: they marched 7 times around in one day
Then there was a long final blast of the trumpet
Then all the people gathered together did shout in judgment against the city Jericho
Then the walls of the city came falling down and the city was exposed
So finally the army of God’s people then completely destroyed the city

Spiritually Babylon today is the great walled city that stands in the way of God’s people obtaining the spiritual promised land.

The Battle Plan of Sevens to Defeat Spiritual Babylon (similar to Jericho’s battle plan):

7 seals: One for each period “day” of time (see Revelation 6 – 7, and also reference Isaiah 30:26)
So after 6 seals, all in the last “day” of time, the 7th seal, we have the sounding of the 7 trumpet angels (see Revelation 8 – 11)
Then, after the completion of the seven trumpets, there is the long final “kingdom” blast of the trumpet (see Revelation 12 – 14)
Following all these trumpet battle blasts, now that all saints are gathered together as one: there is the pouring out (shouting judgement) of the 7 vials of wrathful judgment. These are poured out against the hypocrisy of the spiritual city of Babylon (see Revelation 15 & 16)
Then the walls of deception fall! Spiritual Babylon is exposed, and the spiritual army of God’s people destroy the city (see Revelation 17 – 18)

Now in symbolic language, hear what Revelation has to further say after that the city is exposed:

“And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.” ~ Revelation 16:20

This is in direct reference to what preceded in the sixth seal when people fled to their religious islands and mountains to avoid the truth of God’s Word.

“E o céu retirou-se como um rolo enrolado; e todas as montanhas e ilhas foram removidas de seus lugares. E os reis da terra, e os grandes, e os ricos, e os capitães, e os poderosos, e todo escravo, e todo livre, se esconderam nas covas e nas rochas dos montes; E disse aos montes e aos rochedos: Caí sobre nós, e escondei-nos da face daquele que está assentado no trono, e da ira do Cordeiro: Porque é chegado o grande dia da sua ira; e quem poderá subsistir?” ~ Apocalipse 6:14-17

The judgements of the sixth seal were only enough to get “every mountain and island… moved out of their places.” But in Revelation 16:20, after the pouring out of the final seventh vial, the judgement of God was completed, therefore the Lord States: “it is done.” And after this we see “And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.” There was no longer any place of religious hypocrisy for people to hide with their sin under. Therefore the judgement is hitting them directly and with great weight!

“And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.” ~ Revelation 16:21

The reason that judgement preaching is hitting them like great hailstones is because of their spiritual condition. They are extremely cold to the truth and they keep trying to push it away! Like normal rain, when the conditions are warm, rain falls genteelly to the ground and waters it. So those who love God receive the pure gospel truth and it blesses them. But when there is trouble in the atmosphere, where the cold updrafts blow back up towards heaven and keep pushing the rain back up and freezing it, then it forms into hail. So the cold religious spiritual condition of people will keep pushing the pure gospel truth back up into God’s face. Eventually the weight of that gospel truth becomes so heavy that it cannot be pushed back, and it falls very heavy!

But notice what religious people do when the gospel hits them that hard. Instead of repenting, they will speak disrespectfully of it. “And men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.” (Revelation 16:21)

How are you responding to a true gospel message against modern day fake Christianity? Do you get offended? Do you still try to run to your religious teachings for cover. Do you fight by speaking disrespectfully concerning the pure unchanged truth of the Gospel? Where does the Revelation of Jesus Christ find you?