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Colonel
So I'm reading the book and I come across :
15:6 And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.
I note that the angels are coming out of God's temple in heaven and their description signifies righteousness, they are God's angels and not Satanic ones. So what do they do ?
7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.
8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.
The four beasts are heavenly ones too, they are mentioned in the previous chapter :
14:3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
Next chapter :
16:1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
And so on. Where is Satan involved in this ? There's no mention of him. Just heavenly angels pouring out God's wrath and the effect is calamity upon human beings. Permissive judgments ? Well who is being permitted to do what ?
I address that in my upcoming book, "The Wrath of God: What It Is and How It is Executed"
Below is a quote from the 12th chapter of the book titled, "God's Wrath in the Book of Revelation" (pp. 99, 100):
In Rev. 16:1 God commands the angel to "pour out" the vials. These vials-bowls represent the Old Testament analogy in which God's wrath is "poured out" (2 Chron. 12:7; 34:21, 25; Psalm 69:24; 79:6; Eze. 21:31; 22:31; Hosea 5:10). God told Israel:
And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy. (Ezekiel 21:31)
God pours out His wrath or indignation by delivering them into the hands of brutal men. The Unlocked Dynamic Bible says,
"I will allow brutal men to capture them, men who are experts at killing people." Therefore, these vials of wrath are to be understood from a permissive sense.
The chapter proves by "interpreting Scripture with Scripture" how God's wrath in the book of Revelation is permissive rather than causative. Please keep in mind that since I have taken the time to write a whole book on the subject that I will NOT get into a long, drawn out debate over this. This is only to state that there is an answer to this if anyone really wants the answer.
If one already has their mind made up on this subject then no amount of debate will make a difference.