God's Anger Brought to a Finish - The River Euphrates Dried Up

 Babylon the Greaet "sits on many waters."  According to Revelation 17:1, 15,  these symbolize "peoples and crowds and nations and tongues"-hordes of adherents that she has regarded as a protection.  But he "waters" are drying up!  Western Europe, where formerly she  had great influence, hundreds of millions have openly  ignored religion.  In some lands,, for many years there was a declared policy to try to destroy the influence of religion.  The masses in those lands have not risen up in her behalf. Similary, when the time comes for Babylon the Great to be destroyed, the dwindling number of her adherents will prove to be no protection at all.  (Revelation 17:16) Though she claims a membership of thousands of millions, Babylon the Great will find herself defenseless against "the kings from the rising of the sun." 

Who are these kings?  In 539 B.C. E.  they were Darius and Cyrusthe Persian, who were used by Jehovah to conquer the ancient city of Babylon.  In this the Lord's day, the false religous system of Babylo the Great will also be destroyed  by human rules. But again, this will be a divine judgmen.  Jehovah God and Jesus Christ, "the kings from the rising of the sun,"will have to put into the hearts of rulers the "thought" to turn Babylon the Great and destroy her utterly.  (Revelations 17:16, 17)  The pouring out of the sixth bowl proclaims publicly that this judgment is about to executed.

These first six bowls of Jehovah's anger carry a sobering message.  God's earthl servants , supported by the angels, have been busy publicizing thei contents on an earth-wide scale. In this way, due warning has been served on all sectors of Satan's  world system, and Jehovah had provided individuals  an opportunity to turn to righteousness and keep living.  (Ezekiel 33:14-16)  Still, one more bowl of God's anger and his earthl agents are trying to counteract the publicizing of Jehovah's judgmens. 

Next time: God's Anger Brought to a Finish - The Gathering to Armageddon

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