My Sheep Hear My Voice- Rev. 16:10

My Sheep Hear My Voice- Rev. 16:10

Before Jesus was crucified He told the disciples to watch and pray, something so simple, but they let their physical bodies take over and they fell back asleep. In these last hours of time you need to hear His voice. When He tells you something, it is very important, but most ignore my voice or just discuss it and go on with what they were doing. You will see many things start to happen shortly and if you do not hear and obey His voice,... it will mean death for some of you....Jesus has only your best interest in mind. Christ knows you heart, and if you are truly His you will hear His voice. He awakes many of you at 3am on the dot, but most will roll over and go back to sleep. There are a few who will get up and pray. Your day is filled with so many things and Jesus is the last thing many of you give your time to. But Christ needs to talk to you,... to fellowship with you and only when you are still and quite (3am) can you hear Him,... the rest of your day is so busy you do not have time for Him,... but you need to make time, for time is short and the Lord has instructions for you.

Revelation 16

The Fifth Vial: Darkness

“And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, Rev. 16:10

And the fifth...This compares with the 9th Egyptian plague (Exo. 10:21-22).

seat of the... The throne of the beast, which will then be located in Jerusalem (Rev. 11:1-2; Dan. 9:27; 11:40-45; 12:7; Mat. 24:15-22; 2Th. 2:3-4).

his kingdom was... This plague is stated to be upon the kingdom of Antichrist, proving it is limited to the old Roman Empire territory.

they gnawed their... People will go into convulsions because of the pains and sores.

angel pour out... What's John talking about when he refers to the judgment falling upon the throne or seat of the beast and his kingdom? It's probably best to think of the beast's throne as a reference to his entire kingdom since his kingdom was full of darkness. Some see this to mean the city of Babylon, but his kingdom will be in Jerusalem at this time.

This refers to either Antichrist’s actual throne, or his capital city, but extends to all his dominion. Regardless of where the darkness begins, it eventually covers Antichrist’s entire kingdom.
Darkness is elsewhere associated with the judgment of God (compare Isa. 60:2; Joel 2:2; Mark 13:24-25).
Notice also that tremendous darkness envelops the beast's kingdom. This same phenomenon occurred in Egypt during the plagues; the whole land was consumed in darkness so oppressive that Moses said you could actually feel it. That's the sort of thing that will come upon the kingdom of the Antichrist at this time. This divine judgment will give a physical illustration of their spiritual darkness.
You see, the beast may have control of evil men upon the earth, but he cannot control God or nature.
This "darkness" here was not just physical darkness, which is bad enough; but this "darkness" is of the spirit as well, bringing depression, attempted suicide, and all sorts of evil attacks on the mind.
gnawed their tongues... A futile attempt to alleviate the pain from their sores, the drought, and the fierce heat.
Two things indicate that this darkness will prevail for some time on his kingdom: the predictions of other prophets, and the effects on human beings. This judgment, a repetition of the 9th plague of Egypt, is to be understood literally:
Amos 5:18 "Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you long for the day of the Lord? That day will be darkness, not light"
Nahum 1:6 "Who can withstand his indignation? Who can endure his fierce anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; the rocks are shattered before him".
Nahum 1:8 "but with an overwhelming flood he will make an end of Nineveh; he will pursue his foes into darkness".
Zephaniah 1:15 "That day will be a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of trouble and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness".
The answer to all of this is to cry out to God for forgiveness. God is good and kind. This beast they are worshipping is the created, not the Creator. God is a jealous God. He will not allow us to worship any thing or anyone other than Him. The only good thing I can say about all of this is that the Christians are in heaven when this takes place.

The Fifth Bowl (Rev. 16:10-11)

This judgment was directed toward the beast’s throne, imposed darkness on the earth, and inflicted painful sores (cf. Rev. 16:2) on people.

The fifth vial is a repetition of the ninth Egyptian plague, Ex. 10:21,22. All these plagues that are similar to those which have been poured out before, seem to much more intense than those of Egypt. After the sun has been beaming it rays of intense heat in torrents of torment upon the followers of the Antichrist, it will undergo a sudden change in that part of the earth. The change will be from one extreme to another – from fiery, piercing, blinding brightness and heat to impenetrable darkness. The beast and his followers will be overwhelmed with fresh horror to such an extent that they will gnaw their tongues in pain. Such a condition cannot be pictured with words. One has only to look upon a person who may be suffering convulsions and gnawing the tongue to have some idea of what this suffering will be.