DOOM TO THE BEAST WORSHIPPERS PROCLAIMED

The Proclamation of Doom to Beast Worshippers  vs. 9-11

 

"And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name."

The Recipients of This Judgment vs. 9

"And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,"

• Those who worship the beast: the object.
• Those who worship the image: the idol.
• Those who worship the mark: the identity.

The Execution of This Judgment vs. 10a

"The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation......"

They shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God which is prepared unmixed in the cup of his anger. This fits the language of 19:15. At the Revelation is the time when wrath is executed. Beast worshippers die and go to Hades.

"And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God."

The Nature of This Judgment vs. 10b

"....and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:"

Tormented with fire and brimstone in the pres­ence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. Hades is exactly like the Lake of Fire, except that it is temporary. These will be in the Hades state for 1,000 years.

The Duration of This Judgment vs. 11

"And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name."

The smoke of their torment goeth up forever and ever. They have no rest day and night. The Hades state lasts 1,000 years. Then resur­rection and white throne judgment (20:11-15). Then cast into the Lake of Fire forever (20:15 and 10; 21:8). cf. Matt. 24:51.

"And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."

"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."

"And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever."

"And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."