Revelation Chapter 16 Verse 2 continued, “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 worshiped his image.” Question: Would the image have to be vitalized to be worshipped? Response: The account does not so state. The image did not have to be vitalized, but it had to be formed before the plagues could be…
As was stated in our opening segment on Chapter 16, “it has been suggested that the Volumes (i.e., the “Studies in the Scriptures”, series) have been (and are being) used by the Lord in the destruction of Babylon, with this we are in agreement, this can be scripturally proven, however what particular part in this work they play is disputable,” nevertheless we should still like to present this viewpoint, a view shared by both Brother Shallieu and Brother Eugene Burns…
The First Plague as explained from R498 Revelation Chapter 16 Verse 2 “And the first went forth and poured out his bowl on the LAND; and there came an evil and malignant ULCER on those men having the mark of the BEAST, and on those WORSHIPING HIS IMAGE.” These evils, called plagues or bowls of wrath, are designed to rid the world of every form of evil and wrong. The class symbolized by the land or earth, we understand to…