The Seven Last Plagues Revealed Through Their Divine Order, Firstfruits, Man-Child, and Melchizedek Priesthood
Carl Timothy Wray has spent more than four decades studying, teaching, and proclaiming the Word of God, with a particular emphasis on the finished work of Christ, the Kingdom of God, the eternal purpose, Zion, and the unfolding revelation of Jesus Christ. His ministry is dedicated to bringing the full counsel of Scripture together so that believers can see not only what God has spoken, but the divine order and ways by which His purpose comes into fulfillment.
Carl Timothy Wray is the founder of The Finished Work of Christ and Zion University, and has written hundreds of books and teachings devoted to the revelation of Christ and the Kingdom of God. His passion is to make the living Word accessible to the nations and to call God’s people beyond mixture, immaturity, and partial understanding into the fullness of the revelation of Jesus Christ.
The Seven Last Plagues explores Revelation 16 and the seventh angel who pours out his vial into the air and receives the declaration, “It is done.” This book examines the divine order behind the Seven Last Plagues and follows the prophetic thread of the seventh angel, the air, the heavenly temple, the throne of God, the firstfruits, the overcomers, the man-child, the Melchizedek priesthood, Zion, and the prepared woman. Through Scripture from Genesis to Revelation, Carl Timothy Wray examines how God declares His purpose, raises the instruments through whom His purpose operates, brings those instruments into their appointed state, and moves prophecy from declaration into manifestation and experience. The Seven Last Plagues is a study of divine order, prophetic fulfillment, the Kingdom of God, the marriage of the Bridegroom and bride, the fullness of the times, and the ultimate purpose of God to gather all things together in Christ.
INTRODUCTION
WHEN GOD SAYS, “IT IS DONE”
There are moments in Scripture when a single statement opens a door into an entire realm of revelation.
“It is done.”
Those three words appear in the seventh vial of Revelation 16, but they cannot be understood by themselves. They stand at the end of an ordered prophetic movement. Before the seventh angel appears, six angels have already poured out their vials. Before the declaration is made, God has already been working through a divine order that must be understood if we are going to understand what has reached completion.
Revelation 16:17 says:
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The seventh angel is therefore not merely another character appearing in the prophetic story. He stands at a point of culmination.
The vial is poured out.
It is poured into the air.
A great voice comes out of the temple of heaven.
The voice comes from the throne.
And the declaration is made:
IT IS DONE.
The question before us is not simply, What does the seventh angel do?
The deeper question is:
What has God brought into order that allows this declaration to be made?
That question changes the way we approach prophecy.
God gives prophecy, but prophecy is not the whole revelation. A prophecy tells us what God has declared. The full counsel of God allows us to trace the divine order, the principles, the ways, and the instruments through which God brings that prophecy into fulfillment and experience.
God declares the end.
Then God raises the instrument.
God prepares the instrument.
God brings the instrument into its appointed state.
God releases the ministry.
And what was spoken begins to become manifested.
This is the pattern we will follow throughout this book.
We will begin with the seventh angel and allow the Scriptures to identify the characteristics associated with this messenger. We will examine the air and ask what realm is being described. We will examine the temple of heaven and the state of being from which this ministry comes. We will examine the throne and the governmental authority connected with it.
Then we will follow the same prophetic characteristics through the overcomers, the man-child, the firstfruits, Zion, and the Melchizedek priesthood.
We will see why firstfruits are first.
We will examine the man-child who is caught up to God and to His throne.
We will examine the woman who remains in the wilderness and the divine provision prepared for her.
And then we will return to the seventh angel.
Because after all of these things have been established, the declaration comes:
IT IS DONE.
But what is done?
That is one of the great questions of this book.
The declaration does not mean that every purpose of God has suddenly ceased. Revelation continues beyond Revelation 16. God’s eternal purpose continues unfolding. Rather, we must understand what particular stage of God’s prophetic order has reached completion and what that completion makes possible for the next stage.
A completed stage becomes the foundation for the next stage.
A stone is set.
The next layer can be built.
An instrument is prepared.
The ministry can flow through it.
A firstfruits company comes into its appointed state.
The larger purpose can move forward.
And in the prophetic pattern we will examine, the completion of this stage brings us immediately into the revelation of the Bridegroom and the prepared bride—the union that becomes the instrument for the continuing movement of God’s Kingdom purpose.
Then the revelation opens outward into the fullness of the times:
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
And ultimately toward Paul’s great declaration:
“…that God may be all in all.”
This is therefore not simply a book about seven plagues.
It is a book about divine order.
It is about how God works.
It is about the instruments God raises.
It is about the progression from prophecy to revelation, from revelation to preparation, from preparation to manifestation, and from manifestation to fulfillment.
Most of all, it is about the seventh angel and the declaration that stands at the heart of this entire revelation:
IT IS DONE.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
When God Says, “It Is Done”
PART ONE — THE SEVENTH ANGEL
CHAPTER 1 — THE SEVENTH ANGEL — “IT IS DONE”
Revelation 16:17 and the central prophetic declaration.
CHAPTER 2 — IDENTIFYING THE SEVENTH ANGEL THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES
The overcomer, man-child, firstfruits, 144,000, Zion, and governmental company.
PART TWO — THE REALM OF THE SEVENTH ANGEL
CHAPTER 3 — THE AIR — WHAT REALM IS BEING ADDRESSED?
The meaning and prophetic significance of the air.
CHAPTER 4 — OUT OF THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN
The heavenly sanctuary and the state from which the ministry comes.
CHAPTER 5 — FROM THE THRONE
The throne, governmental authority, overcoming, and divine government.
PART THREE — THE INSTRUMENT GOD RAISES FIRST
CHAPTER 6 — THE FIRSTFRUITS
The 144,000, Zion, the Lamb, and the firstfruits unto God.
CHAPTER 7 — THE MAN-CHILD CAUGHT UP TO THE THRONE
The man-child, governmental authority, and the throne of God.
CHAPTER 8 — THE MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD
Priesthood, maturity, heavenly ministry, and governmental purpose.
PART FOUR — THE WOMAN AND THE DIVINE ORDER
CHAPTER 9 — THE WOMAN PREPARED FOR THE WILDERNESS
The woman, preparation, provision, and divine sequence.
CHAPTER 10 — THE BRIDEGROOM TAKES HIS BRIDE
Firstfruits, Bridegroom, bride, preparation, and union.
PART FIVE — THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES REVEALED
CHAPTER 11 — THE SEVEN VIALS AS A DIVINE ORDER
The seven vials and the progression toward the seventh.
CHAPTER 12 — THE FIRST SIX VIALS
What the first six stages accomplish in the prophetic order.
CHAPTER 13 — THE SEVENTH VIAL — “IT IS DONE”
The seventh angel, the air, the temple, the throne, and the declaration.
PART SIX — “IT IS DONE” AND THE NEXT MOVEMENT
CHAPTER 14 — IT IS DONE
What has reached completion and what the declaration means.
CHAPTER 15 — THE BRIDEGROOM TAKES HIS BRIDE
The completed stage and the marriage of the Bridegroom and bride.
CHAPTER 16 — FROM THE MARRIAGE TO THE FULLNESS OF THE TIMES
Ephesians 1:10 and the gathering together of all things in Christ.
CHAPTER 17 — FROM THE FULLNESS OF THE TIMES TO GOD ALL IN ALL
1 Corinthians 15:24–28 and the ultimate consummation of God’s purpose.
PART SEVEN — THE WAYS OF GOD
CHAPTER 18 — GOD’S DIVINE ORDER
The principles by which God moves prophecy toward fulfillment.
CHAPTER 19 — THE INSTRUMENTS GOD RAISES
The divine purpose manifested through living instruments.
CHAPTER 20 — FROM PROPHECY TO EXPERIENCE
How the Word moves from declaration to revelation, manifestation, and fulfillment.
CONCLUSION
THE SEVENTH ANGEL AND THE FINISHED STAGE
“IT IS DONE.”
CHAPTER 1 — THE SEVENTH ANGEL — “IT IS DONE”
THE SEVENTH ANGEL STANDS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SEVEN VIALS
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The seventh angel stands at the conclusion of the seven vials. Six angels have already poured out their vials, and now the seventh angel pours out the final vial of the seven.
The number seven establishes completion within the divine order. The seventh angel is not appearing at random. He is the final messenger in an ordered sequence.
When his vial is poured out, the revelation reaches a point of completion.
A great voice comes out of the temple of heaven.
The voice comes from the throne.
And the declaration is made:
“IT IS DONE.”
The seventh angel therefore stands at a decisive point in the prophetic purpose of God. The first six vials have brought the revelation to this appointed moment, and the seventh vial produces the declaration that something has reached its completion.
The seventh angel must therefore be understood in relation to everything that precedes him and everything that follows him.
The seventh is the culmination of the sequence.
The declaration is the result of the divine order.
And the words “It is done” announce the completion of the appointed work represented by this stage of the prophecy.
GOD DECLARES THE END AND THEN REVEALS THE WAY
ISAIAH 46:10
“Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done…”
God declares the end from the beginning.
The purpose of God exists before the manifestation of that purpose appears in the earth. Prophecy therefore gives us the declared purpose of God, but the full counsel of God reveals the ways by which God brings that purpose into fulfillment.
God does not merely declare an outcome.
He establishes an order.
He raises instruments.
He prepares vessels.
He brings those vessels into their appointed state.
He releases His purpose through them.
And what He declared becomes manifested.
Therefore, understanding prophecy is more than understanding what God said would happen. We must understand the divine order through which God brings the prophetic Word into experience.
The prophecy declares the purpose.
The revelation reveals the way.
The instrument carries the purpose.
The manifestation brings the purpose into view.
The fulfillment establishes what God declared.
This is the divine order that must be understood in the revelation of the seventh angel.
THE WORD BECOMES FLESH
JOHN 1:14
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us…”
The eternal Word became flesh.
The divine purpose became manifest through humanity.
God did not abandon the heavenly purpose when He brought it into the earth. He brought the heavenly purpose into manifestation through a living instrument.
Jesus Christ is the perfect revelation of this divine principle.
He is the perfect God-man.
The Word became flesh.
The Spirit was manifested in humanity.
God was revealed through a living, walking, breathing man.
The Kingdom therefore operates according to a divine principle in which God raises and prepares instruments through whom His purpose is manifested.
The instrument does not replace God.
The instrument carries what God has established.
The authority does not originate in the vessel.
The authority comes from God.
The purpose does not originate in the man.
The purpose comes from God.
But God chooses to manifest His purpose through a prepared humanity.
This principle becomes essential when we examine the seventh angel.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL IS PART OF A DIVINE ORDER
REVELATION 16:1–2
“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. And the first went…”
The seven angels receive their appointed ministry from heaven.
The first goes.
Then the second.
Then the third.
Then the fourth.
Then the fifth.
Then the sixth.
Then the seventh.
The seven vials therefore reveal an ordered movement.
The seventh angel does not operate independently of the six angels before him.
The seventh comes after the preceding stages have been accomplished.
The divine purpose moves in order.
God establishes one stage before another.
He completes one portion before moving into another portion.
The seventh angel therefore represents the culmination of a sequence that God Himself has ordered.
When the seventh angel pours out his vial, the prophetic movement reaches the declaration:
“IT IS DONE.”
THE AIR REVEALS THE REALM OF THE SEVENTH VIAL
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air…”
The Greek word translated air is aēr. The word describes air or the atmosphere, but the biblical use of the word also places it within the language of spiritual and governmental activity.
Paul speaks of the spiritual power associated with the air.
EPHESIANS 2:2
“Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air…”
The air is therefore not a meaningless detail in the prophetic revelation.
It identifies a realm.
It identifies an atmosphere of spiritual government.
It identifies a realm in which authority operates.
The seventh vial is poured into this realm.
The judgment therefore reaches into the realm of spiritual government.
The seventh angel operates in connection with a governmental realm because the purpose being accomplished is ultimately governmental.
The Kingdom of God is not merely an inward religious experience.
The Kingdom involves authority, government, rulership, and the establishment of God’s purpose.
The seventh vial reaches the realm of the air because the divine purpose is moving toward the overthrow of opposing spiritual government and the establishment of God’s governmental order.
THE VOICE COMES OUT OF THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN
REVELATION 16:17
“And there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven…”
The voice comes out of the temple of heaven.
The source is heavenly.
The ministry is connected with the heavenly sanctuary.
The declaration does not originate from the earth.
It does not originate from Babylon.
It does not originate from the nations.
It comes from the temple of heaven.
The temple speaks of the dwelling place and presence of God.
The temple speaks of priestly ministry.
The temple speaks of access to the divine presence.
The seventh angel therefore operates in connection with a heavenly state.
The ministry comes out of heaven before it produces its appointed effect in the earth.
The divine order is heavenly in its source before it becomes manifest in the earth.
THE VOICE COMES FROM THE THRONE
REVELATION 16:17
“…from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The voice comes from the throne.
The throne represents government.
The throne represents authority.
The throne represents rulership.
The declaration “It is done” therefore proceeds from the governmental center of heaven.
The seventh angel is connected with a ministry that operates under heavenly governmental authority.
The work is not originating from human government.
It is not originating from earthly authority.
It proceeds from the throne of God.
The throne is therefore essential to understanding the seventh angel.
The seventh angel pours out the vial.
The voice comes from the temple.
The voice comes from the throne.
And the throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
THE OVERCOMER IS PROMISED THE THRONE
REVELATION 3:21
“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.”
The overcomer is connected with the throne.
The overcomer is promised participation in the governmental authority of Christ.
The throne is therefore associated with overcoming.
The one who overcomes is brought into a governmental position with Christ.
This establishes a prophetic principle: overcoming precedes governmental authority.
The overcomer must overcome before the promise of sitting with Christ in His throne is experienced.
The throne therefore represents more than location.
It represents governmental state.
It represents authority.
It represents rulership.
The revelation of the seventh angel must therefore be examined in the light of the overcomer and the throne.
THE MAN-CHILD IS CAUGHT UP TO THE THRONE
REVELATION 12:5
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”
The man-child is associated with governmental purpose.
He is to rule the nations with a rod of iron.
He is caught up to God and to His throne.
The throne appears again.
Government appears again.
The overcoming governmental company appears again.
The man-child is not caught up merely for escape.
He is caught up into governmental purpose.
The throne is the place of authority from which the governmental purpose of God proceeds.
Therefore, the man-child and the overcomer share a prophetic characteristic:
THE THRONE.
The overcomer is promised the throne.
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The seventh angel’s declaration comes from the throne.
The repeated appearance of the throne establishes a prophetic thread that must be followed through the Word of God.
THE FIRSTFRUITS STAND IN ZION
REVELATION 14:1, 4
“And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand…”
“These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb on Mount Zion.
They are identified as firstfruits unto God and the Lamb.
Firstfruits establish divine order.
First means something follows.
The firstfruits are not the entire harvest.
They are the first portion of the harvest.
God establishes the first portion before the larger harvest.
Therefore, the firstfruits belong to a divine order in which God brings forth an overcoming company before the fullness of the harvest is manifested.
The firstfruits are connected with Zion.
The firstfruits are connected with the Lamb.
The firstfruits are connected with God.
The firstfruits therefore belong to the governmental and priestly purpose being revealed throughout Revelation.
THE MAN-CHILD COMES BEFORE THE WOMAN’S WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE
REVELATION 12:5–6
“And she brought forth a man child… and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”
“And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God…”
The order of the passage is significant.
The man-child is brought forth.
The man-child is caught up to God and to His throne.
Then the woman enters the wilderness into the place prepared by God.
The sequence reveals divine order.
The man-child is first.
The woman follows into her appointed place.
The firstfruits are first.
The larger company follows.
The instrument is established.
The ministry can then flow according to God’s purpose.
This is why the order of Revelation must be studied rather than merely the individual symbols.
God establishes the instrument before the next stage of ministry.
THE MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD REVEALS HEAVENLY MINISTRY
HEBREWS 7:17
“For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.”
Christ is the High Priest after the order of Melchizedek.
The Melchizedek order brings together priestly ministry and governmental purpose.
The throne represents government.
The temple represents priestly ministry.
The seventh angel is revealed in connection with both.
The voice comes out of the temple of heaven.
The voice comes from the throne.
Therefore, the prophetic picture brings priestly and governmental revelation together.
The ministry comes from the heavenly state.
The authority comes from the throne.
The purpose flows through the instrument.
The Melchizedek revelation therefore becomes part of understanding the state from which the seventh-angel ministry operates.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL BRINGS THE SEQUENCE TO “IT IS DONE”
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The seventh angel completes the seven-vial sequence.
The vial is poured into the air.
The heavenly temple is revealed.
The throne is revealed.
And the declaration comes:
“IT IS DONE.”
The words declare completion.
But the completion must be understood according to the particular stage of God’s purpose represented by the seventh vial.
The declaration does not mean that every remaining prophetic purpose has ceased.
It means that the appointed work represented by this stage has reached its completion.
God completes stages.
God establishes foundations.
God brings instruments into maturity.
God releases ministry.
God brings His purpose into manifestation.
And when the appointed stage has reached its conclusion, God declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
THE COMPLETION OF ONE STAGE PREPARES THE NEXT
EPHESIANS 1:10
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
The purpose of God continues beyond the completion of an individual prophetic stage.
The fullness of the times brings the purpose into a greater gathering together in Christ.
The completed stage becomes part of the foundation for the next movement.
God does not discard what He has completed.
He builds upon it.
The foundation supports the structure.
The firstfruits point toward the harvest.
The established instrument becomes the vessel through which the next ministry proceeds.
The declaration “It is done” therefore becomes a transition point in the divine order.
Something has been completed.
Something greater can now proceed.
THE BRIDEGROOM AND THE BRIDE
REVELATION 19:7
“Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
The bride has made herself ready.
The Bridegroom and the bride come into the appointed relationship.
The marriage follows preparation.
The bride is prepared.
The Bridegroom takes the bride.
The union establishes the next dimension of the divine purpose.
Within the prophetic order being revealed, the firstfruits company has been brought into its appointed governmental and priestly state, the woman has been prepared, and the purpose moves toward union.
The marriage is therefore not an isolated event.
It belongs to the divine order.
Preparation precedes marriage.
Maturity precedes union.
The instrument is prepared before the greater ministry flows through it.
The completed stage opens the way for the next stage.
GOD’S PURPOSE MOVES TOWARD GOD ALL IN ALL
1 CORINTHIANS 15:24, 28
“Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father…”
“And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.”
Christ’s government continues until every enemy is brought under His feet.
The Kingdom advances.
The enemies are subdued.
The last enemy, death, is destroyed.
And the ultimate declaration of the purpose is:
“THAT GOD MAY BE ALL IN ALL.”
The seventh angel therefore stands within a much greater divine purpose.
The seventh vial brings a particular stage to completion.
The marriage follows within the prophetic order.
The fullness of the times gathers all things together in Christ.
The Kingdom continues toward the ultimate purpose:
GOD ALL IN ALL.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL REVEALS THE WAYS OF GOD
ISAIAH 55:8–9
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.”
God has ways.
God has principles.
God has order.
God has instruments.
God has appointed times.
God has appointed stages.
The revelation of the seventh angel therefore teaches us to look beyond the event and see the way of God.
The prophecy declares what God will accomplish.
The revelation shows the divine order through which He accomplishes it.
The instrument is raised.
The instrument is prepared.
The instrument is brought into its appointed state.
The ministry flows.
The purpose is manifested.
The appointed stage is completed.
And the voice from the throne declares:
IT IS DONE.
CHAPTER 2 — IDENTIFYING THE SEVENTH ANGEL THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES
THE SEVENTH ANGEL MUST BE IDENTIFIED BY HIS SCRIPTURAL CHARACTERISTICS
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The seventh angel is introduced in Revelation 16 as the messenger who pours out the seventh vial. Scripture gives us several characteristics surrounding this messenger: he is associated with the seventh vial, the air, the temple of heaven, the throne, and the declaration, “It is done.”
These characteristics give us the foundation for identifying the prophetic instrument represented by the seventh angel.
The Word of God reveals prophetic truth through repeated patterns. A symbol may appear in one passage, while its characteristics appear in another. The identity of the prophetic instrument becomes clearer when the same characteristics are brought together throughout Scripture.
The seventh angel must therefore be examined through the complete testimony of the Word.
THE OVERCOMER IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE THRONE
REVELATION 3:21
“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.”
The overcomer is promised a place with Christ in His throne.
The throne represents governmental authority. The overcomer is therefore not merely delivered from something; the overcomer is brought into a governmental relationship with Christ.
The promise is given specifically to the one who overcomes.
Overcoming precedes enthronement.
Victory precedes governmental participation.
Maturity precedes responsibility.
The throne therefore becomes one of the identifying characteristics that must be followed when we examine the seventh angel.
The seventh angel’s declaration comes from the throne.
The overcomer is promised the throne.
The prophetic thread is governmental.
THE MAN-CHILD IS CAUGHT UP TO THE THRONE
REVELATION 12:5
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”
The man-child is connected directly with governmental authority.
He is destined to rule the nations.
He is caught up to God and to His throne.
The same governmental characteristic that appears in the promise to the overcomer appears again in the man-child.
The throne is not merely a place of escape.
The throne is the place of governmental authority.
The man-child is caught up to the throne because the divine purpose is moving toward governmental manifestation.
The overcomer and the man-child therefore share a prophetic characteristic:
THE THRONE.
The overcomer is promised the throne.
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The seventh angel is connected with the throne.
The repeated characteristic establishes a prophetic thread that must be followed.
THE MAN-CHILD IS RAISED BEFORE THE WOMAN ENTERS HER NEXT STAGE
REVELATION 12:5–6
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God…”
The sequence is significant.
The man-child is brought forth.
The man-child is caught up to God and His throne.
Then the woman enters the wilderness.
God prepares a place for the woman.
The order reveals that God establishes one instrument before the next stage of His purpose concerning the woman unfolds.
The man-child is associated with the throne.
The woman is associated with preparation.
The first instrument is established before the next stage proceeds.
This is the principle of divine order.
God does not confuse the stages.
He establishes what must be established first.
Then He moves forward.
THE FIRSTFRUITS STAND WITH THE LAMB IN ZION
REVELATION 14:1, 4
“And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand…”
“These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
The 144,000 are identified as firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
Firstfruits are first by definition.
They represent the first portion of the harvest.
The firstfruits therefore reveal another characteristic of the divine order: God brings forth a first portion before the fullness of the harvest.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb upon Mount Zion.
Zion therefore becomes associated with the firstfruits and the Lamb.
The prophetic picture now contains several connected characteristics:
FIRSTFRUITS.
ZION.
THE LAMB.
GOVERNMENT.
THE THRONE.
These characteristics must be understood together as we continue identifying the prophetic instrument associated with the seventh angel.
THE FIRSTFRUITS ARE BROUGHT FORTH FIRST
JAMES 1:18
“Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”
Firstfruits establish order.
They are not the entire harvest.
They are the beginning portion.
God brings forth the firstfruits according to His own will.
The firstfruits therefore belong to a larger purpose.
They are brought forth first because something follows.
The firstfruits demonstrate the beginning of a harvest that will ultimately reach its fullness.
The prophetic principle is therefore clear:
FIRSTFRUITS PRECEDE FULLNESS.
God establishes the first portion before the larger purpose is manifested.
This principle becomes important when we connect the firstfruits with the man-child, the overcomers, Zion, and the governmental purpose of God.
THE MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD IS A HEAVENLY ORDER
HEBREWS 7:17
“For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.”
The Melchizedek priesthood reveals a heavenly priestly order.
Christ is the High Priest according to this order.
The priesthood is connected with ministry before God.
The throne is connected with government before God.
The temple is connected with priestly ministry.
The seventh angel is associated with the temple of heaven and the throne.
The prophetic characteristics therefore begin to converge.
The temple reveals priestly ministry.
The throne reveals government.
The overcomer reveals overcoming authority.
The man-child reveals governmental manifestation.
The firstfruits reveal the first portion.
Zion reveals the place where the firstfruits stand with the Lamb.
Melchizedek reveals the priestly order through which heavenly ministry operates.
THE PRIEST AND KING COME TOGETHER IN MELCHIZEDEK
HEBREWS 7:1–2
“For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God…”
Melchizedek is revealed as both king and priest.
This brings the two dimensions of the prophetic pattern together.
KINGDOM.
PRIESTHOOD.
Government and ministry.
Throne and temple.
Rulership and priestly service.
The seventh angel is revealed in a setting where the voice comes from the temple and from the throne.
The prophetic picture therefore carries both priestly and governmental characteristics.
The instrument must be understood in relation to both.
God establishes a people who can minister according to the heavenly order and operate according to the governmental purpose of God.
THE OVERCOMERS ARE GIVEN GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY
REVELATION 2:26–27
“And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron…”
The overcomer is given power over the nations.
The man-child is destined to rule the nations with a rod of iron.
The same governmental characteristic appears again.
The overcomer is given authority.
The man-child is given governmental purpose.
The throne is associated with both.
The seventh angel is associated with the throne.
The repeated testimony establishes a consistent prophetic pattern.
The governmental company is not created by human ambition.
It is established through overcoming.
It is brought into position according to God’s purpose.
It receives authority from God.
And it ministers according to the divine order.
THE WOMAN IS PREPARED BY GOD
REVELATION 12:6
“And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God…”
The woman has a place prepared by God.
Preparation is therefore part of the prophetic order.
God prepares the place.
God prepares the woman.
God establishes the instrument.
God establishes the governmental purpose.
The woman does not prepare herself independently of God’s purpose.
She enters the place that God has prepared.
This establishes another important principle:
DIVINE PREPARATION PRECEDES DIVINE PURPOSE.
God prepares what He intends to use.
He prepares the vessel.
He prepares the place.
He prepares the relationship.
He prepares the ministry.
And when the appointed time arrives, what God has prepared enters manifestation.
THE WOMAN IS FED IN THE WILDERNESS
REVELATION 12:6
“…that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.”
The woman is fed in the place God has prepared.
The divine provision continues through the appointed period.
The woman therefore receives ministry within the divine order established by God.
The firstfruits and the woman cannot be separated from the larger prophetic sequence.
God establishes the first portion.
God establishes the governmental instrument.
God prepares the woman.
God provides for her.
God continues the work until the appointed purpose is accomplished.
The prophetic order moves from one stage to another without confusion.
THE LAMB AND THE FIRSTFRUITS STAND IN ZION
REVELATION 14:1
“And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand…”
The firstfruits are standing with the Lamb in Zion.
Zion is therefore connected with the mature firstfruits company.
The Lamb is central.
The firstfruits are with Him.
Zion is the setting.
The revelation is governmental and priestly.
This gives us another characteristic associated with the prophetic instrument we are studying.
The seventh angel is not being interpreted from one isolated symbol.
The characteristics are being gathered from throughout the Word:
OVERCOMERS.
THRONE.
MAN-CHILD.
FIRSTFRUITS.
ZION.
PRIESTHOOD.
GOVERNMENT.
HEAVENLY MINISTRY.
These characteristics point us toward the same divine pattern.
THE FIRSTFRUITS BELONG TO THE LARGER HARVEST
REVELATION 14:4
“These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
The firstfruits are redeemed from among men.
They belong to God and to the Lamb.
They are first.
Their position therefore carries responsibility toward what follows.
Firstfruits are not the conclusion of the harvest.
They are the beginning of the harvest’s manifestation.
The first portion becomes evidence that the greater purpose is moving toward fulfillment.
The same principle applies to the governmental firstfruits.
God brings them forth first.
He brings them into maturity.
He establishes them in their appointed state.
Then the ministry of that mature company becomes part of the continuing purpose of God.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL STANDS WITHIN THIS SAME PROPHETIC ORDER
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
Now the characteristics come together.
The seventh angel is associated with the throne.
The overcomer is associated with the throne.
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb in Zion.
The Melchizedek order joins priesthood and kingship.
The woman is prepared for the next stage of God’s purpose.
The temple represents heavenly priestly ministry.
The throne represents governmental authority.
The seventh angel operates within this heavenly and governmental setting.
Then comes the declaration:
“IT IS DONE.”
The seventh angel therefore stands at the culmination of an established divine order.
The work has reached its appointed completion.
The instrument has been established.
The governmental state has been established.
The priestly ministry has been established.
The firstfruits have been brought forth.
The woman has been prepared.
And the prophetic sequence reaches its appointed declaration.
IT IS DONE.
THE INSTRUMENT IS RAISED BEFORE THE GREATER MINISTRY
2 TIMOTHY 2:2
“And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.”
Paul understood the principle of committing revelation to faithful men.
The Word is entrusted to prepared vessels.
The revelation is carried by faithful instruments.
The ministry continues through those who have been proven faithful.
This is the principle of divine multiplication.
God gives revelation.
God establishes faithful vessels.
The vessels minister the revelation.
Others receive the revelation.
The purpose continues.
The seventh angel therefore must be understood as an instrument within a larger divine movement.
God has something to accomplish.
He raises the instrument.
He establishes the instrument.
He releases the ministry.
And the purpose moves forward.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL IS IDENTIFIED BY FUNCTION, STATE, AND AUTHORITY
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air…”
The seventh angel has a function.
He pours out the vial.
He operates in a realm.
The vial is poured into the air.
He is connected with a state.
The voice comes from the heavenly temple.
He is connected with authority.
The declaration comes from the throne.
And his ministry reaches a result.
“IT IS DONE.”
Function.
Realm.
State.
Authority.
Result.
These five characteristics provide the framework for identifying the seventh angel through the Scriptures.
The prophetic symbols surrounding the seventh angel are not random.
They form a divine pattern.
The overcomer points to the throne.
The man-child points to the throne.
The firstfruits point to Zion.
Melchizedek points to priestly and kingly ministry.
The woman points to preparation.
The temple points to heavenly ministry.
The throne points to government.
The seventh angel brings these characteristics into the final stage of the seven-vial sequence.
And the voice from the throne declares:
IT IS DONE.
CHAPTER 3 — THE AIR — WHAT REALM IS BEING ADDRESSED?
THE SEVENTH VIAL IS POURED INTO THE AIR
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The seventh vial is poured into the air.
The air is therefore not a minor detail in this revelation. It identifies the realm into which the seventh vial is poured.
The seventh angel does not pour his vial into the earth, the sea, the rivers, the sun, or the throne itself.
He pours it into the air.
The seventh vial therefore addresses a particular realm within the divine order.
To understand the seventh angel, we must understand the realm represented by the air.
The Greek word used for air is aēr.
The word identifies the atmospheric realm, the air surrounding the earth. But Scripture also uses the language of the air in connection with spiritual authority and government.
The air therefore becomes a significant prophetic symbol.
The seventh vial reaches the realm of spiritual government.
The seventh angel ministers into that realm.
And the result is the declaration from the throne:
“IT IS DONE.”
THE AIR IS ASSOCIATED WITH SPIRITUAL GOVERNMENT
EPHESIANS 2:2
“Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air…”
Paul connects the air with spiritual authority.
He speaks of the prince of the power of the air.
The air is therefore presented in Scripture as a realm associated with spiritual government.
There is authority operating in that realm.
There is a spiritual power associated with that realm.
The air is not merely a physical atmosphere in Paul’s statement.
It represents a realm in which spiritual authority operates.
This gives us an important key to Revelation 16:17.
The seventh vial is poured into the air because the seventh stage of God’s judgment reaches into the realm of spiritual government.
The vial reaches the realm where opposing spiritual authority has operated.
God’s purpose is not limited to changing earthly circumstances.
God’s purpose reaches the spiritual government that has influenced the earthly realm.
The seventh vial therefore brings judgment into the governmental realm represented by the air.
THE PRINCE OF THE POWER OF THE AIR
EPHESIANS 2:2
“…the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience…”
The air is associated with a spiritual power.
Paul identifies that power as a spirit working in the children of disobedience.
The air therefore represents a realm in which spiritual influence produces earthly manifestation.
What operates in the spiritual realm eventually affects the earthly realm.
The invisible produces consequences in the visible.
Spiritual government produces earthly conditions.
This is why the seventh vial must be understood as more than an earthly judgment.
The seventh vial reaches the realm behind the earthly manifestation.
The judgment reaches the spiritual governmental atmosphere.
The seventh angel pours into the air.
The divine judgment reaches the realm of opposing spiritual authority.
And the prophetic sequence moves toward the declaration:
“IT IS DONE.”
THE HEAVENLY REALM IS HIGHER THAN THE AIR
EPHESIANS 2:6
“And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”
There is a realm higher than the earthly realm.
There is a heavenly position in Christ.
The believer is raised with Christ and seated with Him in heavenly places.
This establishes another dimension of spiritual position.
The air represents a realm of spiritual activity.
The heavenly places represent a position of union with Christ.
The throne represents governmental authority.
The seventh angel must therefore be understood in relation to these distinctions.
The ministry is not originating from beneath the spiritual government being judged.
It proceeds from the heavenly realm.
The voice comes from the temple of heaven.
The voice comes from the throne.
The seventh angel pours the vial into the air.
The judgment proceeds from above into the realm beneath it.
The divine order is therefore:
HEAVENLY AUTHORITY → GOVERNMENTAL THRONE → AIR → EARTHLY MANIFESTATION.
CHRIST IS ABOVE EVERY PRINCIPALITY AND POWER
EPHESIANS 1:20–21
“Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion…”
Christ is seated in the heavenly places.
He is far above principality.
He is above power.
He is above might.
He is above dominion.
The heavenly position of Christ is therefore a position of supreme authority.
The seventh vial must be understood from this perspective.
The judgment comes from the heavenly realm.
The voice comes from the throne.
The vial reaches the air.
The divine government confronts the spiritual government operating beneath it.
The heavenly realm is superior to the realm being judged.
The throne is above the power of the air.
The authority of God is above every opposing authority.
THE THRONE IS THE SOURCE OF THE DECLARATION
REVELATION 16:17
“And there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The voice does not come from the air.
The vial is poured into the air.
But the voice comes from the throne.
This distinction is important.
The air is the realm being addressed.
The throne is the source of the declaration.
The judgment moves into the realm of the air, but the authority behind the judgment comes from the throne.
The source is higher than the realm being judged.
The authority is greater than the power being confronted.
The declaration comes from God.
And the declaration is:
“IT IS DONE.”
THE AIR REVEALS THE SPHERE OF THE CONFLICT
EPHESIANS 6:12
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
The conflict is not merely flesh and blood.
There are spiritual powers.
There are principalities.
There are powers.
There are rulers.
There is spiritual wickedness in heavenly places.
The conflict therefore has an invisible dimension.
The earthly manifestation is connected with a spiritual realm.
The seventh vial reaches into that spiritual realm.
The air identifies the sphere of spiritual government being addressed.
The seventh angel therefore ministers against something greater than human circumstances.
The judgment reaches the governmental atmosphere behind the earthly manifestation.
God is dealing with the spiritual order that has produced the earthly system.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS A GOVERNMENTAL KINGDOM
DANIEL 7:14
“And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him…”
The purpose of God is governmental.
Dominion is given.
A kingdom is established.
Nations come under the authority of the King.
The Kingdom of God is therefore not merely an inward experience.
It involves dominion.
It involves authority.
It involves rulership.
It involves nations.
The seventh vial reaches the realm of spiritual government because God’s purpose is moving toward the establishment of His Kingdom over every opposing power.
The air is being addressed because the spiritual governmental realm must be confronted before the fullness of God’s governmental purpose can be manifested.
CHRIST MUST REIGN UNTIL EVERY ENEMY IS UNDER HIS FEET
1 CORINTHIANS 15:25
“For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.”
Christ must reign.
The purpose of His reign is the subjection of every enemy.
The Kingdom advances until opposition is brought under His feet.
This is the governmental direction of the divine purpose.
The seventh vial therefore belongs to the larger movement of Christ’s government.
The judgment is not purposeless.
The judgment serves the Kingdom.
The spiritual realm is addressed because God’s government is being established.
The air is judged because opposing spiritual authority cannot remain permanently established against the government of Christ.
The Kingdom must prevail.
Christ must reign.
Every enemy must come under His feet.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL MINISTERS FROM A HIGHER REALM
REVELATION 12:5
“And her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”
The man-child is caught up to God and His throne.
The throne represents a higher governmental position.
The man-child is brought into that position before the woman enters the next stage of her experience.
The sequence again establishes divine order.
The instrument is brought into a higher realm.
The instrument is brought into governmental authority.
The ministry then proceeds according to that position.
The seventh angel’s ministry likewise comes from the heavenly temple and the throne.
The ministry is therefore associated with a higher governmental state than the realm into which the vial is poured.
The air is below the throne.
The throne is above the air.
The ministry proceeds from the throne into the air.
THE OVERCOMER SITS WITH CHRIST IN THE THRONE
REVELATION 3:21
“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne…”
The overcomer is brought into the throne.
The throne represents governmental participation with Christ.
The overcomer is therefore brought into a position from which the purpose of God can be administered.
The seventh angel is associated with this governmental setting.
The air is the realm being addressed.
The throne is the realm of authority.
The overcomer is brought into the throne.
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb in Zion.
The priesthood ministers according to the heavenly order.
The prophetic characteristics continue to converge.
THE AIR IS THE REALM BEING BROUGHT UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF GOD
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air…”
The seventh vial reaches the air.
The air represents the spiritual governmental atmosphere being addressed by this stage of God’s purpose.
The seventh angel therefore ministers into a realm that has been associated with opposing spiritual authority.
The judgment reaches the realm behind the earthly manifestation.
The purpose is governmental.
The result is governmental.
The source is governmental.
The declaration comes from the throne.
The seventh angel pours into the air.
The voice comes from the temple.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The realm has been addressed.
The governmental stage has reached its appointed completion.
THE HEAVENLY REALM PRODUCES EARTHLY MANIFESTATION
MATTHEW 6:10
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”
The divine order moves from heaven toward earth.
God’s will is established in heaven.
That will is manifested in the earth.
The Kingdom comes.
The heavenly purpose becomes earthly experience.
This is the direction of the Kingdom.
The seventh vial therefore must be understood within this movement.
The judgment proceeds from the heavenly throne.
The vial is poured into the air.
The spiritual governmental realm is addressed.
The earthly consequences follow.
The divine order moves from the heavenly source toward earthly manifestation.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL BRINGS THE AIR INTO THE FINAL STAGE
REVELATION 16:17–18
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake…”
The declaration “It is done” is immediately followed by manifestation.
Voices.
Thunders.
Lightnings.
A great earthquake.
The invisible declaration produces visible consequences.
The heavenly voice declares completion.
The earth responds.
The spiritual realm is addressed.
The earthly realm manifests the result.
The seventh vial therefore demonstrates the relationship between the heavenly source and earthly manifestation.
God declares from the throne.
The divine purpose moves through the appointed instrument.
The realm is addressed.
The result becomes visible.
And the voice declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
THE AIR IS NOT THE END — IT IS THE REALM BEING ADDRESSED
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air…”
The air is not the ultimate destination of God’s purpose.
It is the realm being addressed by the seventh vial.
The throne is the source.
The air is the sphere of judgment.
The earth receives the manifestation.
The Kingdom continues toward its ultimate purpose.
The seventh angel therefore stands between the heavenly governmental source and the earthly manifestation of the completed stage.
The order is clear:
THRONE → INSTRUMENT → AIR → EARTHLY MANIFESTATION → “IT IS DONE.”
The seventh angel is an instrument of the heavenly government.
The air is the realm into which the ministry is released.
The declaration is the announcement of completion.
And the completion prepares the way for the next movement of God’s eternal purpose.
CHAPTER 4 — OUT OF THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN
THE SEVENTH ANGEL COMES OUT OF THE HEAVENLY TEMPLE
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The Seven Last Plagues reach their final stage in the ministry of the seventh angel. The seventh angel pours out his vial into the air, and immediately the Scripture identifies the source of the great voice: the temple of heaven.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore have a heavenly source.
The seventh angel does not operate according to earthly government.
He does not receive his authority from the nations.
He does not receive his authority from Babylon.
He does not receive his authority from the beast.
His ministry is connected with the temple of heaven and the throne of God.
This is one of the foundational revelations of the Seven Last Plagues: the final stage of the prophetic order proceeds from the heavenly realm.
The declaration, “It is done,” comes from the throne.
The ministry of the seventh angel is connected with the temple.
The vial is poured into the air.
The divine order moves from heaven into the realm being addressed.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal the movement of God’s heavenly purpose into earthly manifestation.
THE TEMPLE REPRESENTS THE DWELLING PLACE OF GOD
REVELATION 15:5
“And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.”
Before the Seven Last Plagues are poured out, John sees the heavenly temple opened.
This establishes the setting for the entire final sequence.
The Seven Last Plagues do not originate in the earth.
They proceed from the heavenly temple.
The testimony is in heaven.
The temple is in heaven.
The divine presence is in heaven.
The authority behind the Seven Last Plagues is therefore heavenly authority.
The opening of the temple reveals that God is bringing His purpose out of the heavenly realm into manifestation.
The Seven Last Plagues are not random judgments.
They belong to an ordered movement proceeding from the presence and government of God.
The temple is opened.
The heavenly ministers are revealed.
The vials are given.
The angels go forth.
And the Seven Last Plagues begin their appointed work.
THE TEMPLE REVEALS THE HEAVENLY STATE OF THE MINISTRY
REVELATION 15:6
“And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues…”
The seven angels come out of the temple.
This is a tremendous key to the Seven Last Plagues.
The angels do not begin in the earth and then discover the heavenly purpose.
They come out of the temple.
Their ministry originates in the presence of God.
The temple is therefore more than a location.
It identifies the source and state from which the ministry proceeds.
The Seven Last Plagues come forth from a heavenly order.
The seven angels come forth from the temple.
The seventh angel therefore belongs to this same heavenly sequence.
He is the final messenger in the seven-vial order.
He comes from the same heavenly source.
He operates according to the same divine authority.
And when his appointed ministry reaches completion, the voice from the temple and throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
THE TEMPLE AND THE THRONE REVEAL PRIESTLY AND GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY
REVELATION 16:17
“And there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The temple and the throne appear together.
The temple reveals the priestly dimension.
The throne reveals the governmental dimension.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore bring these two dimensions together.
Priestly ministry proceeds from the presence of God.
Governmental authority proceeds from the throne of God.
The seventh angel is connected with both.
The ministry comes from the temple.
The declaration comes from the throne.
This is why the Seven Last Plagues cannot be understood merely as a series of judgments.
They reveal divine government being manifested through heavenly ministry.
The priestly and governmental dimensions operate together.
The temple provides the heavenly source.
The throne provides the governmental authority.
The seventh angel provides the appointed instrument.
The vial provides the appointed ministry.
And the declaration announces the result:
“IT IS DONE.”
THE MELCHIZEDEK ORDER BRINGS PRIESTHOOD AND KINGDOM TOGETHER
HEBREWS 7:1
“For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God…”
Melchizedek is revealed as both king and priest.
This gives us an important pattern for understanding the Seven Last Plagues.
The temple speaks of priesthood.
The throne speaks of kingship.
Melchizedek brings priesthood and kingship together.
The divine purpose therefore requires more than ministry without authority.
It requires ministry operating under government.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal this same order.
The seventh angel ministers from the heavenly temple.
The voice comes from the throne.
The ministry is therefore both priestly and governmental in its setting.
God raises an instrument.
God establishes the instrument in the proper state.
God gives the instrument an appointed ministry.
And that ministry proceeds from the heavenly government of God.
THE HEAVENLY TEMPLE IS THE SOURCE OF THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES
REVELATION 15:1
“And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues…”
The Seven Last Plagues are first revealed in heaven.
The seven angels are seen in heaven.
The plagues are associated with heaven before they are manifested upon the earth.
This establishes the order.
The Seven Last Plagues originate in the heavenly purpose.
They are then released through heavenly instruments.
They are manifested in the earth.
The final vial reaches the air.
The voice comes from the heavenly temple.
The voice comes from the throne.
The declaration is made:
“IT IS DONE.”
The earthly manifestation therefore begins with a heavenly determination.
God establishes the purpose in heaven before it becomes visible in the earth.
THE TEMPLE IS FILLED WITH THE GLORY OF GOD
REVELATION 15:8
“And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power…”
The temple is filled with the glory and power of God.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore proceed from divine glory and divine power.
The source is not human strength.
The source is not human wisdom.
The source is not human government.
The source is God.
The glory fills the temple.
The power fills the temple.
The angels come forth from the temple.
The vials are released.
The Seven Last Plagues accomplish their appointed work.
This is why the heavenly state of the instrument matters.
The instrument must be connected with the source.
The ministry must proceed from the presence.
The authority must proceed from the throne.
The work must proceed according to the purpose of God.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL COMES FROM THE SAME HEAVENLY ORDER
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air…”
The seventh angel belongs to the same heavenly order revealed in Revelation 15.
The Seven Last Plagues have seven angels.
The seventh angel is the final messenger of the sequence.
The first six angels have already fulfilled their appointed ministries.
The seventh angel now pours out the seventh vial.
The movement reaches its culmination.
The temple has supplied the ministry.
The throne supplies the declaration.
The air receives the vial.
The prophetic stage reaches completion.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal a complete divine sequence.
The seventh angel does not appear outside the order.
He appears at the appointed conclusion of the order.
THE HEAVENLY TEMPLE REVEALS THE STATE OF THE INSTRUMENT
REVELATION 15:6
“And the seven angels came out of the temple…”
The angels come out of the temple.
The ministry proceeds from the heavenly sanctuary.
The state of the instrument is therefore important.
God does not merely raise an instrument.
He brings the instrument into the proper state from which the ministry can proceed.
This is the principle we see throughout the prophetic Word.
The instrument must be prepared.
The instrument must be positioned.
The instrument must be brought into alignment with the divine purpose.
Then the ministry can flow through the instrument.
The Seven Last Plagues demonstrate this principle.
The angels come out of the temple.
The seventh angel ministers into the air.
The voice comes from the throne.
The declaration is made.
The divine order has reached its appointed stage.
THE THRONE IS ABOVE THE REALM BEING JUDGED
REVELATION 16:17
“And there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The source is above the realm being addressed.
The vial is poured into the air.
The voice comes from the throne.
The judgment proceeds downward from heavenly authority.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal the supremacy of God’s government over the realm being judged.
The air cannot establish the final government.
The throne has the final authority.
The spiritual powers cannot establish the final kingdom.
Christ has the throne.
The opposing government cannot remain forever.
The government of God prevails.
This is why the seventh angel’s ministry is connected with the throne.
The Seven Last Plagues belong to the movement toward the establishment of God’s ultimate governmental purpose.
THE MAN-CHILD IS BROUGHT TO THE THRONE
REVELATION 12:5
“And her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The seventh angel ministers from the heavenly realm.
The overcomer is promised the throne.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb in Zion.
The priesthood operates according to the heavenly order.
These prophetic characteristics continue to point toward the same divine pattern.
The instrument is brought into a higher state.
The instrument is connected with the throne.
The ministry proceeds according to heavenly authority.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore must be understood in connection with the raising of God’s governmental instruments.
The seventh angel is not merely a messenger carrying a message.
He represents an appointed ministry operating within an established heavenly order.
THE HEAVENLY TEMPLE PRECEDES THE EARTHLY MANIFESTATION
MATTHEW 6:10
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”
The will of God is established in heaven before it is manifested in the earth.
The Kingdom comes from heaven.
The will of God moves from heavenly purpose into earthly experience.
The Seven Last Plagues follow this same principle.
The purpose is established in heaven.
The temple is opened.
The angels come forth.
The vials are released.
The earthly realm experiences the result.
The seventh vial reaches the air.
The voice comes from the throne.
The declaration is made:
“IT IS DONE.”
The Seven Last Plagues therefore demonstrate the movement of divine purpose from heaven into manifestation.
THE TEMPLE AND THE THRONE POINT TO THE SAME SOURCE
REVELATION 7:15
“Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple…”
The throne and temple are joined together.
Those before the throne serve God in His temple.
Government and priestly service belong together in the heavenly order.
This gives us further understanding of the seventh angel.
The temple reveals service.
The throne reveals authority.
The seventh angel is connected with the temple.
The declaration comes from the throne.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal a ministry that proceeds from heavenly service under heavenly authority.
The ministry is not independent.
It is submitted to the throne.
It is connected with the temple.
It is released according to God’s appointed order.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL BRINGS THE HEAVENLY ORDER INTO THE AIR
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air…”
The heavenly order is released into the air.
The instrument comes from the heavenly temple.
The vial enters the realm of spiritual government.
The throne declares the completion.
This is the movement of the Seven Last Plagues:
HEAVENLY TEMPLE → HEAVENLY INSTRUMENT → AIR → EARTHLY MANIFESTATION → “IT IS DONE.”
The source is heavenly.
The instrument is heavenly.
The authority is governmental.
The realm being addressed is spiritual.
The manifestation reaches the earth.
The result is declared from the throne.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal not only judgment, but the divine order by which heavenly government enters manifestation.
THE TEMPLE REVEALS WHERE THE SEVENTH ANGEL COMES FROM
REVELATION 16:17
“And there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne…”
The seventh angel’s ministry must be understood from its source.
The source is heaven.
The source is the temple.
The source is the throne.
The ministry therefore belongs to the heavenly governmental order of God.
The Seven Last Plagues are the final plagues because they belong to the final stage of this ordered prophetic movement.
The seventh angel is the seventh because he belongs to the completion of the sevenfold sequence.
The declaration is “It is done” because the appointed work of this stage has reached its completion.
The temple establishes the source.
The throne establishes the authority.
The air establishes the realm.
The seventh angel establishes the instrument.
The declaration establishes the result.
And the Seven Last Plagues bring us to the next stage of God’s purpose.
CHAPTER 5 — FROM THE THRONE
THE SEVENTH ANGEL IS CONNECTED WITH THE THRONE
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The Seven Last Plagues reach their final stage with the seventh angel. His vial is poured into the air, but the declaration that follows comes from the throne.
The throne is therefore central to the revelation of the seventh angel.
The air identifies the realm being addressed.
The temple identifies the heavenly source.
The throne identifies the governmental authority.
And the declaration identifies the result:
“IT IS DONE.”
The seventh angel therefore operates within the governmental order of God.
The Seven Last Plagues are not independent events. They are administered according to the authority of the throne.
The final vial proceeds from an established heavenly government, and its completion produces the declaration that the appointed work has reached its fulfillment.
THE THRONE REPRESENTS GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY
DANIEL 7:9–10
“I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow… his throne was like the fiery flame…”
The throne is associated with the Ancient of Days.
The throne reveals government.
The throne reveals judgment.
The throne reveals authority.
The throne reveals the administration of God’s purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a governmental revelation.
The judgments of the Seven Last Plagues are not expressions of uncontrolled wrath.
They proceed according to the authority and purpose of God.
The seventh angel ministers according to that government.
The declaration comes from that government.
And the prophetic sequence reaches its appointed completion under that authority.
CHRIST IS SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD
EPHESIANS 1:20–22
“Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion… And hath put all things under his feet…”
Christ is raised and seated in the heavenly places.
He is above every principality.
He is above every power.
He is above every dominion.
All things are placed under His feet.
The throne therefore represents the supremacy of Christ’s government.
The Seven Last Plagues must be understood from this heavenly governmental position.
The seventh angel does not operate independently of Christ’s authority.
The final vial belongs to the governmental purpose of God.
The throne is above the powers being judged.
The authority of Christ is above every opposing authority.
And the purpose of the Seven Last Plagues is ultimately connected with bringing every opposing power under the government of God.
THE OVERCOMER IS BROUGHT INTO THE THRONE
REVELATION 3:21
“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne…”
The overcomer is promised participation in the throne of Christ.
This is one of the clearest connections between overcoming and government in the book of Revelation.
The overcomer is not merely promised personal victory.
The overcomer is promised governmental participation.
The throne represents responsibility.
The throne represents authority.
The throne represents rulership.
The overcomer therefore must be brought into a state of maturity capable of carrying governmental responsibility.
This principle is essential to understanding the seventh angel and the Seven Last Plagues.
Before God can release the fullness of His governmental purpose through an instrument, that instrument must be brought into the appointed state.
Overcoming precedes enthronement.
Maturity precedes government.
Preparation precedes responsibility.
THE MAN-CHILD IS CAUGHT UP TO THE THRONE
REVELATION 12:5
“And her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The same governmental characteristic appears again.
The overcomer is promised the throne.
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The seventh angel is associated with the throne.
The repeated appearance of the throne establishes a prophetic thread.
The man-child is also identified with governmental authority.
The Scripture says:
“Who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron.”
The man-child is therefore not merely brought into a heavenly position.
He is brought into a governmental position.
The throne is the place of authority from which the governmental purpose proceeds.
The Seven Last Plagues must therefore be examined in connection with this larger revelation of God’s governmental order.
THE THRONE AND THE FIRSTFRUITS
REVELATION 14:1
“And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand…”
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb upon Mount Zion.
The firstfruits are associated with the Lamb.
They are associated with Zion.
They are associated with the completion and maturity of God’s first portion.
The throne, Zion, the Lamb, and the firstfruits all belong to the governmental revelation of the Kingdom.
God establishes a people who have overcome.
He brings them into an appointed position.
He establishes the firstfruits.
He establishes the governmental instrument.
Then the purpose moves toward the larger harvest.
The Seven Last Plagues must therefore be understood as part of this greater divine order.
THE FIRSTFRUITS ARE FIRST BECAUSE SOMETHING FOLLOWS
REVELATION 14:4
“These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
Firstfruits establish sequence.
They are first.
Therefore something follows.
The firstfruits are not the end of the harvest.
They are the beginning of the harvest.
This principle helps us understand why God establishes a governmental company before the fullness of His purpose is manifested.
God establishes the first portion.
He brings it into maturity.
He gives it an appointed position.
Then the ministry of that first portion becomes part of the continuing purpose of God.
The seventh angel therefore must be understood as part of a divine order that moves from firstfruits toward fullness.
THE THRONE IS ASSOCIATED WITH GOVERNMENT OVER THE NATIONS
REVELATION 2:26–27
“And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron…”
The overcomer receives authority over the nations.
The man-child is to rule the nations with a rod of iron.
The throne represents governmental authority.
These passages reveal the same governmental principle.
God is raising a people who will participate in the administration of His Kingdom.
The authority comes from Christ.
The authority is given to those who overcome.
The authority is exercised according to God’s purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a governmental movement that ultimately affects the nations.
The judgment of the Seven Last Plagues prepares the way for the greater manifestation of the Kingdom of God.
THE THRONE IS THE SOURCE OF THE FINAL DECLARATION
REVELATION 16:17
“And there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The voice comes from the throne.
This is the defining statement of the seventh vial.
The seventh angel pours out the vial.
The temple provides the heavenly setting.
The throne provides the governmental source.
And the voice declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The declaration therefore proceeds from divine government.
It is not a statement made by the earth.
It is not a statement made by the nations.
It is not a statement made by Babylon.
It is the voice from the throne.
God Himself establishes the completion.
The seventh angel is the instrument.
The throne is the authority.
The declaration is the result.
THE THRONE IS CONNECTED WITH THE TEMPLE
REVELATION 7:15
“Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple…”
The throne and the temple appear together.
The throne represents government.
The temple represents service and priestly ministry.
The heavenly order therefore joins government and priesthood.
The seventh angel is associated with the temple.
The declaration comes from the throne.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal a ministry operating within both priestly and governmental dimensions.
The instrument serves according to the heavenly order.
The authority comes from the throne.
The ministry is released according to God’s purpose.
This is the same pattern revealed in Melchizedek.
MELCHIZEDEK REVEALS KING AND PRIEST
HEBREWS 7:1
“For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God…”
Melchizedek is both king and priest.
The king represents government.
The priest represents ministry.
The throne represents government.
The temple represents priestly ministry.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal a divine order in which priestly ministry and governmental authority operate together.
The seventh angel comes from the heavenly temple.
The declaration comes from the throne.
The ministry is therefore not merely administrative.
It is priestly and governmental.
God raises the instrument.
God prepares the instrument.
God establishes the instrument in the proper realm.
God releases the ministry.
And the ministry accomplishes its appointed purpose.
CHRIST MUST REIGN
1 CORINTHIANS 15:25
“For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.”
Christ must reign.
His reign has a purpose.
Every enemy must be brought under His feet.
The Kingdom must advance until opposition has been subdued.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to the larger governmental movement of Christ’s reign.
The seventh angel does not represent an isolated judgment.
The seventh vial belongs to the process by which God’s government advances toward the ultimate defeat of every opposing power.
The throne is therefore central to the meaning of the seventh vial.
The throne establishes the authority.
The authority establishes the judgment.
The judgment produces the appointed result.
The result leads toward the continuing Kingdom purpose.
THE KINGDOM IS GIVEN TO THE SON OF MAN
DANIEL 7:13–14
“And, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven… And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom…”
The Son of Man receives dominion.
He receives glory.
He receives a kingdom.
The nations and peoples come under His authority.
The Kingdom is therefore governmental.
God’s purpose is not merely to rescue individuals.
God’s purpose is to establish His Kingdom.
The Seven Last Plagues belong to this larger movement toward divine government.
The seventh angel ministers according to the heavenly governmental order.
The throne establishes the authority.
The Kingdom establishes the purpose.
The nations become the sphere in which that government is ultimately manifested.
THE THRONE ESTABLISHES THE ORDER OF THE KINGDOM
REVELATION 20:4
“And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them…”
Thrones appear in connection with judgment and government.
The Kingdom involves authority.
The Kingdom involves judgment.
The Kingdom involves administration.
The throne therefore represents an established governmental order.
The seventh angel operates within this order.
The Seven Last Plagues are not outside the Kingdom.
They are part of the movement toward the establishment of God’s government over the earth.
The seventh vial reaches its appointed conclusion.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The governmental stage has reached completion.
THE THRONE REVEALS THE STATE FROM WHICH THE MINISTRY FLOWS
REVELATION 12:5
“And her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”
The man-child is brought into the throne.
The overcomer is promised the throne.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb in Zion.
The Melchizedek priesthood represents heavenly priestly government.
These passages reveal the state of the instrument.
The instrument must be brought into the heavenly governmental position before the fullness of the ministry can flow through it.
The throne is therefore not simply a destination.
It is a state of governmental maturity.
The seventh angel’s ministry is connected with this heavenly governmental order.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal the final stage of a divine process in which God’s purpose is administered from the heavenly realm.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL AND THE THRONE POINT TO “IT IS DONE”
REVELATION 16:17
“And there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The entire revelation of the seventh vial moves toward these words.
The seventh angel is established.
The heavenly temple is revealed.
The throne is revealed.
The vial is poured into the air.
And the voice declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The declaration is the result of the divine order.
The throne has established the authority.
The instrument has fulfilled its appointed ministry.
The realm has been addressed.
The prophetic stage has reached its appointed completion.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal the governmental completion of a particular stage in God’s purpose.
The declaration does not mean that God’s entire eternal purpose has ceased.
It means that the appointed work represented by the seventh vial has reached its completion.
And when that stage is complete, the next stage can begin.
THE COMPLETED WORK BECOMES THE FOUNDATION FOR WHAT FOLLOWS
EPHESIANS 1:10
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
God’s purpose continues.
The fullness of the times brings all things together in Christ.
The completed stage becomes part of the foundation for the continuing purpose.
The throne has been established.
The governmental authority has been manifested.
The appointed ministry has been completed.
The declaration has been made:
“IT IS DONE.”
Now the purpose continues toward the fullness of the times.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore do not represent the termination of God’s purpose.
They represent a decisive stage in the progression of that purpose.
One stage is completed.
The next stage begins.
The Kingdom continues.
Christ continues to reign.
All things continue moving toward their gathering together in Him.
And ultimately:
GOD ALL IN ALL.
CHAPTER 6 — THE FIRSTFRUITS
THE FIRSTFRUITS STAND WITH THE LAMB IN ZION
REVELATION 14:1–4
“And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand…”
“These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
The Seven Last Plagues are part of a larger prophetic order revealed throughout the book of Revelation. Before the final vial reaches its appointed conclusion, God reveals a people standing with the Lamb upon Mount Zion.
They are identified as the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
The word firstfruits establishes order.
Firstfruits are first.
They are not the entire harvest.
They are the first portion brought forth from the harvest.
The revelation of the Seven Last Plagues must therefore be understood in relation to this divine principle of firstfruits.
God establishes the first portion before the fullness of the harvest.
God brings forth the firstfruits before the larger harvest reaches its appointed manifestation.
The firstfruits therefore become a sign that God’s purpose is moving toward fulfillment.
FIRSTFRUITS ESTABLISH THE DIVINE ORDER OF THE HARVEST
JAMES 1:18
“Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”
The firstfruits are begotten according to the will of God.
They are produced by the Word of truth.
They belong to God.
They are first because God has established an order in which the first portion precedes the fullness.
This principle is essential to understanding the Seven Last Plagues.
The final vial does not appear without a preceding divine order.
The seventh angel does not appear without the six angels before him.
The completion does not appear without the process.
The harvest does not appear without the firstfruits.
The fullness does not appear without the first portion.
God establishes what must come first, and then He brings forth what follows.
The firstfruits therefore reveal one of the fundamental ways of God:
FIRST, THEN FULLNESS.
THE FIRSTFRUITS BELONG TO GOD AND THE LAMB
REVELATION 14:4
“These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
The firstfruits belong to God and to the Lamb.
Their identity is not established by human ambition.
Their purpose is not established by earthly government.
They are redeemed from among men and brought into an appointed relationship with God and the Lamb.
This establishes the source of their calling.
God claims the firstfruits.
The Lamb claims the firstfruits.
Their purpose is therefore connected with the divine purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues must be understood within this larger movement of God’s purpose because the seventh vial brings a particular stage of that purpose toward completion.
The firstfruits are part of the preparation for that greater manifestation.
They are the first portion of what God intends to bring into fullness.
THE FIRSTFRUITS STAND IN ZION
REVELATION 14:1
“And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand…”
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb on Mount Zion.
Zion therefore becomes a significant part of the prophetic revelation.
The firstfruits are not merely identified by number.
They are identified by location.
They stand with the Lamb.
They stand upon Zion.
They are separated unto God.
They follow the Lamb.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore cannot be isolated from the revelation of Zion.
The final stage of the seven-vial order belongs to a greater divine movement in which God establishes His governmental and priestly purpose.
Zion becomes associated with the mature firstfruits company.
The Lamb remains the center.
The firstfruits stand with Him.
THE FIRSTFRUITS FOLLOW THE LAMB
REVELATION 14:4
“These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth.”
The firstfruits follow the Lamb wherever He goes.
Their direction comes from the Lamb.
Their movement comes from the Lamb.
Their ministry comes from the Lamb.
Their identity comes from their relationship with the Lamb.
This is important because divine government does not begin with the instrument.
It begins with Christ.
The instrument follows the Lamb.
The firstfruits follow the Lamb.
The governmental purpose belongs to the Lamb.
The Seven Last Plagues belong to the larger purpose of God in Christ.
The seventh angel does not establish his own purpose.
He fulfills the purpose given to him.
The instrument follows the divine order.
THE FIRSTFRUITS ARE WITHOUT GUILE
REVELATION 14:5
“And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.”
The firstfruits are brought before the throne of God.
The throne appears again.
The overcomer is promised the throne.
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The firstfruits are before the throne.
The seventh angel’s declaration comes from the throne.
The repeated appearance of the throne reveals the governmental center of this prophetic order.
The firstfruits are prepared before the throne.
They are brought into an appointed state.
They stand with the Lamb.
They follow the Lamb.
They are identified as firstfruits.
The governmental purpose is therefore connected with maturity and preparation.
FIRSTFRUITS ARE CONNECTED WITH MATURITY
REVELATION 14:4
“These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth.”
The firstfruits demonstrate a mature relationship with the Lamb.
They follow Him completely.
They are not described as following Him only when circumstances are favorable.
They follow Him wherever He goes.
This reveals a people brought into alignment with the divine purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal the final stage of an ordered prophetic movement.
The firstfruits reveal the maturity of an appointed people within that larger movement.
The same principle appears again:
PREPARATION PRECEDES MANIFESTATION.
God prepares the vessel before releasing the ministry.
God brings the firstfruits into maturity before the fullness of the harvest.
God establishes the instrument before the next stage of His purpose proceeds.
THE FIRSTFRUITS REVEAL THE PRINCIPLE OF FIRST AND FULLNESS
1 CORINTHIANS 15:20
“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.”
Christ Himself is revealed as the firstfruits.
This gives us the highest expression of the principle.
Christ is the firstfruits.
His resurrection is the beginning of a greater resurrection purpose.
The first portion contains the testimony of what is coming.
The firstfruits demonstrate the nature of the harvest.
The firstfruits therefore are not separated from the harvest.
They are connected to it.
The same principle operates in the prophetic revelation of the Seven Last Plagues.
God brings forth the firstfruits.
God establishes the first portion.
God brings the first portion into its appointed state.
Then the larger purpose moves toward fullness.
CHRIST IS THE FIRSTFRUITS OF THE GREATER HARVEST
1 CORINTHIANS 15:22–23
“For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.”
Paul explicitly says:
“Every man in his own order.”
Then he identifies Christ as the firstfruits.
The word order is essential.
There is a divine sequence.
There is a first.
There is an afterward.
The Kingdom purpose unfolds according to divine order.
The firstfruits come first.
Then what follows comes afterward.
This principle gives us a framework for understanding the prophetic order surrounding the Seven Last Plagues.
The seventh angel comes seventh.
The seventh vial comes after the preceding six.
The firstfruits come first.
The larger purpose follows.
God does not confuse the order.
He establishes each stage according to His purpose.
THE FIRSTFRUITS REVEAL THE NATURE OF WHAT FOLLOWS
ROMANS 8:23
“And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit…”
The firstfruits of the Spirit are connected with the future expectation of redemption and manifestation.
The first portion points toward what is coming.
The firstfruits therefore contain a testimony of the greater purpose.
God gives the first portion as an indication of the fullness.
The firstfruits are evidence that the divine purpose is already operating and moving toward completion.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore must be seen within this larger movement.
The final vial is not the beginning.
It is the culmination of a sequence.
The firstfruits are not the entire purpose.
They are the first portion of what God is bringing toward fullness.
THE FIRSTFRUITS AND THE MAN-CHILD BELONG TO THE GOVERNMENTAL PATTERN
REVELATION 12:5
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”
The man-child is associated with governmental authority.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb in Zion.
The overcomer is promised the throne.
The Seven Last Plagues culminate in a declaration from the throne.
These passages reveal a consistent governmental thread.
God raises an instrument.
God brings the instrument into an appointed state.
God establishes the instrument in relationship to His government.
Then the purpose moves forward.
The firstfruits therefore must be understood as part of the divine governmental order.
They are first because God is establishing something through them that will serve the larger purpose.
THE FIRSTFRUITS AND THE MELCHIZEDEK ORDER
HEBREWS 7:17
“For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.”
Christ is the eternal Priest according to the order of Melchizedek.
Melchizedek represents the joining of priesthood and kingship.
The firstfruits are standing with the Lamb in Zion.
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The seventh angel ministers from the heavenly temple.
The declaration comes from the throne.
The priestly and governmental dimensions therefore appear together throughout the prophetic pattern.
The firstfruits belong to a people being brought into an appointed maturity for divine service and governmental purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal the final stage of an ordered prophetic movement in which this heavenly government is manifested according to the purpose of God.
THE FIRSTFRUITS ARE NOT THE END OF THE HARVEST
REVELATION 14:4
“These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
The Scripture does not call them the entire harvest.
It calls them firstfruits.
This distinction is essential.
Firstfruits are first.
Therefore, something follows.
The firstfruits establish a beginning.
The larger harvest represents the fullness.
The divine purpose therefore moves from the first portion toward the greater fulfillment.
This principle becomes extremely important when we reach the declaration of the seventh angel:
“IT IS DONE.”
The completed stage does not mean that every remaining purpose of God has ended.
The completed stage means that what God appointed for that stage has been accomplished.
Then the purpose continues.
THE FIRSTFRUITS PRECEDE THE MARRIAGE
REVELATION 19:7
“Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
The bride has made herself ready.
Preparation precedes marriage.
The firstfruits have been brought forth.
The governmental instrument has been established.
The woman has been prepared.
The prophetic order moves toward union.
The marriage of the Lamb therefore belongs to the continuing movement of God’s purpose.
The firstfruits are part of the preparation for what follows.
The mature company is established before the larger relationship reaches its appointed manifestation.
The divine order is therefore:
FIRSTFRUITS → PREPARATION → UNION → CONTINUING KINGDOM PURPOSE.
The Seven Last Plagues must be understood within this larger sequence.
THE FIRSTFRUITS SERVE THE LARGER PURPOSE OF GOD
REVELATION 5:9–10
“And hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.”
The purpose of redemption moves toward kingship and priesthood.
The redeemed are made kings and priests.
They reign upon the earth.
This is the governmental purpose of redemption.
The firstfruits therefore are not merely recipients of blessing.
They are prepared for ministry.
They are prepared for government.
They are prepared for service.
The Kingdom of God operates through a redeemed people who have been brought into the purpose of the King.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a greater Kingdom revelation.
The seventh angel operates within the heavenly government.
The firstfruits represent the first portion of the governmental purpose.
The larger purpose continues toward the reign of Christ and the gathering of all things in Him.
THE FIRSTFRUITS ARE CONNECTED WITH ZION
PSALM 2:6
“Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.”
Zion is connected with the King.
The King is connected with government.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb upon Zion.
The throne represents government.
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The overcomer is promised the throne.
These revelations converge around the governmental purpose of God.
Zion is not merely a geographical reference.
It is connected with God’s King and His government.
The firstfruits standing in Zion therefore reveal a people associated with the governmental purpose of the Lamb.
The Seven Last Plagues reach their culmination within this larger movement toward the manifestation of God’s Kingdom.
THE FIRSTFRUITS ARE A PEOPLE PREPARED FOR THE LAMB
REVELATION 14:4
“These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth.”
The firstfruits are identified by their relationship with the Lamb.
They follow Him.
They belong to Him.
They stand with Him.
They are redeemed unto God and the Lamb.
This is the foundation of their ministry.
The instrument must remain connected with the Lamb.
The government belongs to the Lamb.
The throne belongs to the Lamb.
The Kingdom belongs to the Lamb.
The firstfruits belong to the Lamb.
The Seven Last Plagues ultimately serve the purpose of the Lamb and the establishment of His Kingdom.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL AND THE FIRSTFRUITS MEET AT THE POINT OF COMPLETION
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air…”
The seventh angel represents the final messenger in the seven-vial sequence.
The firstfruits represent the first portion of God’s harvest.
The man-child represents the governmental instrument caught up to the throne.
The overcomer represents those who overcome and receive governmental authority.
The Melchizedek order represents priestly and kingly ministry.
These revelations are not separate purposes competing with one another.
They reveal different characteristics of the divine order.
The Seven Last Plagues reach their seventh stage.
The seventh angel pours out the final vial.
The heavenly temple is involved.
The throne is involved.
The air is addressed.
And the voice declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The completion therefore occurs within an already established divine order.
THE FIRSTFRUITS POINT TOWARD FULLNESS
EPHESIANS 1:10
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
The fullness of the times is greater than the firstfruits.
The firstfruits are part of the path toward fullness.
God establishes the first portion.
God establishes the governmental instrument.
God prepares the bride.
God brings the appointed union into manifestation.
Then the purpose continues toward the gathering together of all things in Christ.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a prophetic progression.
The seventh vial reaches a particular completion.
That completion does not terminate the eternal purpose.
It becomes part of the foundation for the next movement.
God continues building.
God continues gathering.
God continues bringing His purpose into manifestation.
THE FIRSTFRUITS POINT TOWARD GOD ALL IN ALL
1 CORINTHIANS 15:28
“And when all things shall be subdued unto him… that God may be all in all.”
The ultimate purpose of God reaches beyond the firstfruits.
It reaches beyond the Seven Last Plagues.
It reaches beyond the marriage.
It reaches toward the ultimate triumph of Christ’s Kingdom and the subjection of all things to God.
The firstfruits are part of the beginning of that manifestation.
The governmental company is part of the divine order.
The Kingdom continues advancing.
Christ reigns.
All things are brought under His feet.
And the final purpose is:
GOD ALL IN ALL.
The firstfruits therefore must be understood in relationship to the whole counsel of God.
They are first, but they are not the final destination.
They are the beginning portion of a greater purpose.
THE FIRSTFRUITS REVEAL GOD’S PRINCIPLE OF DIVINE ORDER
1 CORINTHIANS 15:23
“But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.”
Paul gives us the principle plainly:
EVERY MAN IN HIS OWN ORDER.
Christ the firstfruits.
Afterward those who belong to Christ.
First.
Afterward.
Order.
Sequence.
Fulfillment.
This is the same principle that governs the Seven Last Plagues.
The first vial.
The second vial.
The third vial.
The fourth vial.
The fifth vial.
The sixth vial.
The seventh vial.
Then:
“IT IS DONE.”
God’s purpose unfolds according to order.
The firstfruits teach us to recognize that order.
The seventh angel teaches us to recognize its culmination.
The throne teaches us to recognize its government.
The temple teaches us to recognize its heavenly source.
The air teaches us to recognize the realm being addressed.
And the declaration teaches us to recognize the completion:
IT IS DONE.
CHAPTER 7 — THE MAN-CHILD CAUGHT UP TO THE THRONE
THE MAN-CHILD IS THE GOVERNMENTAL INSTRUMENT
REVELATION 12:5
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”
The revelation of the man-child is one of the central governmental revelations connected with the divine order surrounding the Seven Last Plagues.
The Scripture gives us three defining characteristics.
The man-child is brought forth.
The man-child is appointed to rule the nations.
The man-child is caught up unto God and to His throne.
These three characteristics establish a prophetic pattern.
BIRTH.
GOVERNMENT.
THRONE.
The man-child is therefore not presented merely as someone escaping the earth. He is presented as a governmental instrument.
The purpose is stated before the catching up:
“Who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron.”
The throne is therefore connected with governmental purpose.
The man-child is brought into the throne because the purpose of God requires a governmental instrument through which His authority can be manifested.
This becomes essential to understanding the seventh angel in Revelation 16.
The seventh angel ministers from the heavenly temple.
The declaration comes from the throne.
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb in Zion.
The overcomer is promised the throne.
The same governmental thread runs through these revelations.
THE MAN-CHILD IS BROUGHT FORTH BEFORE HE IS CAUGHT UP
REVELATION 12:5
“And she brought forth a man child…”
The man-child must first be brought forth.
The manifestation begins with birth.
God brings forth the instrument before He brings the instrument into the governmental position.
This is the principle of divine preparation.
God does not begin with the throne and then search for an instrument.
He brings forth the instrument.
He prepares the instrument.
He establishes the instrument.
Then He brings the instrument into its appointed governmental position.
The man-child is therefore a revelation of divine order.
The Seven Last Plagues likewise reveal divine order.
The first vial comes before the second.
The second comes before the third.
The third comes before the fourth.
The sixth comes before the seventh.
The seventh angel comes at the appointed conclusion.
God works in sequence.
He establishes one stage before another.
The man-child is brought forth before he is caught up to the throne.
THE MAN-CHILD IS APPOINTED TO RULE
REVELATION 12:5
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron…”
The purpose of the man-child is governmental.
He is to rule the nations.
The rod of iron speaks of authority that cannot be broken by the resistance of the nations.
The man-child therefore represents a governmental instrument within the prophetic purpose of God.
This is consistent with the revelation of the overcomer.
REVELATION 2:26–27
“And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron…”
The language is remarkably connected.
The overcomer receives power over the nations.
The overcomer rules with a rod of iron.
The man-child is to rule the nations with a rod of iron.
The prophetic characteristics therefore converge around overcoming and government.
The Seven Last Plagues must be understood within this larger revelation of God’s governmental purpose.
The final vial is not merely an isolated judgment.
It belongs to the movement toward the establishment of divine government.
THE OVERCOMER IS BROUGHT INTO THE THRONE
REVELATION 3:21
“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.”
The overcomer is promised the throne.
This establishes a direct relationship between overcoming and government.
The overcomer is not simply promised a reward.
The overcomer is promised governmental participation with Christ.
The throne is therefore the appointed position of authority.
This helps us understand the man-child.
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The overcomer is promised the throne.
Both revelations involve overcoming and governmental authority.
The Seven Last Plagues reach their final declaration from the throne because the throne represents the governmental source from which the final stage proceeds.
The throne is therefore one of the major identifying characteristics connecting these prophetic passages.
THE MAN-CHILD IS CAUGHT UP TO GOD AND TO HIS THRONE
REVELATION 12:5
“And her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”
The destination is specific.
The man-child is caught up unto God.
The man-child is caught up to His throne.
The purpose is therefore not merely movement from one location to another.
The revelation concerns relationship with God and governmental position.
The man-child is brought into the realm of the throne.
This is why the throne must be understood as a state of governmental authority.
The man-child’s position is connected with the authority of God.
The man-child does not establish an independent kingdom.
He is caught up to God and His throne.
The authority remains God’s.
The instrument operates under God’s authority.
The purpose remains God’s.
The Kingdom remains God’s.
THE THRONE IS THE SOURCE OF GOVERNMENT
PSALM 103:19
“The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.”
The throne is prepared in the heavens.
The Kingdom rules over all.
This establishes the heavenly source of divine government.
The throne is in the heavens.
The Kingdom proceeds from that throne.
The man-child is caught up to that throne.
The seventh angel’s declaration comes from that throne.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a heavenly governmental order.
The earth is not the source of the final authority.
The nations are not the source.
The beast is not the source.
Babylon is not the source.
The throne of God is the source.
The divine government proceeds from heaven toward its appointed manifestation in the earth.
THE MAN-CHILD IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WOMAN
REVELATION 12:1–2
“And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child cried…”
The man-child comes forth from the woman.
The woman is therefore part of the setting in which God brings forth the governmental instrument.
The woman carries the seed.
The child is brought forth.
The child is caught up to the throne.
The woman then enters another stage of preparation.
This sequence is important.
The man-child and the woman are connected, but they are not presented as entering the same stage at the same moment.
The man-child is brought forth first.
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
Then the woman enters the wilderness.
God has a divine order.
The instrument is established.
Then the next stage of the purpose proceeds.
THE WOMAN ENTERS A PLACE PREPARED BY GOD
REVELATION 12:6
“And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God…”
The woman has a place prepared by God.
The divine preparation continues after the man-child is caught up.
This demonstrates that the governmental instrument and the larger body have distinct stages within the divine order.
God establishes the man-child.
God prepares the woman.
The woman receives a place.
The woman receives provision.
The divine purpose continues.
The Seven Last Plagues likewise reveal a sequence in which one stage prepares the way for another.
The seventh angel does not appear until the preceding six vials have fulfilled their appointed place in the sequence.
God establishes.
God prepares.
God releases.
God completes.
THE MAN-CHILD AND THE FIRSTFRUITS SHARE THE PRINCIPLE OF “FIRST”
REVELATION 14:4
“These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
The firstfruits are first.
The man-child is brought forth before the woman enters the next stage.
The overcomers are brought into governmental promise.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb in Zion.
These passages reveal a consistent principle:
GOD ESTABLISHES THE FIRST PORTION BEFORE THE FULLNESS.
The firstfruits are not the whole harvest.
The man-child is not presented as the entire woman.
The overcomer is distinguished from the larger church addressed in Revelation 2 and 3.
God establishes a mature portion first.
Then the larger purpose proceeds.
This principle becomes important when the seventh angel declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The completed stage prepares the way for the next stage.
THE MAN-CHILD IS A SIGN OF GOVERNMENTAL MATURITY
REVELATION 2:26
“And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end…”
The overcomer keeps Christ’s works unto the end.
Overcoming therefore involves endurance and faithfulness.
Governmental authority is not disconnected from character.
The one who is entrusted with authority has been tested.
The one who rules has overcome.
The one who is entrusted with greater responsibility has demonstrated faithfulness.
This principle reaches throughout Scripture.
LUKE 16:10
“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much…”
Faithfulness precedes greater responsibility.
The Kingdom operates according to proven character.
God establishes the vessel before He entrusts the vessel with greater responsibility.
The man-child therefore represents more than a position.
He represents an instrument brought into an appointed governmental state.
THE MAN-CHILD AND THE THRONE REVEAL GOD’S GOVERNMENTAL INSTRUMENT
REVELATION 12:5
“And her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”
The throne is the defining governmental characteristic.
The man-child is brought into the throne.
The overcomer is promised the throne.
The seventh angel’s declaration comes from the throne.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb in Zion.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal a larger prophetic pattern in which God establishes a governmental instrument before the next movement of His purpose.
The instrument is raised.
The instrument is matured.
The instrument is brought into the heavenly governmental position.
Then the purpose proceeds.
This is the divine order.
THE THRONE AND THE TEMPLE COME TOGETHER
REVELATION 16:17
“And there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The seventh angel’s ministry is connected with the heavenly temple.
The declaration is connected with the throne.
This joins priesthood and government.
The temple represents divine service.
The throne represents divine government.
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The Melchizedek priesthood represents the priestly and kingly order.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb.
The Seven Last Plagues reach their seventh stage in this heavenly governmental setting.
The instrument is prepared for ministry.
The authority comes from the throne.
The result is declared from the throne.
“IT IS DONE.”
THE MAN-CHILD’S AUTHORITY COMES FROM CHRIST
REVELATION 19:15
“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…”
The authority belongs to Christ.
The rod of iron is associated with His rule.
The man-child participates in this governmental revelation.
The instrument does not become the source of authority.
Christ remains the source.
The man-child ministers under the authority of the King.
This is the proper understanding of a governmental instrument.
God raises the vessel.
Christ remains the Head.
The throne remains God’s.
The Kingdom remains Christ’s.
The instrument serves the divine purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore point us toward the establishment of God’s government rather than the elevation of human government.
THE MAN-CHILD IS CONNECTED WITH THE PURPOSE OF THE NATIONS
REVELATION 12:5
“…who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron…”
The nations are specifically mentioned.
The governmental purpose is therefore larger than the individual.
God’s purpose reaches the nations.
The Kingdom of God is destined to confront and overcome every opposing kingdom.
The man-child represents a governmental instrument within that purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues likewise move toward the final confrontation with the systems and powers opposing God’s Kingdom.
The seventh vial brings the prophetic sequence to the declaration:
“IT IS DONE.”
The governmental purpose has reached the completion appointed for that stage.
Then the larger purpose continues.
THE MAN-CHILD AND THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB
REVELATION 19:7
“For the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
The man-child is brought forth.
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The woman is prepared.
The bride makes herself ready.
The prophetic order moves toward marriage.
The sequence is therefore not merely about separation.
It is about preparation for union.
The governmental firstfruits and the prepared woman belong to a continuing Kingdom purpose.
The Bridegroom and bride become one.
The divine purpose moves forward through that union.
The Seven Last Plagues reach the declaration “It is done,” and the prophetic revelation continues toward the manifestation of the prepared bride and the marriage of the Lamb.
One stage is completed.
The next stage begins.
THE MAN-CHILD SERVES THE LARGER PURPOSE OF GOD
EPHESIANS 1:10
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
The governmental instrument is not the final destination.
The firstfruits are not the final destination.
The man-child is not the final destination.
Christ is the center of the entire purpose.
The purpose is moving toward the gathering together of all things in Christ.
The man-child serves within that purpose.
The firstfruits serve within that purpose.
The Kingdom serves within that purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues serve within that purpose.
Every instrument God raises has a purpose larger than itself.
The vessel is established so that God’s eternal purpose can move forward.
THE GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSE ENDS IN GOD ALL IN ALL
1 CORINTHIANS 15:24–28
“Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father…”
“…that God may be all in all.”
Christ reigns.
The enemies are subdued.
The Kingdom accomplishes its appointed purpose.
All things are brought under His feet.
And the ultimate purpose is that God may be all in all.
The man-child therefore belongs to a much larger prophetic movement.
The firstfruits belong to a much larger harvest.
The seventh angel belongs to a much larger divine order.
The Seven Last Plagues belong to a much larger Kingdom purpose.
The throne establishes the government.
The instrument carries the ministry.
The ministry accomplishes its appointed work.
The declaration comes:
“IT IS DONE.”
And the purpose of God continues toward its ultimate consummation.
THE MAN-CHILD REVEALS THE PRINCIPLE OF THE INSTRUMENT
2 TIMOTHY 2:20–21
“But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver… If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use…”
God uses vessels.
The vessel must be prepared.
The vessel must be sanctified.
The vessel must be made ready for the Master’s use.
The man-child reveals this principle in prophetic form.
God brings forth the instrument.
God brings the instrument into the appointed state.
God brings the instrument to the throne.
God uses the instrument according to His purpose.
This is why the revelation of the man-child belongs in the study of the Seven Last Plagues.
The seventh angel is not merely an event.
He is an instrument within God’s order.
The man-child reveals the principle of the governmental instrument.
The throne reveals the governmental position.
The temple reveals the heavenly source.
The air reveals the realm being addressed.
And the declaration reveals the result:
“IT IS DONE.”
CHAPTER 8 — THE MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD
THE PRIESTHOOD AFTER THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK
HEBREWS 7:17
“For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.”
The revelation of the Melchizedek priesthood is essential to understanding the divine order surrounding the Seven Last Plagues.
Christ is the eternal Priest after the order of Melchizedek.
This priesthood is not an earthly priesthood established according to the order of Aaron. It belongs to a higher order.
The Melchizedek priesthood brings together priesthood and kingship.
The temple reveals priestly ministry.
The throne reveals governmental authority.
The seventh angel is connected with the temple of heaven.
The declaration concerning the seventh vial comes from the throne.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore appear within a prophetic setting where heavenly priestly ministry and governmental authority operate together.
The revelation of Melchizedek helps us understand the state of the instrument through which God’s purpose is administered.
MELCHIZEDEK WAS BOTH KING AND PRIEST
HEBREWS 7:1–2
“For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God…”
Melchizedek is identified as both king and priest.
These two offices reveal two dimensions of God’s Kingdom.
The priest ministers before God.
The king exercises government.
The priesthood represents service in the presence of God.
The throne represents authority in the government of God.
The Melchizedek order therefore brings these dimensions together.
This is important in the revelation of the Seven Last Plagues because the seventh angel is associated with both the heavenly temple and the throne.
The ministry comes from the temple.
The declaration comes from the throne.
The priestly and governmental dimensions are therefore joined in the prophetic order.
God is not merely raising ministers who can speak.
God is establishing vessels capable of carrying divine purpose under divine government.
CHRIST IS THE HIGH PRIEST OF THE HEAVENLY ORDER
HEBREWS 4:14
“Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God…”
Christ has passed into the heavens.
He is the great High Priest.
His priesthood is heavenly.
His ministry is not limited to an earthly tabernacle.
The heavenly priesthood therefore establishes the realm from which divine ministry proceeds.
This agrees with the revelation of the Seven Last Plagues.
The seven angels come out of the temple of heaven.
The seventh angel pours out his vial.
The voice comes from the heavenly temple.
The declaration comes from the throne.
The entire sequence is connected with a heavenly priestly and governmental order.
The ministry begins in heaven before it is manifested in the earth.
THE HEAVENLY TABERNACLE IS THE TRUE SANCTUARY
HEBREWS 8:1–2
“We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.”
Christ is seated at the right hand of the throne.
He is the minister of the sanctuary.
The true tabernacle is established by the Lord.
Here again, priesthood and throne appear together.
Christ ministers in the sanctuary.
Christ is seated at the throne.
The heavenly priesthood operates under heavenly government.
This is the pattern we see surrounding the Seven Last Plagues.
The temple provides the heavenly setting.
The throne provides the governmental authority.
The seventh angel ministers within that divine order.
The declaration “It is done” comes from the throne.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal a ministry proceeding from the heavenly sanctuary under the authority of the heavenly throne.
THE EARTHLY PRIESTHOOD WAS A SHADOW OF HEAVENLY THINGS
HEBREWS 8:5
“Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things…”
The earthly priesthood was a shadow.
The reality is heavenly.
The earthly tabernacle pointed toward a greater heavenly reality.
The earthly priesthood pointed toward a greater priesthood.
The earthly ministry pointed toward heavenly ministry.
Therefore, when Revelation shows the temple of heaven opened and the angels coming out of the temple, we are seeing the fulfillment of a heavenly pattern.
The Seven Last Plagues proceed from the heavenly sanctuary.
The seventh angel is part of that heavenly order.
The final vial is not administered according to the pattern of earthly religion.
It proceeds according to the heavenly pattern.
The source is heavenly.
The authority is heavenly.
The ministry is heavenly.
The result is manifested in the earth.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL COMES OUT OF THE TEMPLE
REVELATION 15:6
“And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues…”
The seven angels come out of the temple.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore have their source in the heavenly sanctuary.
The angels do not establish their own ministry.
They come out of the temple carrying the plagues entrusted to them.
The seventh angel belongs to this same order.
He comes as the seventh messenger.
He carries the seventh vial.
He ministers according to the heavenly purpose.
And when the appointed work reaches its completion, the declaration comes from the throne:
“IT IS DONE.”
The priestly setting and governmental authority are therefore joined.
THE TEMPLE AND THE THRONE REVEAL TWO DIMENSIONS OF ONE DIVINE ORDER
REVELATION 16:17
“And there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The temple and throne appear in the same verse.
The temple reveals the sanctuary.
The throne reveals the government.
The seventh angel’s ministry is connected with the temple.
The declaration is connected with the throne.
This is the divine order of the Seven Last Plagues.
Priestly ministry proceeds from the heavenly sanctuary.
Governmental authority proceeds from the throne.
The appointed instrument carries out the ministry.
The prophetic purpose reaches its appointed result.
The declaration is:
“IT IS DONE.”
The Melchizedek revelation therefore helps us see why priesthood and government must be considered together.
MELCHIZEDEK REPRESENTS AN UNCHANGING PRIESTHOOD
HEBREWS 7:24
“But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.”
Christ’s priesthood is unchangeable.
It is not temporary.
It is not dependent upon the weakness of mortal succession.
It is established according to an eternal order.
This is important because the divine purpose revealed in the Seven Last Plagues is not built upon temporary human religious systems.
The final prophetic order proceeds from an eternal heavenly priesthood.
Christ is the High Priest.
The ministry belongs to Him.
The authority belongs to Him.
The throne belongs to Him.
The instruments serve under Him.
The purpose remains His.
CHRIST EVER LIVES TO MAKE INTERCESSION
HEBREWS 7:25
“Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.”
The Melchizedek priesthood is connected with continuing ministry.
Christ ever lives.
Christ ministers.
Christ intercedes.
The priesthood therefore represents active ministry before God.
The Seven Last Plagues likewise reveal active heavenly ministry.
The angels come out of the temple.
The vials are released.
The divine purpose moves forward.
The seventh angel completes the sevenfold sequence.
The ministry of God is active.
The Kingdom is advancing.
The heavenly order is producing earthly manifestation.
THE PRIESTHOOD IS CONNECTED WITH PERFECTION AND MATURITY
HEBREWS 7:11
“If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood… what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec…”
The Melchizedek priesthood points beyond the limitations of the former priesthood.
The revelation concerns a higher order.
The purpose is maturity.
The purpose is completion.
The purpose is perfection.
This is consistent with the larger pattern of the Seven Last Plagues.
The seventh represents the completion of the sevenfold sequence.
The seventh angel brings the sequence to its appointed conclusion.
The declaration is:
“IT IS DONE.”
The Melchizedek priesthood therefore belongs to a revelation of maturity and completion.
The instrument must come into an appointed state before the fullness of the ministry can be manifested.
THE PRIESTHOOD AND THE THRONE ARE JOINED IN CHRIST
HEBREWS 8:1
“We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens…”
Christ is High Priest.
Christ is at the throne.
Priesthood and government are joined in Him.
This is the perfect pattern.
Jesus Christ is the perfect God-man.
He is the High Priest.
He is the King.
He is the Lamb.
He is the Son.
He is the Head of the Body.
He is the one through whom the eternal purpose is accomplished.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore must ultimately be understood as part of Christ’s governmental and priestly purpose.
The seventh angel is an instrument.
Christ remains the Head.
The throne remains God’s.
The priesthood operates according to Christ’s order.
THE MAN-CHILD IS BROUGHT INTO GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY
REVELATION 12:5
“And her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
This reveals governmental authority.
The Melchizedek priesthood reveals priestly ministry.
The throne reveals government.
The two dimensions belong together.
The prophetic instrument must be capable of ministering according to the heavenly order while operating under the governmental authority of God.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal this same heavenly pattern.
The seventh angel comes out of the temple.
The voice comes from the throne.
The vial is poured into the air.
The declaration is made.
The ministry proceeds from heavenly priestly authority into governmental manifestation.
THE OVERCOMER IS BROUGHT INTO THE GOVERNMENT OF CHRIST
REVELATION 3:21
“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne…”
The overcomer is promised the throne.
The throne is governmental.
The overcomer must therefore be brought into a mature condition capable of carrying governmental responsibility.
This agrees with the principle of the Melchizedek priesthood.
God is not merely looking for religious activity.
He is bringing forth maturity.
He is preparing vessels.
He is establishing priestly and governmental ministry.
The firstfruits, the overcomers, and the man-child therefore belong to the larger revelation of divine maturity.
The Seven Last Plagues reach their final stage within this larger governmental purpose.
THE FIRSTFRUITS STAND WITH THE LAMB
REVELATION 14:1
“And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand…”
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb in Zion.
The Lamb is central.
The firstfruits are with Him.
Zion is the setting.
The firstfruits have been brought into an appointed state.
The Melchizedek priesthood provides the heavenly pattern of priestly and governmental ministry.
The man-child reveals the governmental instrument caught up to the throne.
The overcomer reveals the mature company promised governmental authority.
The Seven Last Plagues belong to this same larger prophetic order.
God establishes the instrument.
God establishes the priesthood.
God establishes the government.
God brings the purpose to completion.
THE PRIESTHOOD MINISTERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF GOD
REVELATION 5:9–10
“And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.”
Kings and priests.
Government and ministry.
Throne and temple.
The redeemed are brought into both dimensions.
They are made kings.
They are made priests.
They reign.
They minister.
This is the governmental purpose of the Kingdom.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a Kingdom revelation in which God’s authority is administered through a prepared people under the headship of Christ.
The seventh angel’s ministry is part of this larger governmental movement.
The temple reveals ministry.
The throne reveals government.
The seventh vial brings the sequence to completion.
THE PRIESTHOOD PREPARES THE WAY FOR DIVINE GOVERNMENT
1 PETER 2:9
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people…”
Peter joins the royal and priestly dimensions.
A royal priesthood.
Royal means governmental.
Priesthood means ministry before God.
This is the same principle revealed in Melchizedek.
God’s people are called into a priestly ministry that has governmental purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal the mature expression of this divine order.
The heavenly temple is opened.
The angels come forth.
The seventh angel ministers.
The throne speaks.
The purpose reaches its appointed completion.
The prophetic revelation moves forward.
THE HEAVENLY PRIESTHOOD OPERATES FROM THE PRESENCE OF GOD
REVELATION 15:8
“And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power…”
The temple is filled with the glory and power of God.
The heavenly ministry therefore operates in the presence of God.
The source of the ministry is divine glory.
The source of the ministry is divine power.
The instrument does not manufacture the glory.
The instrument carries what proceeds from God.
This is the proper order.
God is the source.
Christ is the High Priest.
The throne is the authority.
The instrument is the vessel.
The ministry is released.
The result is manifested.
The Seven Last Plagues demonstrate this order with extraordinary clarity.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL BRINGS THE PRIESTLY ORDER TO ITS APPOINTED CONCLUSION
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air…”
The seventh angel ministers within the heavenly priestly and governmental order.
The vial is poured out.
The realm of the air is addressed.
The temple has supplied the heavenly setting.
The throne supplies the authority.
The seventh angel fulfills his appointed ministry.
Then the declaration comes:
“IT IS DONE.”
The seventh angel therefore represents the completion of a particular stage of divine ministry.
The Seven Last Plagues have reached their seventh and final vial.
The priestly ministry has accomplished its appointed purpose for this stage.
The governmental declaration is released.
The next movement of God’s purpose can proceed.
THE PRIESTHOOD POINTS TO THE MARRIAGE AND THE KINGDOM
REVELATION 19:7
“Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
The bride has made herself ready.
Preparation has reached maturity.
The Lamb is the Bridegroom.
The bride is prepared.
The marriage comes.
The priestly and governmental preparation therefore moves toward union.
The Seven Last Plagues reach the declaration “It is done,” and the prophetic order continues toward the marriage of the Lamb.
The completion of one stage establishes the foundation for another.
The mature instrument has been established.
The bride has been prepared.
The Kingdom purpose continues.
THE MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD SERVES THE ETERNAL PURPOSE
EPHESIANS 1:10
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
The purpose of the priesthood is larger than the priesthood itself.
The purpose of the government is larger than the government itself.
The purpose of the Seven Last Plagues is larger than the plagues themselves.
Everything moves toward Christ.
All things are gathered together in Christ.
The heavenly priesthood serves the purpose.
The governmental instrument serves the purpose.
The firstfruits serve the purpose.
The bride serves the purpose.
The Kingdom serves the purpose.
Christ is the center of all things.
THE PRIESTHOOD AND KINGDOM MOVE TOWARD GOD ALL IN ALL
1 CORINTHIANS 15:28
“That God may be all in all.”
The Melchizedek priesthood points to Christ.
The throne points to Christ’s government.
The firstfruits point to the greater harvest.
The man-child points to the governmental instrument.
The bride points to union.
The Seven Last Plagues point to the completion of an appointed prophetic stage.
Everything moves toward the ultimate purpose of God.
Christ reigns.
Every enemy is subdued.
The Kingdom fulfills its purpose.
All things are gathered together in Christ.
And finally:
GOD ALL IN ALL.
The Melchizedek priesthood therefore reveals the heavenly order through which priesthood and government operate together.
The seventh angel ministers within that order.
The temple reveals the heavenly source.
The throne reveals the governmental authority.
The vial reaches the air.
The appointed work is completed.
And the voice declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
CHAPTER 9 — THE WOMAN PREPARED FOR THE WILDERNESS
THE WOMAN HAS A PLACE PREPARED BY GOD
REVELATION 12:6
“And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.”
The revelation of the woman is part of the divine order surrounding the Seven Last Plagues.
The woman is not abandoned.
She is not forgotten.
She is not outside the purpose of God.
The Scripture says that she has “a place prepared of God.”
Preparation is therefore central to the revelation.
God prepares the place.
God prepares the woman.
God establishes the man-child.
God brings the man-child to the throne.
God provides for the woman.
The divine order continues from one stage to another.
The Seven Last Plagues must therefore be understood within this larger prophetic movement. The seventh angel does not appear independently of the preceding preparation. God’s instruments are established according to His order, and each stage prepares the way for what follows.
THE WOMAN BRINGS FORTH THE MAN-CHILD
REVELATION 12:2, 5
“And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.”
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron…”
The woman is in travail.
She brings forth the man-child.
The man-child is appointed to rule the nations.
Then the man-child is caught up to God and to His throne.
The sequence is clear.
THE WOMAN BRINGS FORTH THE MAN-CHILD.
THE MAN-CHILD IS CAUGHT UP TO THE THRONE.
THE WOMAN ENTERS THE WILDERNESS.
God establishes the governmental instrument before the woman enters her next prophetic stage.
This is divine order.
The man-child is brought forth first.
The throne is established.
Then the woman is prepared for what follows.
The Seven Last Plagues likewise reveal an ordered progression. The seventh vial comes after the preceding six. The seventh angel comes at the culmination of the sequence. God’s purpose unfolds according to order.
THE MAN-CHILD IS CAUGHT UP BEFORE THE WOMAN FLEES
REVELATION 12:5–6
“And her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”
“And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God…”
The order of these verses is prophetic.
The child is caught up.
Then the woman flees.
The man-child is brought into the throne.
The woman enters the place prepared for her.
This establishes a principle that must remain clear throughout this book:
GOD ESTABLISHES THE INSTRUMENT BEFORE THE NEXT STAGE OF THE PURPOSE PROCEEDS.
The governmental instrument is established first.
The woman is then prepared.
The ministry can flow according to the divine order.
The Seven Last Plagues must be understood in this same way.
The first six vials establish the sequence.
The seventh vial brings the sequence to its appointed completion.
The declaration comes:
“IT IS DONE.”
Completion of one stage establishes the foundation for what follows.
THE WOMAN’S PLACE IS PREPARED BY GOD
REVELATION 12:6
“And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God…”
The woman does not create the place.
God prepares it.
The place is prepared before she arrives.
The woman therefore enters into something God has already established.
This is a fundamental principle of divine order.
God prepares the place before He brings the vessel into the place.
God prepares the ministry before He releases the ministry.
God prepares the instrument before He entrusts the instrument with responsibility.
The woman therefore represents a company being brought into an appointed state of preparation.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal another aspect of this same divine order.
The seventh angel comes from the heavenly temple.
The temple has been prepared.
The instrument has been appointed.
The vial has been given.
The realm has been identified.
The ministry is released.
And the appointed result comes forth.
THE WOMAN IS FED IN THE PLACE GOD PREPARED
REVELATION 12:6
“…that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.”
The woman is not merely placed in the wilderness.
She is fed there.
God provides for her in the place He prepared.
The wilderness therefore does not mean abandonment.
It represents a place of divine preservation and preparation.
God sustains the woman according to His appointed purpose.
The provision is connected with the place.
The place is connected with preparation.
The preparation is connected with the continuing purpose of God.
The woman therefore remains within the divine order.
The Seven Last Plagues must likewise be understood as part of a divine order rather than as isolated catastrophes.
God is moving His purpose forward.
He establishes.
He prepares.
He provides.
He completes.
THE WOMAN IS PROTECTED FROM THE DRAGON
REVELATION 12:13–14
“And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.”
“And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness…”
The dragon persecutes the woman.
But God provides a place for her.
The woman is given the means to enter the wilderness.
The divine provision continues.
The enemy does not determine the ultimate outcome.
God determines the outcome.
The woman remains within the purpose of God.
The man-child has already been caught up to the throne.
The woman is preserved according to the place God prepared.
The prophetic order continues despite opposition.
The Seven Last Plagues likewise reveal the triumph of divine government over opposing powers.
The seventh vial brings the sequence toward its appointed completion.
The authority of God remains greater than every opposing power.
THE WOMAN’S WILDERNESS IS A PREPARED PLACE
REVELATION 12:14
“…where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.”
The woman is nourished.
The wilderness becomes a place of divine preservation.
The woman is sustained according to God’s appointed purpose.
This is important because the wilderness should not be interpreted merely as defeat.
God can take a wilderness and make it a place of preparation.
God can separate a people from one environment in order to prepare them for another.
God can preserve a people while He establishes His governmental purpose.
The woman therefore remains within the divine order while the man-child operates from the throne.
The Seven Last Plagues belong to this same larger prophetic sequence.
God’s purpose continues through different stages and different instruments.
THE MAN-CHILD IS ESTABLISHED BEFORE THE WOMAN’S MINISTRY CONTINUES
REVELATION 12:5–6
“And her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”
“And the woman fled into the wilderness…”
The man-child’s enthronement precedes the woman’s wilderness experience.
This is not accidental.
The sequence establishes the order of the divine purpose.
The governmental instrument is brought into the throne.
The woman is brought into the prepared place.
The two movements belong to the same prophetic purpose.
One does not cancel the other.
The man-child does not replace the woman.
The woman does not replace the man-child.
They occupy different stages within the divine order.
The Seven Last Plagues likewise contain distinct stages that work together toward the appointed completion.
The seventh angel completes his appointed stage.
The declaration is made:
“IT IS DONE.”
Then the purpose moves forward.
THE WOMAN AND THE MAN-CHILD ARE PART OF ONE PURPOSE
REVELATION 12:1–6
“And there appeared a great wonder in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun…”
“And she brought forth a man child…”
“And her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”
“And the woman fled into the wilderness…”
The woman and the man-child belong to one prophetic revelation.
The woman brings forth the man-child.
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The woman is prepared in the wilderness.
The divine purpose is therefore operating through related instruments and related stages.
The governmental instrument is established.
The woman is preserved.
The purpose continues.
This is why the prophetic revelation cannot be reduced to one symbol.
The woman, man-child, firstfruits, overcomers, Zion, temple, throne, and seventh angel must be seen as part of the larger testimony of Scripture.
The Seven Last Plagues provide one major thread through this entire prophetic order.
THE WOMAN IS CONNECTED WITH THE CHURCH’S LARGER EXPERIENCE
REVELATION 12:17
“And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed…”
The woman has seed.
The prophetic purpose therefore extends beyond the woman herself.
There is a larger company connected with her.
The enemy makes war against the remnant of her seed.
The divine purpose continues through generations and through different stages of manifestation.
God is not merely bringing forth one isolated company.
He is working toward the fullness of His Kingdom purpose.
The firstfruits are first.
The man-child is established.
The woman is prepared.
The larger purpose continues.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to the progression toward the completion of God’s larger purpose.
THE WOMAN IS NO LONGER WITHOUT PROVISION
REVELATION 12:14
“And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle…”
The woman receives what she needs for the appointed journey.
God provides according to the need.
God establishes according to His purpose.
The woman is prepared for the wilderness.
The wilderness is prepared for the woman.
The provision is prepared.
The time is appointed.
The divine purpose continues.
This demonstrates another principle of God’s ways:
WHEN GOD APPOINTS A PLACE, GOD PROVIDES FOR THE PURPOSE OF THAT PLACE.
The woman does not have to manufacture the provision.
God supplies it.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal the same divine sovereignty.
God establishes the angels.
God gives them the vials.
God establishes the sequence.
God brings the seventh stage to completion.
THE WOMAN IS FED WHILE THE GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSE IS ESTABLISHED
REVELATION 12:6
“…that they should feed her there…”
The woman is fed while the larger governmental purpose continues.
The man-child has been caught up to the throne.
The woman is preserved in the wilderness.
God is accomplishing multiple dimensions of His purpose simultaneously while maintaining divine order.
The Kingdom is not limited to one operation.
God can establish the governmental instrument while preparing the larger body.
God can establish the firstfruits while preparing the harvest.
God can establish the priesthood while preparing the bride.
God can complete one stage while another stage is being prepared.
The Seven Last Plagues must therefore be understood within the larger counsel of God.
The seventh angel’s declaration, “It is done,” concerns the completion of an appointed stage, not the cancellation of everything that follows.
THE BRIDE MAKES HERSELF READY
REVELATION 19:7
“For the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
The woman moves toward another prophetic identity.
The bride makes herself ready.
Preparation reaches maturity.
The Bridegroom and bride move toward marriage.
The man-child has already been brought into the governmental realm.
The woman has been prepared.
The prophetic order moves toward union.
The Seven Last Plagues reach the declaration of completion, and the prophetic purpose continues toward the manifestation of the prepared bride.
This is the principle of divine progression.
One stage reaches completion.
The next stage is brought into manifestation.
The Kingdom purpose continues moving forward.
THE BRIDEGROOM AND THE BRIDE BECOME ONE
EPHESIANS 5:31–32
“For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.”
“This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.”
The mystery of Christ and the church is revealed through marriage.
Two become one.
The Bridegroom and bride are brought into union.
The prophetic order therefore moves toward oneness.
The man-child and woman are not ultimately two competing purposes.
The governmental and bridal dimensions move toward God’s greater purpose.
The firstfruits are established.
The woman is prepared.
The bride is made ready.
The marriage comes.
The Seven Last Plagues represent a stage within this larger movement toward the divine purpose being manifested in fullness.
THE WOMAN IS PREPARED FOR THE KINGDOM PURPOSE
REVELATION 19:8
“And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white…”
The bride is prepared.
The preparation is visible.
The condition of the bride has changed.
She is ready for the marriage.
God does not bring the bride into marriage without preparation.
The same principle applies throughout the prophetic order.
The man-child is prepared for the throne.
The firstfruits are prepared to stand with the Lamb.
The overcomer is prepared through overcoming.
The priesthood is established according to the heavenly order.
The bride is prepared for marriage.
The Seven Last Plagues reach their appointed completion within this larger divine sequence.
THE WOMAN’S PREPARATION SERVES THE LARGER PURPOSE
EPHESIANS 1:9–10
“Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself…”
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
God has a purpose.
God has an order.
God has a fullness of times.
The woman is prepared within that purpose.
The man-child is established within that purpose.
The firstfruits are brought forth within that purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues operate within that purpose.
Everything moves toward the gathering together of all things in Christ.
The woman is therefore not the final destination.
The man-child is not the final destination.
The Seven Last Plagues are not the final destination.
Christ is the center.
All things move toward Him.
THE WOMAN’S PREPARATION MOVES TOWARD THE KINGDOM
REVELATION 21:2
“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”
The bride is prepared.
The city is prepared.
The city comes down from God.
The heavenly becomes visible in the earthly realm.
This reveals the ultimate movement of the divine purpose.
What God prepares in heaven is eventually manifested in the earth.
The bride is prepared.
The city is prepared.
The Kingdom comes into manifestation.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to the larger progression from heavenly preparation to earthly manifestation.
The seventh angel completes his appointed stage.
The declaration comes:
“IT IS DONE.”
The purpose continues toward the manifestation of the prepared city.
ZION IS THE GOVERNMENTAL AND BRIDAL CITY
REVELATION 21:9–10
“Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”
“And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God…”
The bride is shown as the holy city.
The city descends from heaven.
The heavenly purpose becomes visible.
Zion and the New Jerusalem therefore belong to the larger revelation of God’s Kingdom.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb upon Zion.
The bride is prepared.
The city is revealed.
The Kingdom becomes manifested.
The Seven Last Plagues form part of the prophetic movement leading toward this greater manifestation.
THE WOMAN IS PREPARED BEFORE THE CITY IS MANIFESTED
REVELATION 21:2
“Prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”
Preparation precedes manifestation.
The bride is prepared before the city is revealed in its descending glory.
This is the same divine principle seen throughout the book.
God prepares the instrument.
God prepares the bride.
God prepares the city.
Then He brings what He has prepared into manifestation.
The Seven Last Plagues likewise follow divine order.
The seventh vial does not appear until its appointed time.
The seventh angel does not minister until the sequence has reached its final stage.
The declaration does not come until the appointed work is completed.
Then:
“IT IS DONE.”
THE WOMAN’S PREPARATION IS PART OF THE FULL COUNSEL OF GOD
ROMANS 8:19
“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.”
Creation waits for manifestation.
The sons must be manifested.
The governmental purpose must become visible.
The heavenly purpose must enter earthly experience.
The woman must be prepared.
The governmental instrument must be established.
The Kingdom must be manifested.
The Seven Last Plagues belong to the prophetic movement toward that manifestation.
God is not merely revealing what will happen.
He is revealing the order through which His purpose comes into experience.
THE WOMAN’S PREPARATION AND THE SEVENTH ANGEL’S COMPLETION
REVELATION 16:17
“And there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The seventh angel reaches the appointed completion.
The temple supplies the heavenly setting.
The throne supplies the governmental authority.
The air receives the vial.
The declaration comes:
“IT IS DONE.”
The woman has been prepared within the larger prophetic order.
The governmental instrument has been established.
The priestly and governmental dimensions have been brought into their appointed relationship.
The prophetic sequence reaches completion.
The next stage can proceed.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal the completion of an appointed work that prepares the way for the continuing manifestation of God’s Kingdom.
THE DIVINE ORDER MOVES FROM PREPARATION TO UNION
REVELATION 19:7
“The marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
The woman is prepared.
The bride is ready.
The Bridegroom comes.
The marriage is established.
This is the next movement after preparation.
The divine order is:
PREPARATION → READINESS → UNION → KINGDOM MANIFESTATION.
The man-child is established in the governmental realm.
The woman is prepared.
The bride makes herself ready.
The marriage comes.
The Kingdom continues.
The Seven Last Plagues provide the prophetic stage at which the seventh angel declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The completion of that stage establishes the foundation for the continuing movement toward the marriage and the fullness of God’s purpose.
THE PURPOSE OF THE WOMAN IS LARGER THAN THE WILDERNESS
REVELATION 12:6
“And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God…”
The wilderness is not the destination.
It is a prepared stage.
The woman is nourished there.
The woman is preserved there.
The woman is prepared there.
The divine purpose continues beyond the wilderness.
The bride is eventually revealed.
The city is eventually revealed.
The Kingdom is eventually manifested.
The wilderness therefore belongs to the process, not the final destination.
The same is true of the Seven Last Plagues.
The seven vials belong to the process of divine judgment.
The seventh vial brings an appointed stage to completion.
The declaration is made:
“IT IS DONE.”
Then God’s purpose continues toward its greater consummation.
GOD PREPARES HIS PEOPLE FOR HIS PURPOSE
EPHESIANS 4:12
“For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ…”
God prepares His people for ministry.
Perfection and preparation precede the work.
The body is built.
The ministry is established.
The saints are prepared.
The Kingdom purpose advances.
This principle operates throughout the prophetic revelation.
The man-child is prepared.
The firstfruits are prepared.
The woman is prepared.
The bride is prepared.
The instruments are prepared.
Then God releases the ministry.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal the same divine order at the level of final prophetic fulfillment.
God prepares.
God establishes.
God releases.
God completes.
THE WOMAN PREPARED FOR THE NEXT STAGE OF THE KINGDOM
REVELATION 19:7
“For the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
The woman has reached readiness.
The Bridegroom and bride move toward union.
The governmental instrument has been established.
The firstfruits have been brought forth.
The priestly order has been revealed.
The seventh angel has completed the appointed stage.
And the divine purpose continues.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore cannot be separated from the larger prophetic revelation of the Kingdom.
The seventh angel declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
And what has been completed becomes the foundation for what God does next.
CHAPTER 10 — “IT IS DONE” — THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB
THE SEVENTH ANGEL BRINGS THE APPOINTED STAGE TO COMPLETION
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The Seven Last Plagues reach their appointed climax in the seventh vial.
The seventh angel pours out his vial into the air.
A great voice comes from the temple of heaven.
The voice comes from the throne.
And the declaration is unmistakable:
“IT IS DONE.”
This declaration must be understood according to the context in which it appears.
It does not mean that every remaining act of God’s eternal purpose has ceased.
It means that the work represented by this seventh stage has reached its appointed completion.
The first six vials have been fulfilled.
The seventh vial has now been poured out.
The heavenly governmental order has reached its appointed result.
The seventh angel has fulfilled his purpose.
And now the prophetic revelation immediately moves forward.
The next great revelation is the readiness and marriage of the Lamb.
The Seven Last Plagues have brought one stage to completion so that the next stage of God’s Kingdom purpose can be manifested.
THE COMPLETION OF ONE STAGE OPENS THE WAY FOR THE NEXT
ECCLESIASTES 3:1
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.”
God works according to appointed times.
There is a time for one stage.
There is a time for another stage.
There is a time for preparation.
There is a time for manifestation.
There is a time for completion.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore must be understood as an ordered prophetic sequence.
The seventh angel does not arrive randomly.
He arrives after the first six.
The seventh vial does not come independently.
It comes after the preceding six vials.
And when the seventh vial has fulfilled its appointed purpose, the voice declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
Completion therefore becomes a transition point.
One divine operation has reached its appointed end.
Another operation is ready to come into view.
THE BRIDE HAS MADE HERSELF READY
REVELATION 19:7
“Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
This is the immediate prophetic reality that must be brought into view.
The wife has made herself ready.
The marriage of the Lamb has come.
The Bridegroom has a prepared bride.
This is why the declaration “It is done” must not be separated from the larger prophetic order.
God has been preparing.
God has been bringing forth the firstfruits.
God has been establishing the governmental instrument.
God has been bringing the overcomers into maturity.
God has been preparing the woman.
And now the wife is ready.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore stand at a crucial point in the divine sequence.
The seventh angel completes his appointed ministry.
The bride is prepared.
The marriage comes.
PREPARATION PRECEDES MARRIAGE
REVELATION 19:7–8
“For the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
“And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white…”
The bride is ready because preparation has taken place.
Readiness does not appear without preparation.
The woman has passed through her appointed preparation.
The bride has been made ready.
The divine order is therefore visible:
PREPARATION → READINESS → MARRIAGE.
The Seven Last Plagues bring the preceding stage to completion.
Then the bride is revealed in readiness.
The marriage is announced.
The Lamb and His wife come together.
This is the next movement of the prophetic purpose.
THE BRIDEGROOM MARRIES THE BRIDE
REVELATION 19:9
“Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb.”
The marriage of the Lamb is not merely an illustration.
It is a prophetic event within the revelation of God’s Kingdom.
The Bridegroom has a bride.
The bride has made herself ready.
The marriage comes.
The divine order has reached the point where preparation gives way to union.
This is why the declaration of the seventh angel is so significant.
“IT IS DONE.”
Something has been completed.
The completion makes possible the next manifestation.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore establish the setting in which the prophetic revelation moves from judgment and preparation into marriage and Kingdom manifestation.
THE WOMAN AND THE MAN-CHILD ARE BROUGHT INTO ONE PURPOSE
REVELATION 12:5–6
“And she brought forth a man child…”
“And her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.”
“And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God…”
The man-child is brought forth.
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The woman is prepared.
The woman is preserved.
These are not competing purposes.
They are stages within one divine purpose.
The governmental instrument is established.
The woman is prepared.
The prophetic purpose moves toward union.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal the completion of an appointed stage in that process.
The seventh angel fulfills his ministry.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
Then the bride comes into view.
THE THRONE AND THE BRIDE BELONG TO THE SAME KINGDOM
REVELATION 21:9–10
“Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”
“And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God…”
The bride is revealed as the holy city.
The city comes down from God.
The heavenly purpose becomes visible in the earthly realm.
This is the continuing direction of God’s Kingdom purpose.
The throne establishes government.
The bride establishes union.
The city establishes manifestation.
The heavenly becomes visible.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a larger prophetic movement from heavenly government toward earthly manifestation.
The seventh vial completes one stage.
The marriage reveals another.
The city reveals another.
The Kingdom continues moving toward fullness.
THE MARRIAGE REVEALS UNION
EPHESIANS 5:31–32
“And they two shall be one flesh.”
“This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.”
Marriage reveals oneness.
The Bridegroom and bride are joined.
The mystery points to Christ and the church.
The prophetic purpose therefore moves beyond preparation into union.
The Seven Last Plagues have reached their appointed completion.
The bride has been prepared.
The marriage comes.
The purpose moves forward.
The declaration “It is done” therefore marks the completion of a divine stage that establishes the foundation for the next stage.
God does not complete one work merely to stop.
He completes one work so that another can proceed.
THE FIRSTFRUITS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED
REVELATION 14:4
“These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
The firstfruits are first.
They are the first portion of the harvest.
They stand with the Lamb in Zion.
The firstfruits therefore reveal the principle that God establishes the first portion before the fullness.
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The overcomers are promised governmental authority.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb.
The woman is prepared.
The bride becomes ready.
The Seven Last Plagues reach their seventh and final vial.
Each revelation belongs to the larger divine order.
God establishes first.
God prepares.
God brings into maturity.
God joins.
God manifests.
THE OVERCOMER IS BROUGHT INTO GOVERNMENT BEFORE THE BRIDE IS REVEALED IN FULLNESS
REVELATION 3:21
“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne…”
The overcomer is brought into the throne.
Governmental authority is established before the fullness of the Kingdom is manifested.
This is consistent with the pattern we have followed throughout this book.
The instrument comes first.
The governmental position comes first.
The bride is prepared.
Then the larger purpose proceeds.
The Seven Last Plagues are therefore not disconnected from the revelation of the overcomers.
They belong to the same governmental order.
The seventh angel ministers from the heavenly temple.
The voice comes from the throne.
The governmental stage reaches completion.
And the purpose moves forward toward marriage.
THE MARRIAGE PRECEDES THE FULL MANIFESTATION OF THE CITY
REVELATION 21:2
“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”
The city is prepared as a bride.
The bride is prepared before the city is manifested.
Again we see the divine order:
PREPARATION BEFORE MANIFESTATION.
The bride is prepared.
The marriage comes.
The city is revealed.
The heavenly purpose descends into earthly experience.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore represent a stage in the preparation and transition toward this greater manifestation.
The seventh angel declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The appointed stage is complete.
Now the next stage can become visible.
THE MARRIAGE IS PART OF THE KINGDOM PURPOSE
REVELATION 19:6–7
“Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.”
“Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come…”
Notice the order.
The Lord God omnipotent reigns.
Then the marriage of the Lamb comes into view.
Government and marriage appear together.
The throne and the bride belong to the same Kingdom purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues reach their completion under the authority of the throne.
Then the bride is revealed as ready.
The Kingdom continues.
The governmental purpose and the bridal purpose are not separated.
They move toward the same divine consummation.
THE BRIDE IS PREPARED FOR THE KING
REVELATION 21:2
“…prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”
The bride is prepared for the husband.
The city is prepared for the Lamb.
The people of God are prepared for union with Christ.
This is the result toward which the preparation has been moving.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore cannot be viewed merely as destruction.
They belong to the divine process of removing opposition and preparing the way for the manifestation of God’s Kingdom.
The seventh vial brings its appointed stage to completion.
The declaration is made:
“IT IS DONE.”
Then the prepared bride comes into view.
THE KINGDOM MUST BE MANIFESTED THROUGH A PREPARED PEOPLE
ROMANS 8:19
“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.”
Creation waits for manifestation.
The sons must be manifested.
The governmental people must come into their appointed state.
The bride must be prepared.
The Kingdom must become visible.
This is why the divine order matters.
God does not merely give prophecy.
He establishes the instruments through which prophecy becomes experience.
He brings forth the firstfruits.
He raises the man-child.
He establishes the overcomers.
He prepares the woman.
He brings the bride into readiness.
He completes the appointed stage represented by the Seven Last Plagues.
Then the Kingdom moves toward manifestation.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL COMPLETES HIS APPOINTED MINISTRY
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air…”
The seventh angel has a specific assignment.
He pours out the seventh vial.
He completes the sevenfold sequence.
He ministers into the appointed realm.
The heavenly voice declares the result.
“IT IS DONE.”
The seventh angel does not continue indefinitely.
His appointed ministry reaches completion.
This is another principle of divine order:
EVERY INSTRUMENT HAS AN APPOINTED PURPOSE.
When that purpose has been fulfilled, the next stage of God’s purpose can proceed.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal not only what God does, but how God does it.
He establishes instruments.
He gives them assignments.
He brings them into the proper state.
He releases their ministry.
He completes the assignment.
Then He moves forward.
THE COMPLETION IS DECLARED FROM THE THRONE
REVELATION 16:17
“…there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The declaration does not come from the earth.
It comes from the throne.
The source of the declaration is heavenly government.
The temple represents the heavenly sanctuary.
The throne represents the governmental authority.
The seventh angel has fulfilled his assignment.
The heavenly government declares the completion.
This is why the phrase “It is done” is so important to the entire revelation of the Seven Last Plagues.
It identifies the result of the seventh vial.
It tells us that the appointed stage has reached completion.
It prepares us to look immediately toward what follows.
WHAT IS DONE OPENS THE WAY FOR WHAT FOLLOWS
REVELATION 19:7
“For the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
The prophetic sequence continues.
The seventh vial is complete.
The bride is ready.
The marriage comes.
The order is therefore:
SEVENTH VIAL → “IT IS DONE” → BRIDE READY → MARRIAGE.
This is the distinction that must remain clear.
The declaration does not mean that God’s entire eternal purpose is finished at that instant.
It means the appointed work of that stage is done.
The Seven Last Plagues have fulfilled their purpose.
Now the prophetic revelation advances.
The bride is ready.
The Bridegroom receives His bride.
The Kingdom purpose continues toward fullness.
THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB REVEALS THE NEXT STAGE
REVELATION 19:9
“Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb.”
The marriage supper follows the preparation.
The bride has made herself ready.
The Bridegroom comes.
The marriage is celebrated.
This is the next major prophetic movement following the completion of the appointed stage.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore have a place within a larger sequence.
They are not the entire story.
They are a major stage in the story.
The seventh angel brings that stage to completion.
The marriage reveals the next stage.
The Kingdom continues.
THE CITY REVEALS THE RESULT OF THE UNION
REVELATION 21:9–11
“Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”
“And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God…”
The bride is revealed as the city.
The city descends from heaven.
The heavenly purpose becomes visible.
The union of the Lamb and His bride is connected with the manifestation of the city.
The Seven Last Plagues have reached completion.
The bride is ready.
The marriage comes.
The city is manifested.
The divine order continues from one stage to another.
THE PURPOSE IS TO GATHER ALL THINGS INTO CHRIST
EPHESIANS 1:10
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
The marriage is not the end of God’s purpose.
The city is not the end of God’s purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues are not the end of God’s purpose.
Everything moves toward Christ.
All things are gathered together in Him.
The divine purpose is one.
The stages are many.
The instruments are many.
The manifestations are many.
But the purpose is one.
God is bringing all things together in Christ.
The seventh angel fulfills his appointed ministry.
The bride is prepared.
The marriage comes.
The Kingdom continues toward fullness.
THE FINAL PURPOSE IS GOD ALL IN ALL
1 CORINTHIANS 15:28
“And when all things shall be subdued unto him… then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.”
The ultimate purpose is greater than any individual prophetic stage.
Christ reigns.
The enemies are subdued.
The Kingdom accomplishes its purpose.
All things are brought under Christ.
And ultimately:
GOD ALL IN ALL.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore have their proper place within the full counsel of God.
They reveal the completion of an appointed stage.
The seventh angel fulfills his ministry.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The bride is ready.
The marriage comes.
The Kingdom continues.
All things move toward the fullness of God’s eternal purpose.
THE ORDER IS CLEAR
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
REVELATION 19:7
“The marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
REVELATION 21:2
“Prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”
The order is now unmistakable.
THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES REACH THEIR APPOINTED COMPLETION.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL FULFILLS HIS MINISTRY.
THE THRONE DECLARES, “IT IS DONE.”
THE BRIDE HAS MADE HERSELF READY.
THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB COMES.
THE CITY IS PREPARED AND DESCENDS FROM GOD.
The prophetic revelation moves from judgment to completion, from completion to marriage, from marriage toward manifestation, and from manifestation toward the fullness of the Kingdom purpose.
The seventh angel has done his work.
The stage is complete.
And now the Bridegroom and the bride come into view.
IT IS DONE.
CHAPTER 11 — THE SEVENTH ANGEL AND THE FULL COUNSEL OF GOD
THE SEVENTH ANGEL STANDS AT THE COMPLETION OF AN APPOINTED STAGE
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The Seven Last Plagues have now reached their seventh and final vial.
The seventh angel has fulfilled his appointed ministry.
The vial has been poured into the air.
The voice has come from the temple of heaven.
The voice has come from the throne.
And the declaration is:
“IT IS DONE.”
This is the central thread of the Seven Last Plagues.
Everything we have followed in this revelation leads us back to the seventh angel.
The air identifies the realm being addressed.
The temple identifies the heavenly source.
The throne identifies the governmental authority.
The seventh angel identifies the appointed instrument.
And “It is done” identifies the completion of the work assigned to this stage.
But once we understand what has been completed, we must also understand what that completion makes possible.
God does not work without order.
He does not complete one stage without purpose.
He completes one stage so that the next stage can proceed according to His eternal counsel.
GOD REVEALS HIS PURPOSE BEFORE HE REVEALS THE WAY
ISAIAH 46:10
“Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done…”
God declares the end from the beginning.
The prophecy comes first.
The purpose comes first.
The destination comes first.
Then God establishes the instruments and the order through which His purpose is fulfilled.
This is one of the great principles necessary for understanding the Seven Last Plagues.
Revelation tells us what God is going to accomplish.
The rest of Scripture helps us understand how He accomplishes it.
We must therefore not merely read the prophecy.
We must follow the divine ways.
We must identify the instruments.
We must identify the states of being.
We must identify the governmental order.
We must identify the priestly order.
We must identify the firstfruits.
We must identify the man-child.
We must identify the overcomers.
We must identify the prepared woman.
Then we can begin to understand how the prophetic purpose moves toward fulfillment.
GOD ESTABLISHES THE INSTRUMENT BEFORE THE WORK
2 TIMOTHY 2:2
“And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.”
Paul understood that revelation must be committed to faithful vessels.
God entrusts revelation to instruments.
The instrument must be faithful.
The instrument must be prepared.
The instrument must be able to carry what has been entrusted to it.
This principle appears throughout the prophetic Word.
God gives the revelation.
God establishes the vessel.
God gives the assignment.
God releases the ministry.
The purpose advances.
The Seven Last Plagues demonstrate this principle through the seven angels.
Each angel receives an appointed vial.
Each angel fulfills an appointed ministry.
The seventh angel receives the seventh vial.
He fulfills the seventh assignment.
Then the throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
THE SEVENTH ANGEL IS NOT THE WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
The words are powerful, but they must be interpreted according to their context.
The seventh angel’s work is done.
The seventh vial is complete.
The appointed stage represented by the Seven Last Plagues has reached its conclusion.
But Scripture continues after Revelation 16.
The bride is revealed.
The marriage of the Lamb is revealed.
The Kingdom continues.
The New Jerusalem is revealed.
The gathering together of all things in Christ remains part of God’s eternal purpose.
Therefore, “It is done” must be understood as a declaration of completion concerning the appointed work of this stage.
One chapter of the divine purpose has reached completion.
The book has not ended.
The Kingdom has not ended.
The eternal purpose has not ended.
The completed stage becomes the foundation for what God does next.
THE FULL COUNSEL OF GOD REQUIRES EVERY PART TO BE UNDERSTOOD
ACTS 20:27
“For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.”
Paul did not merely preach isolated verses.
He declared the counsel of God.
The counsel of God includes the whole divine purpose.
Therefore, the Seven Last Plagues must be understood within the full counsel of God.
We cannot take the seventh vial out of Revelation 16 and make it stand alone.
We must follow the thread through Revelation.
We must follow it through the prophets.
We must follow it through Paul’s revelation.
We must follow it through the revelation of the Kingdom.
We must see how the parts fit together.
The seventh angel is one part of the divine order.
The firstfruits are another.
The man-child is another.
The overcomers are another.
The woman is another.
The bride is another.
The Kingdom is another.
The final purpose is God all in all.
The full counsel gives every individual revelation its proper place.
PROPHECY MUST BECOME EXPERIENCE
HABAKKUK 2:2–3
“Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.”
“For the vision is yet for an appointed time…”
The vision has an appointed time.
God gives the revelation before the appointed manifestation.
The prophecy is written.
The purpose is declared.
Then the appointed time arrives.
The Seven Last Plagues are an example of this principle.
John received the revelation.
The seven angels were revealed.
The seven vials were revealed.
The seventh angel was revealed.
The seventh vial was poured out.
The declaration was made:
“It is done.”
The prophecy therefore moves from revelation toward fulfillment.
But understanding the prophecy requires more than knowing the words.
We must understand the divine order through which the words become experience.
THE MAN-CHILD REVEALS THE GOVERNMENTAL INSTRUMENT
REVELATION 12:5
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron…”
The man-child reveals the governmental instrument.
He is brought forth.
He is appointed to rule.
He is caught up to the throne.
This is divine order.
God brings forth the instrument.
God establishes the instrument.
God brings the instrument into the governmental position.
Then the purpose proceeds.
The Seven Last Plagues must therefore be understood alongside this revelation.
The seventh angel is an appointed instrument.
The man-child is an appointed instrument.
The overcomer is an appointed instrument.
The firstfruits are an appointed company.
The woman is an appointed company.
God works through instruments.
The instrument does not replace God.
The instrument carries God’s purpose.
THE OVERCOMER REVEALS THE PRINCIPLE OF FAITHFULNESS
REVELATION 2:26
“And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end…”
The overcomer keeps the works of Christ unto the end.
The overcomer is faithful.
The overcomer endures.
The overcomer reaches maturity.
Then authority is given.
This principle agrees with the way God has worked throughout Scripture.
LUKE 16:10
“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much…”
Faithfulness precedes greater responsibility.
God tests the vessel.
God proves the vessel.
God entrusts more to the faithful vessel.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal a mature stage of divine administration.
The seventh angel has an appointed assignment.
He fulfills it.
The work is completed.
The declaration comes from the throne.
The instrument has been faithful to the assignment given.
THE FIRSTFRUITS REVEAL THE PRINCIPLE OF FIRST AND FULLNESS
REVELATION 14:4
“These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
The firstfruits are first.
They represent the first portion.
The firstfruits therefore establish a prophetic sequence.
First comes the first portion.
Then comes the larger harvest.
This principle is essential to understanding the divine order of the Seven Last Plagues.
The seventh vial is the final vial, but it is not the beginning of everything.
It comes after the preceding six.
The completion comes after the process.
The fullness comes after the first portion.
God works according to order.
The firstfruits therefore help us understand how God brings His purposes into manifestation.
THE MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD REVEALS THE HEAVENLY ORDER
HEBREWS 7:17
“Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.”
The Melchizedek priesthood reveals a heavenly order.
Christ is the High Priest.
Christ is also King.
The priestly and governmental dimensions are joined.
This is exactly the pattern we see in Revelation 16.
The seventh angel comes from the temple.
The voice comes from the throne.
The temple reveals priestly ministry.
The throne reveals government.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore operate within a heavenly priestly and governmental order.
God’s instruments do not minister according to their own imagination.
They minister according to the heavenly pattern.
THE WOMAN REVEALS THE PRINCIPLE OF PREPARATION
REVELATION 12:6
“And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God…”
The woman has a place prepared by God.
Preparation precedes the next stage.
The man-child has been caught up to the throne.
The woman enters the prepared place.
The woman is nourished.
The divine purpose continues.
The bride eventually makes herself ready.
The marriage comes.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a larger sequence in which God prepares His people and establishes His instruments before bringing the next stage into manifestation.
God prepares before He manifests.
God establishes before He releases.
God matures before He entrusts.
God completes before He advances.
THE BRIDE REVEALS THE RESULT OF PREPARATION
REVELATION 19:7
“For the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
The wife has made herself ready.
Preparation has produced readiness.
Readiness produces union.
The marriage of the Lamb comes.
The Seven Last Plagues have reached the declaration “It is done.”
Then the prophetic revelation moves toward the marriage.
The sequence is therefore:
PREPARATION → COMPLETION → READINESS → MARRIAGE.
The seventh angel completes his appointed stage.
The bride has been prepared.
The Bridegroom receives His bride.
The divine purpose continues.
THE MARRIAGE REVEALS THE PRINCIPLE OF ONENESS
EPHESIANS 5:31–32
“And they two shall be one flesh.”
“This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.”
Marriage reveals oneness.
The Bridegroom and bride are joined.
The mystery points to Christ and the church.
The Kingdom purpose therefore moves toward union.
The Seven Last Plagues are one stage in that movement.
The seventh vial reaches completion.
The bride reaches readiness.
The marriage comes.
The city is later revealed.
The Kingdom continues toward fullness.
God is bringing His purpose together in Christ.
THE CITY REVEALS THE HEAVENLY PURPOSE BECOMING VISIBLE
REVELATION 21:2
“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”
The city is prepared.
The city comes down from God.
The heavenly purpose becomes visible.
The invisible becomes manifested.
The bride becomes the city.
The Kingdom becomes visible in the earth.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a larger progression from heavenly purpose to earthly manifestation.
The seventh angel completes his assignment.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The divine purpose continues toward the manifestation of the prepared city.
GOD’S PURPOSE IS TO GATHER ALL THINGS IN CHRIST
EPHESIANS 1:10
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
This is the larger counsel.
All things are gathered together in Christ.
The firstfruits serve this purpose.
The man-child serves this purpose.
The overcomers serve this purpose.
The bride serves this purpose.
The Kingdom serves this purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues serve this purpose.
Every stage has a place.
Every instrument has an assignment.
Every revelation points toward the same eternal center:
CHRIST.
The seventh angel completes his appointed work.
But God’s eternal purpose continues toward fullness.
CHRIST MUST REIGN UNTIL EVERY ENEMY IS SUBDUED
1 CORINTHIANS 15:25
“For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.”
Christ must reign.
The Kingdom must prevail.
Every opposing power must be brought under His feet.
This gives us the governmental meaning behind the Seven Last Plagues.
The seventh vial is not an isolated act.
It belongs to the larger movement of divine government.
The throne is revealed.
The governmental instrument is revealed.
The spiritual realm is addressed.
The prophetic stage reaches completion.
Then the Kingdom continues toward the final subjection of all things.
THE KINGDOM IS NOT BUILT WITHOUT ORDER
1 CORINTHIANS 15:23
“But every man in his own order…”
Paul gives us the principle plainly.
EVERY MAN IN HIS OWN ORDER.
Christ the firstfruits.
Afterward those who are Christ’s.
Order.
Sequence.
Purpose.
Fulfillment.
The Seven Last Plagues follow this same principle.
There is a first vial.
There is a second.
There is a third.
There is a fourth.
There is a fifth.
There is a sixth.
There is a seventh.
Then:
“IT IS DONE.”
The order is not accidental.
God has established the sequence.
The seventh angel has a particular place.
The seventh vial has a particular purpose.
The declaration has a particular meaning.
GOD’S WAYS MUST BE UNDERSTOOD, NOT MERELY HIS PROPHECIES
ISAIAH 55:8–9
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.”
God has ways.
The revelation of prophecy tells us what God will do.
The full counsel reveals the ways through which He does it.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore teach us more than judgment.
They teach us divine order.
They teach us instruments.
They teach us realms.
They teach us governmental authority.
They teach us priestly ministry.
They teach us completion.
They teach us progression.
They teach us that God brings invisible purpose into visible experience through appointed instruments and appointed stages.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL REVEALS THE PRINCIPLE OF COMPLETION
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
The seventh angel brings the sevenfold sequence to its appointed completion.
This is why the seventh angel must remain the main thread.
The first six prepare the way.
The seventh completes the sequence.
The temple establishes the heavenly source.
The throne establishes the governmental authority.
The air identifies the realm being addressed.
The instrument fulfills the assignment.
The declaration establishes completion.
“IT IS DONE.”
This is the central revelation.
Everything else must point back to it.
THE COMPLETION OF THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES OPENS THE WAY FOR THE NEXT STAGE
REVELATION 19:7
“The marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
The Seven Last Plagues have reached their appointed completion.
The bride has made herself ready.
The marriage comes.
The divine order moves forward.
This is why we must distinguish between completion and consummation.
A stage can be complete without the entire eternal purpose being complete.
The seventh vial is complete.
The eternal purpose continues.
The appointed judgment is complete.
The Kingdom continues.
The bride is ready.
The marriage comes.
The city is revealed.
All things move toward Christ.
THE FINAL PURPOSE IS GOD ALL IN ALL
1 CORINTHIANS 15:28
“That God may be all in all.”
This is where the entire counsel of God is moving.
The Seven Last Plagues are part of the journey.
The seventh angel is part of the journey.
The throne is part of the journey.
The firstfruits are part of the journey.
The man-child is part of the journey.
The bride is part of the journey.
The Kingdom is part of the journey.
Everything is moving toward the ultimate purpose of God.
Christ reigns.
All things are subdued.
All things are gathered together in Christ.
And God becomes all in all.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL REVEALS HOW GOD COMPLETES A STAGE
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air…”
The pattern is now clear.
God has a purpose.
God establishes an instrument.
God gives the instrument an assignment.
God establishes the proper realm.
God releases the ministry.
God brings the ministry to completion.
God declares the result.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal this divine order in prophetic form.
The seventh angel is the instrument.
The vial is the assignment.
The air is the realm.
The temple is the heavenly source.
The throne is the authority.
The declaration is:
“IT IS DONE.”
This is how prophecy becomes experience.
THE FULL COUNSEL OF GOD CONTINUES BEYOND THE SEVENTH VIAL
REVELATION 21:5
“And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.”
The throne speaks again.
The purpose continues.
God makes all things new.
The seventh angel’s declaration did not terminate the eternal purpose.
It completed the appointed work of the seventh vial.
The throne continues to speak.
The Kingdom continues.
The divine purpose continues.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore occupy their proper place in the full counsel of God.
They are a completed stage.
They are a necessary stage.
They are a prophetic stage.
But they are not the end of the eternal purpose.
THE ORDER OF GOD LEADS TO THE FULLNESS OF HIS PURPOSE
EPHESIANS 1:10
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
The fullness of the times is the destination toward which the divine order moves.
The firstfruits are established.
The governmental instrument is established.
The priesthood is established.
The woman is prepared.
The bride is made ready.
The Seven Last Plagues reach their appointed completion.
The marriage comes.
The city is revealed.
All things are gathered together in Christ.
And the whole purpose of God moves toward its ultimate fulfillment.
IT IS DONE — BUT THE PURPOSE CONTINUES
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
The seventh angel has fulfilled his assignment.
The seventh vial has fulfilled its appointed purpose.
The heavenly government has declared completion.
The Seven Last Plagues have reached their final stage.
The bride is ready.
The marriage comes.
The Kingdom continues.
The city is revealed.
All things move toward Christ.
And ultimately:
GOD ALL IN ALL.
The declaration “It is done” is therefore not merely the end of a judgment.
It is the completion of an appointed divine operation.
It is the testimony that God has accomplished what He assigned to the seventh angel.
It is the testimony that the prophetic order has reached its appointed stage.
And it is the doorway into the next manifestation of the eternal purpose.
THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES ARE DONE.
THE DIVINE PURPOSE CONTINUES.
THE KINGDOM MOVES FORWARD.
CHRIST MUST REIGN.
ALL THINGS MUST BE GATHERED TOGETHER IN HIM.
AND GOD SHALL BE ALL IN ALL.
CHAPTER 12 — THE SEVENTH ANGEL AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD
THE SEVENTH ANGEL BRINGS THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES TO THEIR APPOINTED COMPLETION
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The Seven Last Plagues have reached their seventh and final vial.
The seventh angel has completed his appointed ministry.
The vial has been poured into the air.
The heavenly temple has spoken.
The throne has spoken.
And the declaration is:
“IT IS DONE.”
This declaration brings the seven-vial sequence to its appointed completion, but it does not terminate the Kingdom of God.
The Kingdom continues.
Christ continues to reign.
The divine government continues.
The purpose of God continues moving toward the fullness of the times.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore must be understood as a completed stage within the larger governmental purpose of God.
The seventh angel finishes his assignment.
Then the Kingdom moves forward.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS A GOVERNMENTAL KINGDOM
DANIEL 7:14
“And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him…”
The Kingdom involves dominion.
The Kingdom involves authority.
The Kingdom involves nations.
The Kingdom involves rulership.
The Kingdom therefore provides the larger context in which the Seven Last Plagues must be understood.
The seventh angel is not merely carrying out a judgment.
He is serving a governmental purpose.
The final vial reaches the realm of the air.
The throne declares the completion.
The opposing order is being brought under the authority of God’s Kingdom.
The purpose is not destruction for destruction’s sake.
The purpose is the establishment of divine government.
CHRIST RECEIVES THE KINGDOM
DANIEL 7:13–14
“And, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven…”
“And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom…”
The Son of Man receives the Kingdom.
Dominion is given to Him.
The nations are brought under His authority.
This revelation establishes the central truth of the Kingdom:
CHRIST IS KING.
The Seven Last Plagues must therefore be interpreted under the government of Christ.
The seventh angel does not establish his own kingdom.
The firstfruits do not establish their own kingdom.
The man-child does not establish an independent kingdom.
The overcomers do not establish an independent kingdom.
Every instrument serves the King.
Every ministry serves the Kingdom.
Every prophetic stage moves toward the purpose of God in Christ.
CHRIST MUST REIGN
1 CORINTHIANS 15:25
“For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.”
Christ must reign.
This is the governmental direction of the entire prophetic purpose.
Every opposing power must eventually be brought under His feet.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to the movement of divine government toward the subjection of opposing powers.
The seventh vial addresses the air.
The spiritual governmental realm is confronted.
The throne declares completion.
The Kingdom continues advancing.
Christ continues to reign.
The divine purpose does not stop at the seventh vial.
The seventh vial completes one appointed operation within the larger reign of Christ.
THE THRONE REVEALS THE GOVERNMENT OF GOD
PSALM 103:19
“The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.”
The throne is in the heavens.
The Kingdom rules over all.
This gives us the foundation for understanding the seventh angel.
The source of the final declaration is the throne.
The authority behind the Seven Last Plagues is heavenly.
The governmental purpose is heavenly.
The Kingdom proceeds from the throne.
The seventh angel ministers according to that authority.
The air is addressed from above.
The divine government moves from heaven toward earthly manifestation.
THE OVERCOMER PARTICIPATES IN THE GOVERNMENT OF CHRIST
REVELATION 2:26–27
“And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations…”
The overcomer receives authority over the nations.
This is Kingdom language.
The overcomer participates in governmental authority.
The man-child is appointed to rule the nations.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb in Zion.
The throne is associated with the overcomer.
These revelations all point toward the governmental purpose of God.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong within a larger revelation of a Kingdom being established through prepared and overcoming instruments.
God brings forth the vessels.
God prepares the vessels.
God gives the vessels responsibility.
God establishes His government.
THE MAN-CHILD IS A GOVERNMENTAL INSTRUMENT
REVELATION 12:5
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron…”
The man-child is appointed to rule.
He is brought forth.
He is caught up to God and to His throne.
The throne establishes his governmental position.
The nations establish the scope of the governmental purpose.
The rod of iron establishes the authority.
This is consistent with the revelation of the Seven Last Plagues.
The seventh angel is an appointed instrument.
He receives the seventh vial.
He pours it into the air.
The governmental purpose reaches completion.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The instrument serves the Kingdom.
THE FIRSTFRUITS STAND WITH THE LAMB IN ZION
REVELATION 14:1
“And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand…”
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb in Zion.
The Lamb is the center.
Zion is the setting.
The firstfruits are the company.
The Kingdom is the purpose.
The firstfruits represent the first portion of the harvest.
They demonstrate that God brings forth a mature portion before the fullness.
The Seven Last Plagues likewise demonstrate divine sequence.
The seventh comes after the six.
Completion comes after preparation.
The Kingdom manifestation follows God’s appointed order.
THE FIRSTFRUITS ARE KINGS AND PRIESTS
REVELATION 5:9–10
“And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.”
Kings and priests.
Government and ministry.
Throne and temple.
These two dimensions are joined together.
The Melchizedek order reveals the same principle.
The seventh angel comes out of the heavenly temple.
The declaration comes from the throne.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore operate within a priestly and governmental order.
God’s purpose is administered through ministry under authority.
The Kingdom is not merely preached.
It is manifested.
The government of God is not merely announced.
It becomes reality.
THE KINGDOM COMES FROM HEAVEN INTO EARTHLY EXPERIENCE
MATTHEW 6:10
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”
The Kingdom comes.
The will of God is done in earth as it is in heaven.
This establishes the direction of divine manifestation.
The heavenly purpose becomes earthly experience.
The throne is in heaven.
The voice comes from the throne.
The vial is poured into the air.
The earthly realm responds.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal the movement from heavenly government toward earthly manifestation.
The invisible purpose becomes visible.
The heavenly decree produces earthly consequences.
God’s will moves toward fulfillment.
THE KINGDOM IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY HUMAN POWER
ZECHARIAH 4:6
“Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.”
The Kingdom is established by the Spirit of God.
The instrument may be human.
The vessel may walk in the earth.
The ministry may be manifested through humanity.
But the source remains God.
The seventh angel carries the vial.
The throne supplies the authority.
The heavenly temple supplies the setting.
The Spirit of God accomplishes the purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore demonstrate divine action rather than human achievement.
God’s government is established according to His Spirit and His purpose.
GOD USES INSTRUMENTS TO ACCOMPLISH HIS PURPOSE
2 CORINTHIANS 4:7
“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.”
God puts treasure in vessels.
The power belongs to God.
The vessel carries what God gives.
This principle helps us understand the prophetic instruments throughout Revelation.
The man-child is an instrument.
The overcomer is an instrument.
The firstfruits are an appointed company.
The seventh angel is an appointed messenger.
The bride is a prepared company.
But God remains the source.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal God’s power operating through appointed instruments according to His divine order.
THE KINGDOM REQUIRES A PREPARED PEOPLE
REVELATION 19:7
“For the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
The bride has made herself ready.
Preparation precedes Kingdom manifestation.
The man-child has been established.
The firstfruits have been brought forth.
The overcomers have overcome.
The woman has been prepared.
The bride is ready.
The Seven Last Plagues reach their appointed completion.
The declaration comes:
“IT IS DONE.”
Then the marriage comes into view.
The Kingdom moves forward through a prepared people.
THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB REVEALS KINGDOM UNION
REVELATION 19:9
“Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb.”
The Bridegroom receives His bride.
The marriage reveals union.
The Kingdom purpose moves toward oneness.
This is why the declaration of the seventh angel is so significant.
The Seven Last Plagues reach completion.
The bride is ready.
The marriage comes.
The Kingdom continues.
One stage gives way to another.
God’s purpose is progressing according to divine order.
THE BRIDE BECOMES THE CITY
REVELATION 21:9–10
“Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”
“And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God…”
The bride is revealed as the city.
The city descends from God.
The heavenly purpose becomes visible.
The Kingdom enters manifestation.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a larger prophetic progression.
Judgment reaches completion.
The bride is revealed.
The city descends.
The Kingdom is manifested.
The divine purpose continues toward fullness.
THE KINGDOM IS THE PURPOSE BEHIND THE PROPHECY
EPHESIANS 1:9–10
“Having made known unto us the mystery of his will…”
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
God has a purpose.
The prophetic revelation reveals that purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues are part of the process.
The seventh angel is part of the process.
The throne is part of the process.
The firstfruits are part of the process.
The man-child is part of the process.
The bride is part of the process.
Everything moves toward Christ.
All things are gathered together in Him.
The Kingdom is not an isolated doctrine.
It is the governmental expression of God’s eternal purpose in Christ.
THE KINGDOM MUST CONQUER EVERY OPPOSING POWER
REVELATION 11:15
“The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.”
The kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of the Lord and His Christ.
This is the direction toward which the prophetic revelation moves.
The Kingdom of God ultimately prevails.
The opposing kingdoms lose their authority.
Christ reigns.
The Seven Last Plagues belong to this movement of judgment and governmental transition.
The seventh vial reaches the air.
The spiritual governmental realm is addressed.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The Kingdom continues toward the full manifestation of Christ’s rule.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL SERVES THE KINGDOM
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air…”
The seventh angel is a servant of the divine purpose.
He has an assignment.
He has a vial.
He has a realm.
He has a time.
He has a purpose.
When his purpose is fulfilled, the throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
This is the pattern of faithful service.
The servant receives the assignment.
The servant fulfills the assignment.
The servant does not alter the assignment.
The servant does not establish an independent purpose.
The servant carries the purpose of the King.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal the importance of faithful instruments in the Kingdom of God.
THE FAITHFUL SERVANT IS ENTRUSTED WITH MORE
MATTHEW 25:21
“Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things…”
Faithfulness precedes rulership.
The servant is faithful over a few.
Then greater responsibility is entrusted.
This principle is consistent with the governmental revelation of the Kingdom.
God proves His vessels.
God prepares His vessels.
God entrusts greater responsibility to faithful vessels.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal a mature stage of divine administration.
The seventh angel is entrusted with the seventh vial.
He fulfills the assignment.
The throne declares completion.
The Kingdom continues.
THE KINGDOM MOVES THROUGH DIVINE ORDER
1 CORINTHIANS 15:23
“But every man in his own order…”
There is an order to God’s Kingdom.
Christ the firstfruits.
Then those who are Christ’s.
There is an order to the prophetic revelation.
The first six vials.
Then the seventh.
There is an order to the revelation of Revelation 12.
The woman brings forth the man-child.
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The woman enters the wilderness.
There is an order to the revelation of the bride.
Preparation.
Readiness.
Marriage.
There is an order to the Kingdom.
Government.
Manifestation.
Fullness.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore teach us to recognize God’s order rather than merely collect prophetic events.
THE KINGDOM IS MOVING TOWARD FULLNESS
EPHESIANS 1:10
“In the dispensation of the fulness of times…”
The purpose of God is moving toward fullness.
The Seven Last Plagues represent a completed stage.
The marriage represents another stage.
The New Jerusalem represents another stage.
The gathering together of all things in Christ represents the larger purpose.
God is bringing His Kingdom toward fullness.
Nothing is wasted.
Every stage serves the next.
Every instrument serves the purpose.
Every revelation contributes to the whole counsel.
The seventh angel completes his appointed work.
Then the Kingdom continues.
CHRIST IS THE CENTER OF THE KINGDOM
COLOSSIANS 1:16–18
“For by him were all things created… all things were created by him, and for him…”
“And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.”
Everything is in Christ.
Everything is through Christ.
Everything is for Christ.
The Kingdom is Christ’s Kingdom.
The throne is Christ’s throne.
The bride belongs to Christ.
The firstfruits belong to Christ.
The instruments serve Christ.
The Seven Last Plagues serve the purpose of Christ.
Therefore the seventh angel must never become the center of the revelation.
The angel is the instrument.
Christ is the center.
The throne is His governmental authority.
The Kingdom is His Kingdom.
THE FINAL RESULT IS THE REIGN OF CHRIST
REVELATION 19:6
“Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.”
God reigns.
Christ reigns.
The Kingdom is established.
The bride is prepared.
The marriage comes.
The city is revealed.
The Seven Last Plagues have reached completion.
The divine government continues.
The prophetic purpose moves forward.
Everything is converging toward the manifestation of God’s eternal Kingdom.
THE KINGDOM ULTIMATELY BRINGS ALL THINGS UNDER GOD
1 CORINTHIANS 15:28
“That God may be all in all.”
This is the ultimate destination.
The Kingdom is not merely about judgment.
The Kingdom is not merely about overcoming.
The Kingdom is not merely about the throne.
The Kingdom is not merely about the bride.
The Kingdom is moving toward the complete triumph of God’s purpose.
Christ reigns.
Every enemy is subdued.
All things are brought into proper order.
All things are gathered together in Christ.
And God becomes all in all.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to the larger movement toward this final purpose.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL COMPLETES HIS PART IN THE KINGDOM PURPOSE
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
The seventh angel has completed his appointed work.
The Seven Last Plagues have reached their final vial.
The heavenly temple has released the ministry.
The throne has declared the result.
The air has been addressed.
The appointed stage is complete.
But the Kingdom continues.
The bride is ready.
The marriage comes.
The city is revealed.
Christ reigns.
All things move toward fullness.
And the final testimony remains:
THE KINGDOM BELONGS TO GOD.
CHRIST MUST REIGN.
THE PURPOSE MUST BE FULFILLED.
AND GOD SHALL BE ALL IN ALL.
CHAPTER 13 — THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES AND THE NATIONS
THE PURPOSE OF THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES REACHES THE NATIONS
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The Seven Last Plagues reach their seventh and final stage with the seventh angel.
The seventh vial is poured into the air.
The voice comes from the temple of heaven.
The voice comes from the throne.
And the declaration is:
“IT IS DONE.”
But what is being brought to completion?
The answer must be understood within the larger purpose of God concerning His Kingdom and the nations.
The Seven Last Plagues are not an isolated prophetic event.
They belong to the divine process by which opposing spiritual and earthly powers are brought under the authority of Christ.
The seventh angel completes his appointed ministry.
The throne declares the completion.
Then the Kingdom continues moving toward the nations.
The purpose of God is not merely to judge kingdoms.
It is to establish the Kingdom of God.
THE KINGDOM IS GIVEN AUTHORITY OVER THE NATIONS
DANIEL 7:14
“And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him…”
The Kingdom of God reaches the nations.
Dominion is given to the Son of Man.
The nations and languages come under His authority.
This gives us the larger context for the Seven Last Plagues.
God is not merely removing something.
God is establishing something.
He is bringing His Kingdom into manifestation.
He is establishing the government of Christ.
He is bringing the nations under the authority of the King.
The seventh vial therefore belongs to the movement toward divine government over the nations.
The declaration “It is done” marks the completion of the appointed stage.
The Kingdom then continues toward its greater manifestation.
CHRIST MUST REIGN OVER EVERY OPPOSING POWER
1 CORINTHIANS 15:25
“For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.”
Christ must reign.
The purpose of His reign is the subjection of every enemy.
This gives us the governmental meaning behind the Seven Last Plagues.
The plagues are part of a divine judgment against opposing powers.
The seventh vial reaches the air.
The spiritual governmental realm is addressed.
The throne declares completion.
Then the purpose continues toward the complete manifestation of Christ’s rule.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to the reign of Christ.
The seventh angel serves the Kingdom.
The throne establishes the authority.
The nations remain within the ultimate scope of God’s governmental purpose.
THE NATIONS ARE THE INHERITANCE OF THE KING
PSALM 2:8
“Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.”
The nations belong to the purpose of the King.
The uttermost parts of the earth are included in the divine inheritance.
The Kingdom therefore cannot be limited to one people, one location, or one generation.
God’s purpose reaches the nations.
The Seven Last Plagues must therefore be understood within this universal scope.
The seventh angel completes a stage of judgment.
The purpose then continues toward the manifestation of the Kingdom.
The nations are not outside God’s purpose.
They are part of the inheritance of the King.
THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM MUST REACH THE NATIONS
MATTHEW 24:14
“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations…”
The Gospel of the Kingdom is for all nations.
The Kingdom is not a hidden message intended for one small corner of the earth.
The Gospel must go forth.
The nations must hear.
The testimony must reach the world.
This gives us another dimension of the Seven Last Plagues.
The judgment of the Kingdom and the preaching of the Kingdom belong to the same larger divine purpose.
God judges opposing systems.
God establishes His government.
God sends forth His Gospel.
God calls the nations into the Kingdom.
The seventh angel completes his appointed stage.
The Gospel continues its appointed mission.
THE KINGDOM IS PREACHED BEFORE THE END COMES
MATTHEW 24:14
“And then shall the end come.”
The Gospel of the Kingdom is preached to the nations.
Then comes the end.
The proclamation of the Kingdom therefore precedes the consummation of the appointed age.
The Seven Last Plagues belong to the prophetic movement toward that consummation.
The seventh vial brings one appointed stage to completion.
The Kingdom proclamation continues.
The nations remain within the purpose.
God’s government moves toward fullness.
The prophetic order is therefore not merely about what God tears down.
It is about what God establishes afterward.
THE FIRSTFRUITS ARE CONNECTED WITH THE HARVEST OF THE NATIONS
REVELATION 14:4
“These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
The firstfruits are first.
The firstfruits point toward the harvest.
The harvest is larger than the first portion.
This principle is essential to the Kingdom.
God establishes the firstfruits.
Then the greater harvest follows.
The Seven Last Plagues likewise reveal a progression.
The first vial.
The second vial.
The third vial.
The fourth vial.
The fifth vial.
The sixth vial.
The seventh vial.
Then:
“IT IS DONE.”
The completion of the seventh stage prepares the way for the continuing purpose of God among the nations.
THE MAN-CHILD IS APPOINTED TO RULE THE NATIONS
REVELATION 12:5
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron…”
The man-child is connected directly with the nations.
He is caught up to the throne.
He is given governmental purpose.
The throne represents authority.
The nations represent the sphere of that authority.
The Seven Last Plagues likewise move toward the governmental dealing of God with the powers that oppose His Kingdom.
The man-child therefore belongs to the larger governmental pattern.
God raises the instrument.
God establishes the instrument.
God brings the instrument into the throne.
God’s government proceeds through the appointed instrument.
THE OVERCOMERS RECEIVE POWER OVER THE NATIONS
REVELATION 2:26–27
“And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations…”
The overcomer receives authority over the nations.
This is the same governmental characteristic revealed in the man-child.
The overcomer is promised authority.
The man-child is appointed to rule.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb.
The throne establishes government.
The Seven Last Plagues reach their final stage under that same governmental revelation.
God is preparing a people capable of carrying His Kingdom purpose.
Authority is not given arbitrarily.
It is given to the one who overcomes.
Faithfulness precedes responsibility.
Maturity precedes government.
THE THRONE IS ABOVE EVERY EARTHLY KINGDOM
REVELATION 11:15
“The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.”
The kingdoms of this world ultimately come under the authority of the Lord and His Christ.
This is the direction of the Kingdom.
The Seven Last Plagues belong to the prophetic movement toward this governmental transition.
The seventh vial brings the sevenfold judgment sequence to completion.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The divine government continues.
Christ reigns.
The kingdoms of this world come under His authority.
The purpose of God moves toward universal Kingdom manifestation.
THE SEVENTH VIAL BRINGS JUDGMENT UPON THE EARTH
REVELATION 16:18–19
“And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake…”
“And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell…”
The declaration “It is done” is followed by earthly manifestation.
The great earthquake comes.
The city is divided.
The cities of the nations fall.
The judgment reaches earthly systems.
This reveals the relationship between the heavenly declaration and earthly experience.
The voice comes from the throne.
The declaration is made.
The earth responds.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore demonstrate that God’s heavenly government produces earthly consequences.
What is established in the heavenly realm becomes manifest in the earth.
BABYLON IS BROUGHT INTO REMEMBRANCE BEFORE GOD
REVELATION 16:19
“And great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.”
Babylon represents an opposing system.
The seventh vial reaches its final stage of judgment.
Babylon comes into remembrance before God.
The divine government deals with the opposing system.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal judgment upon the structures that have resisted God’s Kingdom.
But judgment is not the ultimate purpose.
The ultimate purpose is Kingdom.
Babylon falls.
Christ reigns.
The opposing system is removed.
The Kingdom of God advances.
The nations come under the authority of the King.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD WILL FILL THE EARTH
DANIEL 2:35
“And the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.”
The Kingdom of God expands until it fills the earth.
The stone becomes a great mountain.
The mountain fills the earth.
The divine government therefore moves toward universal manifestation.
The Seven Last Plagues belong to the judgment and transition that precede this greater manifestation.
The seventh angel completes his assignment.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The opposing structures are brought down.
The Kingdom advances.
The divine purpose fills the earth.
THE STONE IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD
DANIEL 2:44
“And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed…”
God sets up the Kingdom.
It cannot be destroyed.
It breaks opposing kingdoms.
It becomes an everlasting Kingdom.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore must be viewed against the permanence of God’s Kingdom.
Earthly kingdoms rise and fall.
Babylon rises and falls.
The beast’s authority ends.
Opposing systems are judged.
But the Kingdom of God remains.
The seventh angel completes his appointed work.
The Kingdom continues forever.
THE NATIONS WILL WALK IN THE LIGHT OF THE CITY
REVELATION 21:24
“And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it…”
The nations are still in view.
The city has been manifested.
The glory of God fills the city.
The nations walk in its light.
This reveals the larger result toward which the prophetic order moves.
The Seven Last Plagues bring a stage of judgment to completion.
The Kingdom continues.
The city is revealed.
The nations encounter the light of God’s glory.
The divine purpose moves from judgment toward manifestation and blessing.
THE KINGS OF THE EARTH BRING THEIR GLORY INTO THE CITY
REVELATION 21:24
“And the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.”
The governmental purpose reaches the nations.
Kings recognize the glory of the city.
The Kingdom has become visible.
The heavenly government has entered earthly experience.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to the larger process of bringing earthly government into alignment with heavenly government.
The seventh vial completes an appointed judgment.
The Kingdom continues toward manifestation.
The city becomes the visible expression of the divine purpose.
THE NATIONS ARE CALLED INTO THE LIGHT
REVELATION 22:2
“And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”
The nations remain within the larger purpose of God.
The final revelation is not merely destruction.
It is restoration and life flowing from the throne.
The throne is present.
The river proceeds.
The tree of life is present.
The nations receive the benefit.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a much larger prophetic movement.
Judgment removes opposition.
Government is established.
The city is manifested.
The river flows.
Life proceeds to the nations.
God’s Kingdom reaches its appointed purpose.
THE RIVER FLOWS FROM THE THRONE
REVELATION 22:1
“And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.”
Notice the throne again.
The Seven Last Plagues culminate with a voice from the throne.
The final revelation of the Kingdom shows a river proceeding from the throne.
The throne therefore represents both judgment and life.
The throne judges opposing powers.
The throne releases the river of life.
The throne establishes government.
The throne becomes the source of blessing.
The Kingdom of God is therefore not merely negative judgment.
It is positive divine government bringing life into manifestation.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD BRINGS LIFE TO THE NATIONS
REVELATION 22:2
“…and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”
The purpose of God’s government ultimately brings life.
The nations receive from the life proceeding from the throne.
This gives us the larger perspective.
The Seven Last Plagues deal with opposing powers.
The seventh angel brings the appointed judgment to completion.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
Then the larger Kingdom purpose continues toward life.
The city is manifested.
The river flows.
The tree of life is present.
The nations receive.
God’s purpose is moving toward restoration and fullness.
THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM GOES TO EVERY NATION
MATTHEW 28:19
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations…”
The command is universal.
All nations are included.
The Gospel of the Kingdom is not restricted by geography.
The nations are the mission field.
The Kingdom message must go forth.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal the governmental side of the Kingdom.
The Gospel reveals the proclamation of the Kingdom.
The two belong to the larger counsel of God.
God judges opposing systems.
God sends forth His Gospel.
God establishes His Kingdom.
God gathers the nations.
THE KINGDOM WILL BE PREACHED TO EVERY KINDRED AND TONGUE
REVELATION 14:6
“And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people…”
The everlasting Gospel reaches every nation.
Every kindred.
Every tongue.
Every people.
This is the universal scope of the divine purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues are therefore not the end of God’s message to humanity.
The prophetic sequence continues toward the universal proclamation of God’s Kingdom.
The judgment is one part.
The Gospel is another.
The Kingdom is the larger purpose.
THE NATIONS WILL KNOW THE LORD
HABAKKUK 2:14
“For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”
The earth will be filled with the knowledge of God’s glory.
This is the ultimate direction of Kingdom manifestation.
The Seven Last Plagues remove opposing structures.
The Kingdom advances.
The glory of God fills the earth.
The nations encounter the knowledge of the Lord.
The purpose moves toward fullness.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL OPENS THE WAY FOR THE KINGDOM TO ADVANCE
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
The seventh angel completes the appointed stage.
The judgment has reached its conclusion.
The declaration comes from the throne.
The Kingdom continues.
The nations remain within God’s purpose.
The Gospel continues to go forth.
The divine government continues to advance.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal a transition point.
One stage is finished.
The next stage proceeds.
God’s Kingdom moves forward toward the nations.
THE KINGDOM PURPOSE REACHES ITS FULLNESS IN CHRIST
EPHESIANS 1:10
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
The nations are not the final center.
Christ is the center.
The Kingdom is Christ’s.
The throne belongs to Christ.
The bride belongs to Christ.
The city belongs to Christ.
The firstfruits belong to Christ.
The Seven Last Plagues serve the purpose of Christ.
All things are gathered together in Him.
The Kingdom therefore moves toward the fullness of God’s eternal purpose.
CHRIST WILL BE ALL IN ALL
1 CORINTHIANS 15:28
“That God may be all in all.”
The prophetic journey reaches beyond the Seven Last Plagues.
It reaches beyond the seventh angel.
It reaches beyond the judgment of Babylon.
It reaches beyond the marriage.
It reaches beyond the manifestation of the city.
It reaches toward the ultimate purpose:
GOD ALL IN ALL.
Christ reigns.
The nations are brought under His government.
The opposing powers are subdued.
The Kingdom fills the earth.
The glory of God is manifested.
The river of life flows from the throne.
The nations receive life.
And God’s eternal purpose is fulfilled.
THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES SERVE THE KINGDOM PURPOSE
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
The Seven Last Plagues are now understood in their proper place.
They are not the whole counsel of God.
They are not the final destination.
They are a divinely appointed stage.
The seventh angel completes the stage.
The throne declares the completion.
The opposing spiritual and earthly systems are judged.
The Kingdom advances.
The nations remain within God’s purpose.
The Gospel goes forth.
The city is manifested.
The river of life flows.
And all things move toward Christ.
The seventh angel has completed his assignment.
The Seven Last Plagues have fulfilled their appointed purpose.
And the Kingdom of God continues until:
CHRIST REIGNS.
THE NATIONS ARE BROUGHT UNDER HIS GOVERNMENT.
ALL THINGS ARE GATHERED TOGETHER IN HIM.
AND GOD IS ALL IN ALL.
CHAPTER 14 — THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND THE FULLNESS OF THE NATIONS
THE SEVENTH ANGEL BRINGS THE PROPHETIC STAGE TO COMPLETION
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The Seven Last Plagues have reached the seventh vial.
The seventh angel has fulfilled his appointed assignment.
The vial has been poured into the air.
The voice comes from the temple of heaven.
The voice comes from the throne.
And heaven declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
This is the central thread of the Seven Last Plagues.
The seventh angel completes what he was sent to accomplish.
But the completion of this prophetic stage does not mean that God’s eternal purpose has ended.
It means that the appointed work of the seventh vial has been completed.
Now another stage of the divine purpose can come into manifestation.
The Kingdom continues.
The nations remain in view.
The Gospel continues.
The bride is prepared.
The marriage comes.
The city is manifested.
And God’s purpose continues toward the fullness of the times.
GOD’S PURPOSE HAS ALWAYS INCLUDED THE NATIONS
GENESIS 12:3
“And in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”
The purpose of God was never restricted to one family.
The promise given to Abraham reaches all families of the earth.
The Kingdom purpose therefore has always had a universal dimension.
God begins with a man.
Through that man He establishes a covenant.
Through the covenant He brings forth a people.
Through that people He brings forth the Messiah.
Through the Messiah He brings salvation and Kingdom authority to the nations.
This is the divine pattern.
God begins with an instrument.
God establishes the instrument.
God works through the instrument.
Then the purpose expands.
The Seven Last Plagues belong to this same larger pattern.
The seventh angel completes his appointed work.
Then the Kingdom purpose continues toward the nations.
CHRIST IS THE SEED THROUGH WHOM THE NATIONS ARE BLESSED
GALATIANS 3:16
“Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.”
Christ is the center of the promise.
The nations are blessed through Christ.
The Kingdom belongs to Christ.
The governmental purpose belongs to Christ.
The Seven Last Plagues ultimately serve the purpose of Christ.
The seventh angel is not the center.
The vial is not the center.
The judgment is not the center.
Christ is the center.
The prophetic stages exist because God is bringing His eternal purpose to fulfillment in Christ.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS THE GOVERNMENT OF CHRIST
LUKE 1:32–33
“The Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.”
The Kingdom has no end.
Christ receives the throne.
Christ reigns.
The Kingdom continues.
This gives us the proper perspective for understanding the Seven Last Plagues.
The seven vials have a beginning.
They have a sequence.
They have a seventh and final vial.
The seventh angel declares completion.
But Christ’s Kingdom has no end.
Therefore, when the throne declares “It is done,” we must understand that declaration according to the particular work being completed.
The vial is done.
The appointed stage is done.
The Kingdom is not done.
Christ’s reign is not done.
The eternal purpose is not done.
THE THRONE IS THE CENTER OF THE GOVERNMENTAL ORDER
REVELATION 16:17
“And there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne…”
The throne appears again as the source of governmental declaration.
The seventh angel ministers.
The throne declares.
The instrument serves.
The government determines the result.
This is the proper order.
The servant does not determine the purpose.
The servant fulfills the purpose given by the King.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal divine government operating through appointed instruments.
The seventh angel does not act independently.
He acts according to the heavenly command.
The declaration comes from the throne.
And when the appointed work is complete, heaven says:
“IT IS DONE.”
THE KINGDOM IS RECEIVED BY THE SON OF MAN
DANIEL 7:13–14
“One like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven…”
“And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom…”
The Son of Man receives dominion.
The Son of Man receives the Kingdom.
The nations come under His authority.
The prophetic revelation of the Kingdom is therefore governmental from beginning to end.
The man-child is appointed to rule the nations.
The overcomer receives authority over the nations.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb.
The seventh angel fulfills his governmental assignment.
The Seven Last Plagues contribute to the movement toward the establishment of Christ’s government.
Everything points back to the King.
THE MAN-CHILD REVEALS THE PRINCIPLE OF GOVERNMENTAL MATURITY
REVELATION 12:5
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron…”
The man-child is brought forth for government.
The purpose is revealed immediately.
He is to rule the nations.
Then he is caught up to God and to His throne.
The throne therefore follows the bringing forth of the governmental instrument.
This is the divine pattern.
God brings forth the vessel.
God establishes the vessel.
God brings the vessel into the governmental realm.
Then the ministry proceeds.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal the same principle.
The seventh angel is established as the instrument.
The seventh vial is entrusted to him.
He fulfills his assignment.
The throne declares the completion.
THE OVERCOMER IS PROMISED GOVERNMENT OVER THE NATIONS
REVELATION 2:26
“And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations.”
The overcomer is connected with government.
But the authority follows overcoming.
There is preparation before responsibility.
There is faithfulness before greater authority.
There is maturity before governmental administration.
This principle helps us understand the larger order surrounding the Seven Last Plagues.
God does not merely announce His Kingdom.
He prepares instruments capable of carrying Kingdom responsibility.
The man-child reveals the governmental instrument.
The overcomer reveals the faithful and mature instrument.
The firstfruits reveal the first portion.
The Melchizedek priesthood reveals the heavenly priestly order.
The seventh angel reveals the appointed messenger.
The bride reveals the prepared company.
Together these revelations establish a larger pattern.
THE FIRSTFRUITS REVEAL THE BEGINNING OF THE GREATER HARVEST
REVELATION 14:4
“These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
Firstfruits are not the entire harvest.
They are the first portion.
They reveal that God establishes something first before bringing the greater fullness.
This principle appears throughout the prophetic revelation.
The man-child is brought forth.
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The woman is prepared.
The bride is made ready.
The Seven Last Plagues reach their seventh stage.
The seventh angel declares completion.
Then the larger purpose continues.
God establishes the first portion so that the greater purpose can proceed.
THE PRIESTHOOD AND GOVERNMENT OPERATE TOGETHER
REVELATION 5:10
“And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.”
Kings and priests.
Government and ministry.
Throne and temple.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal these two dimensions together.
The seventh angel comes out of the temple.
The declaration comes from the throne.
The heavenly priesthood and heavenly government are therefore connected.
The Kingdom is administered according to divine order.
God establishes priestly ministry.
God establishes governmental authority.
God brings the two dimensions together in Christ.
CHRIST IS THE GREAT HIGH PRIEST AND KING
HEBREWS 7:17
“Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.”
Christ is the eternal Priest.
HEBREWS 8:1
“We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens.”
The Priest is at the throne.
The priesthood and the throne are joined.
This is the heavenly order.
The Seven Last Plagues operate within that order.
The temple represents the heavenly sanctuary.
The throne represents governmental authority.
The seventh angel ministers within that heavenly setting.
The declaration comes from the throne.
The Kingdom advances according to the order established in Christ.
THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM MUST REACH ALL NATIONS
MATTHEW 24:14
“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations…”
The Kingdom Gospel has a universal assignment.
It must go to the nations.
The nations must hear the testimony.
The Kingdom must be proclaimed.
This gives another dimension to the Seven Last Plagues.
The judgment of opposing systems and the proclamation of the Kingdom belong to the same larger purpose.
God judges what opposes His government.
God proclaims His government.
God establishes His government.
God brings the nations into the scope of His Kingdom.
The seventh angel completes his assignment.
The Kingdom proclamation continues.
THE NATIONS ARE CALLED TO SERVE THE KING
PSALM 2:10–12
“Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.”
The kings and judges of the earth are called to recognize the authority of the Son.
The nations cannot ultimately establish a government independent of God.
The Kingdom of God is the final government.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal judgment upon systems that resist that government.
The seventh vial reaches its appointed conclusion.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
Then the Kingdom continues toward the submission of every opposing power.
THE EARTH WILL BE FILLED WITH THE GLORY OF GOD
HABAKKUK 2:14
“For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”
This is the direction of Kingdom manifestation.
The earth is filled with the knowledge of God’s glory.
The Kingdom is not ultimately hidden.
The purpose is manifestation.
The invisible becomes visible.
The heavenly becomes earthly.
The glory of God fills the earth.
The Seven Last Plagues are one stage within that movement.
The seventh angel completes his assignment.
The Kingdom continues.
The purpose advances toward the manifestation of God’s glory.
THE KINGDOM WILL FILL THE WHOLE EARTH
DANIEL 2:35
“And the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.”
The Kingdom expands.
The mountain fills the earth.
The divine government is not confined to one place.
The purpose reaches the whole earth.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a prophetic process larger than the judgment itself.
The judgment clears the way.
The Kingdom advances.
The government of Christ is manifested.
The nations come under His authority.
The earth is filled with His glory.
BABYLON’S FALL MAKES WAY FOR THE KINGDOM
REVELATION 18:2
“Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen…”
Babylon falls.
The opposing system is judged.
The Kingdom advances.
This is the relationship between judgment and government.
God removes what opposes His purpose so that His Kingdom may be manifested.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore have a governmental purpose.
They are not merely punishment.
They are part of the divine dealing with opposing powers.
The seventh angel completes the final vial.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The divine purpose continues toward Kingdom manifestation.
THE KINGDOM DOES NOT END WITH THE FALL OF BABYLON
REVELATION 19:6
“Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.”
Babylon falls.
But God reigns.
The opposing system is removed.
But the Kingdom remains.
This is the larger revelation.
The Seven Last Plagues bring judgment upon opposing powers.
The Kingdom of God remains forever.
Christ reigns.
The bride is prepared.
The marriage comes.
The city is manifested.
The nations come into the light.
The purpose of God continues.
THE BRIDE IS PREPARED FOR THE KINGDOM
REVELATION 19:7
“For the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
The bride is ready.
The marriage comes.
The Kingdom moves into another stage.
The seventh angel has completed the appointed work of the Seven Last Plagues.
The declaration “It is done” has marked the completion.
Now the bride comes into view.
The Bridegroom and bride move toward union.
The governmental and bridal dimensions of the Kingdom come together.
The purpose continues toward the manifestation of the city.
THE BRIDE BECOMES THE HOLY CITY
REVELATION 21:9–10
“Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”
“And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God…”
The bride is the city.
The city descends from heaven.
The Kingdom becomes visible.
The heavenly purpose becomes earthly experience.
This is the direction toward which the divine order moves.
The Seven Last Plagues complete their appointed stage.
The bride is prepared.
The marriage comes.
The city is revealed.
The Kingdom is manifested.
THE NATIONS WALK IN THE LIGHT OF THE CITY
REVELATION 21:24
“And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it…”
The nations remain in view.
The city is manifested.
The glory of God is present.
The nations walk in the light.
This reveals the larger purpose of the Kingdom.
Judgment is not the final revelation.
The final revelation includes divine light, life, government, and glory.
The Seven Last Plagues bring a stage of judgment to completion.
The Kingdom continues toward the manifestation of divine life to the nations.
THE RIVER OF LIFE PROCEEDS FROM THE THRONE
REVELATION 22:1
“And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.”
The same throne from which the declaration “It is done” comes is now revealed as the source of the river of life.
The throne represents government.
The throne also becomes the source of life.
This reveals the ultimate character of God’s Kingdom.
God’s government does not exist merely to destroy.
It exists to establish life.
The Seven Last Plagues deal with opposition.
The Kingdom establishes life.
The throne judges.
The throne also releases the river.
The divine government brings God’s purpose into manifestation.
THE NATIONS RECEIVE THE BENEFIT OF THE KINGDOM
REVELATION 22:2
“And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”
The nations are still included.
The Kingdom has reached a stage where life proceeds from the throne to the nations.
This is the larger purpose toward which the prophetic revelation moves.
The Seven Last Plagues are not the final destination.
The seventh angel completes his assignment.
The throne declares completion.
The Kingdom continues.
The city is manifested.
The river flows.
The nations receive.
God’s purpose moves toward fullness.
THE FULLNESS OF THE TIMES GATHERS ALL THINGS TOGETHER
EPHESIANS 1:10
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
This is the full counsel.
The Kingdom is gathering all things into Christ.
The nations are included.
The bride is included.
The firstfruits are included.
The governmental instrument is included.
The priesthood is included.
The Seven Last Plagues are included.
Every stage has its place.
Every instrument has its purpose.
Every revelation contributes to the whole.
Nothing stands independently of Christ.
Everything moves toward Him.
GOD’S ORDER IS THE WAY TO UNDERSTAND GOD’S PURPOSE
1 CORINTHIANS 14:40
“Let all things be done decently and in order.”
The Kingdom operates according to divine order.
The prophetic revelation operates according to divine order.
The Seven Last Plagues operate according to divine order.
The man-child is brought forth before he is caught up.
The woman is prepared after the man-child is caught up.
The bride makes herself ready before the marriage.
The seventh vial comes after the preceding six.
The declaration “It is done” comes after the seventh vial is poured out.
The city is revealed after the bride is prepared.
The nations encounter the light of the city.
The river proceeds from the throne.
There is order in every stage.
GOD ESTABLISHES THE INSTRUMENTS BEFORE THE MANIFESTATION
AMOS 3:7
“Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.”
God reveals His purpose.
Then He works according to that revelation.
He establishes servants.
He establishes instruments.
He establishes ministries.
He establishes the order.
Then He brings the prophecy into experience.
The Seven Last Plagues demonstrate this principle.
The angels are revealed.
The vials are revealed.
The order is revealed.
The seventh angel is revealed.
The seventh vial is released.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The prophetic word has become manifested reality.
THE KINGDOM MOVES FROM PROPHECY INTO EXPERIENCE
REVELATION 21:5
“Behold, I make all things new.”
God makes all things new.
The promise becomes experience.
The revelation becomes manifestation.
The Kingdom becomes visible.
The city descends.
The nations walk in the light.
The river flows from the throne.
The Seven Last Plagues have fulfilled their appointed stage.
The seventh angel has completed his ministry.
The Kingdom continues toward the fullness of God’s purpose.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL IS A SERVANT OF THE LARGER PURPOSE
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air…”
The seventh angel has a specific assignment.
He does not carry the entire counsel of God.
He carries one vial.
He fulfills one assignment.
He completes one stage.
Then the throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
This gives us an important principle concerning every servant of God:
A FAITHFUL SERVANT DOES NOT HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING.
He must fulfill what God has assigned to him.
The seventh angel fulfills his assignment.
The man-child fulfills his governmental purpose.
The priesthood fulfills its ministry.
The bride fulfills her preparation.
Each instrument has its place.
Together, they serve the one eternal purpose of God.
THE KINGDOM IS BUILT THROUGH DIVINE ORDER
1 CORINTHIANS 3:9–11
“For we are labourers together with God…”
“For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
Christ is the foundation.
God’s servants are laborers together with Him.
The Kingdom is built according to the foundation God has established.
The Seven Last Plagues are not the foundation.
The seventh angel is not the foundation.
The man-child is not the foundation.
The bride is not the foundation.
Christ is the foundation.
Everything God builds must ultimately rest upon Him.
THE KINGDOM WILL HAVE NO END
ISAIAH 9:7
“Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end…”
The increase of His government has no end.
This is the final governmental perspective.
The seventh vial ends.
The seventh angel’s assignment ends.
The Seven Last Plagues end.
But the increase of Christ’s government does not end.
The Kingdom continues.
The purpose expands.
The glory increases.
The nations come under His light.
The divine government fills the earth.
Christ reigns forever.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL COMPLETES THE STAGE — THE KING CONTINUES TO REIGN
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
The seventh angel has completed his assignment.
The seven vials have reached their final stage.
The throne has declared the completion.
But the Kingdom continues.
Christ continues to reign.
The nations remain within the divine purpose.
The bride is ready.
The marriage comes.
The city is manifested.
The river flows.
The nations receive life.
And the eternal purpose continues toward fullness.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal a completed stage within an unending Kingdom.
The seventh angel finishes his work.
Christ continues His reign.
The Kingdom continues its increase.
And everything moves toward the final testimony:
CHRIST IS ALL.
THE KINGDOM IS HIS.
THE NATIONS ARE HIS INHERITANCE.
ALL THINGS ARE GATHERED TOGETHER IN HIM.
AND GOD SHALL BE ALL IN ALL.
CHAPTER 15 — THE SEVENTH ANGEL AND THE REAPING OF THE EARTH
THE SEVENTH ANGEL BRINGS THE APPOINTED STAGE TO COMPLETION
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The Seven Last Plagues have reached their final vial.
The seventh angel has fulfilled his appointed ministry.
The vial has been poured into the air.
The voice has come from the temple of heaven.
The voice has come from the throne.
And heaven declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The seventh angel therefore stands at a critical point in the prophetic order.
The first six angels have fulfilled their appointed ministries.
The seventh angel completes the sevenfold sequence.
The declaration from the throne establishes the completion of that stage.
But the completion does not mean that God’s Kingdom purpose has stopped.
It means that what God assigned to the Seven Last Plagues has reached its appointed conclusion.
Now the prophetic purpose moves forward.
The judgment has served its purpose.
The governmental order has been established.
The prepared instruments are in place.
And the Kingdom purpose continues toward the harvest of the earth.
THE HARVEST REVEALS THE PURPOSE BEYOND JUDGMENT
REVELATION 14:14–15
“And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man…”
“And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap…”
The Son of Man appears.
The sickle is brought forth.
The earth is ready for harvest.
This reveals a principle that must be understood alongside the Seven Last Plagues.
God does not judge without purpose.
God does not remove without purpose.
God does not complete one stage without moving toward another.
The Seven Last Plagues reach completion.
Then the harvest comes into view.
The judgment and the harvest belong to the larger counsel of God.
The seventh angel completes the appointed stage.
The purpose continues.
THE EARTH MUST BECOME READY FOR THE HARVEST
REVELATION 14:15
“Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.”
The harvest has a time.
The earth becomes ripe.
Then the sickle is thrust in.
This is divine timing.
God does not harvest before the appointed time.
He waits until the purpose has reached maturity.
This principle has appeared throughout the revelation of the Seven Last Plagues.
God prepares.
God establishes.
God matures.
God releases.
God completes.
Then He moves to the next stage.
The seventh angel therefore belongs to a larger divine sequence.
His assignment reaches completion.
The harvest then comes into view.
THE FIRSTFRUITS COME BEFORE THE HARVEST
REVELATION 14:4
“These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
The firstfruits are first.
The harvest follows.
This establishes one of the great principles of the Kingdom.
God brings forth a first portion before the larger harvest.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb.
The firstfruits are prepared.
The firstfruits are brought into an appointed state.
Then the larger harvest comes.
The Seven Last Plagues likewise reveal an ordered progression.
The seventh vial comes after six preceding vials.
Completion comes after sequence.
The harvest comes after ripeness.
The Kingdom moves according to divine order.
THE MAN-CHILD REVEALS THE PRINCIPLE OF FIRST GOVERNMENT
REVELATION 12:5
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron…”
The man-child is brought forth first.
He is appointed to rule.
He is caught up to God and to His throne.
The governmental instrument is established before the larger prophetic purpose continues.
This is consistent with the firstfruits principle.
God establishes the mature portion.
God establishes the governmental instrument.
God establishes the priestly order.
Then the purpose proceeds toward the larger harvest.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a divine order in which God prepares the instrument before releasing the greater manifestation.
THE OVERCOMERS ARE PREPARED FOR GOVERNMENT
REVELATION 2:26
“And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations…”
The overcomer is prepared for governmental responsibility.
He overcomes.
He keeps the works of Christ.
He continues unto the end.
Then authority is given.
This is another expression of the divine principle:
MATURITY PRECEDES GOVERNMENT.
God does not merely call.
God prepares.
God proves.
God establishes.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal a mature stage of divine administration.
The seventh angel is entrusted with the seventh vial.
He fulfills his assignment.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
Then the larger purpose continues toward the harvest.
THE WOMAN IS PREPARED WHILE THE GOVERNMENTAL INSTRUMENT IS ESTABLISHED
REVELATION 12:6
“And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God…”
The woman has a prepared place.
The man-child has been caught up to the throne.
The governmental instrument has been established.
The woman is preserved and prepared.
This demonstrates that God can operate through different stages simultaneously while maintaining one divine order.
The man-child is in the governmental realm.
The woman is being prepared.
The firstfruits are standing with the Lamb.
The Seven Last Plagues are moving toward completion.
The seventh angel fulfills his assignment.
The throne declares the result.
Then the harvest comes into view.
THE BRIDE MAKES HERSELF READY
REVELATION 19:7
“For the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
The bride has reached readiness.
This is another expression of maturity.
The bride is not merely called.
The bride is prepared.
The bride makes herself ready.
Then the marriage comes.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a larger progression that moves toward readiness and union.
The seventh angel completes the appointed stage.
The bride is ready.
The Bridegroom receives His bride.
The Kingdom continues.
The harvest continues.
The eternal purpose moves forward.
THE HARVEST AND THE KINGDOM ARE CONNECTED
MATTHEW 13:39
“The harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.”
The harvest has an appointed place in the Kingdom revelation.
The reapers are sent.
The harvest is gathered.
God separates according to His purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues must therefore be understood within the larger harvest revelation.
The judgment of opposing powers is one aspect.
The gathering of the harvest is another.
The Kingdom is moving toward a complete manifestation of God’s purpose.
The seventh angel completes the sevenfold vial sequence.
The harvest reveals another movement of that same divine purpose.
THE KINGDOM REQUIRES A SEPARATION
MATTHEW 13:30
“Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.”
There is a separation.
The Kingdom reveals a distinction between what belongs to God and what opposes His purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal divine judgment upon opposing powers.
The harvest reveals gathering.
The Kingdom therefore involves both judgment and gathering.
God removes what opposes.
God gathers what belongs to Him.
The seventh angel completes his appointed stage.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
Then the divine purpose proceeds toward its larger harvest.
THE KINGDOM IS LIKE A HARVEST THAT REACHES MATURITY
MARK 4:28–29
“For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself…”
“But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.”
The fruit must mature.
Then the sickle is applied.
This is the principle of divine timing.
God does not force maturity.
He waits for the appointed condition.
The Seven Last Plagues likewise belong to an appointed time.
The seventh angel appears at the appointed stage.
The seventh vial is poured out.
The declaration comes:
“IT IS DONE.”
The work reaches completion because the appointed time has arrived.
GOD WORKS THROUGH MATURE INSTRUMENTS
GALATIANS 4:1–2
“The heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant…”
“But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.”
There is a time of immaturity.
There is a time of preparation.
There is a time appointed by the Father.
Then maturity brings greater responsibility.
This principle helps us understand the man-child, the overcomers, the firstfruits, and the bride.
God is bringing His people into maturity.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal the mature administration of a prophetic stage.
The seventh angel has an appointed assignment.
He fulfills it.
The throne declares completion.
The Kingdom moves forward.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL IS PART OF THE DIVINE HARVEST ORDER
REVELATION 14:15
“Thrust in thy sickle, and reap…”
The harvest is not independent of the heavenly order.
An angel comes from the temple.
The command is given.
The sickle is thrust in.
The earth is harvested.
This is another example of the principle we have followed throughout the Seven Last Plagues.
The heavenly order establishes the earthly manifestation.
The temple establishes the source.
The throne establishes authority.
The instrument carries the assignment.
The earth experiences the result.
The seventh angel reveals the same pattern.
THE AIR IS A REALM OF SPIRITUAL GOVERNMENT
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air…”
The seventh vial is poured into the air.
The air therefore must be understood within the spiritual order surrounding the final vial.
The Seven Last Plagues are not merely dealing with physical circumstances.
They are addressing an opposing spiritual order.
The final vial reaches the air.
The throne declares completion.
The spiritual governmental realm has been confronted.
The earthly consequences follow.
This helps us understand why the seventh angel’s ministry is connected with the larger Kingdom purpose.
God is dealing with the realm that has resisted His government.
THE PRINCE OF THE POWER OF THE AIR
EPHESIANS 2:2
“Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air…”
Paul identifies the air with a spiritual governmental realm.
The air is associated with the prince of the power of the air.
This provides an important connection to Revelation 16.
The seventh angel pours the seventh vial into the air.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reach into the spiritual realm associated with opposing government.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The divine government confronts the opposing spiritual government.
The final vial therefore has profound governmental significance.
The Kingdom of God is overcoming the kingdom that has opposed it.
THE SPIRITUAL GOVERNMENT MUST GIVE WAY TO THE KINGDOM
COLOSSIANS 1:13
“Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son…”
There are two governmental realms in view.
The power of darkness.
The Kingdom of God’s dear Son.
The believer is translated from one realm into another.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal the larger prophetic confrontation between these opposing governmental orders.
The seventh vial reaches the air.
The realm of opposing spiritual government is addressed.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The Kingdom continues to advance.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS GREATER THAN THE POWER OF DARKNESS
COLOSSIANS 2:15
“And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them…”
Christ has triumphed.
Principalities and powers are subject to Him.
The Kingdom of God is therefore not fighting from uncertainty.
Christ has already established His victory.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal the outworking of divine judgment within the prophetic sequence.
The seventh angel completes the appointed stage.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The victory of Christ continues to be manifested.
THE HARVEST REVEALS THE PURPOSE OF THE KINGDOM
MATTHEW 13:37–38
“He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man…”
“The field is the world…”
The field is the world.
The Son of Man sows.
The harvest belongs to the world.
The Kingdom purpose therefore reaches beyond one local assembly or one nation.
The Seven Last Plagues are part of a worldwide prophetic movement.
The judgment reaches the nations.
The Gospel reaches the nations.
The harvest reaches the nations.
The Kingdom reaches the nations.
God’s purpose is universal.
THE EVERLASTING GOSPEL GOES TO EVERY NATION
REVELATION 14:6
“And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth…”
The everlasting Gospel is proclaimed to the earth.
Every nation is within its scope.
The Gospel and the judgment are therefore both part of the larger prophetic order.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal divine judgment.
The everlasting Gospel reveals divine proclamation.
The Kingdom reveals divine government.
The harvest reveals divine gathering.
Everything works together toward the purpose of God.
THE NATIONS WILL SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD
REVELATION 1:7
“Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him…”
The manifestation of Christ is not ultimately hidden.
The Kingdom moves toward visible manifestation.
The nations will encounter the reality of Christ’s authority.
The Seven Last Plagues contribute to the prophetic movement toward that manifestation.
The seventh angel completes his assignment.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
Then the Kingdom continues toward visible manifestation.
THE SON OF MAN COMES IN HIS KINGDOM
MATTHEW 16:28
“There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.”
The Son of Man comes in His Kingdom.
The Kingdom becomes manifest.
The governmental purpose becomes visible.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to the larger revelation of the coming Kingdom.
The seventh angel completes his appointed stage.
The Kingdom continues toward manifestation.
The prepared people become part of that manifestation.
The nations encounter the authority of the King.
THE HARVEST FOLLOWS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIRSTFRUITS
JAMES 1:18
“Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”
Firstfruits are born through the Word.
The Word produces maturity.
The first portion appears.
The larger purpose follows.
This is consistent with the entire prophetic pattern we have followed.
The Word produces the instrument.
The instrument is matured.
The instrument is established.
The Kingdom advances.
The Seven Last Plagues reach completion.
The harvest follows according to divine timing.
THE KINGDOM REVEALS THE FULL COUNSEL OF GOD
EPHESIANS 1:10
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
The purpose is gathering.
The purpose is fullness.
The purpose is Christ.
The Seven Last Plagues are one stage.
The firstfruits are one stage.
The man-child is one stage.
The bride is one stage.
The harvest is one stage.
But everything moves toward the same eternal purpose.
God is gathering all things together in Christ.
The seventh angel completes his assignment.
The Kingdom continues.
The harvest continues.
The purpose moves toward fullness.
THE HARVEST WILL REACH THE NATIONS
REVELATION 7:9
“A great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues…”
The prophetic purpose reaches every nation.
The multitude is beyond numbering.
The Kingdom purpose is therefore much larger than any one company.
The firstfruits are first.
The man-child is first.
The overcomers are first.
But the larger purpose continues toward the nations.
The Seven Last Plagues must therefore be understood as part of the process by which God deals with opposing powers while moving His Kingdom toward universal manifestation.
THE THRONE IS THE SOURCE OF THE FINAL PURPOSE
REVELATION 7:10
“Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.”
The throne appears again.
The Lamb appears again.
The nations appear.
The multitude appears.
The Kingdom purpose is centered in God and the Lamb.
The seventh angel’s declaration comes from this same governmental reality.
“IT IS DONE.”
The throne remains the source.
The Lamb remains the center.
The Kingdom remains the purpose.
The nations remain within the scope.
The harvest moves toward fullness.
THE FINAL HARVEST BELONGS TO THE KINGDOM
REVELATION 14:16
“And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.”
The earth is reaped.
The harvest comes.
The purpose has reached the appointed stage.
The Seven Last Plagues have already reached their seventh vial.
The seventh angel has declared the completion of his appointed work.
The prophetic order continues.
The harvest comes.
The nations come into view.
The Kingdom advances.
God’s purpose continues toward fullness.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL’S WORK IS COMPLETE, BUT THE KINGDOM’S WORK CONTINUES
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
The seventh angel has completed his assignment.
The Seven Last Plagues have reached their appointed conclusion.
But the Kingdom has not ended.
The harvest continues.
The bride is prepared.
The marriage comes.
The city is manifested.
The nations encounter the glory of God.
The river of life flows from the throne.
The purpose continues until all things are gathered together in Christ.
The seventh angel has finished his part.
The King continues to reign.
THE KINGDOM WILL FILL THE EARTH
HABAKKUK 2:14
“For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”
This is the ultimate direction of the Kingdom.
The glory of God fills the earth.
The nations encounter His glory.
The Kingdom becomes manifest.
The Seven Last Plagues are therefore not the final revelation.
They are part of the preparation for the greater manifestation of God’s government.
The seventh angel completes the appointed judgment.
The Kingdom continues toward glory.
The harvest continues.
The nations come into view.
The purpose advances.
THE FINAL PURPOSE IS GOD ALL IN ALL
1 CORINTHIANS 15:28
“That God may be all in all.”
The harvest is not the end.
The Kingdom manifestation is not the end.
The marriage is not the end.
The city is not the end.
The Seven Last Plagues are not the end.
Everything moves toward the ultimate purpose of God.
Christ reigns.
The nations are brought under His authority.
All things are gathered together in Christ.
The divine purpose reaches fullness.
And God becomes all in all.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL, THE HARVEST, AND THE KINGDOM
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
The order is now clear.
THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES REACH THEIR APPOINTED COMPLETION.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL FULFILLS HIS ASSIGNMENT.
THE THRONE DECLARES, “IT IS DONE.”
THE GOVERNMENTAL OPPOSITION IS JUDGED.
THE KINGDOM CONTINUES TO ADVANCE.
THE HARVEST COMES TO MATURITY.
THE NATIONS COME INTO VIEW.
THE BRIDE IS PREPARED.
THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB COMES.
THE CITY IS MANIFESTED.
THE GLORY OF GOD FILLS THE EARTH.
The seventh angel therefore stands not merely at the end of a judgment, but at a divine transition point.
His assignment is complete.
The stage is complete.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
And because it is done, the next movement of God’s eternal purpose can proceed.
CHAPTER 16 — THE KINGDOM HARVEST AND THE REIGN OF CHRIST
THE SEVENTH ANGEL HAS COMPLETED HIS APPOINTED WORK
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The Seven Last Plagues have reached their appointed completion.
The seventh angel has fulfilled his assignment.
The seventh vial has been poured out.
The voice has come from the temple of heaven.
The voice has come from the throne.
And the declaration is:
“IT IS DONE.”
Now we must follow the prophetic thread beyond the seventh vial.
The purpose of God does not stop at the declaration.
The Kingdom continues.
Christ continues to reign.
The nations remain within the divine purpose.
The harvest continues.
The bride is revealed.
The city comes into view.
The glory of God fills the earth.
The Seven Last Plagues have completed their appointed stage, but the eternal purpose of God continues moving toward its fullness.
THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST IS THE DESTINATION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSE
REVELATION 11:15
“The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.”
The Kingdom of Christ is the destination toward which the governmental purpose is moving.
The kingdoms of this world are confronted by the Kingdom of God.
The authority of opposing systems is broken.
Christ reigns.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore have a governmental significance that reaches beyond the individual judgments.
They belong to the movement by which opposing kingdoms are brought under the authority of the King.
The seventh angel completes the appointed stage.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
Then the Kingdom continues its advance.
CHRIST MUST REIGN UNTIL EVERY ENEMY IS UNDER HIS FEET
1 CORINTHIANS 15:25–26
“For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.”
“The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.”
Christ must reign.
His reign has a purpose.
Every enemy must be brought under His feet.
Death itself must ultimately be destroyed.
This gives us the larger framework for understanding the Seven Last Plagues.
The seven vials are not the whole work of the Kingdom.
They are part of the process.
The seventh vial completes its appointed judgment.
But Christ’s reign continues until every enemy has been subdued.
The declaration “It is done” therefore identifies the completion of the seventh vial, while the reign of Christ continues toward the ultimate triumph of God.
THE KINGDOM IS BUILT AROUND CHRIST, NOT AROUND THE PLAGUES
COLOSSIANS 1:16–17
“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible…”
“And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.”
Christ is before all things.
All things were created by Him.
All things consist by Him.
Therefore, the Seven Last Plagues must remain centered upon Christ.
The seventh angel is not the center.
The vial is not the center.
The judgment is not the center.
The throne is not independent of Christ.
The Kingdom is Christ’s.
The bride belongs to Christ.
The nations belong under Christ’s authority.
Everything must be interpreted through the purpose of Christ.
THE SON OF MAN RECEIVES THE KINGDOM
DANIEL 7:13–14
“One like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven…”
“And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom…”
The Son of Man receives dominion.
He receives glory.
He receives the Kingdom.
The nations are brought under His authority.
This revelation establishes the governmental foundation for the prophetic purpose.
The man-child is appointed to rule the nations.
The overcomer is promised authority over the nations.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb.
The seventh angel carries out his assignment.
The Seven Last Plagues belong within this movement toward the manifestation of the government of Christ.
THE MAN-CHILD REVEALS THE PRINCIPLE OF GOVERNMENT BEFORE FULLNESS
REVELATION 12:5
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron…”
The man-child is brought forth.
He is appointed to rule.
He is caught up to God and to His throne.
This reveals the principle of governmental establishment before the larger manifestation.
God establishes the instrument.
God brings the instrument into the throne.
God establishes the governmental order.
Then the larger purpose proceeds.
The Seven Last Plagues fit within this same divine order.
The seventh angel has an assignment.
He fulfills it.
The throne declares completion.
The Kingdom continues.
THE OVERCOMERS ARE PREPARED TO PARTICIPATE IN CHRIST’S RULE
REVELATION 2:26–27
“And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations…”
The overcomer is not merely promised escape.
The overcomer is promised authority.
The overcomer participates in the government of Christ.
This is why overcoming is connected with maturity.
The vessel must be prepared.
The vessel must be faithful.
The vessel must overcome.
Then greater responsibility is entrusted.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal a mature stage of God’s governmental administration.
The seventh angel fulfills his appointed responsibility.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The Kingdom continues through prepared vessels.
THE FIRSTFRUITS REVEAL THE BEGINNING OF THE GREATER HARVEST
REVELATION 14:4
“These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
The firstfruits are first.
They stand with the Lamb.
They reveal a mature portion brought forth before the fullness of the harvest.
This principle helps us understand the relationship between the firstfruits and the nations.
God establishes the first portion.
God establishes the governmental instrument.
God establishes the priestly order.
Then the larger harvest can proceed.
The Seven Last Plagues reach completion within that larger sequence.
The seventh angel completes his assignment.
The Kingdom moves forward.
The harvest continues.
THE HARVEST BELONGS TO THE KINGDOM
REVELATION 14:15
“Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the harvest of the earth is ripe.”
The earth is ripe.
The harvest comes.
The harvest reveals that God’s purpose is moving beyond the establishment of the firstfruits toward a greater gathering.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore must be understood as one stage within the larger harvest purpose of God.
Judgment deals with opposition.
The harvest gathers.
The Kingdom manifests.
Christ reigns.
The nations encounter the glory of God.
The seventh angel completes his assignment, but the divine purpose continues.
THE NATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE KINGDOM HARVEST
REVELATION 7:9
“A great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues…”
The prophetic vision expands.
All nations are represented.
Kindreds are represented.
People are represented.
Tongues are represented.
The Kingdom purpose reaches beyond one company.
The firstfruits are important.
The man-child is important.
The overcomers are important.
The bride is important.
But God’s purpose is larger than any one of these stages.
The Seven Last Plagues likewise belong to the larger counsel of God concerning the nations.
THE KINGDOM MUST REACH THE WHOLE EARTH
MATTHEW 24:14
“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations…”
The Gospel of the Kingdom must reach the nations.
The Kingdom message must be proclaimed.
The nations must hear the testimony.
This is another reason the Seven Last Plagues cannot be treated as the final isolated event of God’s purpose.
The seventh angel says:
“It is done.”
But the Gospel continues.
The Kingdom continues.
The witness continues.
The purpose continues.
The completed judgment becomes part of the preparation for the larger manifestation of the Kingdom.
THE KINGDOM IS NOT MERELY ANNOUNCED — IT IS MANIFESTED
ROMANS 8:19
“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.”
Creation waits for manifestation.
The sons of God must be manifested.
What God has established invisibly must eventually become visible.
This principle is fundamental to the Kingdom.
God reveals the purpose.
God prepares the vessel.
God establishes the instrument.
God releases the ministry.
God brings the purpose into experience.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal this movement.
The seventh angel ministers.
The throne declares completion.
The consequences appear in the earth.
The Kingdom advances toward manifestation.
THE HEAVENLY GOVERNMENT PRODUCES EARTHLY MANIFESTATION
REVELATION 16:18–19
“And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake…”
“And the great city was divided into three parts…”
The voice comes from heaven.
The result appears in the earth.
This is the relationship between the heavenly decree and earthly manifestation.
The Seven Last Plagues demonstrate that God’s governmental decisions in the heavenly realm produce consequences in the earthly realm.
The seventh vial is poured out.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The earth responds.
This is divine government becoming visible through divine action.
BABYLON FALLS BEFORE THE KINGDOM IS FULLY MANIFESTED
REVELATION 16:19
“And great Babylon came in remembrance before God…”
Babylon is brought into judgment.
The opposing system is confronted.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal the divine dealing with a system that stands contrary to the purpose of God.
Babylon cannot remain forever.
The Kingdom of God must prevail.
The throne must prevail over every opposing throne.
Christ must prevail over every opposing kingdom.
The seventh angel completes the appointed stage.
The declaration comes:
“IT IS DONE.”
The Kingdom continues.
THE FALL OF BABYLON MAKES WAY FOR THE REVELATION OF THE BRIDE
REVELATION 19:7
“For the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
The fall of the opposing system is followed by the revelation of the prepared bride.
This is prophetic order.
One system is judged.
Another Kingdom is manifested.
Babylon falls.
The bride is ready.
The Lamb receives His wife.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore participate in a transition from the judgment of opposing systems toward the manifestation of the Kingdom and the bride.
The seventh angel completes his work.
The bride comes into view.
The purpose continues.
THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB REVEALS KINGDOM UNION
REVELATION 19:9
“Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb.”
The bride is prepared.
The Bridegroom comes.
The marriage is established.
This is not an isolated event.
It belongs to the larger Kingdom purpose.
The governmental instrument has been established.
The firstfruits have been brought forth.
The woman has been prepared.
The Seven Last Plagues have reached completion.
The bride is ready.
The marriage comes.
The Kingdom continues toward fullness.
THE BRIDE BECOMES THE CITY
REVELATION 21:9–10
“Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”
“And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God…”
The bride is revealed as the city.
The city descends from heaven.
The heavenly purpose becomes visible in the earth.
This is the manifestation toward which the divine order has been moving.
The Seven Last Plagues complete their appointed stage.
The bride is ready.
The marriage comes.
The city is manifested.
The Kingdom becomes visible.
THE CITY REVEALS THE GLORY OF GOD
REVELATION 21:23
“And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it…”
The glory of God becomes the light of the city.
This is the ultimate direction of the Kingdom.
God’s glory is not merely proclaimed.
It becomes the light by which the city lives.
The Kingdom therefore moves from prophecy to manifestation.
The Seven Last Plagues belong to that progression.
The seventh angel completes his assignment.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The purpose continues toward the visible glory of God.
THE NATIONS WALK IN THE LIGHT OF THE KINGDOM
REVELATION 21:24
“And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it…”
The nations encounter the light of the city.
The Kingdom has become visible.
The glory of God has been manifested.
The nations are no longer merely hearing about the Kingdom.
They are walking in its light.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a prophetic progression that ultimately moves toward divine light reaching the nations.
Judgment is a stage.
Government is a stage.
Manifestation is a stage.
The ultimate purpose is the glory of God filling the earth.
THE RIVER OF LIFE FLOWS FROM THE THRONE
REVELATION 22:1
“And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.”
The throne that declares “It is done” is also the throne from which the river of life proceeds.
This is a profound revelation of God’s government.
The throne judges.
The throne rules.
The throne also gives life.
The purpose of the Kingdom is not merely to destroy what is evil.
The ultimate purpose is to establish divine life.
The Seven Last Plagues deal with opposing powers.
The throne then becomes the source of life flowing outward.
The Kingdom brings life to the nations.
THE NATIONS RECEIVE LIFE FROM THE KINGDOM
REVELATION 22:2
“And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”
The nations are still in view at the end of the prophetic revelation.
The Kingdom has a life-giving purpose.
The throne produces the river.
The river produces life.
The tree stands by the river.
The nations receive.
This gives us the proper perspective of the larger divine purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues are not the final word.
The seventh angel completes his appointed judgment.
The Kingdom continues.
The throne produces life.
The nations receive.
God’s purpose moves toward fullness.
THE KINGDOM WILL FILL THE EARTH WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD
HABAKKUK 2:14
“For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”
The earth will be filled.
The knowledge of God’s glory will cover the earth.
This is the direction of the Kingdom.
The Seven Last Plagues are one stage within that divine movement.
The seventh angel completes his work.
The Kingdom continues.
The glory increases.
The nations encounter the knowledge of God.
The divine purpose moves toward fullness.
THE INCREASE OF CHRIST’S GOVERNMENT HAS NO END
ISAIAH 9:7
“Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end…”
Christ’s government increases.
His peace increases.
His Kingdom continues.
There is no final limitation upon His government.
Therefore, the declaration “It is done” cannot mean that Christ’s government has ceased.
It means the seventh angel’s appointed work is complete.
The Seven Last Plagues have reached their conclusion.
But the increase of Christ’s government continues.
The Kingdom continues.
The purpose continues.
The glory continues.
THE FULLNESS OF THE TIMES GATHERS EVERYTHING TOGETHER
EPHESIANS 1:10
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
This is the larger counsel.
The firstfruits belong to it.
The man-child belongs to it.
The overcomers belong to it.
The priesthood belongs to it.
The woman belongs to it.
The bride belongs to it.
The Seven Last Plagues belong to it.
The nations belong to it.
The Kingdom belongs to it.
Everything is gathered together in Christ.
Every prophetic stage has its place.
Every instrument has its purpose.
Every ministry contributes to the one eternal counsel of God.
GOD’S KINGDOM WILL ULTIMATELY CONQUER DEATH
1 CORINTHIANS 15:26
“The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.”
Even death has an appointed end.
This demonstrates how much larger God’s purpose is than the Seven Last Plagues.
The seventh vial reaches completion.
But God’s Kingdom continues until every enemy has been subdued.
The last enemy is death.
The ultimate victory belongs to Christ.
The Kingdom moves forward until nothing remains outside the divine purpose.
THE END IS GOD ALL IN ALL
1 CORINTHIANS 15:28
“That God may be all in all.”
This is the final horizon.
The Seven Last Plagues are not the final horizon.
The seventh angel is not the final horizon.
The harvest is not the final horizon.
The marriage is not the final horizon.
The city is not the final horizon.
Everything moves toward the ultimate purpose of God.
Christ reigns.
Every enemy is subdued.
All things are gathered together in Christ.
And God is all in all.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL OPENS THE WAY FOR THE KINGDOM’S NEXT STAGE
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
Now the divine order can be seen.
THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES REACH THEIR APPOINTED COMPLETION.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL FULFILLS HIS ASSIGNMENT.
THE THRONE DECLARES, “IT IS DONE.”
BABYLON AND THE OPPOSING SYSTEM ARE JUDGED.
THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST CONTINUES TO ADVANCE.
THE HARVEST OF THE EARTH COMES INTO VIEW.
THE BRIDE IS MADE READY.
THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB COMES.
THE CITY DESCENDS FROM GOD.
THE NATIONS WALK IN THE LIGHT OF THE CITY.
THE RIVER OF LIFE FLOWS FROM THE THRONE.
THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE GLORY OF GOD FILLS THE EARTH.
And the whole divine purpose moves toward its ultimate conclusion:
CHRIST REIGNS.
ALL THINGS ARE GATHERED TOGETHER IN HIM.
AND GOD SHALL BE ALL IN ALL.
CHAPTER 17 — THE SEVENTH ANGEL AND THE FULLNESS OF GOD’S PURPOSE
THE SEVENTH ANGEL COMPLETES THE APPOINTED STAGE
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The Seven Last Plagues have now reached their seventh and final vial.
The seventh angel has fulfilled his appointed ministry.
The vial has been poured into the air.
The voice comes from the temple.
The voice comes from the throne.
And the declaration is:
“IT IS DONE.”
This is the central thread of the entire revelation.
The seventh angel completes the work assigned to him.
The throne declares the completion.
But the eternal purpose of God continues.
The Kingdom continues.
The reign of Christ continues.
The harvest continues.
The bride is revealed.
The nations come into view.
The city is manifested.
And everything continues toward the fullness of God’s eternal purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal a completed stage within an eternal Kingdom.
GOD FINISHES EACH APPOINTED WORK ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE
ECCLESIASTES 3:1
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.”
God works according to appointed times.
There is a season.
There is a time.
There is a purpose.
There is an appointed completion.
The seventh angel illustrates this principle.
He does not minister indefinitely.
He has an appointed assignment.
The seventh vial has an appointed time.
When that assignment reaches completion, the throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
This is how God works throughout Scripture.
He establishes a purpose.
He establishes an instrument.
He establishes a time.
He accomplishes the work.
Then He moves the divine purpose into its next stage.
GOD DECLARES THE END BEFORE THE BEGINNING
ISAIAH 46:10
“Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done…”
God knows the end.
God declares the purpose.
Then He establishes the means through which the purpose will be fulfilled.
This is why prophecy must be understood according to the full counsel of God.
The prophecy tells us what God intends.
The revelation of God’s ways shows us how He accomplishes it.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal the appointed instruments.
The seventh angel is one of those instruments.
The seventh vial is the assignment.
The air is the realm addressed.
The temple reveals the heavenly setting.
The throne reveals the authority.
The declaration reveals completion.
“IT IS DONE.”
THE INSTRUMENT MUST BE ESTABLISHED BEFORE THE ASSIGNMENT IS FULFILLED
2 TIMOTHY 2:21
“If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use…”
God prepares vessels for His use.
The vessel must be prepared.
The vessel must be sanctified.
The vessel must become useful to the Master.
This principle appears throughout the prophetic revelation.
The man-child is brought forth.
The overcomer overcomes.
The firstfruits are brought forth.
The bride makes herself ready.
The seventh angel fulfills his assignment.
God does not merely announce His purpose.
He establishes instruments capable of carrying that purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal this principle through the ministry of the angels.
THE MAN-CHILD IS ESTABLISHED BEFORE THE GREATER GOVERNMENTAL WORK
REVELATION 12:5
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron…”
The man-child is brought forth.
The purpose is governmental.
He is appointed to rule the nations.
He is caught up to God and to His throne.
The throne therefore becomes the place of governmental authority.
This establishes an important pattern.
God brings forth the instrument.
God establishes the instrument.
God brings the instrument into the governmental realm.
Then the larger purpose proceeds.
The seventh angel likewise operates as an appointed instrument within God’s governmental order.
THE OVERCOMER IS BROUGHT INTO GOVERNMENT
REVELATION 3:21
“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne…”
The overcomer is brought to the throne.
This is governmental maturity.
The overcomer is not merely saved from something.
The overcomer is brought into participation with Christ’s government.
This connects the overcomers with the larger revelation of the Kingdom.
The man-child is caught up to the throne.
The overcomer sits with Christ in His throne.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb.
The seventh angel ministers from the heavenly order.
These revelations point to a divine government being established through prepared instruments.
THE FIRSTFRUITS ARE BROUGHT FORTH BEFORE THE GREATER HARVEST
REVELATION 14:4
“These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
The firstfruits are first.
That word establishes sequence.
God brings forth a first portion before the larger harvest.
This is a principle of the Kingdom.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb.
The firstfruits reveal maturity.
The firstfruits reveal readiness.
The firstfruits reveal what the larger harvest is moving toward.
The Seven Last Plagues likewise operate in sequence.
The seventh comes after the preceding six.
Completion follows process.
The divine order must be respected.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL STANDS AT THE END OF THE SEVENFOLD SEQUENCE
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial…”
There are seven angels.
There are seven vials.
The seventh completes the sequence.
The number itself establishes order.
The first is not the seventh.
The sixth is not the seventh.
The seventh comes after everything that precedes it.
Therefore, when the seventh angel pours out his vial, we are looking at a stage that has been prepared by everything that came before.
Then the throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The Seven Last Plagues have reached their appointed completion.
THE AIR IDENTIFIES THE REALM OF THE SEVENTH VIAL
EPHESIANS 2:2
“According to the prince of the power of the air…”
Paul connects the air with a spiritual realm of governmental authority.
Therefore, when Revelation tells us that the seventh angel pours the vial into the air, we must recognize the significance of the realm being addressed.
The seventh vial reaches into the spiritual governmental realm.
The Seven Last Plagues are therefore not merely physical events.
They involve spiritual government.
The opposing governmental order is being confronted.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The divine government has completed its appointed dealing in that realm.
THE TEMPLE REVEALS THE HEAVENLY SOURCE
REVELATION 16:17
“And there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven…”
The voice comes from the temple.
The source is heavenly.
The assignment of the seventh angel is therefore not earthly invention.
The ministry originates in heaven.
The temple reveals the heavenly sanctuary.
The throne reveals the heavenly government.
The angel carries the appointed assignment.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore proceed from the heavenly order established by God.
THE THRONE REVEALS THE GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY
REVELATION 16:17
“…from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The throne speaks.
The throne establishes the authority behind the declaration.
The seventh angel ministers.
The throne declares.
This distinction is important.
The instrument does not become the source.
The vessel does not become the King.
The messenger does not become the throne.
The servant carries the assignment.
God establishes the purpose.
The throne establishes the authority.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal divine government operating through appointed instruments.
“IT IS DONE” IDENTIFIES COMPLETION, NOT THE END OF GOD’S ETERNAL PURPOSE
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
The statement must be interpreted within its context.
The seventh vial has been poured out.
The sevenfold sequence has reached completion.
The appointed work of the seventh angel is finished.
Therefore:
IT IS DONE.
But Scripture continues.
The marriage is revealed.
The city is revealed.
The Kingdom continues.
The nations are revealed.
The river of life flows.
The ultimate purpose of God continues.
The declaration is therefore a statement of completion concerning the appointed stage.
It is not a declaration that God’s eternal purpose has ceased.
THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB COMES INTO VIEW
REVELATION 19:7
“For the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
The bride has made herself ready.
The Bridegroom receives the bride.
The marriage comes.
This is the immediate prophetic movement that follows the completion of the judgment stage.
The Seven Last Plagues have reached their final vial.
The seventh angel’s assignment is complete.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The bride is ready.
The marriage comes.
The divine order moves forward.
THE BRIDE REVEALS THE PREPARED PEOPLE OF GOD
REVELATION 19:8
“And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white…”
The bride is prepared.
She is clothed.
She is ready for union with the Bridegroom.
Preparation has produced readiness.
Readiness has produced marriage.
Marriage leads into the greater revelation of the city.
This demonstrates the divine sequence.
God does not merely declare the bride.
He prepares the bride.
God does not merely declare the Kingdom.
He prepares the instruments of the Kingdom.
The Seven Last Plagues are part of that divine preparation and governmental progression.
THE CITY IS THE MANIFESTATION OF THE BRIDE
REVELATION 21:9–10
“Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”
“And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God…”
The bride is revealed as the city.
The city descends from heaven.
The invisible purpose becomes visible.
The heavenly order becomes earthly manifestation.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore cannot be isolated from the revelation of the city.
The seventh angel completes his assignment.
The bride is prepared.
The marriage comes.
The city is manifested.
The Kingdom becomes visible.
THE CITY BECOMES THE LIGHT OF THE NATIONS
REVELATION 21:23–24
“And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it…”
“And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it…”
The nations walk in the light of the city.
The glory of God becomes visible.
The Kingdom reaches outward.
The purpose of God reaches the nations.
This shows us the larger result toward which the prophetic order is moving.
Judgment is not the final purpose.
Kingdom is.
Government is.
Manifestation is.
Glory is.
Life is.
The Seven Last Plagues complete their appointed stage within this larger purpose.
THE RIVER OF LIFE PROCEEDS FROM THE THRONE
REVELATION 22:1
“And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.”
The throne appears again.
The same governmental reality that declares “It is done” is revealed as the source of the river of life.
This is the fullness of divine government.
The throne judges.
The throne rules.
The throne gives life.
The Kingdom ultimately produces life flowing outward from the presence of God.
The Seven Last Plagues deal with opposition.
The Kingdom establishes life.
The throne remains the center.
THE NATIONS RECEIVE THE LIFE OF THE KINGDOM
REVELATION 22:2
“And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”
The nations remain within the purpose.
The Kingdom reaches them.
The life of God flows from the throne.
The nations receive.
This is the larger picture.
The Seven Last Plagues are a completed judgment stage.
The Kingdom continues toward restoration and life.
The seventh angel completes his work.
Christ continues His reign.
The throne continues to release its purpose.
THE FULLNESS OF THE TIMES GATHERS ALL THINGS TOGETHER
EPHESIANS 1:10
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
This is the eternal purpose.
Everything is gathered into Christ.
The firstfruits.
The man-child.
The overcomers.
The priesthood.
The bride.
The nations.
The Kingdom.
The Seven Last Plagues.
Every revelation has a place.
Every instrument has an assignment.
Every stage contributes to the whole.
The seventh angel completes his part.
The purpose continues toward fullness.
GOD’S PURPOSE IS LARGER THAN ANY SINGLE REVELATION
ACTS 20:27
“For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.”
Paul declared the full counsel.
This is the standard by which we must understand prophecy.
We cannot isolate one verse.
We cannot isolate one angel.
We cannot isolate one vial.
We must see the whole counsel.
The Seven Last Plagues must connect with the Kingdom.
The Kingdom must connect with Christ.
Christ must connect with the bride.
The bride must connect with the city.
The city must connect with the nations.
The nations must connect with the eternal purpose.
The full counsel brings every thread together.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD WILL FILL THE EARTH
DANIEL 2:44
“And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed…”
The Kingdom is established by God.
It cannot be destroyed.
It overcomes opposing kingdoms.
It becomes an everlasting Kingdom.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to the prophetic movement toward the establishment of this everlasting government.
The seventh angel completes his assignment.
The Kingdom continues.
Christ reigns.
The nations come under His authority.
The purpose advances.
CHRIST’S GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
ISAIAH 9:7
“Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end…”
There is no end to the increase of Christ’s government.
Therefore, the Kingdom continues after the seventh vial.
The declaration “It is done” identifies the completion of the seventh angel’s appointed stage.
But the increase of Christ’s government has no end.
The Kingdom continues expanding.
The divine purpose continues unfolding.
The glory continues increasing.
THE FINAL ENEMY IS DEATH
1 CORINTHIANS 15:26
“The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.”
The Seven Last Plagues are not the final enemy.
Death remains to be destroyed.
Therefore, the seventh vial cannot represent the absolute end of every divine operation.
It represents the completion of its appointed stage.
Christ continues to reign.
Every enemy must ultimately be subdued.
Death itself must be destroyed.
The Kingdom continues until the whole purpose is fulfilled.
GOD BECOMES ALL IN ALL
1 CORINTHIANS 15:28
“That God may be all in all.”
This is the final destination.
Not merely the seventh vial.
Not merely the seventh angel.
Not merely the judgment.
Not merely the harvest.
Not merely the marriage.
Not merely the city.
Everything moves toward God being all in all.
The Seven Last Plagues have a place.
The seventh angel has a place.
The Kingdom has a place.
The nations have a place.
Christ is the center.
And the ultimate purpose belongs to God.
THE ORDER OF THE DIVINE PURPOSE IS NOW CLEAR
1 CORINTHIANS 15:23
“But every man in his own order…”
There is an order.
The firstfruits.
The governmental instrument.
The overcomers.
The prepared woman.
The bride.
The sevenfold judgment.
The seventh angel.
The declaration of completion.
The marriage.
The Kingdom.
The city.
The nations.
The fullness of the times.
Every stage has its appointed place.
The Seven Last Plagues must therefore be preached according to divine order.
We must not confuse one stage with the entire purpose.
We must identify what is completed.
Then we must identify what that completion makes possible.
That is how the full counsel of God becomes clear.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL REVEALS THE PRINCIPLE OF DIVINE COMPLETION
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
The seventh angel teaches us that God completes what He assigns.
The first six angels have their ministries.
The seventh has his ministry.
The seventh completes the sevenfold sequence.
The throne declares completion.
This establishes a principle for every work of God:
WHAT GOD ASSIGNS, GOD BRINGS TO ITS APPOINTED COMPLETION.
The instrument may be a man.
The instrument may be an angel.
The instrument may be a company.
But the principle remains.
God establishes the instrument.
God gives the assignment.
God provides the grace.
God brings the work to completion.
THE COMPLETED STAGE BECOMES THE FOUNDATION FOR THE NEXT STAGE
PHILIPPIANS 1:6
“He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.”
God begins.
God continues.
God completes.
This is the divine pattern.
The seventh angel completes his appointed work.
The next stage begins.
The bride is revealed.
The marriage comes.
The city is manifested.
The Kingdom advances.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore become a completed foundation upon which the next stage of God’s purpose proceeds.
Completion is not stagnation.
Completion releases progression.
THE KINGDOM MOVES FORWARD BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS STAGE IS DONE
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
This is why the declaration matters.
Something has been completed.
A divine stage has reached its appointed end.
The instrument has fulfilled its purpose.
The throne has declared the result.
Now the next stage can proceed.
The bride is ready.
The marriage comes.
The Kingdom advances.
The city is manifested.
The nations encounter the glory of God.
The eternal purpose continues.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore represent not merely an ending, but a divine transition.
CHRIST REMAINS THE CENTER OF THE WHOLE REVELATION
REVELATION 19:16
“KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
The final center is Christ.
He is King of kings.
He is Lord of lords.
The seventh angel serves Him.
The throne belongs to His government.
The bride belongs to Him.
The Kingdom belongs to Him.
The nations come under His authority.
The Seven Last Plagues serve His purpose.
Everything ultimately points to Christ.
THE FULL COUNSEL ENDS IN GOD’S COMPLETE VICTORY
REVELATION 21:5
“Behold, I make all things new.”
God makes all things new.
The purpose is completed.
The Kingdom is manifested.
The bride is revealed.
The city descends.
The nations walk in the light.
The river flows.
The tree of life is present.
The glory of God fills the earth.
The Seven Last Plagues have fulfilled their appointed place.
The seventh angel has fulfilled his assignment.
The throne has declared:
“IT IS DONE.”
And the eternal purpose continues until everything is brought into the fullness of God’s will.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL AND THE FULLNESS OF GOD’S PURPOSE
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
Now the whole thread can be seen.
THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES ESTABLISH THE APPOINTED JUDGMENT.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL COMPLETES THE SEVENFOLD SEQUENCE.
THE AIR IDENTIFIES THE SPIRITUAL GOVERNMENTAL REALM BEING ADDRESSED.
THE TEMPLE REVEALS THE HEAVENLY SOURCE.
THE THRONE REVEALS THE GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY.
“IT IS DONE” REVEALS THE COMPLETION OF THAT APPOINTED STAGE.
THE BRIDE IS READY.
THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB COMES.
THE CITY IS REVEALED.
THE NATIONS WALK IN ITS LIGHT.
THE RIVER OF LIFE FLOWS FROM THE THRONE.
THE PURPOSE MOVES TOWARD THE FULLNESS OF THE TIMES.
And the final testimony remains:
CHRIST REIGNS.
ALL THINGS ARE GATHERED TOGETHER IN HIM.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS ESTABLISHED.
AND GOD SHALL BE ALL IN ALL.
CHAPTER 18 — THE SEVENTH ANGEL AND THE REVELATION OF THE KINGDOM
THE SEVENTH ANGEL BRINGS THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES TO THEIR APPOINTED END
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The Seven Last Plagues have reached their final vial.
The seventh angel has fulfilled his appointed assignment.
The vial has been poured into the air.
The voice comes from the temple of heaven.
The voice comes from the throne.
And the declaration is:
“IT IS DONE.”
This is the thread that must remain before us.
The seventh angel is not an isolated symbol.
The seventh vial is not an isolated event.
The declaration “It is done” is not an isolated statement.
Everything must be understood according to the divine order surrounding the Seven Last Plagues.
The seventh angel completes his ministry.
The appointed stage is finished.
Then the revelation moves forward.
The Kingdom continues.
The Bridegroom and bride come into view.
The nations remain in God’s purpose.
And the eternal counsel of God continues toward fullness.
GOD REVEALS THE END, THEN ESTABLISHES THE WAY
ISAIAH 46:10
“Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done…”
God declares the end from the beginning.
He does not reveal a prophecy without also having a way to bring that prophecy into fulfillment.
The prophecy is the revelation of what God intends.
The instruments are the vessels through which He works.
The divine order is the way He brings the purpose into experience.
The Seven Last Plagues demonstrate this principle.
God reveals seven angels.
God gives seven vials.
God establishes an order.
The seventh angel receives the seventh vial.
The seventh angel pours it into the air.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The prophecy has moved into experience through an appointed instrument.
GOD’S PURPOSE REQUIRES APPOINTED INSTRUMENTS
EPHESIANS 2:10
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”
God ordains the work.
God prepares the vessel.
God gives the assignment.
God brings the assignment into fulfillment.
This is the principle we see throughout the prophetic Word.
The man-child is an appointed instrument.
The overcomers are an appointed company.
The firstfruits are an appointed company.
The bride is an appointed people.
The angels are appointed messengers.
The seventh angel has an appointed ministry within the Seven Last Plagues.
God’s purpose is therefore not accomplished by confusion.
It is accomplished by divine order.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL REVEALS THE PRINCIPLE OF FAITHFUL COMPLETION
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
The seventh angel does not begin another ministry in this verse.
He completes the ministry represented by the seventh vial.
The assignment has reached its appointed conclusion.
The declaration from the throne confirms it.
This reveals a powerful principle:
GOD FINISHES WHAT HE ASSIGNS.
The first six angels have fulfilled their portions.
The seventh angel fulfills his portion.
The sevenfold sequence is complete.
The throne declares the result.
The Seven Last Plagues have reached their appointed end.
THE AIR IDENTIFIES THE SPIRITUAL REALM BEING ADDRESSED
EPHESIANS 2:2
“According to the prince of the power of the air…”
Paul identifies the air with a spiritual governmental realm.
This gives us an important key to Revelation 16:17.
The seventh vial is poured into the air.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reach beyond merely visible circumstances.
The final vial addresses a realm associated with spiritual government.
The opposing governmental order is confronted.
The throne speaks.
The appointed stage reaches completion.
The declaration is:
“IT IS DONE.”
The air is therefore an important part of the revelation of the seventh angel.
THE TEMPLE REVEALS THE STATE FROM WHICH THE INSTRUMENT COMES
REVELATION 16:17
“And there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven…”
The temple is in heaven.
The source is heavenly.
The ministry is therefore connected with the heavenly order.
The seventh angel does not emerge from an earthly institution.
The seventh vial is not released by human authority.
The source is the heavenly temple.
This gives us another principle of the Seven Last Plagues:
THE EARTHLY MANIFESTATION COMES FROM A HEAVENLY SOURCE.
God establishes the heavenly order first.
Then the heavenly purpose is manifested through appointed instruments.
THE THRONE REVEALS THE GOVERNMENT BEHIND THE MINISTRY
REVELATION 16:17
“From the throne, saying, It is done.”
The throne is the governmental center.
The angel ministers.
The throne speaks.
The angel carries the assignment.
The throne establishes the authority.
This distinction must remain clear.
The messenger is not the King.
The instrument is not the source.
The servant is not the throne.
The seventh angel fulfills the assignment given within the heavenly government.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal divine government working through appointed ministry.
CHRIST IS THE CENTER OF THE GOVERNMENTAL ORDER
REVELATION 19:16
“KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
Christ is King.
Christ is Lord.
Every governmental instrument serves Him.
Every prophetic ministry points toward Him.
Every divine judgment serves His purpose.
Every Kingdom revelation centers upon Him.
Therefore, when we study the Seven Last Plagues, we must never allow the plagues themselves to become the center.
The seventh angel is a servant.
The vial is an instrument of judgment.
The throne represents divine authority.
Christ is the King.
Everything ultimately points to Him.
THE KINGDOM IS THE PURPOSE BEHIND THE GOVERNMENT
DANIEL 7:14
“And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom…”
The Son of Man receives dominion.
He receives glory.
He receives the Kingdom.
The Kingdom therefore gives us the larger setting for understanding the Seven Last Plagues.
God is not merely bringing judgment.
God is establishing His government.
Christ is receiving the nations.
Christ is exercising dominion.
Christ is bringing opposing powers under His feet.
The seventh angel fulfills his appointed stage within that governmental purpose.
THE MAN-CHILD REVEALS THE GOVERNMENTAL INSTRUMENT
REVELATION 12:5
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron…”
The man-child is brought forth for government.
He is caught up to God and to His throne.
The throne therefore identifies the governmental realm.
The nations identify the sphere of authority.
The rod of iron identifies governmental power.
This gives us another important principle for the Seven Last Plagues:
GOD ESTABLISHES THE GOVERNMENTAL INSTRUMENT BEFORE THE GREATER PURPOSE IS MANIFESTED.
The instrument is prepared.
The instrument is brought forth.
The instrument is established.
Then the Kingdom purpose proceeds.
THE OVERCOMER IS PROMISED A PLACE IN THE THRONE
REVELATION 3:21
“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne…”
The overcomer is brought into governmental participation.
The overcomer has overcome.
The overcomer has remained faithful.
The overcomer is granted authority.
This is consistent with the larger pattern.
Maturity precedes government.
Faithfulness precedes responsibility.
Preparation precedes manifestation.
The Seven Last Plagues represent a mature stage of divine administration.
The seventh angel has an appointed responsibility.
He fulfills it.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
THE FIRSTFRUITS REVEAL THE FIRST PORTION OF THE HARVEST
REVELATION 14:4
“These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
The firstfruits are first.
They stand with the Lamb.
They represent a mature portion brought forth before the larger harvest.
This establishes divine sequence.
God does not bring everything forth at once.
He establishes the first portion.
Then the larger purpose follows.
The Seven Last Plagues likewise reveal sequence.
Six vials precede the seventh.
The seventh completes the sevenfold sequence.
Completion follows preparation.
The Kingdom moves according to order.
THE HARVEST FOLLOWS RIPENESS
REVELATION 14:15
“Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the harvest of the earth is ripe.”
The harvest comes when the earth is ripe.
There is an appointed condition.
There is an appointed time.
There is an appointed action.
This is the same principle we see in the seventh vial.
The seventh angel appears at the appointed stage.
The vial is poured out.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
God does not work randomly.
He works according to divine timing.
THE BRIDE IS PREPARED BEFORE THE MARRIAGE
REVELATION 19:7
“For the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
The bride makes herself ready.
Then the marriage comes.
This is divine order.
Preparation comes before union.
Readiness comes before marriage.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore must be understood within the larger sequence of preparation and manifestation.
The seventh angel completes his assignment.
The appointed judgment is finished.
The bride is ready.
The marriage comes.
The Kingdom continues.
THE MARRIAGE REVEALS THE UNION OF CHRIST AND HIS PEOPLE
EPHESIANS 5:31–32
“They two shall be one flesh.”
“This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.”
The marriage reveals union.
The Bridegroom and bride become one.
The mystery points to Christ and His church.
This is why the declaration “It is done” is such an important transition point in the prophetic order.
The appointed work of the Seven Last Plagues has been completed.
The bride is ready.
The Bridegroom receives His bride.
The Kingdom moves toward greater manifestation.
THE BRIDE IS REVEALED AS THE CITY
REVELATION 21:9–10
“Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”
“And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God…”
The bride is identified with the city.
The city descends from heaven.
The heavenly purpose becomes visible.
This is the movement from revelation to experience.
God establishes the purpose in heaven.
God prepares the vessel.
God brings the vessel into manifestation.
The city becomes visible.
The Kingdom becomes visible.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a larger process of bringing the heavenly purpose into earthly manifestation.
THE GLORY OF GOD BECOMES THE LIGHT OF THE CITY
REVELATION 21:23
“For the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.”
The city does not require natural light.
The glory of God is its light.
The Lamb is its light.
This reveals the ultimate direction of the Kingdom.
The purpose is not merely judgment.
The purpose is divine glory.
The Seven Last Plagues deal with opposing powers.
The Kingdom reveals divine glory.
The seventh angel completes his work.
The throne declares completion.
The glory of God becomes manifest.
THE NATIONS WALK IN THE LIGHT
REVELATION 21:24
“And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it…”
The nations come into view.
The city is manifested.
The glory is visible.
The nations walk in the light.
This demonstrates the larger purpose of God.
The Seven Last Plagues are one stage.
The Kingdom is the larger purpose.
The nations are included.
The glory of God is manifested.
The divine purpose reaches outward.
THE RIVER OF LIFE COMES FROM THE THRONE
REVELATION 22:1
“A pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.”
The throne that declares “It is done” is also the throne from which the river of life proceeds.
The throne is therefore not merely a place of judgment.
It is the source of life.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal the throne dealing with opposition.
The final revelation reveals the throne releasing life.
The same government that judges evil establishes divine life.
This is the fullness of Kingdom government.
THE NATIONS RECEIVE THE LIFE THAT FLOWS FROM THE THRONE
REVELATION 22:2
“And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”
The nations remain within the final revelation.
Life flows from the throne.
The tree of life is present.
The nations receive.
This gives us the proper perspective of the Seven Last Plagues.
The seventh vial is not the final destination.
The seventh angel completes his assignment.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The Kingdom continues toward life.
The city is manifested.
The nations receive.
God’s purpose moves toward fullness.
THE KINGDOM MUST FILL THE EARTH
HABAKKUK 2:14
“For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD…”
The earth is the destination of divine manifestation.
The glory of God fills the earth.
The Kingdom cannot remain merely theoretical.
It must become visible.
It must become experiential.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a movement from heavenly decree toward earthly manifestation.
The seventh angel completes the appointed stage.
The Kingdom advances.
The glory of God fills the earth.
CHRIST’S GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
ISAIAH 9:7
“Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end…”
The increase of Christ’s government has no end.
Therefore, the declaration “It is done” does not mean that the Kingdom has ended.
It means that the appointed work of the seventh vial has ended.
The Seven Last Plagues are complete.
Christ’s government continues.
The Kingdom increases.
The divine purpose advances.
The nations come under His light.
The glory of God increases.
CHRIST MUST REIGN UNTIL EVERY ENEMY IS SUBDUED
1 CORINTHIANS 15:25
“For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.”
Christ must reign.
The Kingdom must continue.
Every enemy must be subdued.
The seventh angel has completed one appointed stage.
But the reign of Christ continues until every opposing power has been brought under His feet.
This is why the Seven Last Plagues must be understood as part of the full counsel rather than as an isolated conclusion.
The seventh vial is finished.
The Kingdom is not finished.
The King continues to reign.
THE LAST ENEMY IS DEATH
1 CORINTHIANS 15:26
“The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.”
Death itself has an appointed end.
This proves the larger scope of God’s purpose.
The seventh vial is complete.
But death remains an enemy until God’s final purpose is accomplished.
Therefore, “It is done” must be understood according to its immediate prophetic context.
The seventh angel’s assignment is done.
The sevenfold vial sequence is done.
But the eternal counsel continues until every enemy is subdued.
THE FULLNESS OF THE TIMES GATHERS EVERYTHING INTO CHRIST
EPHESIANS 1:10
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
Everything moves toward Christ.
The Seven Last Plagues have their place.
The seventh angel has his place.
The man-child has his place.
The firstfruits have their place.
The bride has her place.
The nations have their place.
The Kingdom has its place.
But Christ is the center of all of it.
Everything is gathered together in Him.
The divine purpose is one purpose.
The prophetic revelations are many threads woven into that one purpose.
PAUL DECLARED THE FULL COUNSEL OF GOD
ACTS 20:27
“For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.”
Paul did not preach isolated revelations.
He declared the counsel of God.
That is the way we must approach the Seven Last Plagues.
We must understand the seventh angel.
We must understand the air.
We must understand the temple.
We must understand the throne.
We must understand “It is done.”
Then we must follow the thread.
The Kingdom.
The bride.
The marriage.
The city.
The nations.
The fullness of the times.
The final purpose of God.
That is how one revelation becomes part of the whole counsel.
GOD’S KINGDOM CANNOT BE DESTROYED
DANIEL 2:44
“The God of heaven shall set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed…”
Earthly kingdoms rise.
Earthly kingdoms fall.
Babylon falls.
Opposing powers fall.
But God’s Kingdom remains.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore serve a Kingdom that cannot be destroyed.
The seventh angel completes his work.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
But the Kingdom remains forever.
Christ reigns forever.
The divine purpose continues forever.
GOD’S PURPOSE MOVES FROM JUDGMENT TO LIFE
REVELATION 22:3
“And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it…”
The curse is removed.
The throne remains.
God and the Lamb remain.
The Kingdom reaches a state of fullness.
This is where the entire prophetic thread is moving.
The Seven Last Plagues bring an appointed judgment to completion.
The throne continues.
The Kingdom continues.
The curse is removed.
Life flows.
The nations receive.
The purpose of God reaches fullness.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL REVEALS THE DIVINE PRINCIPLE OF COMPLETION
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
The seventh angel teaches us something fundamental about the ways of God:
GOD COMPLETES EVERY APPOINTED STAGE.
He does not leave the work unfinished.
He does not abandon His purpose.
He does not confuse the order.
He establishes the instrument.
He establishes the assignment.
He establishes the time.
He brings the assignment to completion.
Then He moves forward.
The Seven Last Plagues are therefore a testimony to the faithfulness of God.
COMPLETION RELEASES THE NEXT STAGE
PHILIPPIANS 1:6
“He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ…”
God begins.
God continues.
God completes.
Then the purpose moves forward.
The seventh angel completes his assignment.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The bride is ready.
The marriage comes.
The Kingdom advances.
The city is revealed.
The nations encounter the glory.
The divine purpose continues.
Completion is therefore not merely an ending.
COMPLETION IS A DIVINE TRANSITION INTO THE NEXT STAGE.
THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF GOD MOVES TOWARD GOD ALL IN ALL
1 CORINTHIANS 15:28
“That God may be all in all.”
This is the ultimate destination.
The Seven Last Plagues are a stage.
The seventh angel is an instrument.
The Kingdom is the government.
The bride is the prepared people.
The city is the manifestation.
The nations are included.
Christ is the center.
And God is the ultimate fullness.
Everything God does is moving toward this purpose.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL AND THE FULL COUNSEL OF GOD
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
Now the pattern stands clearly before us.
GOD REVEALS THE PURPOSE.
GOD ESTABLISHES THE INSTRUMENT.
GOD ESTABLISHES THE REALM.
GOD RELEASES THE ASSIGNMENT.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL FULFILLS HIS MINISTRY.
THE THRONE DECLARES, “IT IS DONE.”
THE APPOINTED STAGE IS COMPLETE.
THE BRIDE IS READY.
THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB COMES.
THE CITY IS MANIFESTED.
THE NATIONS WALK IN THE LIGHT.
THE RIVER OF LIFE FLOWS FROM THE THRONE.
THE KINGDOM CONTINUES TO INCREASE.
ALL THINGS ARE GATHERED TOGETHER IN CHRIST.
And the final purpose remains:
CHRIST REIGNS.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS ESTABLISHED.
THE NATIONS COME INTO THE LIGHT OF GOD.
THE PURPOSE OF GOD REACHES FULLNESS.
AND GOD SHALL BE ALL IN ALL.
CHAPTER 19 — THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES AND THE REVELATION OF CHRIST’S GOVERNMENT
THE SEVENTH ANGEL BRINGS THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES TO THEIR APPOINTED COMPLETION
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The Seven Last Plagues reach their appointed conclusion with the seventh angel.
The seventh vial is poured into the air.
The voice comes from the temple of heaven.
The voice comes from the throne.
And the declaration is:
“IT IS DONE.”
The seventh angel therefore represents completion within the prophetic order.
But completion of the Seven Last Plagues does not mean completion of everything God intends to accomplish.
It means that this appointed stage has fulfilled its purpose.
The throne has declared the result.
The judgment has reached its appointed conclusion.
The divine government continues.
Christ continues to reign.
And now we must understand what the completion of the Seven Last Plagues reveals concerning the government of Christ.
THE THRONE REVEALS THE CENTER OF GOD’S GOVERNMENT
REVELATION 16:17
“And there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne…”
The seventh angel ministers from within the heavenly order, but the declaration comes from the throne.
The throne is the governmental center.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore must be understood as an expression of divine government.
God is not reacting to events.
God is administering His purpose.
The seventh angel carries the appointed vial.
The throne declares the completion.
The instrument serves the government.
The government determines the purpose.
This is why the throne must remain central to our understanding of the seventh angel.
CHRIST IS THE ONE WHO RECEIVES THE THRONE
REVELATION 3:21
“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne…”
Christ is the center of the throne revelation.
The overcomer sits with Christ.
The throne belongs to Christ.
The government belongs to Christ.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore must ultimately be understood in relation to the reign of Christ.
The seventh angel is a servant.
The vial is an instrument.
The judgment is an appointed work.
The throne is the governmental authority.
Christ is the King.
Everything must point back to Him.
CHRIST RECEIVES DOMINION OVER THE NATIONS
DANIEL 7:13–14
“One like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven…”
“And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom…”
The Son of Man receives dominion.
He receives glory.
He receives the Kingdom.
The nations come under His authority.
This is the larger governmental context surrounding the Seven Last Plagues.
The seventh vial is not merely about destruction.
It is part of the divine dealing with opposing government so that the authority of Christ may be manifested.
The Kingdom of God is the greater purpose.
The judgment is a stage within that purpose.
The seventh angel completes the stage.
Christ continues to reign.
CHRIST MUST REIGN UNTIL EVERY ENEMY IS SUBDUED
1 CORINTHIANS 15:25
“For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.”
Christ must reign.
His reign continues until every enemy is brought under His feet.
This gives us the proper perspective concerning the Seven Last Plagues.
The seventh angel does not end the reign of Christ.
The seventh angel serves the reign of Christ.
The seventh vial does not end the Kingdom.
The seventh vial serves the governmental purpose of the Kingdom.
When the throne declares:
“IT IS DONE,”
one appointed stage is complete.
But Christ continues to reign until the whole divine purpose has been fulfilled.
THE AIR REVEALS THE SPIRITUAL GOVERNMENTAL REALM
EPHESIANS 2:2
“According to the prince of the power of the air…”
Paul identifies the air with a spiritual governmental realm.
This gives us an important connection to the seventh vial.
The seventh angel pours the vial into the air.
The final vial therefore reaches into the realm associated with opposing spiritual government.
The Seven Last Plagues are dealing with more than visible circumstances.
They reach into the spiritual order.
The throne confronts the opposing government.
The divine government establishes its authority.
The declaration comes:
“IT IS DONE.”
GOD’S KINGDOM CONFRONTS THE KINGDOM OF DARKNESS
COLOSSIANS 1:13
“Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son…”
There is a kingdom of darkness.
There is the Kingdom of God’s dear Son.
The Seven Last Plagues belong to the larger revelation of the conflict between these governmental orders.
God delivers His people from darkness.
God establishes the Kingdom of His Son.
God judges opposing powers.
God establishes divine government.
The seventh angel fulfills his assignment.
The throne declares completion.
The Kingdom advances.
CHRIST HAS ALREADY TRIUMPHED OVER PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS
COLOSSIANS 2:15
“And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them…”
Christ has triumphed.
The ultimate victory belongs to Christ.
Therefore, the Seven Last Plagues are not a desperate attempt by God to discover whether He will win.
They are an appointed manifestation of divine judgment within the victory of Christ.
The seventh angel fulfills his assignment.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The victory of Christ continues to be manifested through the divine order.
THE MAN-CHILD REVEALS THE GOVERNMENTAL INSTRUMENT
REVELATION 12:5
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron…”
The man-child is brought forth for government.
He is appointed to rule the nations.
He is caught up to God and to His throne.
This reveals a principle that runs throughout the prophetic Word:
GOD ESTABLISHES THE INSTRUMENT BEFORE HE RELEASES THE GREATER GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSE.
The man-child is established.
The overcomers are established.
The firstfruits are established.
The priesthood is established.
The seventh angel is established for his appointed ministry.
Then the divine purpose advances.
THE OVERCOMER IS PROMISED AUTHORITY OVER THE NATIONS
REVELATION 2:26–27
“And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations…”
The overcomer is connected with governmental authority.
But authority follows overcoming.
The vessel must be prepared.
The vessel must be faithful.
The vessel must mature.
Then authority is entrusted.
This principle helps us understand the governmental side of the Seven Last Plagues.
God does not merely announce His Kingdom.
He raises up vessels capable of carrying His governmental purpose.
THE FIRSTFRUITS REVEAL A PEOPLE BROUGHT FORTH FIRST
REVELATION 14:4
“These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
The firstfruits are first.
They reveal the principle of sequence.
God brings forth the first portion before the larger harvest.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb.
The firstfruits reveal maturity.
The firstfruits reveal what the larger harvest is moving toward.
The Seven Last Plagues likewise reveal sequence.
The first vial comes first.
The second follows.
The third follows.
The fourth follows.
The fifth follows.
The sixth follows.
Then the seventh.
And the seventh brings the sequence to completion.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL REVEALS DIVINE COMPLETION
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
The seventh angel stands at the completion of the sevenfold sequence.
He does not represent an unfinished assignment.
He represents the appointed completion.
The seventh vial is poured out.
The throne declares the result.
The Seven Last Plagues have reached their appointed end.
This establishes a principle we must never lose:
GOD FINISHES WHAT HE ASSIGNS.
The assignment has a beginning.
The assignment has a process.
The assignment has a completion.
The seventh angel demonstrates that completion.
COMPLETION PREPARES THE WAY FOR THE NEXT STAGE
PHILIPPIANS 1:6
“He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ…”
God begins.
God continues.
God completes.
Then the purpose moves forward.
The Seven Last Plagues reach completion.
The seventh angel’s work is finished.
The bride comes into view.
The marriage comes.
The Kingdom advances.
The city is revealed.
The nations encounter the light.
Completion is therefore not merely an ending.
Completion releases the next stage of divine purpose.
THE BRIDE IS MADE READY
REVELATION 19:7
“For the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
The bride has made herself ready.
This is the next great revelation after the judgment stage.
The Bridegroom and bride are brought together.
The Seven Last Plagues have fulfilled their appointed purpose.
The seventh angel has completed his assignment.
The throne has declared:
“IT IS DONE.”
The bride is ready.
The marriage comes.
The prophetic order advances.
THE MARRIAGE REVEALS THE UNION OF CHRIST AND HIS PEOPLE
EPHESIANS 5:32
“This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.”
The marriage is a mystery concerning Christ and the church.
The Bridegroom receives the bride.
Union is established.
This is significant because the Kingdom purpose requires more than government over people.
It requires union with Christ.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal judgment and governmental completion.
The marriage reveals union.
The two dimensions belong to the larger counsel of God.
THE CITY REVEALS THE MANIFESTATION OF THE BRIDE
REVELATION 21:9–10
“Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”
“And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God…”
The bride is revealed as the city.
The city descends from heaven.
The heavenly purpose becomes visible.
The invisible becomes manifest.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a prophetic movement that reaches beyond judgment into manifestation.
The seventh angel completes his work.
The bride is prepared.
The marriage comes.
The city descends.
The Kingdom becomes visible.
THE CITY IS FILLED WITH THE GLORY OF GOD
REVELATION 21:23
“For the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.”
The glory of God becomes the light of the city.
The Lamb is the light.
This is the ultimate direction of the Kingdom.
God’s glory is manifested.
The Seven Last Plagues deal with opposing powers.
The Kingdom manifests divine glory.
The seventh angel completes the judgment stage.
The city reveals the result of God’s purpose.
THE NATIONS WALK IN THE LIGHT OF THE CITY
REVELATION 21:24
“And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it…”
The nations come into view.
The Kingdom reaches the nations.
The city is manifested.
The glory of God becomes visible.
The nations walk in its light.
This is why the Seven Last Plagues cannot be preached as though judgment were the final purpose.
Judgment is a stage.
Government is a stage.
Manifestation is a stage.
Glory is a stage.
Life is a stage.
Everything moves toward the fullness of God’s purpose.
THE RIVER OF LIFE PROCEEDS FROM THE THRONE
REVELATION 22:1
“A pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.”
The throne is revealed again.
The same throne that declares “It is done” is the source of the river of life.
The throne therefore has a twofold revelation.
The throne judges opposing powers.
The throne releases divine life.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal the governmental dealing of God.
The river reveals the life flowing from that government.
The ultimate purpose of God’s Kingdom is life.
THE NATIONS RECEIVE THE LIFE OF GOD
REVELATION 22:2
“And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”
The nations remain within the purpose of God.
The river flows.
The tree of life stands.
The nations receive.
This is the larger result toward which the Kingdom moves.
The Seven Last Plagues have completed their appointed judgment.
The seventh angel has finished his assignment.
The Kingdom continues.
The throne releases life.
The nations receive the benefit of God’s government.
THE EARTH WILL BE FILLED WITH GOD’S GLORY
HABAKKUK 2:14
“For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD…”
The Kingdom is moving toward universal manifestation.
The earth will know the glory of God.
The nations will encounter His glory.
The divine government will become visible.
The Seven Last Plagues belong to this larger prophetic movement.
The seventh angel completes his work.
The Kingdom continues.
The glory fills the earth.
THE INCREASE OF CHRIST’S GOVERNMENT HAS NO END
ISAIAH 9:7
“Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end…”
The government of Christ increases.
There is no end to its increase.
Therefore, the declaration “It is done” cannot mean that Christ’s government has ceased.
The Seven Last Plagues are done.
The seventh angel’s assignment is done.
The sevenfold sequence is done.
But Christ’s government continues to increase.
The Kingdom continues.
The purpose continues.
The glory continues.
THE FULLNESS OF THE TIMES GATHERS ALL THINGS INTO CHRIST
EPHESIANS 1:10
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
Everything is moving toward one center.
Christ.
The Seven Last Plagues have their place.
The seventh angel has his place.
The man-child has his place.
The firstfruits have their place.
The bride has her place.
The nations have their place.
The Kingdom has its place.
But all things are gathered together in Christ.
This is the full counsel.
PAUL SAW THE KINGDOM AS THE FINAL GOVERNMENT
1 CORINTHIANS 15:24
“Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father…”
Paul saw the Kingdom moving toward a final purpose.
Christ reigns.
Enemies are subdued.
The Kingdom accomplishes its appointed governmental work.
Then the Son delivers the Kingdom to the Father.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a much larger governmental progression.
The seventh angel completes one stage.
Christ continues His reign.
The Kingdom continues toward its ultimate consummation in God.
EVERY ENEMY MUST BE BROUGHT UNDER CHRIST
1 CORINTHIANS 15:26
“The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.”
The final enemy is death.
The Seven Last Plagues do not represent the end of every divine operation.
The seventh vial is complete.
But the reign of Christ continues until every enemy has been subdued.
This is why we must understand “It is done” according to its context.
The seventh angel’s work is done.
The Kingdom’s work continues.
Christ’s reign continues.
The eternal purpose continues.
GOD WILL BE ALL IN ALL
1 CORINTHIANS 15:28
“That God may be all in all.”
This is the ultimate revelation.
The Seven Last Plagues have a place.
The seventh angel has a place.
The Kingdom has a place.
The bride has a place.
The nations have a place.
The city has a place.
But the final purpose is God all in all.
Everything God does moves toward this end.
The Kingdom is not the final center apart from God.
Christ is not separate from the Father’s purpose.
Everything is gathered into the fullness of God.
THE DIVINE ORDER IS THE REVELATION
1 CORINTHIANS 14:40
“Let all things be done decently and in order.”
God’s order is not incidental.
It is part of the revelation.
The firstfruits come first.
The governmental instrument is established.
The woman is prepared.
The bride is made ready.
The Seven Last Plagues progress through seven appointed stages.
The seventh angel completes the sequence.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The marriage comes.
The city is revealed.
The nations encounter the light.
The river flows.
The purpose moves toward fullness.
The order itself teaches us how God works.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL REVEALS THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD
DEUTERONOMY 7:9
“Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God…”
God is faithful.
When God establishes a purpose, He does not abandon it.
When God gives an assignment, He provides the means to fulfill it.
When the appointed time arrives, the work reaches completion.
The seventh angel is therefore a testimony to the faithfulness of God.
The Seven Last Plagues reach their appointed end.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
God has completed what He assigned.
THE COMPLETED STAGE BECOMES A TESTIMONY OF GOD’S WAYS
PSALM 103:7
“He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.”
There is a difference between seeing God’s acts and knowing God’s ways.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal God’s acts.
But the full counsel also reveals His ways.
He establishes instruments.
He establishes order.
He establishes realms.
He establishes authority.
He brings maturity.
He releases ministry.
He brings completion.
He moves to the next stage.
This is the revelation we must carry.
We are not merely studying what God did.
We are learning how God works.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL REVEALS HOW GOD BRINGS PROPHECY INTO EXPERIENCE
HABAKKUK 2:3
“For the vision is yet for an appointed time…”
The vision has an appointed time.
The prophecy is given.
The vessel is prepared.
The time arrives.
The ministry is released.
The result appears.
The Seven Last Plagues demonstrate this principle.
The seventh angel is revealed.
The seventh vial is assigned.
The vial is poured into the air.
The throne declares completion.
“IT IS DONE.”
The prophecy has become experience.
THE KINGDOM CONTINUES AFTER THE SEVENTH VIAL
REVELATION 22:3
“And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it…”
The throne remains.
God remains.
The Lamb remains.
The Kingdom remains.
The curse is removed.
Life proceeds.
This is the larger purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues have completed their appointed work.
The seventh angel has completed his assignment.
But the throne continues.
The Lamb continues.
The Kingdom continues.
The purpose continues.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL AND THE FULLNESS OF THE KINGDOM
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
Now we can see the complete pattern.
THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES ARE THE APPOINTED JUDGMENT STAGE.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL IS THE APPOINTED INSTRUMENT OF THE FINAL VIAL.
THE AIR IDENTIFIES THE SPIRITUAL GOVERNMENTAL REALM BEING ADDRESSED.
THE TEMPLE IDENTIFIES THE HEAVENLY SOURCE.
THE THRONE IDENTIFIES THE GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY.
“IT IS DONE” IDENTIFIES THE COMPLETION OF THAT STAGE.
THE BRIDE IS READY.
THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB COMES.
THE CITY IS REVEALED.
THE NATIONS WALK IN ITS LIGHT.
THE RIVER OF LIFE PROCEEDS FROM THE THRONE.
THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST CONTINUES TO INCREASE.
ALL THINGS ARE GATHERED TOGETHER IN CHRIST.
And the eternal purpose reaches toward its ultimate testimony:
CHRIST REIGNS.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS ESTABLISHED.
THE NATIONS COME INTO THE LIGHT OF GOD.
THE PURPOSE OF GOD IS FULFILLED.
AND GOD SHALL BE ALL IN ALL.
CHAPTER 20 — THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES AND THE COMPLETION OF THE DIVINE ORDER
THE SEVENTH ANGEL STANDS AT THE APPOINTED COMPLETION
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The Seven Last Plagues have reached the seventh vial.
The seventh angel has arrived at his appointed place in the prophetic order.
He pours his vial into the air.
The voice comes out of the temple of heaven.
The voice comes from the throne.
And the declaration is:
“IT IS DONE.”
The seventh angel therefore stands at a divine transition.
Something has been completed.
A prophetic assignment has reached its appointed end.
A governmental dealing has reached its appointed conclusion.
The Seven Last Plagues have completed their sevenfold course.
But the eternal purpose of God continues.
The declaration does not close the entire counsel of God.
It closes the appointed work represented by the seventh vial.
Now the revelation moves forward.
GOD’S PURPOSE IS FULFILLED THROUGH DIVINE ORDER
1 CORINTHIANS 14:40
“Let all things be done decently and in order.”
God works according to order.
The Seven Last Plagues are ordered.
The angels are ordered.
The vials are ordered.
The seventh angel comes after the preceding six.
The seventh vial comes at the appointed conclusion.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
This is not confusion.
This is divine order.
God establishes the sequence.
God establishes the instruments.
God establishes the time.
God brings each stage to its appointed completion.
Then He advances His purpose.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL REVEALS THAT EVERY ASSIGNMENT HAS A PURPOSE
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air…”
The seventh angel has an assignment.
His assignment is connected with the seventh vial.
His ministry is therefore specific.
He is not the entire counsel of God.
He is one instrument within the counsel of God.
This is an important principle.
God does not require one instrument to accomplish everything.
He raises up different instruments for different purposes.
The first six angels have their assignments.
The seventh angel has his assignment.
The man-child has his governmental purpose.
The overcomers have their purpose.
The firstfruits have their purpose.
The bride has her purpose.
Each belongs to the one eternal counsel.
GOD ESTABLISHES THE INSTRUMENT BEFORE THE WORK IS MANIFESTED
EPHESIANS 2:10
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained…”
God ordains the work.
Then He prepares the vessel.
The vessel is brought into its appointed place.
Then the work is manifested.
This principle runs through the revelation of the Seven Last Plagues.
The seventh angel is established.
The seventh vial is given.
The vial is poured out.
The throne speaks.
The work reaches completion.
The Kingdom purpose continues.
God therefore does not merely announce what He will do.
He establishes the instrument through which the appointed work will be accomplished.
THE MAN-CHILD REVEALS THE GOVERNMENTAL INSTRUMENT
REVELATION 12:5
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron…”
The man-child is brought forth.
The man-child has a governmental purpose.
The man-child is caught up to God and to His throne.
The throne therefore becomes associated with the establishment of governmental authority.
This reveals the larger pattern.
God raises up the instrument.
God establishes the instrument.
God brings the instrument into the governmental realm.
Then the purpose advances.
The Seven Last Plagues must be understood within this same divine order.
THE OVERCOMER IS BROUGHT INTO THE THRONE
REVELATION 3:21
“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne…”
The overcomer is promised participation in Christ’s throne.
This is not merely a promise of survival.
It is a promise of government.
The overcomer has been prepared through overcoming.
The vessel has been tested.
The vessel has remained faithful.
Then the vessel is brought into greater responsibility.
This principle connects with the governmental revelation surrounding the Seven Last Plagues.
God establishes mature instruments before entrusting them with greater governmental responsibility.
THE FIRSTFRUITS REVEAL THE FIRST PORTION
REVELATION 14:4
“These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.”
Firstfruits are first.
They precede the greater harvest.
They reveal what the harvest is moving toward.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb.
They represent a prepared portion.
This establishes another principle of divine order.
God brings forth something first.
Then He uses that first portion within the larger purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues also demonstrate progression.
The seventh does not appear without the six preceding it.
The final stage depends upon the order that preceded it.
THE SEVENTH VIAL REVEALS THE COMPLETION OF A SEQUENCE
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
The seventh vial completes the sevenfold sequence.
This means that the declaration must be understood in relation to what immediately precedes it.
The Seven Last Plagues have reached their appointed conclusion.
The seventh angel has fulfilled his assignment.
The throne confirms the result.
IT IS DONE.
The declaration therefore gives us a principle of interpretation:
WHEN GOD DECLARES A THING DONE, WE MUST ASK WHAT SPECIFIC WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
We must not make the declaration larger than the context allows.
The seventh vial is done.
The sevenfold plague sequence is done.
The eternal purpose of God continues.
THE AIR REVEALS THE REALM ADDRESSED BY THE SEVENTH VIAL
EPHESIANS 2:2
“According to the prince of the power of the air…”
Paul connects the air with a spiritual governmental realm.
This gives important meaning to the seventh vial.
The vial is poured into the air.
The final stage of the Seven Last Plagues therefore reaches into the spiritual governmental realm represented by the air.
The judgment is not merely about what appears on the surface.
There is a spiritual government being confronted.
The throne speaks into that governmental conflict.
The seventh angel fulfills his assignment.
The declaration comes:
“IT IS DONE.”
THE TEMPLE REVEALS THE HEAVENLY SOURCE
REVELATION 16:17
“There came a great voice out of the temple of heaven…”
The source is the temple of heaven.
The ministry originates in the heavenly realm.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore proceed according to heavenly authority.
The seventh angel is not acting according to human invention.
The assignment comes within the heavenly order.
The temple reveals the source.
The throne reveals the authority.
The angel reveals the instrument.
The vial reveals the appointed action.
The declaration reveals the completion.
This gives us the structure of the seventh vial.
THE THRONE REVEALS THE AUTHORITY BEHIND THE DECLARATION
REVELATION 16:17
“…from the throne, saying, It is done.”
The throne speaks.
The throne represents government.
The seventh angel ministers under that government.
The declaration comes from that government.
This gives us another principle:
THE INSTRUMENT CARRIES THE WORK, BUT THE THRONE DETERMINES THE PURPOSE.
The seventh angel does not determine the end.
The throne declares the end.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal God’s government operating through appointed instruments.
CHRIST IS THE KING AT THE CENTER OF THE THRONE
REVELATION 19:16
“KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
Christ is the center of the Kingdom.
Christ is the King.
Christ is Lord.
Every angelic ministry ultimately serves the purpose of Christ.
Every judgment ultimately serves the Kingdom purpose.
Every governmental revelation points toward Christ.
Therefore, the Seven Last Plagues must never become the center of the message.
The seventh angel is the messenger.
The vial is the instrument.
The throne is the governmental center.
Christ is the King.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS THE GREATER PURPOSE
DANIEL 2:44
“The God of heaven shall set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed…”
God establishes a Kingdom.
That Kingdom cannot be destroyed.
Earthly kingdoms may rise and fall.
Babylon may fall.
Opposing governments may be judged.
But the Kingdom of God remains.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore serve a Kingdom that cannot be destroyed.
The seventh angel completes his assignment.
The Kingdom continues.
Christ continues to reign.
THE KINGDOM ADVANCES THROUGH THE JUDGMENT OF OPPOSING POWERS
REVELATION 16:19
“And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell…”
The seventh vial produces governmental consequences.
Opposing systems are confronted.
Babylon comes into remembrance before God.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore reveal God’s dealing with systems that oppose His Kingdom.
The purpose is not merely destruction.
The purpose is the establishment of divine government.
God removes what stands against His purpose.
Then His Kingdom advances.
BABYLON’S FALL OPENS THE WAY FOR THE REVELATION OF THE BRIDE
REVELATION 19:7
“For the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
The opposing system is judged.
The bride is ready.
The marriage comes.
This reveals a prophetic transition.
The Seven Last Plagues reach their appointed completion.
The seventh angel fulfills his work.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
Then the bride comes into view.
The Bridegroom receives His bride.
The Kingdom advances into another stage.
THE BRIDE IS PREPARED BEFORE THE MARRIAGE
REVELATION 19:8
“And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white…”
The bride has been prepared.
The bride is clothed.
The bride is ready.
Preparation precedes union.
This is consistent with God’s larger order.
The man-child is prepared.
The overcomer is prepared.
The firstfruits are prepared.
The bride is prepared.
The seventh angel is appointed.
The Seven Last Plagues are completed.
Every stage has its appointed preparation.
THE MARRIAGE REVEALS THE UNION OF CHRIST AND HIS BRIDE
EPHESIANS 5:31–32
“They two shall be one flesh.”
“This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.”
The marriage reveals union.
The Bridegroom and bride become one.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal judgment and governmental completion.
The marriage reveals union and readiness.
These are not disconnected revelations.
They are successive dimensions of the Kingdom purpose.
The seventh angel completes his appointed work.
The bride is ready.
The marriage comes.
The Kingdom advances.
THE BRIDE IS REVEALED AS THE HOLY CITY
REVELATION 21:9–10
“Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”
“And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God…”
The bride is revealed as the city.
The city descends from heaven.
This is the manifestation of the heavenly purpose.
The invisible becomes visible.
The heavenly becomes earthly.
The Kingdom becomes manifest.
The Seven Last Plagues have completed their appointed stage.
The bride is ready.
The marriage has come.
The city is revealed.
THE CITY REVEALS THE GLORY OF GOD
REVELATION 21:23
“For the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.”
The glory of God is the light.
The Lamb is the light.
The city therefore becomes a manifestation of divine glory.
This is the larger purpose toward which the Kingdom is moving.
The Seven Last Plagues deal with opposition.
The Kingdom reveals glory.
The seventh angel completes his assignment.
The city reveals the result of the divine purpose.
THE NATIONS WALK IN THE LIGHT OF THE CITY
REVELATION 21:24
“And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it…”
The nations are not forgotten.
The nations are included in the Kingdom purpose.
The city is manifested.
The glory shines.
The nations walk in the light.
This reveals the breadth of God’s purpose.
The Seven Last Plagues are one stage.
The Kingdom reaches the nations.
The glory of God reaches the nations.
The divine purpose continues outward.
THE RIVER OF LIFE PROCEEDS FROM THE THRONE
REVELATION 22:1
“A pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.”
The throne that declared “It is done” is also revealed as the source of the river of life.
The throne therefore represents more than judgment.
The throne represents government.
The throne represents authority.
The throne becomes the source of life.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal God’s governmental dealing with opposition.
The river reveals the life that proceeds from God’s government.
THE TREE OF LIFE SERVES THE NATIONS
REVELATION 22:2
“And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”
The nations receive from the Kingdom.
Life flows from the throne.
The tree provides.
The nations receive.
This is the larger result of divine government.
The Seven Last Plagues have completed their appointed stage.
The Kingdom continues toward life.
The city is manifested.
The nations receive the benefit of God’s government.
GOD’S GLORY WILL FILL THE EARTH
HABAKKUK 2:14
“For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD…”
The earth is the sphere of manifestation.
The glory of God will be known.
The Kingdom will be manifested.
The nations will encounter the glory.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong to a larger movement toward the manifestation of God in the earth.
The seventh angel completes his work.
The Kingdom advances.
The glory fills the earth.
CHRIST’S GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
ISAIAH 9:7
“Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end…”
There is no end to the increase of Christ’s government.
This establishes the proper meaning of “It is done.”
The seventh vial is done.
The seventh angel’s assignment is done.
The sevenfold plague sequence is done.
But Christ’s government is not done.
His government increases.
His Kingdom continues.
His purpose advances.
CHRIST MUST REIGN UNTIL EVERY ENEMY IS UNDER HIS FEET
1 CORINTHIANS 15:25
“For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.”
Christ must reign.
This means the Kingdom continues beyond the seventh vial.
The Seven Last Plagues represent a completed stage.
The reign of Christ continues.
Every enemy must ultimately be subdued.
The seventh angel has fulfilled his portion.
Christ continues His governmental work.
THE LAST ENEMY IS DEATH
1 CORINTHIANS 15:26
“The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.”
Death is the final enemy identified by Paul.
Therefore, the seventh vial cannot be interpreted as though God’s entire purpose ends at Revelation 16:17.
The immediate stage is complete.
The eternal purpose continues.
The Seven Last Plagues are finished.
The Kingdom continues until every enemy has been subdued.
THE FULLNESS OF THE TIMES GATHERS ALL THINGS INTO CHRIST
EPHESIANS 1:10
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
Everything belongs to one purpose.
The firstfruits.
The man-child.
The overcomers.
The priesthood.
The bride.
The Seven Last Plagues.
The Kingdom.
The nations.
The city.
All things are gathered together in Christ.
This is the full counsel.
The seventh angel has his place.
The seventh vial has its place.
But Christ is the center of the whole counsel.
PAUL DECLARED THE WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD
ACTS 20:27
“For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.”
This is the principle we must follow.
We cannot isolate Revelation 16.
We must follow the thread.
We must understand the seventh angel.
We must understand the air.
We must understand the temple.
We must understand the throne.
We must understand “It is done.”
Then we must follow what that completion produces.
The bride.
The marriage.
The city.
The nations.
The Kingdom.
The fullness of the times.
The final purpose of God.
That is the full counsel.
GOD’S KINGDOM WILL NEVER BE DESTROYED
DANIEL 7:27
“And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High…”
The Kingdom belongs to God.
Dominion belongs to God.
The saints participate in that Kingdom.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore serve a Kingdom that ultimately encompasses the nations.
The seventh angel completes his assignment.
The Kingdom remains.
The dominion continues.
The purpose advances.
THE KINGDOM MOVES FROM JUDGMENT INTO LIFE
REVELATION 22:3
“And there shall be no more curse…”
The curse is removed.
The throne remains.
God and the Lamb remain.
The Kingdom reaches toward fullness.
This is the larger direction of the prophetic revelation.
The Seven Last Plagues deal with opposition.
The Kingdom establishes life.
The seventh angel completes judgment.
The throne continues to govern.
The river continues to flow.
The nations continue to receive.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL TEACHES US TO FOLLOW GOD’S WAYS
PSALM 103:7
“He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.”
There is a difference between seeing God’s acts and understanding His ways.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal God’s acts.
But the purpose of this teaching is to see God’s ways.
He reveals the prophecy.
He establishes the instruments.
He establishes the order.
He establishes the realm.
He establishes the ministry.
He brings the ministry to completion.
Then He advances the purpose.
The seventh angel is therefore more than a prophetic character.
He reveals a principle of how God works.
GOD BRINGS PROPHECY INTO EXPERIENCE
HABAKKUK 2:3
“For the vision is yet for an appointed time…”
The vision has an appointed time.
God gives the revelation.
God establishes the instrument.
God brings the appointed time.
God releases the action.
The result becomes visible.
The Seven Last Plagues demonstrate this process.
The seventh angel appears.
The seventh vial is poured out.
The throne speaks.
“IT IS DONE.”
The prophecy has entered experience.
THE COMPLETED WORK BECOMES THE FOUNDATION FOR THE NEXT MOVEMENT
PHILIPPIANS 1:6
“He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ…”
God begins.
God continues.
God completes.
Then He moves forward.
This is the principle of the Seven Last Plagues.
The seventh angel completes his assignment.
The throne declares:
“IT IS DONE.”
The next stage is now possible.
The bride is ready.
The marriage comes.
The Kingdom advances.
The city is manifested.
The nations receive.
The divine purpose continues.
CHRIST REMAINS THE CENTER OF THE ENTIRE REVELATION
COLOSSIANS 1:18
“That in all things he might have the preeminence.”
Christ must have the preeminence.
Not the plague.
Not the angel.
Not the judgment.
Not the symbol.
Not even the prophetic sequence.
Christ must have the preeminence.
The Seven Last Plagues point toward the government of Christ.
The seventh angel serves the purpose of Christ.
The throne establishes the authority of Christ.
The bride belongs to Christ.
The Kingdom belongs to Christ.
The nations come under Christ.
Everything has its center in Him.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL AND THE COMPLETION OF THE DIVINE ORDER
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
The pattern is now unmistakable.
GOD REVEALS HIS PURPOSE.
GOD ESTABLISHES HIS INSTRUMENTS.
GOD ESTABLISHES THE DIVINE ORDER.
THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES PROCEED ACCORDING TO THAT ORDER.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL RECEIVES THE FINAL VIAL.
THE VIAL IS POURED INTO THE AIR.
THE VOICE COMES FROM THE TEMPLE.
THE DECLARATION COMES FROM THE THRONE.
“IT IS DONE.”
THE APPOINTED STAGE IS COMPLETE.
THE BRIDE IS READY.
THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB COMES.
THE CITY IS MANIFESTED.
THE NATIONS WALK IN THE LIGHT.
THE RIVER OF LIFE FLOWS FROM THE THRONE.
THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST CONTINUES TO INCREASE.
ALL THINGS ARE GATHERED TOGETHER IN CHRIST.
And the purpose of the entire revelation moves toward its ultimate testimony:
CHRIST REIGNS.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD STANDS FOREVER.
THE NATIONS COME INTO THE LIGHT OF GOD.
THE DIVINE PURPOSE REACHES FULLNESS.
AND GOD SHALL BE ALL IN ALL.
CONCLUSION — IT IS DONE
THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES HAVE FULFILLED THEIR APPOINTED PURPOSE
REVELATION 16:17
“And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.”
We have followed the seventh angel through the divine order of the Seven Last Plagues.
We have seen the seventh vial.
We have seen the air.
We have seen the temple.
We have seen the throne.
And we have heard the declaration:
“IT IS DONE.”
The seventh angel has fulfilled his assignment.
The sevenfold sequence has reached its appointed completion.
The judgment represented by the Seven Last Plagues has accomplished its appointed purpose.
But now we understand something essential:
“IT IS DONE” DOES NOT MEAN THAT GOD’S ETERNAL PURPOSE IS DONE.
It means that this appointed stage is done.
The seventh angel’s work is done.
The seventh vial is done.
The sevenfold plague sequence is done.
And because it is done, the next movement of God’s purpose can proceed.
GOD’S WAYS ARE REVEALED IN THE ORDER OF HIS WORK
ISAIAH 46:10
“Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done…”
God declares His purpose.
Then God establishes the instruments.
He establishes the order.
He establishes the time.
He establishes the realm.
He establishes the ministry.
Then He brings the prophecy into experience.
That is what we have seen in the Seven Last Plagues.
The prophecy was given.
The angels were established.
The vials were prepared.
The sequence was established.
The seventh angel was appointed.
The seventh vial was poured into the air.
The throne declared:
“IT IS DONE.”
This is more than an understanding of prophecy.
It is an understanding of the ways of God.
GOD RAISES UP THE INSTRUMENT BEFORE HE RELEASES THE PURPOSE
AMOS 3:7
“Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.”
God reveals.
God prepares.
God raises up.
God sends.
God accomplishes.
This principle reaches from Genesis to Revelation.
God uses an instrument.
He used Noah.
He used Abraham.
He used Moses.
He used David.
He used the prophets.
He sent John.
He sent the apostles.
He sent His Son.
And in the prophetic revelation, we see the man-child, the overcomers, the firstfruits, the priesthood, the bride, and the angels serving within the divine order.
The seventh angel is another appointed instrument.
He is not the source.
He is the servant.
The throne is the source of authority.
God gives the assignment.
The angel fulfills it.
And God declares the result.
THE MAN-CHILD REVEALS THE GOVERNMENTAL INSTRUMENT
REVELATION 12:5
“And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron…”
The man-child is brought forth for government.
He is caught up to God and to His throne.
The overcomer is promised authority over the nations.
The firstfruits stand with the Lamb.
The bride is prepared.
These revelations show us a Kingdom that is being prepared according to divine order.
God does not merely announce a Kingdom.
He prepares the vessels through which His government is manifested.
The Seven Last Plagues therefore belong within this larger governmental purpose.
THE BRIDE IS READY WHEN THE APPOINTED STAGE IS COMPLETE
REVELATION 19:7
“For the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.”
This is where the revelation moves after the judgment stage.
The bride has made herself ready.
The Bridegroom receives His bride.
The marriage comes.
The declaration “It is done” therefore becomes a significant transition.
The seventh angel has completed his assignment.
The appointed judgment has reached completion.
Now the bride comes into view.
The Seven Last Plagues have served their purpose within the divine order.
The Kingdom continues.
The marriage comes.
THE BRIDE BECOMES THE CITY
REVELATION 21:9–10
“Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”
“And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God…”
The bride is revealed as the city.
The city descends from heaven.
What was established in the heavenly realm becomes visible.
The invisible becomes manifest.
The purpose becomes experience.
The Kingdom becomes visible.
This is why we must understand God’s ways and not merely His acts.
God establishes something in the Spirit.
God prepares the instrument.
God brings it into maturity.
God brings it into manifestation.
THE NATIONS COME INTO THE LIGHT OF THE CITY
REVELATION 21:24
“And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it…”
Now the nations come into view.
The purpose was never merely judgment.
The purpose was Kingdom.
The purpose was manifestation.
The purpose was glory.
The purpose was life.
The Seven Last Plagues dealt with opposing powers within the appointed prophetic stage.
The Kingdom continues beyond that stage.
The city shines.
The nations walk in its light.
The glory of God is manifested.
THE THRONE THAT DECLARED “IT IS DONE” BECOMES THE SOURCE OF LIFE
REVELATION 22:1
“A pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.”
This is one of the greatest revelations of the entire thread.
The throne that declares:
“IT IS DONE”
is also the throne from which the river of life proceeds.
The throne judges.
The throne governs.
The throne establishes.
And the throne gives life.
The Seven Last Plagues reveal one dimension of God’s government.
The river of life reveals another.
The final purpose of God’s government is not destruction.
It is the establishment of His life, His glory, His Kingdom, and His eternal purpose.
THE NATIONS RECEIVE FROM THE KINGDOM
REVELATION 22:2
“And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”
The nations are still in the picture.
The Kingdom reaches them.
The life of God flows from the throne.
The tree of life is present.
The nations receive.
This reveals the breadth of God’s purpose.
The firstfruits are important.
The man-child is important.
The overcomers are important.
The bride is important.
The Seven Last Plagues are important.
But none of these are the final center.
CHRIST IS THE CENTER.
Everything God does is moving toward the fullness of His purpose in Christ.
ALL THINGS ARE GATHERED TOGETHER IN CHRIST
EPHESIANS 1:10
“That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ…”
This is the full counsel.
Everything is coming together.
The heavenly and earthly.
The governmental and priestly.
The firstfruits and the harvest.
The bride and the Bridegroom.
The city and the nations.
Every prophetic thread is being gathered into one.
The Seven Last Plagues have their place.
The seventh angel has his place.
The declaration “It is done” has its place.
But everything ultimately belongs to Christ.
CHRIST MUST REIGN UNTIL EVERY ENEMY IS SUBDUED
1 CORINTHIANS 15:25–26
“For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.”
“The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.”
The seventh angel has completed his assignment.
But Christ continues to reign.
The Seven Last Plagues are complete.
But Christ’s government continues.
Every enemy must ultimately be brought under His feet.
Death itself must be destroyed.
The Kingdom continues until the divine purpose reaches its fullness.
GOD WILL BE ALL IN ALL
1 CORINTHIANS 15:28
“That God may be all in all.”
This is where every thread finally leads.
Not merely to the seventh vial.
Not merely to the seventh angel.
Not merely to judgment.
Not merely to the harvest.
Not merely to the marriage.
Not merely to the city.
Everything leads to the fullness of God.
Christ reigns.
The Kingdom is established.
The nations come into the light.
The purpose of God is fulfilled.
And God is all in all.
THE FINAL REVELATION OF THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES
REVELATION 16:17
“It is done.”
Now we can see the whole order.
GOD REVEALS THE PROPHECY.
GOD ESTABLISHES THE INSTRUMENT.
GOD ESTABLISHES THE DIVINE ORDER.
THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES PROCEED ACCORDING TO THAT ORDER.
THE SEVENTH ANGEL RECEIVES THE FINAL VIAL.
THE VIAL IS POURED INTO THE AIR.
THE VOICE COMES FROM THE TEMPLE.
THE DECLARATION COMES FROM THE THRONE.
“IT IS DONE.”
THE APPOINTED STAGE IS COMPLETE.
THE BRIDE IS READY.
THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB COMES.
THE CITY IS MANIFESTED.
THE NATIONS WALK IN ITS LIGHT.
THE RIVER OF LIFE FLOWS FROM THE THRONE.
THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST CONTINUES TO INCREASE.
ALL THINGS ARE GATHERED TOGETHER IN CHRIST.
And now the final testimony of the Seven Last Plagues is not merely that judgment came.
The final testimony is that God’s order worked.
God revealed His purpose.
God established His instruments.
God brought the appointed stage to completion.
God declared:
“IT IS DONE.”
And because it is done, the Kingdom moves forward.
The Bridegroom has His bride.
The city comes into view.
The nations encounter the light.
The river of life flows from the throne.
Christ reigns.
The divine purpose reaches fullness.
And the testimony of the whole counsel of God remains:
CHRIST IS ALL.
THE KINGDOM IS HIS.
THE NATIONS ARE HIS INHERITANCE.
ALL THINGS ARE GATHERED TOGETHER IN HIM.
AND GOD SHALL BE ALL IN ALL.
The Seven Last Plagues Series
- THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES
- THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES: REVELATION 16:12: THE SIXTH ANGEL AND THE GREAT RIVER EUPHRATES
- THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES — REVELATION 16:10–11 — THE FIFTH ANGEL AND THE THRONE OF THE BEAST
- THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES — REVELATION 16:8–9 The Fourth Angel and the Sun Realm
- THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES: Revelation 16:4–7 — The Third Angel and the Rivers and Fountains of Waters
- THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES: The Second Angel and the Sea Realm
- THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES: Revelation 16:2 — How the First Messenger Reveals the Ways of God
- THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES: How Jesus Christ Reveals the Three Spiritual Realms of Heaven, Earth, and Sea