Revelation 9:13 And the sixth angel
sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the
golden altar which is before God, 14 Saying to the sixth
angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which
are bound in the great river Euphrates. 15 And the four
angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and
a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third
part of men.
Today I want to talk about the four angels
bound in the Euphrates River. When they are released,
they will kill one third of men. The killing is not
interpreted as direct killing by them, but they go to
the kings of the earth to create disputes and provoke
wars. It can be understood that they are the corrupt and
fallen angels who control and create wars. They have
appeared in the history of the past, but they have been
bound to the Euphrates River by God. When the end times
come, God will allow them to come out again to deceive
nations and provoke wars.
As for why God bound them on the Euphrates
River, this has something to do with the future
headquarter of the Antichrist in Iraq. According to
Zechariah 5:5-11, Antichrist will move to Shinar
during the first half of seven years tribulation. Shinar
is in today’s Iraq, Antichrist shall establish his
religious headquarter there. Bible says that Antichrist
has boastful mouth, blasphemies God and claims to be
God. He shall also invade and ravage Israel. Two-thirds
of the Jews shall be killed by him. When he does this
horrible act, God shall release the four evil angels
bound in Euphrates river, so that they will provoke,
deceive nations and entice them into a Great War. The
consequence of this war is AC's power shall be shaken,
which ultimately leads to his fall. Also, from
Daniel 11:44, Micah 5:5, God shall raise up seven
shepherds and eight principals, who are kings from the
east and north of Babylon, namely China and Russia,
joined by a Eastern Alliance, attack Antichrist and his
western alliance. These Kings of the east shall finally
march their troops to Euphrates River, which is dried up
by God, threatening Antichrist’s mystery Babylon in
Iraq. This is world war three, and one-third of the
population shall die. Concerning how long this war
will last, according to scriptures, it will be one year,
one month, and one day, not too long.
The 6th trumpet is world war three. It
should occur between the 5th and 6th year of
tribulation, after the mid-trib invasion against Israel
by Antichrist, and the subsequent attack against Egypt
and Ethiopia in the 4th and 5th year.
A note here. Some Christians believe
America or New York is the Babylon in Revelation 17 and
18. This is not true. Judging by God binding the four
angels in Euphrates river, the future world war three
has it's root from Euphrates river where Antichrist has
his headquarter from. He is the one who creates all the
controversy and eventually leads all nations into war.
If America and New York meant to be Babylon, God could
have used Columbia river or Mississippi river to bind
the four angels. But He did not.
Ray