“Revelation 16:13 – 21 “And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God, the Almighty. “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.” And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the throne in the temple, saying, “It is done!”
And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake. The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found. And huge hailstones, about a hundred pounds each,a rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.”
The dragon, the beast, and the false prophet each have a demonic spirit coming forth from them that resembles a frog. Barclay comments:
(i) Frogs are connected with plagues. One of the plagues in Egypt was a plague of frogs.
(ii) Frogs are unclean animals. Although not mentioned by name, they are included by definition in the list of unclean things in the water and the sea which begins in Leviticus 11:10. The frog stands for an unclean influence.
(iii) Frogs are famous for their empty and continuous croaking-The sound the frog makes is the symbol of meaningless speech.
(iv) In Zoroastrianism, the Persian religion, frogs are the bringer of plagues and the agent of Ahriman, the power of darkness, in his struggle against Ormuzd, the power of light. God might have reminded John of this story.
So, then, to say that frogs came out of the mouth of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet is to say that their words were like plagues, were unclean, were empty futilities, and were the allies of the power of the dark.
The kings of the earth are being summoned to a final showdown! Where is this battle to take place? Many feel that the final battle will be fought on the Plain of Esdraelon before the ruined city of Megiddo. The location is not as important as the fact that absolute good and absolute evil are to fight one last battle and evil will be defeated.
The seventh bowl is poured on onto the air and the weather goes crazy! Thunder and lightning and earthquakes rock the earth! Rome, here represented by the term “Babylon,” is split into three parts. These earthquakes sink the mountains and level the islands. In the last catastrophe, huge hailstones weighing roughly 100 pounds pummel the earth, reducing it to rubble. Do any of these natural disasters cause men to repent? No! Once more, men respond by cursing God.
Years ago, Francis Schaeffer wrote a book entitled, How Shall We Then Live? That question remains valid today. God warned mankind in Isaiah 55:6-7 “Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.”
Now is the time to seek the Lord! Now is the time to call on Him. God wants fellowship with us; this is why He sent Jesus to be born as a man and to live as a sinless man and to die for the sins of all mankind. But we must recognize that we are sinners and accept what Jesus has done for us. God has given us a marvelous earth and friends and family, but His greatest Gift of all is Jesus.
PRAYER: Lord, Jesus, we confess that we are sinners. By ourselves, we cannot earn our way into heaven. Thank you for loving us and for dying for our sins. Please forgive our sins and help us to follow you for the rest of our lives. Thank you that if we do follow you, you have promised us eternal life. In your mighty and precious Name, Jesus. Amen.
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