The seven bowls of God's wrath were poured out on the earth. What is God telling us by sending such disasters upon this world? In these last days, there will be the mark of the beast. Will we allow that mark to be placed on ourselves?

The end of all things is near. If we are oppressed and overcome by the devil while we are alive, what kind of end will we face? The tragic end for people is to walk the path of loving the world, failing to fear God, to understand His will, to know His glorious and awesome name, and to know what the future holds. Such a way of life is truly pathetic.

Today, seeing the end of the world, will we still care about all the things of this world that are passing away? Will we still fear death? How wonderful it is to trust in God, as this world will eventually pass away! What should we see through this chapter? Should we devote ourselves to following God and believing in His word today? We must be strong today and live a victorious life while we are still alive!

Foreword

Today, as I examine Revelation 16, I want to share a concept with you: If you are still alive when Revelation 16 comes, then you are in trouble. You will experience the greatest disasters in human history. If you are no longer in this world at that time, then what does this chapter have to do with us? I believe I will certainly not be in this world at that time. So, do these verses have anything to do with me? Yes, they do. God tells you in advance what will happen in the future, so that you may revere God's glorious and awesome name. Then, you should come to know that this is what will happen in the future. If you know that this is what will happen in the future, then what kind of decisions should you make today?

End-Times Disasters

Suppose you know that these things will happen in the future:

So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land, and loathsome sores came upon the people who bore the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. (Revelation 16:2)

If you know that loathsome sores will come upon those who have the mark of the beast and worship its image, what should you do today? Would you allow the mark of the beast to be placed on you? Or would you worship the beast? If you say, “I will still worship the beast,” what kind of mentality do you have? Are you not asking for trouble? If you say, “I do not want to bear this mark,” but you cannot survive without it, can you? The previous scripture says:

so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name.(Revelation 13:17)

If you do not bear the mark of the beast, you cannot even buy instant noodles or eggs. All who do not bear the mark of the beast or worship the beast will be killed. So, will you worship it? If you do not worship it or bear its mark, then you will have to die. If you bear the mark of the beast and worship its image, then you will suffer the greatest disaster in history. Today, we are starting to see these unimaginable disasters.

The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing in the sea died. (Revelation 16:3)

Do you still want to eat seafood? You cannot. If you bought a sea-view property, then the water in the sea turns to blood, and all living things in the sea die. Then the corpses float all over the seaside. What used to be a beautiful beach is now experiencing an extremely painful situation, with the air filled with the stench of death.

The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. (Revelation 16:4)

The water on which people depend for survival turns to blood. Then:

The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire. They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.(Revelation 16:8-9)

The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish and cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores. They did not repent of what they had done. (Revelation 16:10-11)

If you are still alive at this time, then you are living in this situation. What can we gain after reading Revelation 16 today? It is that we must not worship the beast and must not have the mark of the beast, even if it means death. What can you do to avoid worshiping the beast or having its mark? That is to say, if the church is raptured and you have not been raptured, then you have only one choice: to be killed. Therefore, what we preach today must be a victorious theological concept.

And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.(Revelation 12:11)

Not valuing one's life means not fearing death. This matter is too important.

The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east.(Revelation 16:12)

The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered Babylon the great, to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. And great hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, fell from heaven on people; and they cursed God on account of the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.(Revelation 16:17-21)

Let us imagine hailstones weighing about 45 kilograms each falling down. This is not a joke; many people will surely die. What kind of situation is this? It is a situation where people cannot survive. If a Christian is not victorious at this time, then what awaits you is probably these disasters. If you are not victorious and then go to worship the beast, worship the image of the beast, and receive the mark of the beast, how long can you live? Probably until this time, when God's seven bowls of plagues will fall upon this world. This is a disaster that mankind has never experienced before, unprecedented and unrepeatable.

Christians Must Fight a Victorious Battle

Today, I want to ask everyone a question: Why did God write this passage for us? Perhaps you will say: By this time, maybe we will not be in this world anymore, so why write it for us? It is not that because we are not in this world, it has nothing to do with us. In fact, it has a lot to do with us. After reading these words today, we must know that we must not enter this stage, even if it means death. We must begin to understand where the concept that Christians must be victorious begins: from no longer fearing death.

If you fear death, then you will be a servant of the devil for the rest of your life. If you are a servant of the devil for the rest of your life, you will worship the beast and you will receive the mark of the beast. Especially in this generation, if you are still alive in Revelation 16, this stage, then you have become a vessel for displaying God's wrath. God said this passage to make us revere God, to let us know God's glorious and awesome name, to not love the world and the things of the world, to not be greedy for life and afraid of death, to let us know the end of all things, and then to let us know that when certain things come, we must have a victorious concept no matter what. The theological concept we are conveying today is called victorious theology.

In the past, we used to talk about salvation. Some people say: I am saved; I am baptized; I believe in the Lord; I am already saved, and so on. But what I see is that they do not have the appearance of victory at all. If a person does not have the appearance of victory, what have you gained if you are not victorious? Revelation from beginning to end talks about victory. They just say: Anyway, after death, I can go to heaven.

Rather Die Than Worship the Beast

Today, we must all develop the concept that our God is the God of the living, that is, being victorious while alive has a very profound impact on us. If after reading this passage, we must not enter this stage even if it means death, then today we must begin to learn to be victorious. Why are people afraid of the beast? Why do they worship the beast and receive the mark of the beast? It is because they are afraid of death.

Our Lord Jesus has already been crucified for us, has risen from the dead, and has destroyed the one who has the power of death. If you trust in Jesus Christ, you will come out of the state of fearing death. Some Christians are afraid of death to the extreme. And they say it quite reasonably: Well, people are just timid, people are just afraid of death. Didn't God give you this courage? Did God create you as a timid person? In fact, fearing death is to bear the pain of fearing death.

Today, everyone must begin to observe carefully, even if we have not yet entered Revelation 16, today if you are a person who fears death, you will bear the pain of fearing death. You can observe today: the more people fear death, the more they will bear the pain of fearing death. When you reach Revelation 16, you will have to bear disasters that have never been so great since the creation of the world, and you will not only have to bear these, but you will not have much time to live.

The greatest tragedy of a person is that they have to die even though they do not want to die. I have seen this kind of person. What is their logic? A living dog is better than a dead lion. It is better to live poorly than to die well. Living one day is one day. It is a tragedy if a Christian also inherits this concept.

Those Who Do Not Fear Death Will Gain Life; Those Who Fear Death Will Lose Their Lives

So today, everyone should not be afraid of death. You must know what life and death are all about. A person without spiritual vision clings to the life of this world, so he is unwilling to die, because he thinks that once a person dies, it is over, and there is nothing left. Living is all about living. Isn't that a tragedy? In fact, what does the Bible say about our life and death, when to be born and when to die?

A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;(Ecclesiastes 3:2)

It is impossible for people to prolong their lives. Whether you fear death or not, you cannot prolong your life by a quarter of an hour. Therefore, we must come out of the state of fearing death, choose to live in eternal life today, and from now on no longer be a slave to death, no longer be a slave to the devil, but choose a victorious mentality.

There was once a sister who experienced great miracles when I was serving her mother in earlier years. Her mother had lung cancer, lay in bed all day, could not get out of bed, and moaned in pain, close to death. She also did not have much time to live. I led her to pray and led her to repent, because her mother was very narrow-minded, a typical petty farmer mentality. In the process of leading her to pray, she vomited out a lot of dirty and filthy, green things. After vomiting, she could get out of bed and walk, and nothing happened. It seemed that she could live a long time. But there was still a lot of pain in her mind. She was not afraid of death, but she was afraid of suffering; she didn't want to live like this, but she couldn't help but live like this. This is the tragedy of cancer patients.

Once again, after leading her to pray, she could get out of bed again, but it was really difficult to change her inner thoughts, especially for older people. Later, one day, she drank pesticide. When her daughter entered the house, she saw that the pesticide bottle was empty and the whole room was filled with the smell of pesticide. She thought, It's over, she's going to die. As a result, after a little while, her mother vomited out everything in her stomach, including the pesticide. Not only that, she also lived lively and lively again.

When I learned about this, I felt really emotional: people are really interesting. There is a time to be born and a time to die. You may not be able to die even if you want to die, but you may not be able to live even when you want to live. Didn't this sister's mother live again? When people are alive, they are entangled in the affairs of the living. Usually, lung cancer has a survival period of 3-6 months, but this sister has been following us for a year. But in her mind, she was thinking: Why hasn't it gotten better yet? And she began to complain a little.

Later, this sister's mother went with this sister's maternal grandmother to believe in a very strange cult, and a very strange phenomenon occurred. After seven days, this sister's mother died. What do I want to say? Whether you want to die or not, you cannot prolong your life by a quarter of an hour. There is a time to be born and a time to die. Today, we must begin to learn to fully trust in God. Some people do not have complete trust in God, but instead have complete trust in doctors. This is a very tragic thing.

I know a few oncologists who say that they feel very sad when they see the patients' faith in them. They really do not want the patients' illusions to be shattered, so they try their best. In fact, these doctors who treat cancer are very clear in their hearts that they really have no way, really not many good ways. These cancer patients put their faith in the doctors, but the doctors themselves have no confidence in themselves. Isn't that a very strange thing?

Therefore, we must have faith in God and not be greedy for life and afraid of death. I have seen the tragedy of cancer patients, and I have also seen many unique things in cancer patients. Many people with serious and long-term illnesses have several characteristics: the first is to discern good and evil, and the second is to cater to the flesh. If we sum up the two into one form of expression, it is fear of death.

Therefore, in order to live in this world, people have taken all kinds of measures to live. In fact, 100 percent of the people in this world will die. Although you may not be able to live to the stage of Revelation 16, if you are afraid of death, you will actually experience a lot of suffering in this world. Cancer is one of them, and there are other various diseases that are brought about by people's greed for life and fear of death. Those who have terminal illnesses, cannot avoid death, face a lot of pain, and often blaspheme God and do not repent.

We must know that blaspheming God and not repenting is a natural reaction of people living in this state. What Revelation 16 says, everyone should keep in mind today. We must know what preparations to make for the coming disasters and entering Revelation 16. The most import thing to do is to be a victorious Christian and to build a victorious church.

The Gospel We Preach Today is Called Chinese Mingding Destiny

The theological concept we preach is called Chinese Mingding Destiny. This includes the concept of spiritual warfare and the concept of Christian victory. It is not just the concept of Christian salvation, but victory is about striving to enter into victory while we are still alive. The concept of victory lies in the blood of the Lamb, the word of our testimony, and our attitude towards death. Even unto death, we do not love our own lives.

Whether you cherish your life or not, the outcome is the same! Many of us have a wrong understanding of God: we think God is a soft, smiling Santa Claus who goes around distributing gifts everywhere. But that is not the case.

And I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was, for you have judged these things. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve! And I heard the altar saying, Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are your judgments! (Revelation 16:5-7)

Christians Must Have a Deep Understanding and Knowledge of God

We must have a very clear understanding and knowledge of God: God not only sends disasters but also bestows blessings. Our God is definitely not a Santa Claus, but the reverential and awesome name of God. If we want to enter into blessing, there is only one way: to carefully observe and follow God's word, and to begin to have reverence for God's reverential and awesome name, and to live in this world with the concept of victory at every stage of life.

Man is in a state of being greedy for life and afraid of death. For example, what kind of person is someone who is particularly afraid of his boss and particularly afraid of not doing his job well? This is actually a reaction of fear of death. Your boss cannot determine your life and death. Have faith in God and do not need to be afraid of your boss; on the contrary, your boss should fear you. If you are under the name of Jehovah, God will make him fear you.

If you see through everything related to life and death, then you will say: how can I live without a job? How can I make money? Then you will live in bondage all your life because you are afraid. Do you think God cannot feed you? The birds of the air do not sow or reap, yet God feeds them. The crows in the sky are black and ugly, yet God feeds them. How precious are you and I in God's eyes because God is in charge of our lives.

If we have such trust in God, and we do not love our lives, even unto death, we will completely trust in God. Man lives not to live, but to gain God, to gain destiny, and to be blessed after gaining destiny is definitely a simple matter. So today I encourage everyone: no matter what disease you have today, no matter what state you live in, no matter how your finances or health are today, come out of the state of greed for life and fear of death, and fundamentally despise death and despise everything.

Some time ago, I ministered to a brother who had a terminal illness. When I prayed for him, the Spirit of God revealed to me that his death was near! I stopped praying for his healing and prepared his mind to know that there was nothing to fear in life and death. I thank God for giving me the courage to begin to explore this topic that people avoid, because people do not want to die. If they have to live, then they have to die, which is a tragedy.

Not Cherishing One's Life, But Offering It to God

I often encounter topics that people do not like, but for me, with eternal life, it is the same no matter how many years a person lives. Without eternal life, it is the same no matter how many years a person lives, because it is all the same in the end. If a person sees through life and death, no one can coerce you. Thank God for giving me such a strong concept, giving me the idea of not fearing death, and allowing me to live to this day. Only the spirit of not fearing death can preach the true gospel. In the Book of Acts, Paul and Barnabas were people who did not care about their lives for God. The faith they preached and the theological concepts they preached were pure gospel concepts.

A person who is greedy for life and afraid of death cannot preach the pure gospel. Suppose one day I am kidnapped by a robber who says he will kill me. Then my reaction would be: I have wanted to die for a long time, but I can't bring myself to do it. If you kill me today, I will thank you for fulfilling me! I have really had enough of living in this world! There will be two results: the first result is that these robbers are smart and feel that killing me is of no benefit, but will give me benefits. The second result is that I will encounter a group of stupid bad people who will kill me. In any case, not fearing death is always a benefit, so Christians should be even more so. To be a Christian, one must be a Christian who is not afraid of death.

I have met many Christians who are afraid of death and want to live no matter what. People do not build the matter of living on God, but on doctors. Then thank God, although some people are afraid of death, their bodies get better after the doctor's treatment. Some people are also afraid of death, but after the doctor's adjustment, they still do not survive. Therefore, some people live and some die through the hands of doctors; and some live and some die without the hands of doctors. The key is what is your inner concept? If we are victorious Christians, and God's power is manifested in us, we will not have too many problems.

In Revelation chapter 16, what do we see? What we see are all people who are greedy for life and afraid of death who will experience these disasters, and even if they do not enter Revelation, they will experience great disasters. From today onwards, let us not be afraid of death. Today's chapter is about the end of the devil and the disasters that those who belong to the devil will experience.

Since there was man on earth, there has never been such a disaster until the seventh angel poured his bowl into the air, and said, It is done! All things are done, including the accomplishment of God's wrath. Those who belong to God enter into God's kingdom, and those who belong to the devil experience unprecedented disasters together. So what choice should you make when you hear such words today? If you still choose not to repent, continue to walk the road of loving the world, continue to walk the road of indulging the flesh, continue to walk the road of discerning good and evil, do not fear God, do not know God's reverential and awesome name, and do not know what the future will be like, then this person is miserable!

Thank God that God has written these things in Revelation so that we may know the future outcome and fear God's name. From today onwards, carefully observe and follow God's words, and if you do not carefully observe and follow God's words, you will be cursed by God! Our God is a God of the living. I hope that brothers and sisters can have a victorious state when they are alive, can live out a victorious life, and can carefully observe and follow God's words.

We can be blessed by God when we live in this world, and then we can begin to enter into eternal life in this world. In fact, the concept of victory is very important. Many Christians lack the concept of victory and think that I am a Christian and I will go to heaven after I die! But I tell you, our God is a God of the living. When we are alive, we must live out God's glorious image, and we must be in victory when we are alive! Everything good that God has promised in the Bible will be fulfilled in you!

Christians Must Have a Victorious Mindset

Before chapter 11 of Revelation, the church will be raptured, and the disasters of this world will have nothing to do with us. If the ending of chapter 11 is not raptured, then chapters 12, 13, and 14 have only one thing: people will be killed for the name of Jesus and choose to be martyred. If you choose to live, thinking that a living dog is better than a dead lion, then you will enter chapters 15 and 16 of Revelation. Chapters 15 and 16 are prepared for these people. Those who worship the beast and receive the mark will experience these disasters! Victory is very important, victory is to live out God's glorious image while we are alive. There is nothing to fear, not even death. Are you still afraid of not doing well at work? If you are not afraid of death, are you still afraid of your boss? Live a victorious life in this world with confidence!

Several months ago, I met a businessman who did not quite agree with the idea of going to heaven or hell. Because some pastors said that nine hundred and ninety-nine out of every thousand Christians will go to hell, and only one Christian will go to heaven; and some pastors said that nine hundred and ninety-nine out of every thousand Christians will go to heaven, and only one will go to hell. He asked me: what do you think? I replied: I have not been to that place, how would I know! My answer was also a blind answer. You can ask the pastors who said this, and ask them if they have been to this place? If they really have not been there, then are they not talking nonsense?

He felt that there was some truth in what I said, so he continued to ask me: what do you think? I said: if a person has God with him when he is alive, walks with God, and lives out God's glorious image, he will surely return to God. If a person lives like a devil when he is alive, is greedy for life and afraid of death, and is a slave of the devil all his life, he will return to the devil after death. He felt that what I said made some sense.

Strive to Run, Live Out God's Glorious Image

We must begin to desire one thing: to desire to live out God's glorious image and a victorious life when we are in this world. We must strive to run and obtain the reward that we are called from heaven to obtain. We must strive to enter into completeness and be full of the glory of Jesus Christ. If Jesus Christ faced the cross, death, and burial with confidence, then people who are alive in this world, if they want to be victorious Christians, should make the same choice as Jesus Christ no matter what happens to us. For it is no longer I who live, but Jesus Christ who lives in us.

We are no longer greedy for life and afraid of death, we no longer love the people and things of the world, and we no longer discern good and evil. Instead, we live in victory with full faith. Not only will we overcome these things in this world, but we will also trample death under our feet, build a victorious church, and become a victorious disciple! When we read these words, we have great reverence for God. We must carefully observe and follow God's words and not take them as a passing wind. In the days of this world, we must carefully observe and follow God's words and live out a victorious life. Amen!