24 Jan 2014

Revelation 16:8-9

Posted by joncooper

Revelation 16:8: “And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.”

In this judgment God makes the sun burn a great deal hotter. The heat scorches men, and they cry out in agony and blaspheme God.

This is a common refrain throughout the book of Revelation. Even though the power of God is made clear to everyone, and even though the source of the plagues is also made quite clear, men still refuse to repent of what they have done. Instead of crying out for forgiveness and mercy they just blaspheme God all the more. These judgments do not lead men to repent; instead men harden their hearts and sin even more.

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