The Consequence of Allegiance

Third Message — &lquo;The Consequence of Allegiance&rquo; (vs. 9-13)

(vs. 9-11)

(vs. 12-13)

Judgment on the followers of the Antichrist.

###The Reason for their Judgment

####They Worship the Beast ####They Worship his Image ####They Receive his Mark (forehead or hand)

###The Nature of their Judgment

####The Same Shall Drink of the Wine of the Wrath of God.

Which is poured out without mixture into the cup of His indignation.

This judgment promised is an undiluted concentration of punishment from God Almighty.

Ps 60:3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

As wine is an intoxicating and overwhelming drink so it is used in Scripture to symbolize these effects. There is the Wine of the Spirit which is joy in Holy Ghost, but there is also the Wine of Wrath or Violence which is

John 4:13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: 14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Jesus drinking the cup (Hebrews 2:9).

Luke 22:42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

(from commentary) The wine of the wrath of God] As they have drunk the intoxicating wine of idolatry or spiritual fornication, they shall now drink the wine of God's wrath, which is poured out into the cup of his indignation. This is an allusion to the poisoned cup, which certain criminals were obliged to drink, on which ensued speedy death.

####Shall be Tormented with fire and brimstone

Tormented: torture, pain. Brimstone: sulphur

Luke 16:23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, …

####In the Presence of the Holy Angels and of the Lamb

Presence, face, in sight of, before.

###The Duration of their Judgment

####The Smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever

####They have no rest day nor night

Matthew 25:46 Mark 3:29 2 Thessalonians 1:9