Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.The kings of the earth, the princes, the commanding officers, the rich, the strong, and every slave and free person, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains.And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;And the kings of the earth, and the princes, and the chief captains, and the rich, and the strong, and every bondman and freeman, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains;
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… when it is rolled up. Perhaps this is a reference to some great nuclear exchange between nations. Verse 15, then the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. Up to this point, the tribulation judgments have affected mainly the poor, but at this point, nobody is exempt. And they said to the mountains and to the rocks, fall on us. In other words, kill us and thus hide us. This is so awful. We want to be hidden. We would be rather dead than face what we're about to face. What is it that caused them to say that? What were they so fearful of that they would rather die than experience it? Are they saying hide us from the earthquakes? Hide us from these natural elements? No, that's not what they're afraid of. They say fall on us rocks and hide us from the presence of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. …
… some spoiler it's going to get bad but it's going to end good so i want you to see in verse 15 of revelation chapter 6 and the kings of the earth the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave, every free man hid themselves in the caves and the rocks and the mountains and said to the mountains and the rocks fall on us, hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the lamb for the great day of his wrath has come and who is able to stand. the wrath of the lamb is signifying the fact that the church has been taken out and now judgment will come upon this earth in a way that we cannot imagine and in case you think that I am over exaggerating what the bible prophesies and predicts will happen right after the coming of Jesus Christ I want you to hear the words of Christ himself If you can't believe everything he says, you can't believe anything. …
… removed out of their places. Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. And they said to the mountains and to the rocks," this is representative of their worship of the planet, they are actually in that time praying to the planet. They said to the mountains and to the rocks, "'Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?' So it is that sixth seal that launches the great day of wrath, the day of the Lord as we call it, the time that our Lord referred to as the Great Tribulation. So by the time we come to chapter 8, all of those things have already happened, those first six seals. …
… great wind. The sky was split apart like a scroll, and it is rolled up, and every mountain and island removed out of their places. Then the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the commanders, and the rich, and the strong, and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. And they said to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. For the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?" At the breaking of the sixth seal you have the launch point of the day of wrath. Not only the wrath of the one who sits on the throne, who is God, but the wrath of the Lamb. That most interesting statement in verse 16. wrath is not just the wrath of God, it is the wrath of the Lamb. …
… were moved out of their places. Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free men hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. And they said to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. For the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand? terrifying reality. John is given a vision of the final destruction of this earth, at least the beginning of that final destruction. You can see just by the phenomenon that is indicated here that the earth will undergo a massive change, and so will the sky. And it will all be judgment from God. Now, when we got into chapter 6 at the beginning of the chapter, we stepped into judgment. From chapter 6 all the way to chapter 19, you have laid out the future judgment of God upon this world in detail. …
… and every mountain and island was removed from its place. Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals, and the rich and the powerful and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, calling to the mountains and rocks, fall on us and hide us from the face of him who was seated on the throne and from the wrath of the lamb for the great day of their wrath has come and who can stand Oh my God. After this, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree. Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun with the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm earth and sea, saying, Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads. …
… And in Revelation 6, it says in verse 15, the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful and everyone slave and free hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains calling to the mountains and rocks fall on us hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne and from the wrath of the lamb for the great day of their wrath has come and who can stand look God is is constantly talking about this day of wrath this day of judgment and in chapter 5, he says, look, what more can I do for my people? And he describes it like a vineyard. He goes, man, I'm caring for it. I'm pulling the weeds. I'm moving the rocks. I'm watering, fertilizing, and there's nothing there. In verse 4, he says, what more was there to do for my vineyard that I have not done in it? But again, in verse 5, he says, man, 15, Man is humbled and each one is brought low and the eyes of the haughty are brought low. …