188 The Revelation of Jesus Christ men, angels, and demons that "he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him" (John 3:36). . THE THIRD VIAL "And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters: and they became blood. And I heard ' the angel of the waters say, Thou are righteous, 0 Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink: for they are worthy. And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments" (16:4-7). After the first angel metes out judgment upon the bodies of men, the second angel smites the sea and it becomes blood; then the third strikes all the rivers and the fountains and they become blood. Immediately, a great company in heaven sings of the righteousness of God, saying, "Righteous and holy, 0 God, are all thy ways." Those of you who are without the Lord Jesus Christ to night may say that it is unjust of God to banish every unbe liever from His presence simply because he refuses to take Christ as his Saviour. But the day is going to come, after the judgment of God has been meted out upon you, when you, too, will say, "Just and holy, 0 God, are all thy ways." No one in hell will ever accuse God of injustice. In that day every mouth will be stopped, and all the world will become guilty before God. (See Rom. 3 :19. ) THE FOURTH VIAL "And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun: and power was given unto him to scorch men with llre. And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they re- pented not to give him glory" (16:8, 9). · If this is physical. and if God in that day causes the very sun to be intensified so that the heat will scorch the bodies of men, I want to say that there was a day when God dealt with them in another way altogether, a day when His kindness did not affect them. Now the judgment of God which will come
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