Angels of Darkness and Light

ANGELS OF DARKNESS AND LIGHT.
TEXT: Revelation 9:13 - 10:10.

SUMMARY: When God in judgment removes His restraints on evil, the result is always a torrent of death and destruction that is beyond man's power to hold it back, yet none of it happens outside of God's sovereign plan to overcome the power of the wicked one and establish His kingdom of righteousness.

I. THE SIXTH TRUMPET: FOUR ANGELS UNBOUND (9:13-21).

A. The Power of Evil Restrained.

1. The Euphrates River in Israel's history.
2. The spiritual significance of the Euphrates.

B. The Power of Evil Released.

1. Angels at the Euphrates unbound.
2. "Myriads and myriads" of horses.
3. An unrepentant world.

II. A MIGHTY ANGEL AND A LITTLE BOOK (10:1-10).
A. A Mighty Messenger.
B. A Mandatory Mission.