Third Woe

The third woe, like the previous two, is proclaimed with a sense of sadness and condemnation; it heralds the worst of God's judgments.

The second woe is past; behold, the third woe is coming quickly. (Rev 11:14)

The seventh trumpet heralds the last of God's judgment portrayed by the appearance of the reapers: a) Jesus Christ, sitting on the cloud wearing a golden crown, wields a sharp sickle (Rev 14:1-16), and b) an angel, who came out of the heavenly temple, wields a sharp sickle (Rev 14:18-19). Angels reap by gathering the wicked whose sins are now ripe for judgment.

The mention of the third woe (Rev 11:14) attempts to describe the enormity of the reaping by the angels. The reaping includes the dispensation of bowls (Rev 16:1-21) and ends at the conclusion of Armageddon when Jesus trends the wine press of God's great wrath (Rev 19:15) and produces the vast amount of blood (Rev 14:20).


This is an exerpt from: The Woes of the Trumpet Blasts.