Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever. And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
Every plague comes directly from God. It cannot be man's doing. Man can do nothing when God interferes. They can only stand and watch and be amazed by the sweeping power of the LORD. He sweeps everything clean- all the pride, arrogance, greed, covetousness, envy, jealousy, strife, factions, divisions, stubbornness, rebelliousness, violence, brutality, slander, lust, evil-intentions, evil-schemes, evil-plotting, evil-plans, evil-manipulations, stealing, robbing, threatening, cheating, lying and all other evil-business dealings He will sweep them clean. If it is not cleaned up on the first round, there will be more rounds until it is all cleaned up completely. " No one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed". Plagues clean up all the evil on Earth. It will wash away everything that sticks up it's head and it's tail with pride. Look who is giving the seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God to the ever-ready seven angels? It's one of the four living creatures in the presence of the LORD. How do they know all the evil that's happening on this Earth, even though they were always found in the presence of the LORD? What is this telling us? Who are these four living creatures? Why were they in God's presence? How did they know what was happening on Earth in detail? They were very close to the Lord Jesus Christ. They obeyed Him. The Lord Jesus Christ was enthroned in their praises and prayer. They played a very important role in heaven, as well as on Earth. Remember the familiar prayer line, "your will be done on Earth, as it is in heaven"
Revelation 4:7-11
The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle. Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under his wings. Day and night they never stop saying: "HOLY, HOLY, HOLY IS THE Lord GOD ALMIGHTY, WHO WAS, AND IS, AND IS TO COME." Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say: "You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being."?
