Revelation 16:10 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain.
11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.
The throne of the beast represents those who are in positions of authority in the current world’s religious system. FATHER’S wrath is now being manifested against those who hold power over the masses. Any light they had reflected in the past is now being removed.
During the Pentecostal Age, the Holy Spirit was given to lead and guide people unto the Truth and Love of Our Heavenly Father. However, there has been the leaven of sin rising up among the leadership. At the same time, FATHER’S remnant has been rising up as leaven in the positive sense. The parable of the wheat and tares reflect these two groups. In Matthew chapter 13, Jesus explains the two groups:
36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”
37 He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
38 The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one.
39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels.
40 Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age.
41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,
42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
Men justify their actions based on their level of revelation. If they have idols in their hearts and ask FATHER to respond, HE will answer them according to the multitude of their idols. In turn, they will continue on their path toward destruction claiming they are fully endorsed by FATHER when in fact they are blinded by their own idols… hence a building program is started to build a greater earthly kingdom. Their tongues bring forth the judgment. In James chapter 3, we see the power of the tongue:
5 Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!
6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.
Those who in positions of authority, such as teachers, shall receive a stricter judgment. When the fifth bowl is poured out, those who represent the beast’s throne gnaw at their tongues because of the pain it produced has come back upon it. Their egos were so strong, they spoke evil against Our Heavenly Father which is the essence of vanity. They exalted themselves as gods and expected men to in effect worship them and serve them. Robes and collars were worn to help exalt them to god-like status. They are truly the vessels of dishonor who will be ground to powder and re-formed after the necessary heat is applied. Those in authority in the world’s religious system only need to look as far as Matthew chapter 7 to see the ramification of a form of godliness without the Divine Intent of Love:
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’
23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
When man is promoted to a position of authority and has no Love in his heart, he will ultimately practice lawlessness. He will become a “legend in his own mind” and think that he has some special anointing to support his ego’s path. He is deceived and will ultimately gnaw at his tongue when the darkness comes as a result of his path taking him a great distance from the Throne of Heaven. He will justify himself by dead works and his heart will be hardened in preparation to be ground into powder.