Revelation 16:12 Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
15 “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”
16 And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon
Let us remember that this entire book takes place in the Spirit and focuses on the revelation of Our Lord Jesus Christ and nothing else. Yes, external events may and will happen to parallel and represent what happens in the Spiritual realm but we must not look at this Fifth Gospel as bad news.
The great river Euphrates symbolically separates Mystery Babylon from the Kingdom of Our Heavenly Father. When FATHER made a covenant with Abraham, the borders of the Kingdom were noted:
Genesis 15:17 And it came to pass, when the sun went down and it was dark, that behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch that passed between those pieces.
18 On the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying:
“To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates…”
Babylon (confusion) represents captivity. The ego has kept man in a confused state by partaking of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Man is constantly in an analyzing mode, trying to find the key to this and that when in fact the only key he needs to find is the one that unlocks communication with Our Heavenly Father whereby he will eat from the tree of life instead. From the complex to the simple!
When the water of “fruitfulness” is dried up, the time is at hand for a confrontation of the clean and the unclean. The unclean is no longer fruitful and passage into the Promised Land is accessible by those who have been cleansed. The number six represents man and this bowl represents the battle of the Spirit man versus the soul and the flesh. This is the day of reckoning where you will decide which camp you are in- FATHER’S Divine camp of Love or the world’s camp. All of the religious world is at hand to convince you to go the way of the religious world: the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. The great river no longer separates the two kingdoms so you now will be able to access either one depending on your intent.
Remember, these are bowls of wrath coming forth and those who choose the world will receive their just reward. Will you choose the Land of promise or remain in the confusion of Babylon with its temporal benefits. It is decision time, the fullness of Christ or the removal of the anointing. Will false doctrines, fleshly ways, and confusion sway men toward the world’s camp? Those who have been on the border of Mystery Babylon and looking into the Promised Land no longer have the barrier of the river. It is being dried up just as the Jordan was dried up so the children of Israel could enter into the Promised Land. The barriers are being removed! Which inheritance do you choose?
This great confrontation is the culmination of the spirit versus the soulish, fleshly man and will occur on a widespread basis. Armageddon means “the mountain of Megiddo or Megiddon = place of crowds or the assembly”. This great confrontation will be a time of separation of those who will enter into the Kingdom according to their timing. The Sons have already chosen the Kingdom of FATHER, and now the church will be confronted with its decision. Will they put on the robe of righteousness or will their nakedness brought forth by the tree of the knowledge of good and evil continue?
Jesus warns “Behold, I am coming as a thief” referring to His return mentioned in Matthew chapter 24 where He said no man knows the day or the hour:
43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.
44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
The anointing and fruitfulness of man will be removed as the final assessment is made. Those who seemed to always do well will no longer be productive. The Standard of Truth is coming forth to judge mankind and further separate the wheat from the tares. The barriers will be removed and the fruitfulness will dry up and Mystery Babylon will be exposed for what it truly is. The confusion it promoted will be discovered among the multitudes. Each man will be given the opportunity to repent. The showdown is coming soon and the seventh bowl is being prepared to bring forth a completion to this phase.