THE THRONE OF THE ANTICHRIST. Every means possible will be used to persuade the world that this man is THE ruler. The throne is not described but we can be assured that it will be most impressive. No doubt every attempt made to make it appear as the throne of God. The location is not named, but Jerusalem will be a center of religious activate. The Gentiles, or ungodly forces, will be in complete control of the city for the full time of the tribulation period. Rev.11:2 When will any city be more like Sodom and Egypt than when the antichrist reigns. Rev. 11:8 He will rule over the entire earth. Those in political power will surrender their authority to the antichrist. This will be the time of the conclusion of the one world government. Rev. 17:17
THE KINGDOM OF DARKNESS. How gross is that darkness. It has to be absolute, total, complete darkness. No light will shine in it. A people who have been fully given over to the kingdom of Satan and darkness now experiencing the force and power of that darkness. They gnaw their tongues because of the pain. The agony created by the fourth and fifth vials. This portrays extreme and immense distress. What great fear will grip them in this horrendous darkness. Not a very pleasant picture but a condition that is deserved. Rev. 16:10 All the unsaved occupants of the earth will have received the number, name or mark of the antichrist at this time. This judgment is upon them. Here again, the curse and blaspheme the God of heaven. They are losers for sure. There is no repentance from them whatsoever. They are sold out completely to the forces of darkness and are bound for a Christless eternity. Rev. 16:11 How would you like one of these people for a neighbor during the millennium?
THE SIXTH ANGEL POURED OUT HIS VIAL. It was spilled out on the great river Euphrates. This river is introduced to us as the fourth (the number of the earth, or relating to the earth) of the four that flowed out of Eden. Gen. 2:14 It was established, by the Lord, as the eastern (sun rising) border of the land that was the gift of God to Israel. Gen. 15:18 Many events, recorded in the scriptures relating to the river Euphrates speak of war or death. Jeremiah prophesied against Babylon and declared the destruction of that city by binding a rock to the scroll and casting it into the river Euphrates. Both Babylon and the Euphrates are a part of end time events. Jer. 51:61-64. Jeremiah prophesied of the day of the vengeance of the Lord, against His enemies. In that day the sword of the Lord will be seen and will not cease its slaughtering. Until those who oppose the Lord are completely annihilated. This speaks to the total destruction of the ungodly. This will bring us to the battle of Armageddon and the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus. Rev. 16:11 There is no way that sinners will make it past the end time events into the Millennium.