The Third Angel's Message (1893) - Alonzo T. Jones

it. Then brethren let us have Him come in in His
fullness as quickly as possible. We need Him every
moment, and each succeeding lesson brings to
view more and more our need of Him.
Now as there are two other points that I want to
present tonight, for the present purpose we will just
sketch through what the further lesson of the
plagues is.
When the first plague falls, it falls upon the
men that "had received the mark of the beast, and
them that worshipped his image" (Rev. 16:1,2)--the
very people to whom the warning of this message
is given. Then the plagues follow each other in
direct succession, unto the sixth, under which the
evil spirits gather "the kings of the earth and of the
whole world," to the battle of the great day of God
Almighty. Rev. 16:14-16. This battle is fought
when the Saviour comes, for "I saw the beast and
the kings of the earth and their armies, gathered
together to make war upon him that sat upon the
horse and against his army. And the beast was
taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought
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