3) Babylon fell and burned, and now the saints must endure the tribulation until the 144,000 are ready to rescue them and to destroy the beast. Rev. 6:5-6, Rev. 8:10-11, Rev. 12:5-6 (Rev. 13:6-10), Rev. 18:4.
Rev. 8:10-11, And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; 11And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
As explained in the previous blog, “The call of the 144,000 part 1”, the followers of the beast and his false prophet are the ones who were bitter as John ate the little book in Rev. 10:10. Thus, the sweet are stated in Rev. 6:6, and the bitter are stated in Rev. 8:11.
Wormwood is the star who fell along with many followers of Christ. And although I know who this individual is, I prefer not to say his name. Let’s just say that the stars of Rev. 12:4 who were drawn away from the Savior’s church in Rev. 8:11 are called the rivers (men, being the army of God that have fallen to Lucifer), and fountains of waters (women, who have fallen to Lucifer).
Thus, both men and women comprise the bitter that John has responsibility over. However, Rev. 8:10-11 is not speaking in general terms of all those who fall to Lucifer, but specifically about those who were followers of Christ and then switched sides to follow Lucifer. These are they who are subject, along with the followers of the beast and false prophet, called the sea and the earth (Rev. 10:2, Rev. 14:7, Rev. 16:2-3).
That is, the sea and the earth in the Book of Revelation are the followers of the beast (Rev. 13:1) and the false prophet (Rev. 13:11). Whereas the fountains of waters are the followers of Wormwood, the false prophet, who were formerly followers of Christ. And that is the point of why it is bitter in Rev. 10:10. Because, as the balances are weighed (Rev. 6:5), the saints who have joined with the beast and false prophet, the sea and earth, are judged to be included with them. It is very sad.
The saints of God have fallen. However, as John and the angel discuss this very issue in Rev. 16:4-7, this judgment of the Savior is just. They, the rivers and fountains of waters, being men and women who fell, are judged justly, having joined the sea (Rev. 13:1) and the earth (Rev. 13:11).
Please do not become one of these fallen. Do not take the mark of the beast (Rev. 14:9-11).
In conclusion, “many men died,” as stated in Rev. 8:11, refers to their spiritual death. Where they lost their eternal lives in Christ Jesus and are to be cast into an eternal hell with Lucifer. It is a very sad story to lose the saints of God (Rev. 12:4).
Stay loyal to the Savior even to mortal death (Rev. 12:11) and have eternal life.
