44 The End of the Wicked in Revelation - a podcast by Warren Kay and Ian Hartley

We take a closer look at the verses in Revelation that talk about the end of the wicked. Discover what happens when God is forced away.

The End of Sinners in Revelation:

The Sixth Seal  Revelation 6:12–15 (NIV84)

Sinners would prefer to die rather than meet Jesus the Lamb of God. This is a wish for universal suicide.

The Destroying Winds Revelation 7:1–3 (NIV84)

God’s angels hold back the destructive winds of earth until God’s people are sealed. These angels harm the earth by letting go of the winds. They do not create the winds.

The Torment of Fire and Burning Sulphur Revelation 14:9-11 (NLT)

Even the holy angels and the Lamb cannot protect them from their fate. This is what it means to have God’s wrath at full strength. God’s wrath is letting people experience the consequences of their choices. “Forever and ever” means nothing is left when the fire ends (Isaiah 34:10)

The Seventh Bowl  Revelation 16:18–21 (NIV84)

No living thing can survive this plague or bowl. It is the ultimate ecological destruction of the planet.

The Punishment of the Prostitute Revelation 17:16 (NIV84)

This is cannibalism. This is the end of the kingdom of selfishness or hedonism or the kingdom of this world. It is self-destruction. Jim Jones is prophetic of the end of sin with the mass killing of his followers. The end of the Jews in 70 AD with the destruction of Jerusalem because of the hardness of their hearts is also prophetic of what will happen on the planet. Hitlers miserable end echo’s this final destruction. The armies which turned on each other rather than attack Jerusalem in King Hezekiah’s time mirror this final destruction (2 Chronicles 20:22-24).

The Fall of Babylon Revelation 18:8

17:16 makes it clear that the beast and the ten horns do the burning.

The Battle with the Rider on the White Horse Revelation 19:19–21 (NIV84)

The rider has blood on his robe before the battle begins. No soldier holds a sword in his mouth. This symbolic picture is telling us again that Jesus won the battle at Calvary (John 12:31, Revelation 5:6-10).

The Doom of Satan Revelation 20:7–10 (NIV84)

The End of Death and Sinners Revelation 20:14–15 (NIV84)

A literal fire cannot destroy death and the grave (Hades). The meaning is that death and the grave are destroyed.

Judas’ life and death are prophetic of the end of sinners. Judas threw away his money and confessed he had betrayed an innocent man and ended his life. At the end of time sinners have no use for their possessions, and they confess they are wrong and they corporately wish for death (Revelation 6:15-17).

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