Transcript “True and righteous are thy judgements” Revelation

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The 2 and 3 Vials
Study 2 –
“True and righteous
are thy judgements”
Revelation 16:3-7
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Summary of Revelation 15 & 16
The Seven Vials of Divine Wrath
15:1-4
15:5-8
16:1-2
16:3
16:4-7
16:8-9
16:10-11
16:12-16
The Rejoicing Redeemed
The Temple Opened in Heaven
1st Vial – The French Revolution – 1789
2nd Vial – Britain Rules the Sea – 1793
3rd Vial – Napoleon’s Alpine Victories – 1796
4th Vial – Holy Roman Empire Judged – 1805
5th Vial – Holy Roman Empire Ends – 1808
6th Vial – Turkish Empire Dried Up – 1820 –
Activity of three unclean spirits - Armageddon
16:17-21 7th Vial – Conquest of the Nations
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Revelation 16:3-7
And the second angel poured out his vial upon
the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead
man: and every living soul died in the sea.
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the
rivers and fountains of waters; and they became
blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou
art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and
shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and
prophets, and thou hast given them blood to
drink; for they are worthy.
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even
so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy
judgments.
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Napoleon the General
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Admiral Nelson and the Victory
God used the tactical genius of
Admiral Horatio Nelson to defeat
numerically superior forces. When
his career finished in 1805, Britain
completely dominated the seas and
did so for the next 50 years.
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In August 1798 a
French fleet under
Vice Admiral
d'Aigailliers was
defeated by a
smaller British
armada commanded
by Admiral Nelson at
the Battle of the Nile
at Abu Qir, Egypt.
The defeat left
Napoleon stranded
in Egypt, and led to a
coalition of
European states
against France.
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The Battle of the Nile
Battle of the Nile
The Battle of the Nile
Fought on 1 and 2
August 1798.
The French fleet of 17
ships was caught
anchored close to
shore.
Nelson with 14 ships
attacked from two sides
cutting off any escape
route.
All but 4 French ships
were destroyed or
surrendered.
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The line of
French ships
anchored
The Battle of
Trafalgar
After a long
chase of the
French
flagship to
the West
Indies and
back, the
battle was
finally
joined at
Cape
Trafalgar in
Spain.
1805
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Prelude to the Battle of Trafalgar
Nelson waited 80 kms
offshore for the French
and Spanish fleets to
emerge from Cadiz. A
chain of frigates and
larger vessels signalled
what was happening. A
key to Nelson’s victory
was the prompt receipt of
information and decisive
action in response.
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North
Nelson Signals the Fleet
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The French and
Spanish fleet of
33 ships of the
line left Cadiz
on 19 October
1805.
Napoleon’s
orders were to
break the
British
blockade and
get through to
southern Italy
and land much
needed troops.
Napoleon’s Plan for the Fleet
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Intended
route of
Vice
Admiral
Pierre de
Villeneuve
of France.
The Battle of Trafalgar 1805
The British fleet
consisting of 27
ships
commanded by
Admiral Nelson
engaged the
French and
Spanish fleet on
21 October 1805.
By day’s end 20 British fleet
French and
Spanish ships
were lost. Not a
single British
ship was lost.
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French
and
Spanish
fleet
Nelson’s Battle Plan
The enemy fleet was
headed north attempting to
return to Cadiz. Using the
wind, Nelson smashed into
the centre and rear of the
disorderly line and
pulverised it. The vanguard
was cut off and unable to
help.
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At the height of the Battle of Trafalgar
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The Smasher 68 pounder
Canon shot for
dismasting
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The Sea Becomes Blood
French & Spanish – 4,408 dead; 2,545 wounded
British – 449 dead; 1,241 wounded
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The Death of Admiral Nelson
Nelson was carried
below deck and
covered his face with
a handkerchief to
conceal his identity so
he would not be given
preferential
treatment. Other
injured men
recognised him and
insisted he be treated
first. His wound was
fatal. The bullet had
lodged in his spine. He
Admiral Nelson is hit by a sniper’s bullet
died at 4.30 pm as the
battle ended and
He was
victory was assured.
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Admiral Nelson, among
others on deck, is hit by
a sniper’s bullet fired
from the mast of a
French ship. He had
refused to take refuge
below deck and had a
premonition that he
would die in this battle.
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Before the battle he
had signalled the fleet
with the message,
“England expects that
every man will do his
duty.”
Admiral Horatio Nelson
HMS Victory, Admiral Horatio
Nelson's flagship at the Battle
of Trafalgar in 1805 is now
moored at Portsmouth docks.
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Touching History
HMS Victory prepared for the
200th anniversary of the Battle
of Trafalgar – 21 October 2005
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The Beginnings of Napoleon
 Born Napoleone
Buonaparte in Corsica on
August 15, 1769, the
second of eight children –
was there in 1789 when the
Revolution began.
 Early in life he was antiFrench but later fell in with
the Directory after the end
of the Reign of Terror in
1794.
 Began his career as an
artillery officer fighting the
British in Italy.
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Napoleon’s Rise to Power
 After the Reign of Terror ended in 1794, Napoleon
tried to stay above the turmoil of French politics.
 In 1795 he was invited by the Directory to
suppress a number of internal revolts.
 His success on the Italian front in 1796-97 marked
him out for future leadership.
 He created the Cispadane Republic in Italy and
declared himself President in October 1797.
 In 1799 Napoleon formed an alliance with some
leading politicians and overthrew the Directory.
 He became “First Consul” of the new governing
body called the Consulate – aged 30.
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Napoleon’s Brilliant Early Career
 In March 1796,
Napoleon became
General of the Army
of Italy, aged 26.
 Napoleon fought 7
campaigns against
the Austrian power
in Italy between
1796 and 1800.
 He won 26 battles in
1796 and 1797
alone.
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The Rivers and Fountains of Waters
The great rivers of Europe – Rhone, Rhine, Danube and Po –
rise in this region and are fed by the melting snows of the Alps
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are
hundreds
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The Pope Given Blood to Drink
 After defeating the Austrians in Lombardy,
Napoleon turned on the Papacy.
 The Pope gathered an army of fanatical peasants
and attacked the French.
 Defeated at Faenza and Ancona, and with
Napoleon advancing on Rome, the Pope sued for
peace.
 At enormous cost, and under utterly humiliating
terms a treaty was granted.
 The Papacy and his adherents “drank blood” but
worse was to come in the 5th Vial judgements.
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Final Phase of 3rd Vial
 After his triumph in Italy, Napoleon looked for
new conquests and decided on Egypt - 1798.
 Though militarily successful, the campaign
was a disaster due to Britain’s supremacy on
the sea.
 In Napoleon’s absence the Austrians with help
from Russia had retaken Italy with huge
slaughter and suffering on both sides.
 He forsook his army in Egypt and returned to
Paris where by turn of events he became First
Consul after the coup of 1799.
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Napoleon's Coup d'État - 1799
On November 9 & 10 1799 Napoleon overthrew the Directory
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More Blood to Drink
 Napoleon gathered an army, crossed the Alps
and retook Italy in the campaign of 1800.
 Passage of the Alps via St Bernard by a fully
equipped army of 60,000 said to be impossible.
 Napoleon left Geneva on 8 May and arrived
unopposed at Milan on 2 June 1800.
 The Austrians were defeated at the battle of
Montebello and then again decisively at Marengo
on 14 June.
 The Austrians suffered immense losses and
withdrew leaving Italy to Napoleon.
 France and Austria signed the treaty of Luneville
on 8 January 1801 bringing 4 years peace.
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Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon
consolidated
his power
and by a
series of
plebiscites
created a
dictatorship.
Finally he
crowned
himself
Emperor in
1804.
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“Instrument of Providence”
On crowning himself Emperor in December 1804,
Napoleon said:
“I am the instrument of
Providence, she will use me as
long as I accomplish her
designs, then she will break me
as a glass.”
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True and Righteous Judgements
 Napoleon was an unwitting instrument of
judgement on the Holy Roman Empire and the
Catholic Church.
 While he fought against them he enjoyed great
success – when he turned to fight Britain, Egypt
and Russia he suffered defeat!
 His campaigns brought untold suffering to Italy,
Austria and Prussia – fitting vengeance for the
blood of God’s servants and anti-Papal
witnesses who had been persecuted
mercilessly in previous centuries.
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Symbols for 19th-century powers –
the British Lion and Russian Bear
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Napoleon’s
Family Tree
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