Revelation 9:14

14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.”

A. The voice comes from the throne of God, from the golden altar. This is real gold, not the fake gold of the locusts.

B. The voice instructs the angel to release the four angels. This will take you back to 7:1. There were four angels at the four corners of the earth, ready to hold back winds and the sea. They were ready to destroy the earth, but were told to wait.

C. The Euphrates River, 1700 miles long, was the farthest boundary of the Roman Empire. The Euphrates was also used in the sixth plague of God’s wrath. (16:12)

D. This river is not to be taken as the literal Euphrates River. It is the symbol of the border between God and his people, and Satan and his followers. It is the line of separation between righteousness and wickedness.