This was a wonderful sermon which brought alive this portion of Revelation. We still have the round of bowl judgements to come, but this marks the moment when God takes back the earth from Satan and ends evil and the wicked being allowed to prosper and flourish on the earth. It reminds me of another important message about why God tolerates evil, which is extremely important because evil points the world to God, His righteousness and holiness. Without this thoroughly evil world system, many more people would miss out on reconciliation with God and eternal life, the most important gift through God’s grace and impossible to fully understand love for us, which is the meaning of this life.