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Revelation 15: Holy Smoke

As John watched, smoke filled the heavenly Holy of Holies, preventing anyone from entering in. For John, this would have brought to mind God’s instruction to Moses that God later portrayed in all reality. #Revelation15 #HolySmoke #Shekinah

Then after these things I saw, and the sanctuary of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened, and the seven angels emerged, the ones holding the seven calamities, out of the sanctuary, having been arrayed in radiant, pure linen and having had golden belts girded all around upon the chests. Then one out of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden broad shallow…

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THE SEVEN VIALS OF GOD’S WRATH

REVELATION 16:12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

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WRATH OF GOD -- KJV (King James Version) Bible Verse List King James Version Bible verse list compiled by Bill Kochman concerning the topic "Wrath of God". Visit my page at https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/ to see all the lists I've compiled to date. Thanks! "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and MANY there be which go in thereat:" Matthew 7:13, KJV "The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish." Psalm 1:4-6, KJV "How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away." Job 21:17-18, KJV ". . . he that cometh after me . . . will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." Matthew 3:11-12, KJV ". . . He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." Matthew 13:37-42, KJV "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God . . . For our God is a consuming fire." Hebrews 10:31, 12:29, KJV "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him." John 3:36, KJV "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;" Romans 1:18, KJV "Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience." Ephesians 5:6, KJV "And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?" Revelation 6:16-17, KJV "The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb . . . And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God." Revelation 14:10, 19, KJV "And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God . . . And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever." Revelation 15:1, 7, KJV "And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth . . . And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath." Revelation 16:1, 19, KJV "And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God." Revelation 19:15, KJV "And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."

Revelation 20:15, KJV "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death." Revelation 21:8, KJV If you would like more info regarding the origin of these KJV Bible verse lists, go to https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/. Thank-you! https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/wrath-of-god-kjv-king-james-version-bible-verse-list/?feed_id=37103&_unique_id=641f6d6ee22c8&WRATH%20OF%20GOD%20--%20KJV%20%28King%20James%20Version%29%20Bible%20Verse%20List

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YEAR OF THE REDEEMED, DAY OF VENGEANCE, May 15, 2026

God has forewarned the people that He will execute His wrath (Revelation 19:11, 15) upon the wicked on the appointed day of His vengeance.

ROMANS 12:19 …give place unto WRATH: for it is written, VENGEANCE is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

ISAIAH 63:1, 4

(1) …this that is glorious in his apparel… I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.

(4) For the DAY of VENGEANCE is in mine heart, and the YEAR of my REDEEMED is come.

The day of vengeance is the outpouring of God’s judgment upon the beginning of Sunday Law, when man can neither buy nor sell (Revelation 13:16, 17).

REVELATION 18:10-11, 17, 19-21

(10) Standing afar off for the fear of her torment… that great city Babylon… in ONE HOUR is thy JUDGMENT COME.

(11) And the merchants of the earth shall weep… for NO MAN BUYETH their merchandise any more:

(17) For in ONE HOUR so great riches is COME TO NOUGHT…

(19) And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing… for in ONE HOUR is she made DESOLATE.

(20) …for God hath AVENGED you on her.

(21) …Thus with VIOLENCE shall that great city BABYLON be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

1 HOUR = 15 DAYS TRIBULATION

Herewith, only those who received the number or the mark of the beast (Papacy), which is Sunday, will taste the terrible vengeance of God.

REVELATION 16:1, 2

(1) …to the seven angels, Go your ways, and POUR OUT the vials of the WRATH of God upon the earth.

(2) …and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the MARK of the beast, and upon them which WORSHIPPED his IMAGE.

In these final days, the beast, which is the Papacy, including those who opt to keep the spurious Sabbath (Sunday) mandated by his image (Protestant America) were all be condemned in the lake of fire, suffering God’s wrath.

REVELATION 19:20 And the BEAST was taken… them that had RECEIVED the MARK of the beast, and them that WORSHIPPED his IMAGE. These both were CAST ALIVE into a LAKE OF FIRE burning with brimstone.

Those who remain faithful to keep God’s commandments will be delivered from this fearful doom and will gain victory at Christ’s Second Coming.

REVELATION 15:1, 2

(1) …seven angels having the seven last PLAGUES; for in them is filled up the WRATH of God.

(2) …and them that had gotten the VICTORY… over his mark, and over the number… stand on the sea of glass…

REVELATION 14:9-10, 12, 14

(9) …If any man WORSHIP the BEAST and his image, and RECEIVE his MARK…

(10) …shall drink of the wine of the WRATH of God… and he shall be TORMENTED with FIRE and brimstone…

(12) Here is the patience of the SAINTS: here are they that KEEP the COMMANDMENTS of God, and the faith of Jesus.

(14) …and behold a WHITE CLOUD… one sat like unto the SON of man, having on his head a golden crown…

Thus, the day of vengeance is being associated with the acceptable year of the Lord, which is a prophecy concerning the anointing of the Messiah.

ISAIAH 61:1, 2

(1) …the LORD hath ANOINTED ME… to proclaim LIBERTY to the captives…

(2) To proclaim the ACCEPTABLE YEAR of the LORD, and the DAY of VENGEANCE of our God…

Isaiah’s prophecy came to pass, as Christ read the book of Isaiah concerning the acceptable year on a Sabbath day after His baptism (Luke 4:16-19, 21).

Herewith, God placed the exact year of His return in the Sabbath, which is the most explicit truth of God’s appointed time.

EXODUS 20:8-11

6 – SIX days (verse 9)

7 – SEVENTH day (verse 10)

13 – SIX days, SEVENTH day (verse 11)

6 + 7 + 13 = 26

2,000 – SABBATH DAY’S journey (Acts 1:11-12, Joshua 3:3-4 & Numbers 35:5)

2,000 + 26 = 2026

TO GOD BE THE GLORY!

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Revelation 16, The Seven Plagues Delievered!

Revelation 16:1

“And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.” King James Version

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Vile Vials

Image used by permission of artist Pat Marvenko Smith, Copyright 1992.Visit her “Revelation Illustrated” site at https://revelationillustrated.com/. And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. (Revelation 16:1) In the words of an old country-western song, “Turn out the lights; the party’s over.”…

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Revelation 15:7

(Read Revelation 15:5-8) In the judgments God executes upon antichrist and his followers, he fulfils the prophecies and promises of his word. These angels are prepared for their work, clothed with pure and white linen, their breasts girded with golden girdles, representing the holiness, and righteousness, and excellence of these dealings with men. They are ministers of Divine justice, and do every thing in a pure and holy manner. They were armed with the wrath of God against his enemies. Even the meanest creature, when armed with the anger of God, will be too hard for any man in the world. The angels received the vials from one of the four living creatures, one of the ministers of the true church, as in answer to the prayers of the ministers and people of God. Antichrist could not be destroyed without a great shock to all the world, and even the people of God would be in trouble and confusion while the great work was doing. The greatest deliverances of the church are brought about by awful and astonishing steps of Providence; and the happy state of the true church will not begin till obstinate enemies shall be destroyed, and lukewarm or formal Christians are purified. Then, whatever is against Scripture being purged away, the whole church shall be spiritual, and the whole being brought to purity, unity, and spirituality, shall be firmly established.   For a more detailed summary select the link below. Revelation 15 Bible Commentary – Matthew Henry (concise) (christianity.com)   Revelation 15:7 7 One of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever. Read the full article

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The Christian Bible says in Chapter 16 of the Book of Revelation that 7 Vials or Bowls will be poured out on the wicked and the followers of the Antichrist at the end of the Great Tribulation.  These will be horrible occurrences leading up to the Battle of Armageddon.  This video looks at what these 7 Bowls represent.

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THE SEVEN VIALS OF GOD'S WRATH

REVELATION 16:1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.

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TEMPLE OF GOD IN HEAVEN -- KJV (King James Version) Bible Verse List Visit https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/ to see more. The Book of Revelation informs us that at this current time, God's Temple exists in Heaven. Within that Temple sits the very Throne of God the Father Himself, as well as that of the Lamb, which are mentioned in fourteen different chapters. However, at the same time, the Book of Revelation also informs us that when the Heavenly City -- New Jerusalem -- descends to the New Earth, there will be no Temple in it. However, the Throne of God the Father, and of the Lamb, will be in the Heavenly City. "Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name." Revelation 3:12, KJV "Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them." Revelation 7:15, KJV "And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months . . . And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail." Revelation 11:1-2, 19, KJV "And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle." Revelation 14:15-17, KJV "And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled." Revelation 15:5-8, KJV "And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth . . . And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done." Revelation 16:1, 17, KJV "And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him . . . And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it." Revelation 21:1-3, 22, KJV If you would like more info regarding the origin of these KJV Bible verse lists, go to https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/. Thank-you! https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/temple-of-god-in-heaven-kjv-king-james-version-bible-verse-list/?feed_id=153918&TEMPLE%20OF%20GOD%20IN%20HEAVEN%20--%20KJV%20%28King%20James%20Version%29%20Bible%20Verse%20List

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Learning Curve

Four out of five dentists would recommend against reading this piece (1.7k). Think of your teeth! 

“Uncle Harry, did you know Uncle Draco is a weredragon?”

“A what now?” he frowned, tucking the duvet under Teddy’s chin.

“A weredragon. Like how dad was a werewolf, but with a dragon.”

Harry huffed a small chuckle. “I’m pretty sure he isn’t, Ted.” To be fair, considering all the things he’d learned about him since Malfoy adopted Teddy, Harry wouldn’t be too surprised if he actually turned out to be a weredragon. It won’t even be the most shocking discovery.  

“No, he is. All the best people are were-something, he said. So he’s a weredragon.”

Harry resisted the temptation to ask if he was a were-something, too. “All right then, menace, go to sleep. You can tell me on Sunday if you’d seen him turn.” He shook his head through all the begging, bargaining and trickery, until Teddy finally relented and closed his eyes. Harry chewed on his grin, pressed a kiss to Teddy’s forehead, murmured in his ear and left, silently closing the door behind him.

And then heading out with his usual gracefulness – accidentally knocking into the dresser with a big yelp, stepping over every creaking floorboard, smacking against the door because he wasn’t really looking ahead, he was looking for – ah. Malfoy heard him, it would seem. Standing at the kitchen doorway, leaning against it like some sort of model in a Muggle magazine, rolling his eyes. Harry noticed he was holding his breath.

“Care to join me for a drink, Potter?”

He didn’t know why he was nervous. This happened every night.

The thing is, Harry loved Teddy so much. So, so much, he even considered adopting him himself after Andromeda and all. But Harry’s stupid job was too stupid to allow it, and Malfoy was technically ‘family’. And so Harry came by every day – well, night, stupid job and all – to see how Teddy was doing. And then, every night, he’d run into Malfoy, who had no choice but to invite him for a drink. It would be wine, sometimes, or flavored butterbeer, or – and only once – straight up Ogden’s whisky. But mostly it’d be hot chocolate, which apparently was something Malfoy enjoyed, and something Harry seemed to find quite irresistible.  

Of all the new things he’d learned about Malfoy, this was perhaps one of the most surprising. He made the best hot chocolate. It was the perfect temperature, the perfect sweetness, the perfect texture. Perfection in a cup. Harry followed him into the kitchen, sat in his favorite chair (somewhat dangerously with the way Malfoy’s books were stacked so high behind his back), and turned his gaze to the fridge. Teddy’s newest masterpiece was magicked to the door, and even squinting Harry couldn’t tell what it was meant to be.

“A wolf,” Malfoy muttered as he laid a cup of hot cocoa before Harry. “Your godson is very talented, you know.”

Harry hummed into his cup, probably smearing his nose full of whipped cream. “Bet you I could draw a better one.”

He waited. Some nights Malfoy wasn’t in the mood. He’d be tired, or closed off, and they’d just sit there in silence and stare. Some nights he was restless, far too giddy to stay still, and they’d go for a walk in the forest. But tonight –

Tonight Malfoy was game. He scoffed and summoned two quills and some parchment. “Let’s see – five minutes, best drawing wins?”

Harry grinned privately to himself. There must have been something in that hot chocolate, because he couldn’t stop thinking about how he just loved spending nights at Wiltshire.  

*

“Uncle Harry,” Teddy asked one Sunday, sliding into his wellies. “Did you know that Uncle Draco had a pet a stag?”

“What?” Harry was busy arranging a beanie on his orange hair with his tongue between his teeth. “A pet stag?”

“Yeah, when he was a kid. I asked him why he likes them so much, and he told me. His name was Arold and he was very stupid, Uncle Draco said.”

“Arold?” Harry laughed, tilting his head. “Ted, you know Uncle Draco is messing with you, yeah? He never had a pet stag. You can’t have stags as pets.” Malfoy had peacocks, which he hated, and the eagle owl, which he loved, and that was that. No stags. Harry knew that. He picked up every single piece of information about Malfoy slowly, carefully, and catalogued it all in his head. Malfoy was afraid of hippogriffs (still) and very enthusiastic about nifflers. He wanted a kneazle really badly as a kid, but his mother was allergic to the fur. Harry knew these things, now. He even had this insane idea to get a kneazle for him and Teddy, a fantasy he liked to entertain from time to time. Teddy’s words brought him back to reality with his cheeks oddly flushed and his ears ringing.

“That’s what he said.”

Harry wondered why Teddy thought Malfoy liked stags to begin with, but he’d already ran outside and jumped into the nearest puddle, so the question had to wait.

Malfoy was in the kitchen when they returned, and Harry plopped down next to a steaming mug of hot cocoa. The clutter all around practically screamed we actually live here, and Harry felt the warmth of it in his bones. His eyes kept zooming from Malfoy, to Teddy, happily blabbering about the squirrel they’d seen on their walk, and something in him thrummed. We actually live here. The flavor of want was sweet and sadly familiar.

*

“Uncle Harry,” Teddy asked one night in November, a tired little bundle of curiosity that ached in Harry’s chest with affection, “What’s emveeos?”

“Huh?” Harry stopped at the doorway, eyebrows drawn.

“Emveeos. Like if I was emveeos of someone.” Teddy gave him an exasperated little look, a come on you should know this one when Harry simply shook his head. “Uncle Draco said he’s emveeos of me.”

“What? When?” Harry’s heart did a funny little leap. He still didn’t really understand the question, but apparently the mere mention of ‘Uncle Draco’ was enough to ignite this heat inside him.

“Because you always kiss me good night.”

Harry could only shrug, but the heat intensified into something near intolerable. “I dunno, Ted. Best to ask him tomorrow, yeah? You know Uncle Draco is better at these things.” Better at most things, really. Cooking, drawing, writing, teaching. He was just good at everything. Even dancing – Harry had seen photographs of a very sulky boy beautifully performing the tango, no joke. And he could make the best hot chocolate. And –

“Okay. Good night, Uncle Harry.”

“Good night, Menace. I love you.” Harry made sure to tell him that every night, even if Teddy was already asleep. It was good for him too, he thought, to get the practice.

That night there were mini marshmallows in the mug. Harry couldn’t help it anymore; he was so enamored with the – drink – it felt a little like an explosive device in his chest. He found a way to distract Malfoy for a couple of seconds while he covertly drew a vial of the cocoa, stashing it in his pocket. There had to be something wrong with it, a potion or something. There had to, or Harry was losing his mind. He’d lost enough things for a lifetime, he thought.

*

“No, Uncle Harry! Cookies first.”

It was the week before Christmas, and Malfoy was out on a last minute gift shopping trip. Harry and Teddy were in the kitchen together, in charge of lunch, though Teddy was more interested in sampling the Christmas cookies Malfoy had made. To distract him Harry suggested they try to prepare Malfoy’s cocoa – well, also so he’d have something hot to drink when he comes back, because Malfoy always suffered from the cold.

“Oh, Uncle Draco doesn’t like hot chocolate,” Teddy shook his head.

“But,” Harry didn’t know what to do with this information, which stood in stark contrast with everything he knew in this life. “He drinks it all the time with me.”

“No, no, he says it’s too sweet. He never drinks it.”

Harry felt utterly lost. The knowledge he’d collected of Malfoy was the foundation with which he was trying to build this – it was what he stupidly thought he could use to make a home. Hell, he’s been practicing – getting ready for – and all this time, Malfoy was lying?

When Malfoy returned Harry pretty much threw himself at him, boxing Malfoy at the door with all his shopping bags.

“You don’t like hot chocolate,” he said accusingly, and Malfoy’s eyes went big.

“What?”

“You don’t. And you told Ted you had a pet stag and that you’ve embossed him or something like that. But you don’t like hot chocolate.”

“I – “ Harry’s never seen Malfoy so flushed in his life, and was furious with how adorable that was. “All right. I don’t.”

“But you make it almost every night,” Harry contested. He felt a little woozy.

“Yes.” When Harry gave an odd grunt, he closed his eyes. “You like it.”

“So?”

“So…” Malfoy’s shrug was so painfully sad. “I thought you’d… come here if you…”

Harry didn’t wait for the sentence to finally come to a stop, it was taking forever. “So you just lied?” 

“No!” two grey eyes opened, sort of panicked. “I just – I’ve been trying, all right? all this time, to learn to… to get to know you. All these things about you, and then I saw how much you liked it when I made hot cocoa for Teddy and – I just. Want you to. Have. Things that you like.”

Harry couldn’t feel his tongue. His head was spinning. He didn’t know what to do about this, didn’t know what to think, didn’t know – he just didn’t know. Sadness was familiar, and losing, and being lied to, but – but this –

“Kiss him, Uncle Harry!” a little voice carried from behind him, and startled he caught a glimpse of blue hair. Hell. A quarter of his age, and Teddy was at least twice as clever. Harry leaned forward and did the only thing that made sense, and the kiss was solid enough to build on. Malfoy’s lips were the sweetest thing he’s ever tasted. Hot chocolate, no matter how good, could never compare.

Wow, I really ran away with this one... Today was day 6 of my Seven Sins of Drarry one-shot collection, and was all about - Teddy almost had it: envy! Hope you’re ready to be good, because there’s only one sin left!

Day 1: wrath   | Day 2: lust  | Day 3: sloth  | Day 4: greed  | Day 5: gluttony | Day 7: pride

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What is the difference between normal Gabriel and darkness Gabriel??? I don't understand.

// for simplicity's sake, and hilarity: "something happened in canon that eventually drove him to murderous obsession" / aka acting like a rabid dog on m.eth

spoilers under the cut tho

gabriel's spiral into disillusionment is wrought with trauma and loss. his original problem is with humans themselves. as he says in season one: "they were gifted a paradise, and they turned the planet into a pit". of all the pleasures graciously gifted they chose slaughter. greed. hatred. jealousy. "His plan, they will pervert it" -- their willingness for atrocity came to a head when his son became involved.

story goes that the king of israel, saul, commanded an army to combat the encroaching philistines ( while he selfishly hid away in seclusion ). forty days and forty nights this went on. tensions broke when goliath was overheard making a mockery of saul and the almighty.

david, a shepherd-boy was henceforth sent to face goliath in battle. he triumphed by slinging a rock through the giant's head. hailed as a hero - and yet, jealousy and envy blinded.

as the canaanites celebrated, saul invited david to play the lyre for him and be named successor. instead, the king cornered the child and threw him from castle ramparts. assigning a lecherous, dishonest impostor in place.

the evils of mankind had taken his son, his hope of them ever returning to his Father's light.

in season two this is extended upon when julian ( dyad; half human and half angel ) twists gabriel's psyche further into madness. with a power he couldn't escape. the Darkness(*).

( * the Darkness being one of seven cataclysmic plagues of God's Wrath -- inescapable powers that cannot be avoided, manipulated, or overcome through conventional means. )

-- in Revelations 16:10-11, a passage reads: "And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, and blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds." And so, these "pains and sores" took the form of powerful hallucinations based from greatest hopes and fears.

so, by injecting gabriel, the manifestation disguised itself as michael. an allusion to julian having been successful in possessing an archangel's body. gabriel's fears vocalized by the words "i'm with my true brother now" ( michael choosing alex over him ) , and "you will remain here, forever alone".

abandonment. his Father, his family; and most importantly -- his twin. in the angel's shattered mind, this was betrayal of the worst kind. and the only solution was to kill michael.