Revelation 16:1 (ESV)
The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath
Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”
At the end of chapter 14 we read that God is about to bring wrath on the earth. Satan has been kicked out of heaven and has landed on earth. God is about to bring judgment on the earth for their rejection of His Son. In this passage, God is going to bring the first round of His wrath, the bowl judgements. Here are the “bowls:”
* Bowl #1 - Painful sores on people who had the mark of the beast.
* Bowl #2 - The sea fills will blood and kills everything in the sea.
* Bowl #3 - Blood is poured out in the rivers and streams.
* Bowl #4 - The sun begins to scorch people with fire.
* Bowl #5 - The sun is turned off and deep darkness fills the earth.
* Bowl #6 - The river Euphrates is dried up. (This creates an actual highway that the enemies of Israel can use to attack ... but are actually brought to the river in one group which makes them easier to destroy.)
* Bowl #7 - Lightning, thunder, earthquakes that have never been seen before begin to cause havoc on the earth. The “great city” is split into three parts (we are not told what city, but it is as “Babylon the great”).
Before this time happens God sends three angels to warn the earth. But, they reject God’s warnings. God always provides escape before He brings judgment. But, when the world rejects His warnings, judgement comes.
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