Summary of Revelation 16:1-14
John heard a loud voice from the temple (God) telling the 7 angels to pour out the 7 bowls of judgment.
- The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly, festering sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.
- The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died.
- The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood.
- The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire. They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.
- The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in agony and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they refused to repent of what they had done.
- The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East.
Then John saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 20, Day 4: Revelation 16:1-14
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First Bowl (Exodus 9:8-11): Festering boils broke out on the people and the animals of the land. Mirrors the 6th plague in Egypt. These sores mark those against God.
Second Bowl (Exodus 7:14-25; Revelation 8:8-9): The water of the Nile and in all of Egypt was turned to blood when Moses struck it with his staff, and all the fish died. The 2nd trumpet judgment caused a huge mountain to be thrown into the sea and a third of the sea was turned to blood, a third of the living sea creatures died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. This mirrors the 1st Egyptian plague. Here, everything is affected.
Third Bowl (Revelation 8:10-11): The third trumpet judgment caused a great star to fall into a third of the rivers and springs of water. The water then turned bitter, and many people died from these waters. Here, everything is affected.
Fourth Bowl (Deuteronomy 28:22; 2 Peter 3:7): The Lord will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, with blight and mildew, which will plague you until you perish. Peter says, “The present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.”
Fifth Bowl (Exodus 10:21-23): Moses stretched out his hand, and darkness covered all of Egypt for 3 days (This was the 9th Egyptian plague). No one could see or move except the Israelites who had light.
Sixth Bowl (Exodus 8:1-15; 14:21-27): God sends a plague of frogs unto Egypt. Moses parts the Red Sea for God’s people to cross.
Most of the bowl judgments mirror the judgments rendered upon Egypt or in the trumpet judgments.
b) God has ultimate power and authority over all of nature and creation. He created it; He can destroy it. And, God can destroy it however he wishes, as we see here.
10a) They have the same response: hard-hearted and cold-hearted. They still refuse to believe in God, repent, and turn to Him. They curse and blame God for their troubles rather than seeing the error of their ways and turning to Him.
b) Most likely. It’s hard to pinpoint, but I try to stay as close to Him as possible, so I don’t become hard-hearted towards Him.
11) It definitely makes it more imperative and important, that’s for sure! I try to open my eyes to whom God wants me to share the Gospel with.
Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 20, Day 4: Revelation 16:1-14
Love this lesson! Great comparative study!
End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 20, Day 4: Revelation 16:1-14
God is the voice since no one else is in the temple.
The bowls of judgment are the 3rd woe (Revelation 11:14). Their purpose is to bring people to God.
As people continue to resist God, the intensity of these judgments intensifies.
The judgment is fair and righteous, and those who refused to drink the Living Water Jesus offered now must drink blood.
The other voice is most likely an angel or the altar itself.
The fifth bowl judgment begins judgments against the beast, rather than mankind.
Hell will be dark. Only God brings light.
If the Euphrates River dried up, armies could march across it and attack God’s people. This will prepare the world for Armageddon.
God used frogs in the 2nd Egyptian plague. The Jewish people did not like frogs, believing them to be unclean. The Egyptians had a frog-like goddess. The frogs are false gods
The false prophet is the 2nd beast in Revelation 13
This is a battle against God. We’ll see three major battles at the End Times:
- The battle of Gog, Magog and her allies against Israel (Ezekiel 38 and 39)
- The battle of Armageddon when the Antichrist fights Jesus (Revelation 17:12-16, 17:14, 19:19)
- The final battle when Satan and his allies, after the millennium, fight God (Revelation 20:7-10).
We all know who wins: God Almighty!
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