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BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 20, Day 4: Revelation 16:1-14

January 8, 2025December 31, 2024 by atozmom, posted in BSF Revelation: The Hope 2024/2025

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 agonyand 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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BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 20, Day 3: Revelation 15:5-8

January 7, 2025December 31, 2024 by atozmom, posted in BSF Revelation: The Hope 2024/2025

Summary of Revelation 15:5-8

John sees the tabernacle in heaven. 7 angels with the 7 plagues were dressed in clean linen and gold sashes. One of the four living creatures gives the angels 7 bowls filled with the wrath of God. The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and His power, and no one could enter until the 7 plagues were complete.

BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 20, Day 3: Revelation 15:5-8

6) John sees the tabernacle in heaven. 7 angels with the 7 plagues were dressed in clean linen and gold sashes. One of the four living creatures gives the angels 7 bowls filled with the wrath of God. The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and His power, and no one could enter until the 7 plagues were complete.

7) Exodus tells us that the glory of the Lord fills the tabernacle, so Moses could not enter because of this. 3 Chronicles says the same thing; the priests could not enter the tabernacle because the glory of the Lord/cloud was in it. All these passages say that God’s presence was in the tabernacle.

8 ) I have complete confidence, comfort, and hope in our Lord for my provision, my job, my passion, my career, my novel, and holding my family close to Him. I find immense comfort in the fact that He has it all, and I don’t have to worry about a thing. I know He is in control. This helps me get through each and every day.

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 20, Day 3: Revelation 15:5-8

I did not know/remember that no one could enter the tabernacle when God’s presence was there. This makes sense since no one can see God.

End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 20, Day 3: Revelation 15:5-8

This is the heavenly tabernacle, which the earthly tabernacle was modeled from Exodus 25:8-9 and Hebrews 8:9

God’s judgment is complete and pure, as indicated by the angels’ clothes.

These bowls are flat, shallow bowls used by the priests for rituals. Here, they hold God’s wrath and judgment against humanity.

God is present always, even in the midst of judgment and despair. And, God’s glory will be revealed in His righteous wrath.

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BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 20, Day 2: Revelation 15:1-4

January 6, 2025December 31, 2024 by atozmom, posted in BSF Revelation: The Hope 2024/2025

Summary of Revelation 15:1-4

John saw 7 angels with the last 7 plagues. The victorious were singing the song of Moses with harps standing next to a sea of glass glowing with fire.

BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 20, Day 2: Revelation 15:1-4

3) John saw 7 angels with the last 7 plagues. The victorious were singing the song of Moses with harps standing next to a sea of glass glowing with fire.

4) God’s deeds are great and marvelous. His ways are just and true. He is King of all nations. All fear God and bring Him glory. He alone is holy. All nations will come to God and worship Him. He does righteous acts.

5) Gosh, He deserves praise for everything! My past, present, and future, and all of the world’s past, present, and future. He alone is in control. I will praise Him today for everything!

Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 20, Day 2: Revelation 15:1-4

I love how worship, praise, and singing are such a big part of heaven! What a site it will be to see!

End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 20, Day 2: Revelation 15:1-4

John gave us an overarching view of God’s judgment in Revelation 14. Now, he’s going into detail on those judgments. This writing pattern was common at the time.

The bowl judgments are the 3rd and last judgments in Revelation (after the 7 seals and 7 trumpets). These are the last judgments, bringing God’s judgments to completion.

Fun Fact: Revelation 15 is the shortest chapter in Revelation.

We’ve seen the 7 plagues mentioned in Leviticus 26:21. This is God’s judgment against the world.

The word used here for wrath in Greek is thymos, which is an extreme form of anger used only 11 times in the entire Bible. We see it 10 times in the Book of Revelation, showing how God’s anger is at its peak. God’s anger will be complete here.

The sea of glass reflects God’s holiness in His divine judgment.

You’ll see a lot of images here found in Exodus, including the plagues, Moses, the cloud, and the tabernacle. Bible scholars see this as the ultimate saving of God’s people and bringing them out of a sinful world.

The victors are the martyrs of the tribulation seen in Revelation 7:9-17.

We saw harps with the 24 martyrs in (Revelation 5:8)

This song is known as the Song of Moses and the Song of the Lamb. It focuses on God and gives Him all the praise. It celebrates how God will defeat His enemies and redeem His people.

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