7 Bowls of God's Wrath

Rev. 16:5

And I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was, for You brought these judgments. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve.

 

John heard a voice from heaven telling the 7 angels to pour out the 7 bowls of the wrath of God. Out of the bowls came:

• Angel 1-harmful and painful sores on all who bore the mark of the best and worshiped its image
• Angel 2-the sea become like blood and all living things in it died [blood for blood]
• Angel 3-the rivers and springs become like blood [blood of martyred saints now they must drink blood]
• Angel 4-the sun scorched people with fire [they did not repent or give God glory]
• Angel 5-the kingdom of the beast plunged into darkness [people gnawed their tongues in anguish and cursed God, they refused to repent]
• Angel 6-the river Euphrates was dried up [to prepare the way for the kings of the east. Out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet came evil spirits like frogs who could perform signs and call together the kings of the world for the great battle with God to assemble at Armageddon]

What does God say to this? Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he hay no go about naked and be seen exposed!

 

The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, It is done!

• Angel 7-flashes of lightening, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake [the great city was split into 3 parts and the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered Babylon the great to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.] islands and mountains gone, hailstones [100 lbs. each] fell on people [and still they cursed God for the plague of hail

How hard is the heart of man! How afraid were the believers? What would it be like to live through this? Where would you hide from the devastation? It is interesting that the bowls are nature-oriented. Nature is the one thing that man cannot control, only God can!

 

Father,

Your judgment is severe. Whether or not I will live through this, give me Your grace and strength to be prepared for whatever and to share the message.

In His name,

Amen