Lamb on Mount Zion: Angels, Harvests and Warnings
Revelation 16:1-20
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#People = Lamb (Jesus), The 144,000, Angel flying in mid-air, Another Angel, Another Angel following, One Like the Son of Man (Jesus), An Angel from the Temple, Another Angel with a sharp sickle, An Angel with authority over fire, Unnamed peoples, nations, languages and kings
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#Place = Mount Zion, The Earth and the Sky, The Temple in Heaven
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The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath
1Then 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.”
2So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful sores came upon the people who bore the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.
3The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing died that was in the sea.
4The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. 5And I heard the angel in charge of the watersa say,
“Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was,
for you brought these judgments.
6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets,
and you have given them blood to drink.
It is what they deserve!”
7And I heard the altar saying,
“Yes, Lord God the Almighty,
true and just are your judgments!”
8The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire. 9They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursedb the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.
10The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish 11and cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores. They did not repent of their deeds.
12The 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. 13And I saw, coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. 14For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. 15(“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”) 16And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
The Seventh Bowl
17The 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!” 18And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings,c peals of thunder, and a great earthquake such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. 19The great city was split into three 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. 20And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. 21And great hailstones, about one hundred poundsd each, fell from heaven on people; and they cursed God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.
Revelation Chapter 16 describes a series of events known as the “seven bowls of God's wrath,” which are part of the final judgment in the apocalyptic vision of John. Here’s a brief summary:
- First Bowl: Painful sores afflict those who have the mark of the beast and worship its image.
- Second Bowl: The sea turns to blood, killing all sea creatures.
- Third Bowl: Rivers and springs also turn to blood, making the water undrinkable.
- Fourth Bowl: The sun's heat becomes unbearably intense, causing people to suffer but still refuse to repent.
- Fifth Bowl: Darkness falls over the kingdom of the beast, and people suffer in anguish.
- Sixth Bowl: The Euphrates River dries up to prepare the way for the kings from the east. Unclean spirits perform miracles to gather the nations for a final battle, often referred to as Armageddon.
- Seventh Bowl: A loud voice from the temple declares “It is done!” and a massive earthquake occurs, causing catastrophic destruction and massive hailstones.
These bowls symbolize severe divine judgment, emphasizing the finality and intensity of God's wrath.
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