INTRO: Vs. 1

 

I. FIRST VIAL - Vs. 2

Vs. 2: Sores--boils..on all who worship beast:

A. Corresponds to 6th plague in Egypt - Ex. 9:10-11

B. Boils - caused by bad blood. Indicate corruption in system.

 

II. SECOND VIAL - Vs. 3

V.3: Sea turned to blood: See 8:8-9 (Ex. 7:17-25)
A. God deals by blood. Saves or judges.

 

III. THIRD VIAL - Vs. 4-7

Vs. 4-7: Rivers to blood
A. God's punishment on those who shed blood of the faithful

believers.

B. Repetition of Egyptian plague - Ex. 7:19-24
C. Gen. 9:6

 

IV. FOURTH VIAL - Vs. 8-9

Vs. 8-9: Great heat: Men scorched...Yet blaspheme
A. Here is foretaste of hell.
B. Rev. 8:12
C. Mal. 4:1-2

 

V. FIFTH VIAL: Vs. 10-11

Vs. 10-11: Darkness: Pain and darkness engulf throne and

kingdom of anti-christ.
A. Jo. 3:19

B. Repetition of plague #9 in Egypt. (See Ex. 10:21-23)
C. Joel 2:1-2
D. Mark 13:24
E. Yet no repentance. Vs. 9 & 11

 

VI. SIXTH VIAL: Vs. 12

Vs. 12: Euphrates River dried up:

A. Preparation for armies of world to assemble at Armageddon.
B. Red Sea. Jordan River dry.

PARENTHETICAL: Vs. 13-16: THREE UNCLEAN SPIRITS:

1. Alliance of evil: Devil, anti-christ, false prophet.

2. Begin to marshall forces for Armageddon. V. 16; See 19:19

3. Christ about to appear... 16:15
a. Watch -- keep garments clean
b. Frog-like -- come out of darkness

 

VII. SEVENTH VIAL: Vs. 17-21

Vs. 17-21: A great earthquake and hail.
A. Babylon - Confusion: A vast political, rel. system set up,

1. It is system of end-time...Set A/G God.

2. Babylon - Great whore of Rev. 17:1
Church - The bride of Christ.

 

WHEN LAST BOWL POURED OUT

(7) GREAT THINGS TOOK PLACE

 

1. Vs. 17: A great voice was heard: It is done. Christ: It is finished.

2. Vs. 18: A great earthquake: Christ on cross. Fulfills: Zech. 14:4-5

3. Vs. 19: A great city divided:

a. This is to become an inland port.
b. See Zech. 14:8

4. Vs.19: Great Babylon: Described in Ch. 17 Sc 18

5. Vs.19 Great urban destruction:

a. Cities of nations fell

b. First city built by a murderer. Cain. Gen. 4:17

c. Cities are breeders of crime

6. Vs. 20: Great physical change of earth.

7. Vs. 21: Great hail storm: Stones

a. Law requires blasphemers be stoned Lev. 24:16
b. Judgment only increases the blasphemy of men.

 

TO ARMAGEDDON WILL MARCH ALL WHO ESCAPE THIS DISTRUCTION...