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Themes in Revelation 16

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Themes in Revelation 16

Revelation 16:1 (show verse)

Then I heard a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath and indignation of God.”

Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Worship » Those that worship the beast
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:2 (show verse)

So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and loathsome and malignant sores came on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.

Animals » Beasts symbolical
Impress of sin » Seen in its degrading marks left upon men
Sin » Harvest of » Impress of, seen in its degrading marks left upon men
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Vision » Of john on the island of patmos » The plague upon the men who had the mark of the beast
Worship » Those that worship the beast
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:3 (show verse)

The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a corpse [foul and disgusting]; and every living thing in the sea died.

Sea » Symbolical » In john's apocalyptic vision
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Vision » Of john on the island of patmos » The sea turned into blood
Water » Turned into blood
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:4 (show verse)

Then the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water; and they turned into blood.

Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Water » Symbolical
Water » Turned into blood
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:5 (show verse)

And I heard the angel of the waters saying, “Righteous and just are You, Who are and Who were, O Holy One, because You judged these things;

God, Righteousness Of » Angels acknowledge
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Water » Turned into blood
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:6 (show verse)

for they have poured out the blood of the saints (God’s people) and the prophets, and You [in turn] have given them blood to drink. They deserve Your judgment.”

Blood » Illustrative » (given to drink,) of severe judgments
Blood » Figurative » Of judgments
Prophets » Martyrs
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:7 (show verse)

And I heard [another from] the altar saying, “Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all], Your judgments are true and fair and righteous.”

God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » The punishment of the wicked
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
The fruit of righteousness » What is righteous
Truth » Of God » Exhibited in his » Punishment of evil people
the Truth of God » Exhibited in his » Punishment of the wicked
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:8 (show verse)

Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch humanity with [raging] fire.

Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Symbolical » Used in the revelation of john
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:9 (show verse)

People were [severely] burned by the great heat; and they reviled the name of God who has power over these plagues, but they did not repent [of their sin] and glorify Him.

Blasphemy » Prophecy of
Character » Of the wicked » Blasphemous
Character of the wicked » Blasphemous
Repentance » The wicked » Not led to by the judgments of God
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness; and people gnawed their tongues because of the pain [of their excruciating anguish and severe torment],

Animals » Beasts symbolical
Cities » Illustrative of » The apostacy
Darkness » Figurative » power of darkness,
Despair » Leads to » Blasphemy
Distress » Trouble, borrowing » Pain
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:11 (show verse)

and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their anguish and their sores (abscesses, boils); and they did not repent of what they had done nor hate their wickedness.

Animals » Beasts symbolical
Blasphemy » Prophecy of
Correction » Correction despised
Despair » Leads to » Blasphemy
Profanity » Blasphemy » General references to
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:12 (show verse)

Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for [the coming of] the kings from the east.

Animals » Beasts symbolical
Euphrates » Symbolical » In the symbolisms of the apocalypse
Euphrates, the » Shall be the scene of future judgments
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:13 (show verse)

And I saw three loathsome spirits like frogs, leaping from the mouth of the dragon (Satan) and from the mouth of the beast (Antichrist, dictator) and from the mouth of the false prophet;

Animals » Beasts symbolical
Dragon » Symbolical
Frogs » Symbolical
Gathering » The lord gathering the nations together
Good and evil » Conflict between
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Nations » The lord gathering the nations together
Reptiles » Mentioned in scripture » Frog
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:14 (show verse)

for they are [actually] the spirits of demons, performing [miraculous] signs. And they go out to the kings of the entire inhabited earth, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.

Gathering » The lord gathering the nations together
Good and evil » Conflict between
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Magic » Lying wonders, spurious miracles
Miracles » Performed through the powers of evil
Miracles through evil agents » Performed through the power of the devil
Nations » The lord gathering the nations together
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
The Devil » Works lying wonders
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Wonders » Lying wonders, spurious miracles
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:15 (show verse)

(“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is he who stays awake and who keeps his clothes [that is, stays spiritually ready for the Lord’s return], so that he will not be naked—spiritually unprepared—and men will not see his shame.”)

Alertness » Those that watch
the Blessed » Who watch against sin
Garment » Of righteousness
Gathering » The lord gathering the nations together
Good and evil » Conflict between
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Nations » The lord gathering the nations together
Second coming of Christ » Time of unknown
The second coming of Christ » The manner of » As a thief in the night
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
the future » The second coming of Christ » Time of unknown
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Watchfulness » Blessedness of
Watchfulness » For the coming of Christ, reasons for » His appearance will be unexpected
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:16 (show verse)

And they (demons) gathered the kings and armies of the world together at the place which in Hebrew is called Har-Magedon (Armageddon).

Armageddon » A symbolical name
Gathering » The lord gathering the nations together
Good and evil » Conflict between
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Nations » The lord gathering the nations together
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:17 (show verse)

Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne [of God], saying, “It is done. [It is all over, it is all accomplished, it has come.]”

Good and evil » Conflict between
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Symbolical » Used in the revelation of john
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:18 (show verse)

And there were flashes of lightning and loud rumblings and peals of thunder; and there was a massive earthquake—nothing like it has ever occurred since mankind originated on the earth, so severe and far-reaching was that earthquake.

Earthquakes » Symbolical
Good and evil » Conflict between
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Meteorology » Thunder and lightning » Sent as a sign
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Symbolical » Used in the revelation of john
Thunder » Sent as a sign
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:19 (show verse)

The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And God kept in mind Babylon the great, to give her the cup of the wine of His fierce and furious wrath.

Babylon » The great
Babylon » A type of antiChrist
Babylon » Figurative
Cup » Cup of wrath, the wicked drink of
Good and evil » Conflict between
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Symbolical » Used in the revelation of john
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Wine » Figurative » Of abominations
Wrath » Cup of
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:20 (show verse)

Then every island fled away, and no mountains could be found.

Earthquakes » Symbolical
Good and evil » Conflict between
Island » Prophecies concerning
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Symbolical » Used in the revelation of john
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:21 (show verse)

And giant hailstones, as heavy as a talent, fell from the sky on the people; and people reviled and spoke abusively of God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so very great.

Blasphemy » Prophecy of
Good and evil » Conflict between
Hail » Figurative
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Symbolical » Used in the revelation of john
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Weights » Mentioned in scripture » Talent
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath