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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 sanctuary saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”

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)

The first went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and severely painful sores

broke out 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 poured out his bowl into the sea. It turned to blood like a dead man’s, and all life 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)

The third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became 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)

I heard the angel of the waters say:

You are righteous,
who is and who was, the Holy One,
for You have decided 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)

Because they poured out
the blood of the saints and the prophets,
You also gave them blood to drink;
they deserve it!

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)

Then I heard someone from the altar say:

Yes, Lord God, the Almighty,
true and righteous are Your judgments.

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)

The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun. He was given the power to burn people with 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)

and people were burned by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God, who had the power over these plagues, and they did not repent and give Him glory.

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

Revelation 16:10 (show verse)

The fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues because of their pain

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 blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, yet they did not repent of their actions.

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)

The sixth 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.

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)

Then I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming from the dragon’s mouth, from the beast’s mouth, 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 spirits of demons performing signs, who travel to the kings of the whole world to assemble them for the battle 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)

“Look, I am coming like a thief. The one who is alert and remains clothed

so that he may not go around naked and people see his shame

is blessed.”

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)

So they assembled them at the place called in Hebrew, Armagedon.

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 poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the sanctuary

from the throne, saying, “It is done!”

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)

There were flashes of lightning and rumblings of thunder. And a severe earthquake occurred like no other since man has been on the earth—so great was the quake.

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 split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the Great was remembered in God’s presence; He gave her the cup filled with the wine of His fierce anger.

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)

Every island fled, and the mountains disappeared.

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)

Enormous hailstones, each weighing about 100 pounds, fell from the sky on people, and they blasphemed God for the plague of hail because that plague was extremely severe.

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