Sixth Bowl - Armageddon

Synopsis - The sixth “bowl” begins the final battle between the “Lamb” and the “Dragon” - Armageddon – Revelation 16:12-16. 

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The first four “bowls of wrath” targeted the economic foundations of the World-Power, while the fifth one attacked the political authority of the “Beast from the Sea.” Now, demonic forces are released when the sixth “bowl of wrath” is emptied in order to gather the “kings of the earth” to the final battle of the “Great Day of God the Almighty” – (Revelation 16:12-16).

Fifth Bowl of Wrath

Synopsis - The first four “bowls” undermined the economic structure of the World-Power; now, the fifth “bowl” targets its political dimension – Revelation 16:10-11. 

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The first “four bowls of wrath” attacked the economic infrastructure so vital to the ability of the “Beast” to dominate the “inhabitants of the earth,” and to wage war “against the saints.” At this point, the system of global commerce on which the World-Power depends is either destroyed or greatly weakened - (Revelation 16:1-9).

Tent of Witness

SYNOPSIS – The destructive force of the seven “last plagues” corresponds to the destruction of the Egyptian army in the Red Sea after Israel passed through the sea – Revelation 15:5-8. 

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Having seen the saints standing victorious on the Sea of Glass mixed with fire, John next sees the “Sanctuary” and the “Tent of Witness” located in “heaven.” It is from the “Sanctuary” that the seven angels are dispatched to empty the contents of the “seven bowls of wrath” upon the earth.

Song of Moses and the Lamb

Synopsis - Having “overcome” the Beast, the victorious People of God stand “upon” the Sea of Glass to sing the song of Moses and the Lamb – Revelation 15:1-4. 

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The fifteenth chapter of Revelation introduces the seven angels poised to pour out the contents of the seven “bowls of wrath.” When they do so, they will unleash the “seven last plagues upon the earth.” Then Chapter 16 describes the effects of these seven “plagues,” which collectively complete the “wrath of God."

Final Day and Hour

SYNOPSIS - Revelation moves inexorably from the Death and Resurrection of Jesus to the Great Dénouement, the final day when God judges the wicked and vindicates the righteous.

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At the conclusion of his ‘Olivet Discourse,’ Jesus presented the parable of the Sheep and the Goats. On the day when the “Son of Man arrives in his glory,” his angels will gather all the nations before him for judgment – They will be divided into two groups, just as the shepherd of a flock separates the “sheep” from the “goats.” The latter will “depart into everlasting destruction,” but the former “into everlasting life.”