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The book of Revelation chapter 16-Amplified Version-Thoughts after the verses

Six Bowls of Wrath

¹ 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.”

² 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.

³ 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.

⁴ Then the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water; and they turned into blood. ⁵ 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; ⁶ 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.” ⁷ 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.”

⁸ Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch humanity with [raging] fire. ⁹ 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.

¹⁰ 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],¹¹ 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.

¹² 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.

Armageddon

¹³ 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; ¹⁴ 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. ¹⁵ (“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.”) ¹⁶ And they (demons) gathered the kings and armies of the world together at the place which in Hebrew is called Har-Magedon (Armageddon).

Seventh Bowl of Wrath

¹⁷ 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.]” ¹⁸ 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. ¹⁹ 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 andfurious wrath. ²⁰ Then every island fled away, and no mountains could be found. ²¹ 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.

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Chapter 16, woah, chapter 16. This is when the angels start pouring out the bowls of God’s wrath upon the earth. With the first came horrible sores on those who had the mark of the beast. The second and third turned the sea, rivers and springs into blood. WIth the fourth, the sun was given power to scorch humanity burning people on the earth. The fifth brought darkness and the sixth dried up the river Euphrates to make way for the kings from the east.

Before the seventh bowl was poured, satan, the antichrist and the false prophet have called the kings of the earth to wage war against God. Silly right? Who would want to go to war against God after seeing all that He has done? But these people were being deceived by the signs being performed by Satan and his demons. These are the same people that after seeing God’s wrath being poured out on the earth, they still did not repent and turn to God. I don’t understand how you can go through all of that and still not repent and turn to God.

Once the armies were gathered together to war with God the seventh bowl was poured out. There was a serious earthquake, the likes of which have never been seen before on the earth. And after there was a hailstorm where giant hailstones (around 100 pounds ) fell to the Earth and, you guessed it, they grumbled but still did not repent and turn to God. How is that even possible?

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