A mighty
voice from the temple sanctuary saying to the seven messengers, go and empty out
on the earth the seven bowls of God’s anger (complete anger) on the earth!’
The First Angel
The first
messenger went and poured out his bowl on earth. Terrible sores appeared for
all those who have the mark of the beast and who worshipped its image. (disease)
The Second Angel
The second
messenger poured his bowl on people and the economic drivers were chocked and
caused world economic depression. (world trade suffers)
The Third Angel
The third
angel poured his bowl on other smaller economic drivers and there was an
economic depression there too. (country’s
economies suffer)
The messenger
in charge of the waters said ‘the judgements you have made are just, O Holy
One, you who are and who were!
They poured
out the blood (killed) of God’s people (Jews and Christians) and of the
prophets (ministers) so you have given them blood to drink. They are getting
what they deserve.
Then I heard
a voice from the altar saying’ Lord God Almighty! True and just indeed are your
judgements!”
The Fourth Angel
Fourth angel
poured his bowl on the sun and it was allowed to burn people with a fiery heat.
(This causes famine which affects directly the lives of people and also trade,
it also means hard labour)
People cursed
the name of God, who was the one giving them over to the plagues but they did
not repent and praise God for His greatness.
The Fifth Angel
Fifth angel
poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast. Darkness fell over the beasts
kingdom, and people bit their tongues because of the pain (this darkness is
lack of true knowledge. (Those who don’t have Christ will wallow in purported
knowledge which will be proven untrue by the Word of God)
And they
cursed the God of heaven for their pains and sores. But they did not turn from
their evil ways.
The Sixth Angel
Then the
sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great Euphrates (that makes fruitful)
River. The river dried up (economy’s tumble as a result of ‘sun’s heat’) to
provide a way for the kings (God’s people) who come from the East (to preach
and conquer).
Then John saw
three spirits which looked like frogs. These are words inspired by the devil,
his political/authoritative messenger and his false religious messenger
(immorality)
They are
really spirits of demons that perform miracles. And they go around
consolidating other nations for war on the great day of God Almighty.
For Christ
will come as a thief for His people then, you better be prepared keeping on the
clothes of salvation so that you may not be without cover and be found exposed.
(remember Adam)
And they
gathered at the place in Hebrew which is Armageddon. (The valley of decision/choice)
The Seventh Angel
The seventh
angel emptied his bowl into the air; a mighty voice came from the temple in
Jerusalem saying
‘it is done!
After
followed lightning flashes, loud rumblings, pearls of thunder and a tremendous
earthquake – nothing like it seen before on earth and the earthquake was far
reaching (a socio-economic shakeup never ever experienced before that will go
out through the entire world)
Rome (which
means strength or power) was broken in three parts (as Jerusalem is on matters religion) and cities of the world
fell.
And God kept in mind Babylon (which means confusion and is what those who
are not in Christ Jesus operate in) and it got a bigger share of God’s wrath
and indignation
Islands
disappeared and mountains crumbled. (in the eyes of the believer this means
that difficulties will end but not so for non-believers for this means death)
Hailstones of
about 20kg fell from the sky on people and men blasphemed God for the
hailstones and so great was the torture of that plague.
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