REVELATION 16. THE VISION OF THE BOWLS AND THE PLAGUES. The seven bowls correspond to the seven seals and the seven trumpets, but there is this difference: the beast or Antichrist has now made his appearance in the drama, and the wrath of God is poured out upon him and his worshippers.... [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION 16:2. The first bowl. The wrath of God is poured out on the worshippers of the beast, _i.e._ Antichrist, _i.e._ Nero. MARK OF THE BEAST: REVELATION 13:16 *. WORSHIPPED HIS IMAGE: _ i.e._ the image or statue of the emperor (_cf. Revelation 13:14_ f.). Revelation 16:3. The second bowl, like... [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION 16:12. The sixth bowl lets loose forces in the Far East, at or near the river Euphrates (Revelation 9:14 *), to attack and destroy the Roman Empire. EUPHRATES. DRIED UP: the object of this is to make it easy for the nations of the Far East to swoop down on the Roman Empire. Revelation 16:... [ Continue Reading ]
REVELATION 16:17. The seventh bowl. The scene of destruction this time is the air. A mighty earthquake and a storm of hail follow, which involve the whole world, and specially Rome, in ruin. LIGHTNINGS. THUNDERS: so also after the seventh trumpet (Revelation 11:19). A GREAT EARTHQUAKE: earthquakes f... [ Continue Reading ]