Revelation 16:1

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Text Revelation 16:1

And I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, Go ye, and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God into the earth.

Initial Questions Revelation 16:1

1.

What was the source of the great voice - Revelation 16:1?

2.

What were the angels commanded to do - Revelation 16:1?

Pouring Out of the Seven Bowls

Chapter Revelation 16:1-21

Revelation 16:1

A careful restudy of the two previous series of judgment will show that they are less connected than the series of the seven bowls of anger. They follow each other in rapid succession, except for the pause of anticipation while waiting for the last bowl (Revelation 16:17).

The model of all the bowls of anger is the Egyptian plagues described in Exodus 9:10-11. Much of the imagery in the series of seven trumpets was also taken from the plagues of Egypt.

John hears the divine command to pour out the bowls into the earth. The bowls (phialas - these were shallow bowls) were like those used for pouring libations. They were not vials.

Discussion Questions

See Revelation 16:17-21.