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Themes in Revelation 16

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Themes in Revelation 16

Revelation 16:1 (show verse)

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

Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Worship » Those that worship the beast
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:2 (show verse)

And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth; and an evil and grievous sore fell upon the men who had the mark of the beast and upon those who worshipped its image.

Animals » Beasts symbolical
Impress of sin » Seen in its degrading marks left upon men
Sin » Harvest of » Impress of, seen in its degrading marks left upon men
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Vision » Of john on the island of patmos » The plague upon the men who had the mark of the beast
Worship » Those that worship the beast
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:3 (show verse)

And the second angel poured out his vial into the sea; and it became blood as of a dead man, and every living soul died in the sea.

Sea » Symbolical » In john's apocalyptic vision
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Vision » Of john on the island of patmos » The sea turned into blood
Water » Turned into blood
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:4 (show verse)

And the third angel poured out his vial into the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.

Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Water » Symbolical
Water » Turned into blood
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:5 (show verse)

And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, who art and wast the Holy one because thou hast judged these things;

God, Righteousness Of » Angels acknowledge
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Water » Turned into blood
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:6 (show verse)

for they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they deserve it.

Blood » Illustrative » (given to drink,) of severe judgments
Blood » Figurative » Of judgments
Prophets » Martyrs
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:7 (show verse)

And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » The punishment of the wicked
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
The fruit of righteousness » What is righteous
Truth » Of God » Exhibited in his » Punishment of evil people
the Truth of God » Exhibited in his » Punishment of the wicked
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:8 (show verse)

And the fourth angel poured out his vial against the sun; and it was given unto it to scorch men with fire.

Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Symbolical » Used in the revelation of john
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:9 (show verse)

And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, who has authority over these plagues; and they did not repent to give him glory.

Blasphemy » Prophecy of
Character » Of the wicked » Blasphemous
Character of the wicked » Blasphemous
Repentance » The wicked » Not led to by the judgments of God
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:10 (show verse)

And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the throne of the beast; and its kingdom was filled with darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

Animals » Beasts symbolical
Cities » Illustrative of » The apostacy
Darkness » Figurative » power of darkness,
Despair » Leads to » Blasphemy
Distress » Trouble, borrowing » Pain
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:11 (show verse)

and blasphemed the God of the heaven because of their pains and their sores and did not repent of their deeds.

Animals » Beasts symbolical
Blasphemy » Prophecy of
Correction » Correction despised
Despair » Leads to » Blasphemy
Profanity » Blasphemy » General references to
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:12 (show verse)

And the sixth angel poured out his vial into the great river Euphrates; and its water was dried up, that the way of the kings from the rising of the sun might be prepared.

Animals » Beasts symbolical
Euphrates » Symbolical » In the symbolisms of the apocalypse
Euphrates, the » Shall be the scene of future judgments
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:13 (show verse)

And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

Animals » Beasts symbolical
Dragon » Symbolical
Frogs » Symbolical
Gathering » The lord gathering the nations together
Good and evil » Conflict between
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Nations » The lord gathering the nations together
Reptiles » Mentioned in scripture » Frog
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:14 (show verse)

For they are spirits of demons, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

Gathering » The lord gathering the nations together
Good and evil » Conflict between
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Magic » Lying wonders, spurious miracles
Miracles » Performed through the powers of evil
Miracles through evil agents » Performed through the power of the devil
Nations » The lord gathering the nations together
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
The Devil » Works lying wonders
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Wonders » Lying wonders, spurious miracles
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:15 (show verse)

Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches and keeps his garments lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

Alertness » Those that watch
the Blessed » Who watch against sin
Garment » Of righteousness
Gathering » The lord gathering the nations together
Good and evil » Conflict between
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Nations » The lord gathering the nations together
Second coming of Christ » Time of unknown
The second coming of Christ » The manner of » As a thief in the night
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
the future » The second coming of Christ » Time of unknown
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Watchfulness » Blessedness of
Watchfulness » For the coming of Christ, reasons for » His appearance will be unexpected
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:16 (show verse)

And he gathered them together into the place which in Hebrew is called, Armageddon.

Armageddon » A symbolical name
Gathering » The lord gathering the nations together
Good and evil » Conflict between
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Nations » The lord gathering the nations together
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:17 (show verse)

And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of the heaven from the throne, saying, It is done.

Good and evil » Conflict between
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Symbolical » Used in the revelation of john
Temple » Figurative » Sending forth the forces of righteousness against the powers of evil
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:18 (show verse)

Then there were voices and thunders and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as has never been since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

Earthquakes » Symbolical
Good and evil » Conflict between
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Meteorology » Thunder and lightning » Sent as a sign
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Symbolical » Used in the revelation of john
Thunder » Sent as a sign
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the Gentiles fell; and Babylon the great came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

Babylon » The great
Babylon » A type of antiChrist
Babylon » Figurative
Cup » Cup of wrath, the wicked drink of
Good and evil » Conflict between
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Symbolical » Used in the revelation of john
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Wine » Figurative » Of abominations
Wrath » Cup of
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:20 (show verse)

And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

Earthquakes » Symbolical
Good and evil » Conflict between
Island » Prophecies concerning
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Symbolical » Used in the revelation of john
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath

Revelation 16:21 (show verse)

And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

Blasphemy » Prophecy of
Good and evil » Conflict between
Hail » Figurative
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Symbolical » Used in the revelation of john
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Weights » Mentioned in scripture » Talent
Wrath » The seven vials of wrath