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Themes in Revelation 16

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Themes in Revelation 16

Revelation 16:1 (show verse)

Then I heard a loud voice which came out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, "Go, empty the seven bowls 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)

The first angel went and poured out his bowl upon the earth. And it was turned to loathsome and painful sores upon all who bore the brand of the beast, and who worshiped his 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 bowl upon the sea; and it became blood, like the blood of a corpse, and every living creature died??verything 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 poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of waters; and they were turned into 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 saying. "Righteous art thou, thou who art and wast, The Holy One, Because thou didst inflict this judgment.

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 men poured out the blood of thy saints and prophets, And thou hast given them blood to drink. And this they deserved."

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 the altar saying, "Yea, O Lord, the 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 bowl upon the sun, and the sun was permitted 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 the terrible heat; and they blasphemed the name of the God who had the power over these plagues; yet they repented not, 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 poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast; and his kingdom became darkened, and men 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 they blasphemed the God of heaven, because of their pains and their sores; yet of their deeds they did not repent.

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 poured his bowl upon the great river, the River Euphrates, and its water was dried up so as to make ready the way for the kings that come from the sunrising.

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, coming out of the dragon's mouth, and the beast's mouth, and the false prophet's mouth.

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 these are the spirits of demons performing miracles, who go forth to the kings of the habitable earth, to gather them together for the battle of the great Day of God, the 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)

Lo, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the who is on the watch and guarding his clothing, so that he may not walk naked, and they gaze on 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 the spirits gathered the kings together at the place called in Hebrew, 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 poured out his bowl upon the air, and a great voice came forth out of the temple from the throne, saying, "It is finished!"

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)

And lightnings and voices and thunders and a great earthquake such as had not happened since man began to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty;

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 shattered into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and great Babylon came to mind before the face of God, to give her the cup of the wine of the passion of his anger.

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 sank from sight.

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 of it is very 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