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Coachlight Bible Study – Revelation Chapter 16

The Things Which Shall Be Hereafter – Part XIII

The Last 7 Vial Judgments

The hour of God’s wrath has come. There is a voice out of the temple telling the last seven angels to pour out the vials of the wrath of God on the earth. Four of the seven vials are repetitions of the plagues in Moses time against the Pharaoh. As each angel pours out each vial, the plagues torture the men who have taken the mark of the beast or worshipped his image. They still do not repent and they continue to blaspheme God

Between the sixth and seventh vial judgment, we have a break in the sequence, and unclean miracle working spirits come out of the unholy trinity to gather the nations of the whole world to the Battle of Armageddon.

At the pouring out of the 7^th vial, there are voices, thunder, lightening, and an earthquake like the world has never seen before. The book of Zechariah tells us that this is when Christ sets His foot on The mount of Olives and the earth is split. There is then great hail of about 100 pounds each that stones to death the blasphemers of the Lord, just as the law had commanded in Leviticus.

Revelation 16:1 ¶ And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.

Revelation 16:2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

I. First Vial - Boils

A. The 1^st Angel Poured His Vial Out On The Earth

1. Men Who Had The Mark Of The Beast Had Noisome & Grievous Sores

2. Men Who Worshipped The Image Of The Beast Had Noisome & Grievous Sores

B. The 1^st Vial Is Repetition Of The 6^th Egyptian Plague – Plague Of Boils

Exodus 9:8 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.

Exodus 9:9 And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.

Exodus 9:10 And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.

Exodus 9:11 And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.

Exodus 9:12 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.

C. The 1^st Vial Is Fulfillment Of Revelation 14

Revelation 14:9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,

Revelation 14:10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

D. The Effect Of The 1^st Vial Is The Same As Pharaoh’s Time – Verse 9

1. These Men Will Blaspheme God

2. These Men Will Refuse To Repent

Revelation 16:3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.

II. Second Vial – Sea As Blood

A. The 2nd^t Angel Poured His Vial Out On The Sea

1. The Whole Sea Is Effected – Maybe The Mediterranean

2. The Whole Sea Became As Blood

3. The Whole Sea Died - Every Living Soul Died In The Sea

B. Similar To The 2^nd Trumpet

Revelation 8:8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;

Revelation 8:9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

Revelation 16:4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.

Revelation 16:5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.

Revelation 16:6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

Revelation 16:7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

III. Third Vial – Rivers Become Blood

A. The 3rd Angel Poured His Vial Out On The Rivers & Fountains

1. All The Rivers Became Blood

2. All The Fountains Of Waters Became Blood

B. Repetition Of The 1st Egyptian Plague

Exodus 7:19 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.

Exodus 7:20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

Exodus 7:21 And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

Exodus 7:22 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.

Exodus 7:23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.

Exodus 7:24 And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

C. The Voice Of The Angel Of The Water Is Heard

1. The Lord Is A Righteous Judge Because He Has Judged This Way

2. The Lord Has Judged The Ones Who Have Shed The Blood Of Saints

3. The Lord Has Given Them Blood To Drink

4. They Are Worthy Of The Blood To Drink

D. The Voice Of Another Angel Is Heard

1. This Angel Confirms The Words Of The Angel Of The Water

2. This Angel Confirms That The Lord’s Judgments Are Righteous

Revelation 16:8 ¶ And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

Revelation 16:9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

IV. Fourth Vial – Great Heat

A. The 4^th Angel Poured His Vial Out On The Sun

1. Men Were Scorched With Great Heat

2. Men Blasphemed God

3. Men Did Not Repent Or Give God Glory

B. This 4^th Vial Judgment Spoken Of By Malachi

Malachi 4:1 ¶ For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

Malachi 4:2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

C. This 4^th Vial Judgment Is Similar To The 4^th Trumpet

Revelation 8:12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

1. In The 4^th Trumpet Only Sunlight Was Diminished

2. In The 4^th Vial Heat Of The Sun Is Used

Revelation 16:10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

Revelation 16:11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

V. Fifth Vial – Darkness

A. The 5^th Angel Poured His Vial Out On The Throne Of Antichrist

1. The Kingdom Of Antichrist Was Full Of Darkness

2. The People Of The Kingdom Of Antichrist Gnawed Their Tongues For Pain

3. The People Of The Kingdom Of Antichrist Blasphemed God Of Heaven

a. They Blasphemed Because Of Their Pains

b. They Blasphemed Because Of Their Sores

4. The People Of The Kingdom Of Antichrist Did Not Repent

B. This 5^th Vial Judgment Is Repetition Of The 9^th Egyptian Plague – Darkness

Exodus 10:21¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.

Exodus 10:22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:

Exodus 10:23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

C. This 5^th Vial Judgment Is Spoken Of By Joel

Joel 2:1 ¶ Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;

Joel 2:2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.

D. This 5^th Vial Judgment Is Spoken Of By Christ

Mark 13:24 ¶ But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

Revelation 16:12 ¶ And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

VI. Sixth Vial – Euphrates Dried Up

A. The 5^th Angel Poured His Vial Out On The Great River Euphrates

1. The Water Of The Euphrates Is Dried Up

2. The Kings Of The East Might Be Cleared – Prepares For Armageddon

B. This 5^th Vial Is Spoken Of In Isaiah

Isaiah 11:15 And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.

Isaiah 11:16 And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.

3. This Will Serve 2 Purposes

4. It Will Let The Israeli Remnant To Return From Assyria

5. It Will Let The Nations Of The East Be Gathered For Judgment Of Nations – Matthew 25:31-46

VII. Parenthesis Between The Sixth And Seventh Vials

Revelation 16:13 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.

Revelation 16:14 For they are the spirits of devils, 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.

Revelation 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

Revelation 16:16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

A. The Kings Of The Whole Earth Are Gathered Together For Armageddon

B. John Saw 3 Unclean Spirits

1. One Came Out Of The Mouth Of The Dragon

2. One Came Out Of The Mouth Of The Beast

3. One Came Out Of The Mouth Of The False Prophet

C. These Frog-Like Unclean Spirits Are Spirits Of Devils

1. They Go To The Kings Of The Whole World

2. They Perform Miracles Before The Kings Of The Whole World

3. They Gather Together The Kings Of The Whole World For Armageddon

Revelation 16:17 ¶ And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.

Revelation 16:18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

Revelation 16:19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

Revelation 16:20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

Revelation 16:21 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.

VIII. Seventh Vial– Great Hail

A. The 7^th Angel Poured Out His Vial In The Air

B. A Voice Came Out Of The Temple From The Throne – ‘It Is Done”

C. There Were Voices, Thunders, Lightening, And A Great Earthquake

1. There Was Also At The 7^th Seal

2. There Was Also At The 7^th Trumpet

3. The Great Earthquake Is Foretold In Zechariah

Zechariah 14:1¶ Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

Zechariah 14:2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

Zechariah 14:3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

Zechariah 14:4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

Zechariah 14:5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.

1. It Will Be The Greatest Earthquake The World Has Ever Seen

2. It Will Level The Mountains

3. It Will Destroy The Islands

4. Ezekiel 47:1-12 - The Dead Sea Will Raise And Flow Again To The Red Sea

5. It Will Divide Jerusalem Into 3 Parts

6. The Nations & Great Babylon Will Be Destroyed – Chapter 18

D. Now There Is A Great Hail Storm – 100 Lbs Hail

E. The 7^th Vial Is A Repetition Of The Seventh Egyptian Plague – Exodus 9:13-35

F. Hail Has Been A Tool Of God For Destruction

1. God Used Hail To Discomfort Israel’s Enemies In Josua’s Day – Josua 10:11

2. Leviticus 24:16 – A Blasphemer Was To Be Stoned To Death By The law

3. The Blasphemers At The End Of The Age Will Be Stoned From Heaven

Revelation Chapter 16 – Compare Vials & Egyptian Plagues
Sequence	Vial Judgments	Egyptian Plagues
	1^st Vial – Grievous Sores Revelation 16:1-2	6^th Plague – Boils Exodus 9:8-9
	2nd Vial – Sea As Blood Revelation 16:3
	3^rd Vial – Rivers as blood Revelation 16:4-7	1^st Plague – Nile turned to blood Exodus 7:9-24
	4th Vial – Great Heat Revelation 16:8-9
	5th Vial – Darkness Revelation 16:10-11	9^th Plague – Darkness Exodus 10:21-23
	6th Vial – Euphrates Dried Up Revelation 16:12
	Parenthesis Between The 6^th & 7th Vial Unclean Spirits Like Frogs Out Of The Unholy Trinity Gather Kings For Armageddon Revelation 16:13-16
	7^th Vial – Great Hail Revelation 16:17-21	7^th Plague – Hail Exodus 9:13-35