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John Sees the Pouring of the Seven Golden Vials
January 31, 2015

Last week our study continued when John saw a vision of seven golden vials. This week John sees a vision of the pouring of the seven golden vials.

Revelation 16:1-7
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. 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. 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. And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. 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. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

In this vision, seven angels are pouring out the seven vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. The first vial inflicts sores on those who have the mark of the beast and worship his image. The second vial is poured out on the oceans killing all ocean life. The third vial is poured on fresh water sources making these undrinkable.

Revelation 16:8-16
And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. 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. 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, And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. 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. 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. 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. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

The fourth vial is poured out on the sun causing there to be scorching hot temperatures, perhaps caused by a solar flare larger than ever before observed. The fifth vial is poured out on the capital city of the beast casting all who dwell there to be in darkness. The sixth vial dries up the rivers of the waters of the Euphrates river. It is at the time of this drought that John saw three unclean, miracle-working, spirits come out of the mouth of the dragon, as they prepare for the battle of Armageddon.

Revelation 16:17- 21
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. 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. 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. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 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.

As the seventh vial is poured it is announced that it is done. A fierce, hail-producing storm rages and the world is shaken by a mighty earthquake that divides the great city into three and brings to mind that this punishment is for the sins of Babylon. The massive earthquake likely spawns tremendous tsunamis that devastate the islands and flattens mountain ranges.

All verses are from the King James Version.
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