A continuation of our Bible study into the Book of Revelation, we focus on the seven bowls of God's wrath in Chapter 16. Presented by Tim Martens, April 2, 2022, at United Church of God in Northwest Arkansas.

1. Book of Revelation - Timeline
© 2022 Tim Martens
United Church of God-Northwest Arkansas

2. Story Flow of the Book of Revelation
 Seven Seals
 Seven Trumpets (7th Trumpet = 7 vials/bowls)
 Armageddon and the return of Jesus Christ

4. Seven Seals
 1. Religious deception (Revelation 6:1-2; Matthew 24:4-5)
 2. War (Revelation 6:3-4; Matthew 24:6-7)
 3. Famine (Revelation 6:5-6; Matthew 24:7)
 4. Disease epidemics (Revelation 6:7-8; Matthew 24:7)
 5. Tribulation (Revelation 6:9-11; Matthew 24:8-12, 21-22)
 6. Heavenly signs (Revelation 6:12-17; Matthew 24:29)
 7. Seven trumpets (the “Day of the Lord”)

5. Seven Trumpets (the “Day of the Lord”)
 1. Destruction of vegetation (Revelation 8:7)
 2. Devastation of oceans, sea life (8:8-9)
 3. Devastation of rivers, fresh water (8:10-11)
 4. Sun, moon and stars darkened (8:12)
 5. Torturous human afflictions (9:1-12)
 6. Enormous military destruction (9:13-19)
 7. Seven last plagues (15:1; 16:1-21)

6. Seven Last Plagues (the 7th Trumpet)
Bowls or Vials poured out
1st Plague: Sores on beast worshipers
Revelation 16:1-2
1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven
angels, “Go and pour out the bowls (vials) of the wrath of God on
the earth.”
2 So the first went and poured out his bowl upon the earth, and a
foul and loathsome sore came upon the men who had the mark of
the beast and those who worshiped his image.

7. Seven Last Plagues (the 7th Trumpet)
2nd Plague: Oceans become blood
Revelation 16:3
Then the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it
became blood as of a dead man; and every living creature in the
sea died.

8. Seven Last Plagues (the 7th Trumpet)
3rd Plague: Rivers and fresh water become
blood
Revelation 16:4
4 Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of
water, and they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying:
“You are righteous, O Lord,
The One who is and who was and who is to be,
Because You have judged these things.
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets,
And You have given them blood to drink.

9. Seven Last Plagues (the 7th Trumpet)
4th Plague: The sun scorches the earth
Revelation 16:8-9
8 Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power
was given to him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed
the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did
not repent and give Him glory.

10. Seven Last Plagues (the 7th Trumpet)
5th Plague: Thick darkness in the beast
kingdom
Revelation 16:10-11
10 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the
beast, and his kingdom became full of darkness; and they gnawed
their tongues because of the pain.
11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and
their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.

11. Seven Last Plagues (the 7th Trumpet)
6th Plague: Euphrates River dried up
Revelation 16:12
Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river
Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings
from the east might be prepared.

13. Seven Last Plagues (the 7th Trumpet)
7th Plague: Massive final destruction
Revelation 16:17-18
17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a
loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne,
saying, “It is done!”
18 And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and
there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake
as had not occurred since men were on the earth.

14. Seven Last Plagues (the 7th Trumpet)
7th Plague: Massive final destruction
(continued)
Revelation 16:19-20
19 Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of
the nations fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God,
to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. 20
Then every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

15. Seven Last Plagues (the 7th Trumpet)
7th Plague: Massive final destruction
(continued)
Revelation 16:21
21 And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about
the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the
plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great.

16. 7th Plague: Massive final destruction
Exodus 9:22-26 7th Plague in Egypt
22 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may
be hail in all the land of Egypt—on man, on beast, and on every herb of the field,
throughout the land of Egypt.” 23 And Moses stretched out his rod toward heaven; and
the Lord sent thunder and hail, and fire darted to the ground. And the Lord rained hail
on the land of Egypt. 24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, so very heavy
that there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. 25 And the
hail struck throughout the whole land of Egypt, all that was in the field, both man and
beast; and the hail struck every herb of the field and broke every tree of the field. 26
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, there was no hail.

17. Seven Last Plagues (bowls or vials)
 1. Sores on beast worshipers (Revelation 16:2)
 2. Oceans become blood (16:3)
 3. Rivers and fresh water become blood (16:4)
 4. The sun scorches the earth (16:8)
 5. Thick darkness in the beast kingdom (16:10)
 6. Euphrates River dried up (16:12)
 7. Massive final destruction (16:17-21)

18. Seven Seals -- Review
 1. Religious deception (Revelation 6:1-2; Matthew 24:4-5)
 2. War (Revelation 6:3-4; Matthew 24:6-7)
 3. Famine (Revelation 6:5-6; Matthew 24:7)
 4. Disease epidemics (Revelation 6:7-8; Matthew 24:7)
 5. Tribulation (Revelation 6:9-11; Matthew 24:8-12, 21-22)
 6. Heavenly signs (Revelation 6:12-17; Matthew 24:29)
 7. Seven trumpets (the “Day of the Lord”)

19. Seven Trumpets – Review, Day of the
Lord
 1. Destruction of vegetation (Revelation 8:7)
 2. Devastation of oceans, sea life (8:8-9)
 3. Devastation of rivers, fresh water (8:10-11)
 4. Sun, moon and stars darkened (8:12)
 5. Torturous human afflictions (9:1-12)
 6. Enormous military destruction (9:13-19)
 7. Seven last plagues (15:1; 16:1-21)

20. Seven Last Plagues (Review-7th
Trumpet)
The seven bowls or vials poured out the seven
 1. Sores on beast worshipers (Revelation 16:2)
 2. Oceans become blood (16:3)
 3. Rivers and fresh water become blood (16:4)
 4. The sun scorches the earth (16:8)
 5. Thick darkness in the beast kingdom (16:10)
 6. Euphrates River dried up (16:12)
 7. Massive final destruction (16:17-21)

21. Armageddon and
the return of Jesus Christ
 Christ seen in the clouds
 God’s people raised
 Jesus stands on the Mount of Olives
 Satan is bound
 1,000 year reign of Jesus the Christ begins

22. Timeline of the Book of Revelation
 Seven Seals
 Seven Trumpets (on 7th Trumpet = 7 vials/bowls)
 Armageddon and the return of Jesus Christ

23. Book of Revelation - Timeline
© 2022 Tim Martens
United Church of God-Northwest Arkansas