Revelation 15:1-16:21

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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*June 7, 2010
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   *F. REVELATION 15:1-16:21*

*SEVEN LAST PLAGUES: BOWLS OF GOD'S WRATH*

*1. 15:1 THE FINISH OF GOD'S WRATH*

Kai EIdon ALlo s*e*MEIon [4592] en t*o* ou-raN*O*, MEga kai thau-maSTON
[2298],

*And I saw another sign in :heaven, great and marvelous,*

agGElous hepTA Echon-tas pl*e*GAS [4127] hepTA, tas eSCHAtas [2078],

*seven angels having seven plagues, the last,*

HOti en auTAIS eteLESth*e* [5055] ho thuMOS [2372] tou TheOU.

*for in them is finished the wrath of :God.*


 *2. 15:2-16:1 SAINTS GLORIFY GOD FOR COMING PLAGUES*

*a. 15:2 VICTORIOUS SAINTS OVER THE BEAST - PREPARE TO WORSHIP*

Kai EIdon h*o*s THAlas-san [2281] hu-aLIn*e*n [5193] me-migMEn*e*n [3396]puRI
[4442];

*And I saw as if a glassy sea mingled with fire;*

kai tous niK*O*Ntas [3528] ek tou th*e*RIou [2342] kai ek t*e*s eiKOnos
[1504] auTOU

*and those victorious from the beast and from his image*

kai ek tou a-rithMOU [706] tou oNOma-tos [3686] auTOU,

*and from the number of his :name,*

eST*O*tas ePI t*e*n THAlas-san t*e*n hu-aLIn*e*n, Echon-tas kiTHAras
[2788]tou TheOU.

*standing by the glassy sea, having harps of :God.*


 *b. 15:3 THE SONG OF MOSES*

kai Adou-sin [103] t*e*n *o*D*E*N [5603] M*o*-uSE*o*s tou DOUlou [1401] tou
TheOU,

*And they sing the song of Moses the bondman of God,*

kai t*e*n *o*D*E*N tou arNIou, LEgon-tes,

*and the song of the Lamb, saying,*

MeGAla kai thau-maSTA ta ERga [2041] sou, KUri-e ho TheOS, ho pan-toKRAt*o*r
[3841];

*Great and marvelous your :works, Lord :God, the Almighty;*

DIkai-ai [1342] kai a-l*e*-thiNAI [228] hai hoDOI [3598], ho ba-siLEUS [935]t
*o*n ai*O*n*o*n.

*righteous and true your :ways, :King of the ages.*


 *c. 15:4 HIGH ASCRIPTION OF PRAISE TO THE LORD*

TIS ou m*e* pho-b*e*TH*E* [5399], KUri-e, kai doXAsei [1392] to OnoMA sou?

*Who shall not fear, Lord, and glorify your :name?*

HOti MOnos HOsi-os [3741]; HOti PANta ta ETHn*e* [1484] H*E*xou-sin kai
pro-skuN*E*sou-sin [4352]

*for you only are holy; for all the nations shall come and worship*

eN*O*piON sou; HOti ta di-kai*O*maTA [1345] sou e-pha-neR*O*th*e*-san [5319]
.

*before you; for your righteous acts have been manifested.*


 *d. 15:5-6 SEVEN ANGELS FROM SANCTUARY - WITH SEVEN LAST PLAGUES*

Kai meTA TAUta EIdon, kai *e*NOIg*e* [455] ho naOS [3485]

*And after these things I saw, and the sanctuary*

t*e*s sk*e*N*E*S [4633] tou mar-tuRIou [3142] en t*o* ou-raN*O*:

*of the tabernacle of the testimony in the heaven was opened:*

kai eX*E*Lthan hoi hepTA AGge-loi hoi Echon-tes

*6 and out came from the sanctuary the seven angels*

tas hepTA pl*e*GAS [4127] ek tou naOU, en-de-duMEnoi [1746] LIthon
[3043]ka-thaRON
[2513],

*that had the seven plagues, arrayed with precious stone pure,*

lamPRON [2986], kai pe-ri-e-z*o*sMEnoi [4024] peRI ta ST*E*th*e* [4738] Z*O*nas
[2223] chruSAS [5552].

*bright, and clothed about their breasts with golden girdles.*


 *e. 15:7 7 BOWLS OF GOD'S WRATH FROM 4 LIVING BEINGS TO THE 7 ANGELS*

kai hen ek t*o*n tesSAr*o*n Z*O*-*o*n [2226] Ed*o*-ken tois hepTA agGElois

*And one of the four living beings gave the seven angels*

hepTA phiAlas [5357] chruSAS ge-MOUsas tou thuMOU tou TheOU

*seven golden bowls full of the wrath of the God*

tou Z*O*Ntos eis tous ai*O*nas t*o*n ai*O*n*o*n.

*who lives unto the ages of the ages.*


 *f. 15:8 SMOKE IN SANCTUARY - UNTIL COMPLETION OF 7 LAST PLAGUES*

kai e-geMISth*e* ho naOS kapNOU [2586] ek t*e*s DOx*e*s [1391] tou TheOU,

*And the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of :God,*

kai ek t*e*s duNAme-*o*s [1411] auTOU; kai ouDEIS *e*DUna-to ei-selTHEIN eis
ton naON,

*and from his :power; and none was able to enter into the sanctuary,*

Achri te-lesTH*O*sin hai hepTA pl*e*GAI t*o*n hepTA agGEl*o*n.

*until the seven plagues of the seven angels should be finished.*


 *g. 16:1 COMMAND FROM TEMPLE TO RELEASE THE 7 PLAGUE ANGELS*

Kai *E*kou-sa meGAl*e*s ph*o*N*E*S ek tou naOU,

*And I heard a great voice out of the temple,*

leGOUs*e*s tois hepTA agGElois, HuPAge-te, kai ekCHEe-te [1632]

*saying to the seven angels, Go, and pour out*

tas hepTA phiAlas tou thuMOU tou TheOU eis t*e*n g*e*n.

*the seven bowls of the wrath of :God unto the earth.*


 *3. 16:2 FIRST BOWL: SORES ON BEAST-WORSHIPERS*

Kai aP*E*Lthen ho PR*O*tos, kai eXEche-en t*e*n phiAl*e*n auTOU eis t*e*n g*
e*n;

*And the first went, and poured out his :bowl unto the earth;*

kai eGEne-to HELkos [1668] kaKON [2556] kai po-n*e*RON [4190] ePI tous anTHR
*O*pous

*and there came a harmful and severe sore upon the men*

tous Echon-tas to CHArag-ma [5480] tou th*e*RIou, kai tous pro-skuNOUNtas t*
e* eiKOni [1504] auTOU.

*that had the mark of the beast, and that worshiped his :image.*


 *4. 16:3 SECOND BOWL: SEA BECOMES BLOOD*

Kai ho DEUte-ros eXEche-en t*e*n phiAl*e*n auTOU eis t*e*n THAlas-san;

*And the second poured out his :bowl into the sea;*

kai eGEne-to HAIma [129] h*o*s neKROU [3498];

*and it became blood as of one dead;*

kai PAsa psuCH*E* [5590] z*o*-*E*S aPEtha-nen [599], ta en t*e* thaLASs*e*.

*and every living soul died, the things in the sea.*


 *5. 16:4-7 THIRD BOWL: DRINKING WATER TURNED TO BLOOD*

*a. 16:4 RIVERS AND FOUNTAINS TURNED INTO BLOOD*

Kai ho TRItos eXEche-en t*e*n phiAl*e*n auTOU eis tous po-taMOUS [4215]

*And the third poured out his :bowl into the rivers*

kai tas p*e*GAS [4077] t*o*n huDAt*o*n [5204]; kai eGEne-to HAIma.

*and the fountains of the waters; and it became blood.*


 *b. 16:5-6 GOD'S POETIC JUSTICE IN JUDGMENT*

Kai *E*kou-sa tou agGElou t*o*n huDAt*o*n LEgon-tos,

*And I heard the angel of the waters saying,*

DIkai-os ei, ho *o*n kai ho *e*n, ho Osi-os,

*Righteous are you, who is and who was, the Holy One,*

HOti TAUta Ekri-nas [2919]:

*because you did thus judge:*

HOti HAIma haGI*o*n kai pro-ph*e*T*O*N [4396] eXEche-an,

*6 because they poured out blood of saints and prophets,*

kai HAIma auTOIS DEd*o*-kas pein [5095]; AxiOI [514] ei-sin.

*and blood have you given them to drink; they deserve it.*


 *c. 16:7 CONFIRMATION FROM THE ALTAR*

Kai *E*kou-sa tou thu-si-a-st*e*RIou [2379] LEgon-tes, Nai, KUri-e ho TheOS,
ho pan-toKRAt*o*r,

*And I heard the altar saying, Yes, Lord :God, the Almighty,*

a-l*e*-thiNAI kai DIkai-ai hai KRIseis [2920] sou.

*true and righteous your judgments.*


 *6. 16:8-9 FOURTH BOWL: A SCORCHING SUN*

*a. 16:8 A PLAGUE FOR MAN*

Kai ho TEtar-tos eXEche-en t*e*n phiAl*e*n auTOU ePI ton H*E*li-on [2246];

*And the fourth poured out his :bowl upon the sun;*

kai eDOth*e* auT*O* kau-maTIsai [2739] tous anTHR*O*pous en puRI [4442].

*and it was given him to scorch :men with fire.*


 *b. 16:9 EVEN THIS JUDGMENT FAILS TO PRODUCE REPENTANCE*

kai e-kau-maTISth*e*san hoi ANthr*o*-poi KAUma [2738] MEga: kai e-blasPH*E*m
*e*-san [987]

*And :men were scorched with great heat: and they blasphemed*

to Ono-ma tou TheOU tou Echon-tos t*e*n e-xouSIan ePI tas pl*e*GAS TAUtas;

*the name of the God who has the power over these :plagues;*

kai ou me-teNO*e*-san [3340] DOUnai auT*O* DOxan.

*and they repented not to give him glory.*


 *7. 16:10-11 FIFTH BOWL: THE BEAST'S KINGDOM DARKENED*

Kai ho PEMPtos eXEche-en t*e*n phiAl*e*n auTOU ePI ton THROnon tou th*e*
RIou;

*And the fifth poured out his :bowl upon the throne of the beast;*

kai eGEne-to h*e* ba-siLEIa auTOU e-sko-t*o*MEn*e* [4656];

*and his :kingdom became darkened;*

kai e-maS*O*Nto [3145] tas GL*O*Ssas [1100] auT*O*N ek tou POnou [4192],

*and they gnawed their :tongues for pain,*

kai e-blasPH*E*m*e*-san [987] ton TheON tou ou-raNOU ek t*o*n POn*o*n auT*O*
N

*11 and they blasphemed the God of the heaven for their :pains*

kai ek t*o*n helK*O*N [1668] auT*O*N; kai ou me-teNO*e*-san ek t*o*n ERg*o*n
auT*O*N.

*and for their :sores; and they repented not of their :works.*


 *8. 16:12-16 SIXTH BOWL: DRYING OF EUPHRATES BRINGS HAR MAGEDON*

*a. 16:12 THE PURPOSE OF THIS PLAGUE*

Kai ho HEKtos eXEche-en t*e*n phiAl*e*n auTOU ePI ton po-taMON, ton MEgan,

*And the sixth poured out his :bowl upon the river, the great,*

ton EuPHRAt*e*n; kai e-x*e*RANth*e* [3583] to HUd*o*r [5204] auTOU,

*the Euphrates; and its :water was dried up,*

HIna he-toi-masTH*E* [2090] h*e* hoDOS t*o*n ba-siLE*o*n t*o*n aPO a-na-toL*
E*S [395] h*e*LIou.

*that the way be made ready for the kings :from the sunrising.*


 *b. 16:13-14 THE RESPONSE OF THE TRINITY OF EVIL*

Kai EIdon ek tou STOma-tos tou DRAkon-tos [1404],

*And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon,*

kai ek tou STOma-tos tou th*e*RIou, kai ek tou STOma-tos

*and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth*

tou pseu-do-proPH*E*tou [5578], PNEUma-ta TRIa aKAthar-ta [169], h*o*s
BAtra-choi [944]:

*of the false prophet, three unclean spirits, as if frogs:*

eiSIN gar PNEUma-ta daimoNI*o*n [1142], poiOUNta s*e*MEIa [4592];

*14 for they are the spirits of demons, working signs;*

ha ek-poREUe-tai [1607] ePI tous ba-siLEIS t*e*s oi-kouMEn*e*s HOl*e*s,

*which go forth over the kings of the whole inhabited earth, *

su-na-gaGEIN auTOUS eis ton POle-mon t*e*s h*e*MEras t*e*s meGAl*e*s tou
TheOU,

*to gather them together unto the war of the great :day of God, *

tou pan-toKRAto-ros.

*the Almighty.*


 *c. 16:15a (Lo, I come as a thief.*

('I-DOU, ERcho-mai h*o*s KLEPt*e*s [2812].


 *d. 16:15b A STRONG EXHORTATION*

maKAri-os [3107] ho gr*e*-goR*O*N [1127], kai t*e*R*O*N [5083] ta hiMAti-a
[2440] auTOU,

*Blessed who watches, and keeps his :garments,*

HIna m*e* gumNOS [1131] pe-ri-paT*E*, kai BLEp*o*-sin t*e*n a-sch*e*-moSUn*e
*n [808] auTOU.)

*lest he walk naked, and they see his :shame.)*


 *e. 16:16 THE SITE OF THE LAST GREAT BATTLE*

kai suN*E*ga-gen [4863] auTOUS eis ton TOpon [5117]

*And they gathered them together into the place*

ton kaLOUme-non E-bra-isTI [1447] Har Ma-geD*O*N.

*:called in Hebrew Har Magedon.*


 *9. 16:17-21 SEVENTH BOWL: EARTHQUAKE AND HAIL*

*a. 16:17-18 HEAVEN CONFIRMS THE PLAGUE COMPLETION*

Kai ho HEBdo-mos eXEche-en t*e*n phiAl*e*n auTOU ePI ton aEra [109];

*And the seventh poured out his :bowl upon the air;*

kai eX*E*Lthen ph*o*N*E* meGAl*e* ek tou naOU [3485],

*and a great voice came forth out of the temple,*

aPO tou THROnou, LEgou-sa: GEgo-nen:

*from the throne, saying: Done:*

kai eGEnon-to a-straPAI [796], kai ph*o*NAI, kai bronTAI [1027];

*18 and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders;*

kai seisMOS [4578] eGEne-to MEgas, HOIos ouk eGEne-to aph' hou ANthr*o*-poi

*and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men*

eGEnon-to ePI t*e*s g*e*s, t*e*liKOUtos [5082] seisMOS [4578], HOUt*o*MEgas.

*were upon the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty.*


 *b. 16:19 JUDGMENT IN JERUSALEM, EARTH'S CITIES, AND BABYLON*

kai eGEne-to h*e* POlis h*e* meGAl*e* eis TRIa MEr*e*,

*And the great :city was divided into three parts,*

kai hai POleis t*o*n ethN*O*N Epe-san:

*and the cities of the nations fell:*

kai Ba-buL*O*N [897] h*e* meGAl*e* emN*E*Sth*e* [3415] eN*O*pi-on tou TheOU,

*and Babylon the great was remembered before :God,*

DOUnai auT*E* to poT*E*ri-on [4221] tou OInou tou thuMOU t*e*s orG*E*S
auTOU.

*to give her the cup of the wine of the anger of his :wrath.*


 *c. 16:20 And every island fled, and mountains were not found.*

kai PAsa N*E*sos Ephu-gen, kai HOr*e* [3735] ouch heuREth*e*-san.


 *d. 16:21 HAIL PRODUCES BLASPHEMY, NOT REPENTANCE*

kai CHAla-za [5464] meGAl*e*, h*o*s ta-lan-tiAIa [5006],

*And great hail, stones about a talent weight,*

ka-taBAInei [2597] ek tou ou-raNOU ePI tous anTHR*O*pous:

*comes down out of :heaven upon :men:*

kai e-blasPH*E*m*e*san [987] hoi ANthr*o*-poi ton TheON ek t*e*s pl*e*G*E*S
[4127] t*e*s chaLAz*e*s [5464];

*and :men blasphemed :God for the plague of the hail;*

HOti meGAl*e* esTIN h*e* pl*e*G*E* auT*E*S SPHOdra [4970] .

*because the plague of it is exceeding great.*



 *NOTE**: * These are the 7 last plagues of the *wrath* of God. They have
been preceded by the 7 seals and the 7 trumps, making 21 judgments in all.
But 10 plagues came upon Pharaoh the type of the Beast, and Egypt, a type of
the world. Israel shared with Egypt in the first 3 plagues, somewhat
comparable to tribulation; but Israel in Goshen was completely spared the
last 7 plagues, though they were in the land and aware of God's wrath and
judgment on Pharaoh and Egypt.


 And we must remember, that Israel in the OT is a mighty type of the church
in the NT. And just as God protected Israel in Goshen from the last 7
plagues, *so* will He protect the church from His wrath on the Beast and the
world - in little Goshens throughout the world. For - we the saints - have *
not* been appointed unto God's wrath on the Beast and the world. True, we
will experience Tribulation, as did Israel in Egypt under hard taskmasters,
but *not* God's wrath. Paul by the Spirit avers that we *will* in this life
experience tribulation.


 It is important that we understand the purpose of God in showing the church
the future through the types and shadows of Israel in the OT. The 7 major
steps of God in behalf of Israel in Egypt from the time of the Passover to
the Crossing of the Red Sea, encompasses the 7 steps laid out in the Book of
Revelation for the “One New Man” - Israel and the church.


 Does the present day church of America have unity in *doctrine* concerning
these matters today? Unfortunately, No. Carefully study the biography of
“Brother Yun, The Heavenly Man” by Paul Hattaway. Clearly here he sets forth
the parallel between Israel in Egypt and the Church under the Beast and the
World. Dr. James R. Graham had to stop translating the Schofield notes into
Chinese when he discovered that they did not accurately picture the above
parallel and eschatology. I would suppose that perhaps 90% of Christendom in
the Western World has failed to let God say in the Bible what *He* wants to
say, and have instead added notes and doctrine to suit their hopes, wishes
and desires of a church not really submitted in fullness to God and His
Word. In confirmation to this, read “Visions Beyond the Veil” by H. A.
Baker. These little orphans and beggars unanimously received visions in
heaven that undergird all that is written above.


 We need to return to the old hymn that says:

*Onward Christian Soldiers, marching on to war -*

*With the Cross of Jesus, going on before.*

*We are not divided, all one body we -*

*One** in faith and **doctrine, one in Charity.*


 When Communism took over China under Mao Tse-tung, Chinese believers felt
they had been deceived by the Western Missionaries, who had taught them in
doctrine that the church would *not* go through the tribulation. What has
China gone through that has seen *millions* martyred? Is this *not* great
tribulation? The same has happened in most of the world apart from the
Western Church.


 So - read Revelation chapter 15 and 16 with the recounting by Jesus through
His angel to John. See these 7 plagues. See the parallel between this and
Israel in Egypt. Ensure that your doctrinal perception on this lines up with
the Bible and not wishful thinking by those who have taken revelation and
visions on this subject - that does *not* accord with the Word of God.


 Some will say: but the Book of Revelation with its apocryphal content
surely cannot be relied upon! But God in His Wisdom has reserved for these
last days the unfolding of *His* Bible Numerics through Ivan Panin,
providing a mathematical proof that has yet to be successfully challenged. *
God's* Bible Numeric NT, all 66 books, and no other books, apocryphal or of
any other religion including the Koran, can give us the assurance that the
Bible *alone* gives us. Paul says it succinctly when he says, *“If any
thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, **let him take knowledge** of
what **things **I write you, that **it is the Lord's commandment**.” 1
Corinthians 14:37. *But this does not just apply to Paul's 14 epistles -
Peter in 2 Peter 1:21 says, *“For **no prophecy** was **ever** borne by
man's will; but **men spoke for God, being borne on by the Holy
Spirit.**” *This
identifies 33 writers of the 66 books of the Bible, including John for the
Book of Revelation. All have the same impregnable proof of the* *Divine,
Verbal inspiration of the entire Bible!


 And if I have any doubt concerning this, then at least I can be like Billy
Graham at the very beginning of his outstanding ministry as an evangelist -
and declare - *I take the entire Bible **by faith**, *whether I understand
all of its nuances or not - and boldly declare for *all* 66 books - *“The
Bible says!”* - J.A.W.










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