The 7 Bowl Judgments
This will be God's last and final attempt to try and get some of these hardened sinners to repent and turn to Him for eternal salvation. Again, as with some of the last set of judgments, there are verses that once again state they will still refuse to repent and turn to God. These "bombshells" that God will be throwing at them will be so supernatural, that these people will know, without any shadow of a doubt, that it really is God doing all of this - but some of these verses will tell you that these people are still blaspheming God and still refusing to repent. When it is all said and done, we will all realize that God did everything He possibly could to try and get these people saved and pulled in. These events really do show us how hardened some people can really become towards God and there is nothing that even God Himself can do to turn these people around without breaking the free will that He has given to each and everyone of us. These judgments are severe and extreme. God is now releasing His anger and His wrath with full force on this world that has now become extremely wicked and evil. 1. The First BowlIn this first judgment, God releases a very foul and loathsome sore or boil to come upon all the people who have the mark of the Beast. Notice that this plague is not released on any of His saints that are still living at this time. This verse also tells us that these bowl judgments are the wrath of God being "poured out" - hence the word "bowl" judgments. Here is the first verse:
2. The Second BowlIn this next bowl judgment, God causes the entire sea to turn to blood and every living creature in the sea is killed as a result. I believe the word sea is referring to all of our oceans. Just try to imagine the magnitude of such an event, not to mention the stench that will probably be in the air from all the rotting fish and sea creatures who have now died and who may be floating on top of the ocean waters.
3. The Third BowlIn this next judgment, God now comes after all the rivers and springs and also turns them into blood. Also notice that an angel then makes the statement that the reason God is doing this is to pay back with vengeance those who have killed His prophets and saints. He says that God is now giving them blood to drink since these people spilled the blood of His saints and that this is now their just due. Again, just imagine that all of the oceans, rivers and springs on this earth will now be turned into nothing but pure blood.
4. The Fourth BowlIn this next judgment, in an effort to really turn up the heat so to speak, God literally does exactly that! He allows the heat of the sun to scorch men with great heat. And you will also notice that after this event occurs, along with all of the oceans, rivers and springs being turned into blood, that people still refuse to repent and turn to God. This verse tells us that people are still cursing and blaspheming God through all of this instead of getting on their knees and asking God for His forgiveness.
5. The Fifth BowlIn this next judgment, God goes directly after the Antichrist along with his kingdom. God causes total darkness to fall upon his kingdom. This verse also tells us that the people are still being plagued by the boils and sores from the first bowl judgment, and that they are in extreme pain because of all of this. And once again, even after this judgment falls, these people are still refusing to repent and turn to the Lord. Unbelievable!
6. The Sixth BowlIn this next judgment, two things will happen. The Euphrates river is allowed to dry up so as to prepare the way for the kings of the east to come for the last and final battle on planet earth - the battle of Armageddon. The kings of the east are China and several other Asian nations. The second thing that occurs is that three demons, who proceed out of the mouths of the Devil, the Antichrist and False Prophet, are allowed by God to go out to all of the kings of the earth to bring them to the battle of Armageddon. Talk about sheep being led to the slaughter!
7. The Seventh BowlThis next judgment is the last and final judgment. Early on in this verse the words, "it is done," are shouted out. And God saves what may be His biggest shot yet for this last judgment. In this judgment, the greatest and most severe earthquake that has ever hit our planet will strike! And then to top it all off, great hailstones weighing about 135 pounds apiece will be launched at this earth! This earthquake is so massive, that every island flees away and the mountains are no longer found. It says that cities of the nations fell, but it doesn't specifically tell us which cities these are going to be. Suffice to say that this earthquake is going to literally wipe out entire cities! The city of Babylon is apparently one of the cities that will be completely destroyed by this monstrous earthquake. Here is this most frightening verse:
The great city that is divided into three parts is probably Jerusalem. The voice from the temple of heaven shouting "it is done" is probably God the Father. His Son Jesus said "it is finished" right before He died on the cross. Now God the Father is going to say the exact same words as His last and final judgment is thrown onto this earth. After this last judgment passes, the only thing now left is for all the kings of the earth to march towards the battle of Armageddon.
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> Michael Bradley Scripture taken from New King James
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here is now one more set of 7 judgments God
will release before the battle of Armageddon is set up and
Jesus returns back to us for the second time. This last
set of judgments are called the 7 Bowl Judgments.
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