Seven Angels with Seven Bowls of God s Wrath Study 16. Part 2 The Angels Pour Out Their Bowls. Revelation 16 A. The First Bowl. 16:1-2 1. The command 16:1 By James T. Bartsch, WordExplain.com a. What did John hear from the temple in heaven? 16:1a b. Whom did the voice address? 16:1b c. What did the voice say? 16:1c 2. On what did the first angel pour out his bowl? 16:2a 3. What was the effect of its contents? 16:2b 4. Whom did the plague target? 16:2c B. The Second Bowl. 16:3 1. On what did the second angel pour out his bowl? 2. The sea became like what? 3. What was the effect? C. The Third Bowl. 16:4-7 1. On what did the third angel pour out his bowl? 16:4a 2. What happened to them? 16:4b 3. There was a vocal response to this judgment. 15:5-7 a. Who gave the first vocal response? 16:5a
Rev. 16: Seven Angels Pour Out Their Bowls, Part 2, by James T. Bartsch, WordExplain.com 2 b. He described God as being righteous, eternal, and holy. Why did he say God was righteous in giving the people of the earth blood to drink? 16:5b-6 c. There was an echo from the altar. What did the altar say? 15:7 D. The Fourth Bowl. 16:8-9 1. On what did the fourth angel pour out his bowl? 16:8a 2. What was the result? 16:8b-9a 3. What was the reaction of men to the fourth bowl? 16:9b a. What did they do? b. What did they not do? E. The Fifth Bowl. 16:10-11 1. On what did the fifth angel pour out his bowl? 16:10 2. What effect did this have upon his kingdom? 3. What happened to those who were part of his kingdom? 4. What did those so affected do to God? 16:11 1 5. Why? 6. What did they not do? 2 21. 1 16:11 - blasphemed: See other references to blaspheming the God of heaven: Rev. 16:9, 11, 2 16:12 - they did not repent of their deeds: After the sixth trumpet had sounded, the rest of mankind who were not killed by the plagues had not repented of the works of their hands to worship demons, nor did they repent of their murders, sorceries, immorality, or thefts. (Rev. 9:20-21).
Rev. 16: Seven Angels Pour Out Their Bowls, Part 2, by James T. Bartsch, WordExplain.com 3 F. The Sixth Bowl. 16:12-16 1. On what did the sixth angel pour out his bowl? 16:12 2. What was the effect? 3. For whom did this prepare the way? 4. John saw something coming out of the mouth of the unholy trinity: 16:13a a. From the mouth of the b. From the mouth of the c. From the mouth of the d. What John saw was actually three that looked like. 16:13b e. These frogs were the spirits of. 16:14a f. What power do they have? 16:14b g. Who are their targets? 16:14c h. What is their mission? 16:14d 5. Satan has always been a deceiver. Here demons are able to use miracles to deceive the world s leaders into gathering their armies for war. What passages of Scripture can you cite that reflect his incredible ability to deceive people, even using Scripture to do so? 6. What resources do we have against Satan s wiles? (See, for example, Acts 20:28-32; Eph. 6:10-18.)
Rev. 16: Seven Angels Pour Out Their Bowls, Part 2, by James T. Bartsch, WordExplain.com 4 7. Parenthetical warning. 16:15 a. Who is speaking? b. What is he doing? c. Who will be blessed? 8. Where did the spirits of demons gather the kings of the world together? 16:16 G. The Seventh Bowl. 16:17-12 1. On what did the seventh angel pour out his bowl? 16:17a 2. What did a loud voice from the throne in the temple in heaven say? 17:b 3. Immediately thereafter, what was seen? 16:18a 4. What was heard? 16:18b 5. What was felt / experienced? 16:18c a. What was the effect upon the great city? 16:19a b. What happened to the cities of the nations? 16:19b c. What did God remember? 16:19c d. What was its effect upon the islands? 16:20a e. What was its effect upon the mountains? 16:20b 6. What fell from the heavens? 16:21a
Rev. 16: Seven Angels Pour Out Their Bowls, Part 2, by James T. Bartsch, WordExplain.com 5 7. What was the reaction of men to the severity of this plague? 16:21b Additional information: In answer to question F5 above, Satan is seen as a deceiver in the following passages: Genesis 3:1-5; Acts 5:1-6; 2 Cor. 11:12-15; 2 Thess. 2:8-12; Rev. 12:7-9; 13:14; 20:3, 8, 10. Seven Angels with Seven Bowls of God s Wrath Study 16. Part 2. The Angels Pour Out Their Bowls Revelation 16 Prepared by James T. Bartsch Published Online June, 2012 by WordExplain.com Email Contact: jbartsch@wordexplain.com Bible quotations and Bible Study questions, except as otherwise indicated, are based upon the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE, Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by the Lockman Foundation. (www.lockman.org)