Armageddon Is Coming

2nd Bowl - Sea of Blood. The second bowl - the second plague - turns the sea into blood.

The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood like that of a dead man; and every living thing in the sea died. (NASB) Rev. 16:3

God did not turn the oceans surrounding the land of ancient Egypt into blood. He did not need to. He only had to turn the Nile River into blood to prove to the Egyptians that Moses was speaking for Him. But near the end of time the world will not listen and so God will be removing the stench of sin from His nostrils at the same time He is creating a stench with dark-red dead blood like that of a dead man. Yet God will still be giving each person an opportunity to repent.
3rd Bowl - Blood Everywhere. The third bowl turns all of the fresh water into blood. Now those who are living inland away from the coast lands and sea ports will not escape God’s judgment.

Then the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of waters; and they became blood. And I heard the angel of the waters saying, “Righteous are You, who are and who were, O Holy One, because You judged these things; for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it.” And I heard the altar saying, “Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.” (NASB) Rev. 16:4-7

Men and women who believe in Jesus Christ during the Tribulation will be murdered, persecuted, and insulted. This has always been true and will get worse. God will eventually avenge their deaths on an unbelieving world and the Anti-Christ. Is God unjust? The answer comes from a holy being, “They deserve it!”
4th Bowl - Fierce Heat. The next angel will bring a plague that the world has not experienced before.

The fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun, and it was given to it to scorch men with fire. Men were scorched with fierce heat; and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent so as to give Him glory. (NASB) Rev. 16:8-9

The plague will be a horrible heat that even those living in the hottest desert will find it intolerable. The heat will be extremely intense and excessive, and the sunburns will be severe. Many people will probably have second and third degree burns. Air conditioners will probably fail, and life will be very miserable. The ice caps at the North and South poles and on the mountains will probably melt. The ocean water will rise and the destruction will be extreme. Have you noticed that each plague is getting worse?
5th Bowl - Total Darkness. The fifth plague will bring darkness over the entire planet.

Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became darkened; and they gnawed their tongues because of pain, and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores; and they did not repent of their deeds. (NASB) Rev. 16:10-11

This darkness is different from the plague that God brought on the Egyptians. This one will cause pain. The world will be drinking bloody water, smelling the stench of death everywhere, suffering from their sunburns and third degree burns, and experiencing a painful, total darkness. Each plague will be worse than the one before. Each plague will be sending the message, “I am God - repent of your rejection of Me.” Each message will say, “I am God, the end is near.” They will respond by blaspheming God. Now that is arrogance and pride. They will refuse to submit. They would rather suffer and die than to admit that they are sinners and in the wrong.
6th Bowl - Dry Euphrates River. The plague from the sixth bowl will dry up the Euphrates River.

The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east. (NASB) Rev. 16:12

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