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Daniel & Revelation #37 Revelation 16:1-11 – The Wrath of God The Wrath of God 1) What are the seven angels commanded to pour upon the earth? Revelation 16:1 2) How complete and final are these bowls of the wrath of God? Revelation 15:1 3) How can we escape the wrath of God? John 3:36 4) Why does the wrath of God come upon those who reject our Savior? Ephesians 5:3-6 5) What should our attitude be toward these things that precipitate the wrath of God? Ephesians 5:7 6) How fully will the wicked be required to drink of this cup? Psalms 75:8 7) When this wrath is poured out will it be mingled with mercy? Revelation 14:10 8) Where God’s other judgments in the past always mingled with mercy? Psalm 136:10, 15, 17 9) Why have these complete judgments not fallen upon man before? Psalm 106:23; Romans 8:34 10) Is the time coming that there will be no one to stand in the breach and make intercession? Isaiah 59:16-18 11) When that time comes will all have made their decision one way or the other? Revelation 22:11 12) Before these judgments are poured out, will anyone be found who has not made a decision? Ezekiel 22:30, 31 The Seven Last Plagues 13) Are these seven last plagues fulfilled in rapid succession? Revelation 16:2, 11 14) What similarities do you see between these plagues and the plagues of Egypt? ___________________ Revelation 16:2; Exodus 9:8-11 ___________________ Revelation 16:3, 4; Exodus 7:19-21 ___________________ Revelation 16:10; Exodus 10:21-23 ___________________ Revelation 16:13; Exodus 8:6 ___________________ Revelation 16:21; Exodus 9:22-25 15) Who are these dreadful plagues poured upon? Revelation 16:2 16) Do those who have fully followed the Lord Jesus Christ receive the wrath of God as contained in the seven last plagues? Romans 5:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:9 17) Did the Israelites receive of the seven last plagues in Egypt? Exodus 8:22, 23; 9:6, 26; 10:23; 11:7 18) What invitation must we accept in order to not receive these plagues? Isaiah 26:20, 21 19) Where the plagues of Egypt of rapid, literal fulfillment? Exodus 10:7 20) What were the plagues of Egypt especially executing judgment upon? Numbers 33:4 21) What contemporary “god” is being worshipped in the first plague? Revelation 16:2; 2 Timothy 3:2, 4, 5 22) What contemporary “god” is being smitten when he smites the waters? Revelation 16:3, 4; 18:17-19 23) What is the reason given for these two plagues? Revelation 16:5, 6 24) What is one method of capital punishment does the Bible reveals will be used? Revelation 20:4 25) Must someone be guilty of homicide to have broken the sixth commandment? 1 John 3:15; James 2:15, 16 26) What testimony do the inhabitants of heaven give in the midst of these awful plagues? Revelation 16:7 27) Which contemporary “god” is judgment now being poured upon? Revelation 16:8; Ezekiel 8:16 28) How does God reveal the source of the world’s troubles under the fifth plague? Revelation 16:10; 13:2 29) Are those who have set their hearts on the downward path of disobedience converted? Revelation 16:9, 11 30) What was the purpose and result of the plagues of Egypt? Exodus 7:16; 8:1, 20; 9:1, 13; 10:3; 13:14; 14:30 31) What likewise is the final result of the seven last plagues? Revelation 15:2-4 32) What experience must we have both now and during the outpouring of these plagues? Psalm 32:7 Commitment The terrible seven last plagues will be poured out upon those who have persistently refused to follow the path of our Savior. These seven, literal plagues are fulfilled in rapid succession just as the plagues of Egypt were, but just as the plagues of Egypt delivered God’s people the seven last plagues will result in the final deliverance of God’s people at the end of time. Will you choose to follow and obey the Lord now that you may have a protection in that time?
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