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1st.
On the Earth.
2nd.
On the Sea.
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Blood.
3rd.
On the Rivers.
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I Heard.
The Angel of the Waters.
"Thou art just."
One from the Altar.
"They are worthy."
4th.
On the Sun.
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Blasphemy.
5th.
On the Throne.
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6th.
On the Great River Euphrates.
I saw.
The Demons.
Armageddon.
7th.
On the Air.
Voice from Temple.
It is done.
Lightnings.
Thunders.
Voices.
Great Earthquake.
Great Babylon.
Great Hail.
There is a great similarity between these vials of wrath and the plagues of Egypt.
Vials.
Judgments.
Plagues.
Judgments.
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6.
Sores.
Boils.
1.
2nd and 3rd.
1st.
Water becomes Blood.
Water becomes Blood.
5th.
9th.
Darkness.
Darkness.
6th.
2nd.
Demons like Frogs.
Frogs.
7th.
7th.
Hail.
Hail.
The exodus of Israel from Egypt is continually mentioned as a type of the greater day
of their deliverance which is surely coming. In face of the literal character of the plagues
of Egypt we cannot accept any spiritualizing in Rev. 16:
THE 1ST VIAL.--When the Philistines took the Ark, they were smitten with
"emerods". Israel was threatened with "the botch of Egypt" (Deut. 28: 27). Miriam
and Uzziah were smitten with leprosy. Elymas was smitten with blindness. When the
first vial is poured out on the earth, "a bad and evil ulcer" broke out upon those who had
the mark of the beast and who worshipped his image.
THE 2ND VIAL.--Just as Moses caused the waters of Egypt to turn into blood, so the
second angel pours his vial into the sea and it becomes as the blood of the dead, bringing
death to every creature in it. Words cannot convey to the mind the horror of this
judgment.
THE 3RD VIAL.--This touches the rivers and springs, and all drinking water becomes
blood. However much the senses revolt at the awful character of these judgments we
must bear in mind the sins that have merited them. It is at this point that John says he
heard the angel of the waters justifying the judgment of God.
"Righteous art Thou, Who art, and Who wast, The Holy and Merciful One (ho
hosios), because Thou didst judge these things; because they shed the blood of saints and
prophets, and Thou hast given them blood to drink; worthy are they" (16: 5, 6).