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"They blasphemed the God of heaven"

Text: Revelation 16:11

THE BOWL OF THE FIFTH ANGEL

Each bowl of wrath should have caused all to pause and to ponder. Every possible avenue of thought should have been explored. The possibility of God’s judgment should also be considered. Yet, the reality of wickedness is astonishing.

“Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl
on the throne of the beast,
and his kingdom became full of darkness;
and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain.
They blasphemed the God of heaven
because of their pains and their sores,
and did not repent of their deeds.”
Revelation 16:10-11

1. The throne of the Beast of the Sea.

a) This would be his citadel.

b) He was the ruler.

c) Nobody thought he could be defeated.

d) But they were wrong!

2. Pouring out the fifth Bowl of wrath on the throne of the Beast of the Sea.

a) His kingdom became full of darkness.

b) In the previous plague, the sun’s heat was over-bearing.

c) In this new plague, the light from the sun was blocked effectively.

d) Darkness engulfed the kingdom of the Beast of the Sea.

3. Pain was also felt.

a) The pain could have come from previous plagues.

b) It could be fresh pain when people stumble in pitch darkness.

c) Pain was felt severely.

d) Pain from the plague of sores still existed.

e) Pain that does not go away is intolerable.

4. Reaction to pain.

a) The wicked refused to repent.

b) The pain they sustained did not go away.

c) The wicked chose to blaspheme God.

d) They further chose to pursue deeds of evil.