The Great Return | BOWLS

FIRST CAME THE SEALS, TRUMPETS, and NOW the Bowls!

Revelation 11:15 “Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.””

REMEMBER THERE IS A TRANSITION PERIOD…

This is roughly the midpoint or beginning of the final 3½ years (the “Great Tribulation”).

DURING THIS INTERMISSION WE GET A SERIES OF VISIONS

Revelation 12 | Has already Happened and is a prophetic vision of Jesus’ life..

2. Revelation 13 | RISE OF THE BEAST AND FALSE PROPHET…

The Antichrist (Beast from the Sea) rises to world power.

The False Prophet (Beast from the Earth) performs miracles and enforces worship.

The Mark of the Beast (666) is introduced for buying and selling.

This sets the global system that God will soon judge through the bowl plagues.

After the rise of the beast and the mark system in Revelation 13, God sends three angels to proclaim truth, warning, and hope to the earth.

POINT 1: God Extends mercy ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE TRIBULATION!

OK SO THEN GOD SENDS SOME ANGELS TO US! I FEEL LIKE GOD MIGHT BE GETTING TIRED BY THIS POINT OF WARNING US!

MY DAD: I love him but sometimes as he has gotten older He just needs a gentle push… Like Have you seen my glasses??

HE WAS THEN ON THE PHONE! HE COULDN’T HEAR THE CALL!

HE WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PHONE SYSTEM MAYBE THEY NEED TO TURN THE GAIN UP!

The First Angel — The Everlasting Gospel

This angel declares a final universal gospel message

Even in the darkest hour of human rebellion, God still calls people to repentance.

The Second Angel — The Fall of Babylon

Revelation 14:8 “Another angel, a second, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality.””

“Babylon” here symbolizes the world system — the political, commercial, and religious network that opposes God.

Isnt it Crazy that the same system that is going to look super powerful under the AntiChrist is already DOOMED under God’s Authority!

The Third Angel — The Warning Against the Mark of the Beast

THE VERBIAGE HERE is interesting! God is sending Angels to speak to the people who are suffering why!?!

POINT 2: There is no neutrality in the end times — YOU HAVE TO PICK A SIDE!

Everyone must choose a side: the Lamb or the beast.

Revelation 16:1–21 “Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.” So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful sores came upon the people who bore the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing died that was in the sea. The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. And I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, “Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was, for you brought these judgments. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!” And I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God the Almighty, true and just are your judgments!” The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire. They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory. The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish and cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores. They did not repent of their deeds. The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east. And I saw, coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. (“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”) And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered Babylon the great, to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. And great hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, fell from heaven on people; and they cursed God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.”

HERE ARE THE BOWLS

I believe God is Speaking to us in the Bowls When we look at them I want to bring a Lesson for each one to use these to speak to us today even though these events will happen, we can use them right now!

The First Bowl — Painful Sores

Revelation 16:2

Painful, festering sores break out on everyone who took the mark of the beast — the global identification system tied to the Antichrist’s kingdom.

Physical corruption mirrors spiritual corruption.

These sores reveal the internal decay of sin, now made visible.

Sin always surfaces. What’s hidden in rebellion eventually shows in our lives.

The Second Bowl — The Sea Turns to Blood

Revelation 16:3

The oceans turn to a thick, blood-like substance, killing all marine life.

This judgment destroys commerce, trade, and food supply — much of the global economy relies on the sea.

A complete undoing of creation’s order (compare to the second trumpet, where only one-third of the sea was affected).

What the world worships — wealth, trade, global systems — cannot give life apart from God. The oceans that once represented prosperity now reflect death.

YOU CANT CONFORM TO THE WORLD! IT WILL BE DESTROYED.

The Third Bowl — Rivers and Springs Turn to Blood

Freshwater sources — rivers, lakes, wells — all turn to blood.

The same water that once sustained life now has dried up!

You can only fake Christianity for so long! We have to press in deeper, get in to scripture and Pray with the Father!

The Fourth Bowl — Scorching Heat from the Sun

Revelation 16:8-9

The sun intensifies, sending unbearable heat and radiation upon humanity. Instead of repenting, people blaspheme God.

The same sun that gives life now becomes a weapon of judgment.

When the heat of life intensifies, we either curse God or cling to Him.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO!?

The Fifth Bowl — Darkness on the Beast’s Kingdom

REVELATION 16:10-11

A thick, oppressive darkness covers the entire realm of the Antichrist’s power

The same kingdom that once promised enlightenment is now overwhelmed by confusion and fear.

The Antichrist’s kingdom will be built on deception, false miracles, and promises of enlightenment — a counterfeit light that claims to offer wisdom, unity, and progress apart from God.

The Sixth Bowl — The Euphrates Dries Up

REVELATION 16:12-16

Three demonic spirits deceive the world’s leaders to unite against God’s people.

The world unites, not under peace, but under rebellion against the Lamb.

THERE WILL BE A TIME WHERE THE WORLD WILL TURN COMPLETELY ON CHRISTIANS. RIGHT NOW PEOPLE ARE STILL TOLERANT BUT CARELESSNESS WILL TURN AGAINST US!

The Seventh Bowl — The Earth Shakes

This is the final, climactic judgment — a global earthquake reshapes the planet. Cities collapse. Islands and mountains disappear. Massive hail falls, and yet, people still blaspheme God.

The phrase “It is done” mirrors Christ’s words on the cross — the completion of divine purpose.

CHRIST SAYS THE SAME WORDS AS HE PASSES!

His word is final, His power absolute, His justice perfect.

POINT 3: THE BOWLS SHOW US THE LOVE OF GOD!

-HE HAS WRITTEN THE STORY AND BROUGHT IT TO US!

-HE LOVES US TO SHOW US EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN!

-TODAY HE IS CALLING US TO GO DEEPER WITH HIM, IF YOU ARE FEELING A DRAWING I WANT TO ALLOW THE SPIRIT TO MOVE!

-THIS ALL MIGHT FEEL FAR AWAY BUT IT ISNT! IT CAN START ANYTIME. MAY THIS SERVE AS A REMINDER TODAY!