Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch the people with fire.The fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given to him to scorch men with fire.And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.And the fourth poured out his bowl upon the sun; and it was given unto it to scorch men with fire.
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… Look at verse two. So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth and it became a loathsome and malignant sore on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image. These are horrendous afflictions that people will endure. Secondly, the second bowl, verse 3, 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. Just imagine what it would do to our ecosystem to have every fish, every mammal, the coral reefs, everything destroyed. The third bowl was the pollution of fresh water. Then the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. Now, look at the fourth bowl. Look at verses 8 and 9. The fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun, and it was given to it to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with fierce heat. We don't know how this intensity occurred in the sun's rays upon the earth. Does God alter the tilt of the earth's axis? Does he alter the orbit around the sun? We don't know what happens. Could it be that he destroys the ozone that blocks out many UVA and UVB rays and people feel the full brunt of the sun's heat? He doesn't answer that question, but he does say people will be inflicted with terrible sores. All kinds of afflictions are going to occur during this time. They were scorched with fierce heat. Now, what do you think …
This bowl judgment is going to increase the intensity of the sun. Look at verses eight and nine. The fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun and it was given to it to scorch men with fire and men were scorched with fierce heat. We don't know how this intensity occurred in the sun's rays upon the earth. Does God alter the tilt of the earth's axis? Does he alter the orbit around the sun? We don't know what happens. Could it be that he destroys the ozone that blocks out many UVA and UVB rays and people feel the full brunt of the sun's heat? He doesn't answer that question, but he does say people will be inflicted with terrible sores. You can imagine skin cancer that's incurable. You can imagine the blindness that would occur of seeing the sun full strength. all kind of afflictions are going to occur during this time. They were scorched with fierce heat. Now, what do you think they would do after this? After having these boils, the oozing of pus, having these scorching rays of the sun, thirsting to death for water, wouldn't you think that would be a good time to repent? Don't you think that would be a good time to say, God, whatever we've done, we ask for your mercy. No, they don't repent. Instead, notice their response. They blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. And they did not repent so as to give God the glory. That is the heart of the unbeliever. He, instead of repenting, …
… fire at the very end. The fourth angel in Revelation 16, 8, poured out his bowl upon the sun, and it was given to it to scorch men with fire. Men were scorched with fierce heat. They blasphemed the name of God, who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent so as to give Him glory. Again we're reminded of several things. God is in charge of all these plagues. Number two, they are being judged for their blasphemies, and instead of repenting, they blaspheme all the more. They refuse to give Him glory, and that is taking us back to Romans 1 again. They refuse to give glory to the Creator, and so God brings this horrible judgment. The sun is cut down to a third, but later on, whatever is left of the sun, God is going to turn the temperature up in a way that is beyond comprehension and scorch the whole earth. These are simple words, straightforward statements. It's pretty amazing, really, how little detail there is, but how terrifyingly precise these judgments are. …
Yes, O Lord, the Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments. 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 didn't repent so as to give Him glory. In the midst of all this chaos, of course, the captain of the hosts of heaven arrives in majesty and holiness and inaugurates the day of His redemption. The drama of that is seen in verse 6. And following in that day there will be no light, the luminaries will dwindle. It will be a unique day which is known to the Lord, neither day nor night, but it will come about that at evening time there will be light. And in that day, there's that same phrase, living waters will flow out of Jerusalem, half of them toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea. …