Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go, pour out the seven bowls of God's wrath on the earth." Revelation 16:1
Footnote: The bowl judgments are God's final and complete judgments on the earth. The end has come. There are many similarities between the bowl judgments and the trumpet judgments, but there are three main differences:
1. these judgments are complete whereas the trumpet judgments are partial;
2. the trumpet judgments still give unbelievers the opportunity to repent, but the bowl judgments do not; and
3. mankind is indirectly affected by several of the trumpet judgments but directly attacked by all the bowl judgments.
"Behold, I come like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed." Revelation 16:15
Footnote: Christ will return unexpectedly (1 Thessalonians 5:1-5), so we must be ready when he returns. We can prepare ourselves by standing firm in temptation and by being committed to God's moral standards.
In what ways does your life show either your readiness or your lack of preparation for Christ's return?
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All footnotes taken from the Life Application Study Bible, NIV
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