Introduction
J. The seven bowl judgments ch. 16
John revealed the outpouring of the bowls to enable his readers to understand the climactic judgments of the Great Tribulation. The setting of John’s vision in this chapter is the earth.
"These plagues are not the expression of God’s wrath against sin in general, nor are they punishments for individual wrongdoing. They are the outpouring of his wrath upon him who would frustrate the divine purpose in the world-the beast-and upon those who have given their loyalty to him.
"These plagues are God’s answer to Satan’s last and greatest effort to frustrate the divine rule." [Note: Ladd, p. 209.]
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