The End Times and the Exodus, Part 4

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The 7 Bowls: Godʼs Wrath Poured Out on the Nations

Preliminary, Exodus: “…the glory of the LORD appeared…” Moses entered the Tabernacle to take “the rod [of God] from before the LORD…” God soon used it and the Israelites to smite the heathen nations. Num. 20:6, 9 End Times: “…the Tabernacle of the testimony in heaven [is] opened.” Seven angels come out, empowered to execute Godʼs wrath on the nations. “…the Glory of God” appears. Rev. 15:5-8

At this point in the future, the worldʼs nations are either submitting to Christʼs dominion, or, they are rebelling against him and serving the Beast: the fallen angel, not man, that “ascends out of the Abyss.” Rev. 11:7; 17:8; 9:2-3, 11 (There may also be some fence-sitter nations for a while.) No such ruler as the Beast existed upon Earth in Mosesʼ time; therefore, there are no clear allegories for the first five Bowls. The following are only suggested:

1st Bowl, Exodus: Fiery serpents inflicted grievous bites on rebellious Israelites. Num. 21:4f. End Times: Loathsome sores come upon the rebels that serve the Beast. Rev. 16:2

2nd - 3rd Bowls, Exodus: The Israelites were refused permission to drink the waters of Edom and Moab, two ungodly peoples. Num. 20:14-21; Judg. 11:17-18 End Times: Polluted and undrinkable waters. Rev. 16:3-4

4th Bowl, Exodus: “…fire went out from Heshbon…” Num. 21:28 End Times: Rebellious men are “scorched with fire.” Rev. 16:8-9

5th Bowl, Exodus: “Og, King of Bashan, [the last] of the remnant of the Rephaim,” was defeated and killed by the Israelites. Deut. 3:1-11 The Rephaim were the offspring of fallen angels. End Times: The throne and kingdom of the Beast are afflicted. Rev. 16:10-11

6th Bowl, Exodus: The Jordan River was dried up to prepare for the invasion of Canaan by the Israelites, and the subsequent great battle (below). Josh. 3:13-17 End Times: The “River Euphrates…[is] dried up” to prepare for the invasion of the land of Canaan, and “the battle of that great day of God…” Rev. 16:12-16

7th Bowl, Exodus: Joshua – Yeshua – and the Israelites defeated the many armies gathered together against them on ʻthe day the sun stood still.ʼ “[T]he earth trembled and shook” amidst a great storm (Jasher 89:15), and great hailstones fell from heaven. The Canaanite armies were routed and slaughtered, and their kings were captured alive and “cast into” a cave. Josh. 10 End Times: “[T]hunderings and lightnings…a mighty and great earthquake…great hail from heaven.” Jesus – Yeshua – and the armies of heaven descend to destroy the armies gathered together against them. The Beast and the False Prophet are captured alive, and “cast into” the lake of fire. Rev. 16:17-21; 19:11-21

The Armageddon battle of the 7th Bowl and Revelation 19 is that of Ezekiel 38-39, the only other place God mentions using “great hailstones” in war. Ezek. 38:22 Both passages also tell about Godʼs great feast for the birds:

Revelation 19:17 Come, gather together to the supper of the great God, 18 that you may eat the flesh of kings…[and] mighty men… 

Ezekiel 39:17 …come, gather together…to my sacrificial meal …that you may… 18 eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of princes…

This is also the time of the battle of Zechariah 14: 

Zechariah 14:3 Then the LORD will go forth and fight against those nations… 7 It shall be one [unique] day that is known to the LORD…at evening it shall be light.

Compare Joshua 10:13-14 :

So the sun…did not hasten to go down… And there has been no day like that before…for the LORD fought for Israel.

Zechariah focuses on the battle for Jerusalem, while Ezekiel focuses on the greater battle against the assembled armies gathered in the Plain of Esdraelon/Megiddo. However, both passages, as also Revelation 16:18, speak of the tremendous earthquake that will take place. Ezek. 38:19-20; Zech. 14:4-5 Both also say that among the invaders, “every manʼs sword will be against his brother.” Ezek. 38:21; Zech. 14:13 So this is all one continuous conflict, fought over a wide area, in which the Lord personally fights. In Joshuaʼs day, the king of Jerusalem was the leader of the assembled heathen armies: this was a foreshadowing of the Latter Day battle for Jerusalem.