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sincerely ask Him. In fact, He can hardly wait for my request.

20. The book of Revelation contains God's last imperative message for
planet earth. What did God say He would do to anyone who tried to add
anything to the book of Revelation 22:18
Ans: `God shall _____________ unto him the _____________.”
NOTE: God means for Revelation to be taught NOW — JUST AS IT IS,
AND WITH GREAT URGENCY. And woe be to the person who tries to
add something to it. Such a person is promised the plagues because he
interferes with God's last urgent, precious message to the people He loves.

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21. What does God promise the righteous in regard to the plagues?
Ans: "Neither shall any_____________ come nigh thy ________________.” Suppose that on a dark, rainy night you were speeding along the highway in your
automobile. Suddenly, seven red lights loomed up out of the darkness. They were
stretched across the road in front of you. Would you stop? Of course, you would.
22. What plan does God have to protect His people from the plagues? Red lights signify emergency. danger and disaster.
Psalm 91:11
In Revelation, chapters 15 and 16. God has stretched seven brilliant red lights
Ans: "For He shall give His _____________ charge over thee to across the road to the future. He is saying, "Stop! Look! Listen! Pray! Seven
terrible scourges or plagues lie just ahead. Beware!"
___________ thee".
Television sometimes warns that sensitive people may find a certain program
NOTE: Angels that excel in strength protect the righteous from the plagues.
offensive. Likewise, we must alert you that the contents of this lesson are not
pleasant to ponder. The lesson is, in fact. shocking. The seven plagues are
horrible, grim, unnerving and upsetting. Most would prefer to look the other way.
23. What other wonderful promise. regarding the time of the plagues, is
given God's people? Psalm 91:5 But GOD intended that we should soberly consider these awesome plagues, so
He dedicated two chapters of the great book of Revelation to their presentation.
Ans: "Thou shalt not be ___________________________.” And, in Revelation 1:3. He pronounced a blessing upon all who take heed to the
NOTE: Praise God! Not a single plague will affect God's people. Angels will warnings and messages of the hook. Certainly God would not waste two chapters
be their companions to protect them and not one of God's children will of His last message to the church on something nonessential. He included the
EVEN BE AFRAID during the dreadful and traumatic plague crisis. What a plagues for very good reasons.
blessed privilege to serve such a wonderful Lord! God is loving. forgiving, caring, kind, patient and gracious beyond description.
But people often misunderstand His love. There is extreme danger in viewing
God as a benevolent grandfather who can see nothing wrong with His earthly
24. Jesus desperately wants to assign angels to protect you during the grandchildren, no matter what they do. The death of Jesus is proof that God does
plagues. Will you invite Him to he your Saviour and Lord so He can do not count sin a small thing. It will be dealt with in no uncertain terms. Its
so? He’s waiting with great anticipation for your answer! continued existence would jeopardize the universe.
Ans: ____________________________________________________ God DOES draw lines. We had better understand this. He drew a line once in
Egypt centuries ago and sent ten devastating plagues upon the people. He is about
to draw a line again. This time, seven severe and terrible scourges will smite this
earth and its people.
Copyright 1983 Review & Herald Publishing Assn.
and Revelation Seminars, Box 66, Keene, Texas 76059. Thank God there IS a way of escape! The purpose of this lesson is to clearly
Christian ethics dictate that this material not be copied without written permission. reveal that escape mechanism.

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1. What are the seven plagues called? Revelation 15:1
Ans: "Having the _______________ last _______________ ; for in them
is filled up the _______________ of _______________.”
NOTE: The seven last plagues are called the wrath of God.

17. During the sixth plague, what happens to Babylon's three fold alliance
2. The last three-point message of love and warning to the world is found
in Revelation 14:6-12. What two punishments are mentioned for the of the beast, false prophet and dragon? Revelation 16:19

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wicked? Revelation 14:10. Ans: "And the great ________ was _____________ into __________ parts".
Ans: "Drink of the wine of the _______________ of _______________ NOTE: The combined world wide alliance of religionists against God and
... be tormented with _______________ and _______________.” His people falls apart.
NOTE: The WRATH OF GOD (the seven plagues) is for those who receive
the mark of the beast, Revelation 16:2. The FIRE is for all the lost (see
Lesson 20). The wrath of God, in no way, depicts Jesus' wrath as human GOD PROTECTS HIS PEOPLE
anger. It simply refers to the Divine judgment on sin.
18. In Moses' day God sent ten plagues upon the Egyptians. How were God's
people protected from the death angel of the tenth plague?
3. Who will escape the plagues? Revelation 15:2 Exodus 12:7, 13
Ans: "Them that have gotten the victory over the _______________ and Ans: "And they shall take of the __________________, and strike it on the
over his _______________ and over his _______________ and over the two side __________________ ... and when I see the _________________,
_______________ of his _______________ .” I will pass ____________________ you"
NOTE: This passage makes clear how extremely important it is to avoid NOTE: They put the blood of a lamb on the door posts of their homes and
receiving the mark of the beast. Everyone will receive one of two marks; the death angel promised to pass over their homes when he saw the blood.
either God's mark or the mark of the beast. To receive God's mark is to be The blood represented Jesus' blood.
saved. To receive the mark of the beast is to receive the plagues and be lost.
Solemn. solemn thought! No wonder Revelation says so much about these
two signs or marks. 19. How will God's people overcome during the seven last plagues?
Revelation 12:11
4. Whom do the saved praise for their deliverance? Revelation 15:3, 4 Ans: They ________________ by the _____________ of the ___________.”
Ans: "Great and marvellous are thy ________________ _______________ NOTE: God gave the people of Moses' day a sacred, annual festival in
honour of Jesus' blood which caused the death angel to pass over the homes
_______________________.” of the righteous. The feast was called the PASSOVER. Jesus shed His blood
NOTE: Salvation is through the Lord only. "Thanks be to God, which giveth on Calvary as OUR Passover, I Corinthians 5:7. Jesus' blood applied to my
us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ", 1 Corinthians 15:57 heart erases my sins of the past and provides the miraculous power for me to
become fully like Jesus. It means I will gladly follow wherever Jesus leads.
The armies of the Lord will pass over me and spare my life if have Jesus
blood on the door posts of my heart. He will gladly apply the blood if I but

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14. When the fifth angel pours out his plague upon the seat of the beast,
what happens? Revelation 16:10, 11
Ans: "His ___________________ was full of ______________________.”
NOTE: When this plague is poured upon the headquarters of the beast, his
kingdom, which stretches world-wide, Revelation 13:7. and embraces most
of the world's population, will be enshrouded in total darkness. This literal
darkness highlights the fact that because the beast refuses God's Word his
kingdom is nothing but total spiritual darkness, Isaiah 8:19, 20. Revelation
16:11 points out that people still have the sores of the first plague under the
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THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON
15. What happens under the sixth plague when the angel pours out his vial
upon the great river Euphrates? Revelation 16:12-16
Ans: “The ________________ thereof was ________________ up ... and he
_____________________ them together into a ________________ called ...
SALVATION'S DOOR CLOSES
Armageddon". 5. When will the plagues begin to fall? Revelation 15:8
NOTE: UNDER THE SIXTH PLAGUE PREPARATION IS MADE FOR Ans: "The _______________ was filled with _______________ ... and no
THE GREAT BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON. SEE EXHIBIT #2 FOR
DETAILS REGARDING ARMAGEDDON. _________ was able to _____________ into the _______________, till the
... were _________________ .”

18. The second coming of Jesus takes place under the seventh plague. What NOTE: "No man" able to enter the "temple in heaven indicates that the
two devastating upheavals of nature take place at that time? judgment, which is now in progress there, ends because every case has been
Revelation 16:17-21 decided. Then the seven last plagues fall. See Lesson 15 for details on the
judgment.
Ans: (vs. 18) — "And there was a great _______________________.”
. . . (vs. 21) — And there fell upon men a great ________________
6. What announcement will Jesus make that will Indicate the heavenly
out of heaven". judgment has ended? Revelation 22:11, 12
NOTE: The GATHERING together, or preparation for Armageddon, takes Ans: "He that is _____________, let him be unjust _____________: and he
place under the sixth plague, but the battle, itself, takes place under the
seventh plague. Jesus and his armies descend from heaven and destroy the which is _______________ , let him be filthy _____________: and he that is
wicked who were poised to kill God's people, Revelation 19:11-19. ___________________ let him be righteous _______________: and he that
The HAIL is real with each stone weighing more than 50 lbs. Job said God is _______________ , let him be holy _______________.”
would use hail in the last great battle, Job 38:22, 23. God's people will be
protected from the hail, Isaiah 32:18, 19. NOTE: When the judgment ends in heaven, Jesus makes an announcement
that all people have made final decisions and that none will ever choose to
The EARTHQUAKE is indescribably devastating. It is mentioned also in change. At that moment, probation for all people closes, forever. Each person
Revelation 6:14-17; Isaiah 24:1, 3, 19, 20 and Jeremiah 4:23-26. has closed his own probation by his own choices.

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 to worship contrary to conscience, suddenly find commerce and
NO SECOND CHANCE communication disrupted by the bloody waters. This plague demonstrates
God's feelings regarding this evil conglomerate. The final struggle in this
7. Sometimes illness or disaster clarifies a persons thinking and causes him world will not be atheism against democracy. It will be religious conflict
to turn to God. In the cases of the plagues, however, no one will be between true and counterfeit religion and worship.
converted. What purpose does God have in sending the plagues?
Revelation 16:10, 11, 21
Ans: "They. . . blasphemed the God of ________________ ... and 12. What Is the third plague? Revelation 16:4-7

_______________________________ not.” Ans: "The ________________ and ________________ of waters ... became
________________.”
NOTE: FOR AN IMPORTANT DISCUSSION OF QUESTION 7, SEE
EXHIBIT #1. NOTE: The wicked label God’s people “heretics” and many, doubtless, feel

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that to shed their blood would do God a favour, John 16:2. God, however, to
show His feelings turns fresh water into blood and gives the wicked — blood
to drink He thus exposes THEM as the real heretics. When blood comes out
GOD'S PLAGUES PRONOUNCE PUNISHMENT of the faucet for the wicked, God's people will be given fresh water, Isaiah
33:16.
8. Now long will the plagues last? Revelation 18:8
Ans: "Therefore shall her ___________________ come in one _________". 13. What takes place during the fourth plague? Revelation 16:8, 9
NOTE: The plagues will probably last about one year. The Bible rule is: one Ans: '`Men were ________________ with great ________________.”
prophetic day equals one literal year, Ezekiel 4:6: Numbers 14:34.
NOTE: The sun, which men have worshipped throughout history, will
Apparently the plagues are not all universal, else none would survive.
scorch men with great heat. Even today, in the Christian world, the majority
still pay homage to the sun in giving reverence to Sunday (sun's day) as a
holy day. Joel 1:15-20 gives a graphic description of the earth during this
9. What are God's acts of punishment and judgment called in Isaiah plague. During this time there is also a great famine for hearing the Word of
28:21? God, Amos 8:11, 12; Luke 13:25-27. As in Amos' days, many of the wicked.
Ans: "His ________________ work ... His strange ________________ ". though unrepentant, hunt someone to teach them the Word of God but no one
can be found because God's people will have fled to the rocks and the
NOTE: Acts of punishment and judgment, like the plagues, are so foreign to mountains for safety, Isaiah 33:16. The response of the wicked is one of
God's nature that the Bible calls them strange. He has "no pleasure in the panic and fear of consequences as was that of Judas, Matthew 27:4. God's
death of the wicked", Ezekiel 33:11. He will. however, "not at all acquit the people will be protected from the heat. "The sun shall not smite thee by day",
wicked", Nahum 1:3 or "clear the guilty", Exodus 34:7. Psalm 121:6.

10. What is the first plague? Revelation 16:2

Ans: "A ___________________ and _______________________ sore?
NOTE: Each plague strikes a blow at some aspect of false worship or
apostate religion. This plague exposes the false miracle workers of
Revelation 13:13, 14; 16:14. They cannot cure the sores.

11. What happens during the second plague? Revelation 16:3

Ans: "The ________ ...became as the ___________ of a __________ man". All with the mark of the beast receive the plagues.
NOTE: The nations, (a united world-wide movement), which forced people
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