7th bowl and angel. 16:17-21 V.17 l) Sphere cursed - I. The last bowl judgment is being poured out. II. What it contains is revealed in v.18-21 and elaborated in chapter 17 and 18. III. The air is now being cursed by the 7th and last judgment. IV. With these 7 seals the judgment on the world is done, verse 21 is the last judgment on the world. V. If man would not receive the finished work on Calvary John 19:30 they will receive of the finished work of judgment. V.18 m) Shaking of the earth - Dimensions of the earthquake. I. Perhaps these noises, thunderings and lightnings is worldwide. II. The world’ s greatest earthquake shakes the world with possible after-quakes and tsunamis. III. The 7th seal, the 7th trumpet and the 7th bowl all have noises, thunderings, lightnings and an earthquake in them. 8:6; 11:19; 16:18 V.19 n) Severity on the nations - Destruction of cities. I. The earthquake causes Jerusalem (The great city) to be parted into 3 parts. 11:8, Zech.14:4 II. The cities around the world is crushing down, they are being levelled to the ground. III. During this time Babylon the great (A city in Iraq) is also receiving her judgment, which is elaborated in chapter 17 and 18. Isaiah Ch.13-14; Jer. Ch.50-51 IV. Now comes the fulfilment of the angel’ s word of Babylon’ s fall. 14:8 V.20 o) Seize of the earthquake - Disappearance of mountains and islands. I. The earthquake causes such a shaking that all island and mountains is being destroyed or covered with water. Jer.4:23-27; Hag.2:6,7 II. In chapter 6 verse 14 during the 6th seal every mountain and island was moved out of their place, but during the 7th bowl they are destroyed or covered with water. III. The earthquake will prepare the earth for conditions in the Millennium that where in Eden. V.21 p) Stoning of man - Dropping of hailstones. I. Huge hail stones falls on the world that weighs 1 talent, about 34 kilograms II. God is now stoning men in judgment. Josh.10:11; Job 38:22-23; Isaiah 28:2, 17; Ezek.13:11-13; 38:22-23 III. Consider the worldwide damage these hailstones will do on all things, as it comes down from heaven with the speed faster than a vehicle. IV. This judgment is similar to the 7th plague on Egypt. Ex.9:13-34 V. The hailstorm ends the great tribulation period; it’ s the last judgment before the everlasting judgment of man, which happens in chapter 20 A. Chapters 17 and 18 elaborates 16:19 B. Chapter 19 elaborates 16:16 C. Chapters 17-19 are elaborations chapters.