Revelation: Chapter 16 Timelines

Setting

Revelation 16:1-21 is the end of the tribulation period. However, there are other references to the tribulation in other chapters, such as Revelation 18:1-24 and Revelation 19:1-21, and the first part of Revelation 20:1-15. Each of these chapters or parts of chapters, provide a glimpse of another aspect of the end to the tribulation. The two links to "The Incursion" and "Armageddon" listed in the gold block, labeled "Timelines," will take you to the Revelation 19:1-21 references. Just press your back space arrow at the top of your web browser to return to this page, unless you wish to navigate to other parts of this website.

The pouring of the first three bowls of judgment, of seven bowls are shown as solid red bars, in that once poured, they will persist through the end of the tribulation, and for a short time thereafter, until the Lord heals the world of these horrible conditions.

The pouring of the second set of three bowls of judgment, of seven bowls are also shown as solid red bars. Once they have been poured out upon the world, that judgment will persist through the end of the tribulation, and for a short time thereafter, until the Lord heals the world of these horrible conditions.

The pouring of the seventh bowl of judgment, is shown as solid red dot. Once they have been poured out upon the world, its impact is immediate and its full measure of God's wrath is experienced in a short interval of time.

The events described in Revelation 16:1-21 are shown in the following graph, imbeded with all the events revealed to John in the book of Revelation up to this moment. Again, this is the final preparation for the end of the tribulation: