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Chapter 12: Judgments of the Tribulation – continued
The Antichrist rises to Power
Connect…
Recently we have experienced a world-wide pandemic called the Coronavirus or COVID-19. This virus
has taken the life of hundreds of thousands of people. Entire countries have closed their doors and their
economies have stopped. People have been isolated. Stores are empty of basic commodities. It has
been amazing to see how quickly people are ready to give up their freedoms in order to get back to
normal. This past week a pastor was arrested on criminal charges for worshipping with 12 people in his
church!
We’ve studied the plagues that will come to earth. The economic and social structure of the entire
earth will certainly collapse. Everyone will be looking for some way or someone to put things back to
normal. They will do anything and give up all freedoms to see this happen. They will even be willing to
fall down and worship a governmental leader if he can promise solutions to the vast problems. So then
will rise the Antichrist to take total control of every person’s life on the earth. And people will give him
allegiance gladly. They think he will fix their situations. But He will not….
Objectives…
1. The student should be able to detail the seven bowls of judgment on the earth.
2. The student should be able to describe Antichrist’s rise to power on the earth.
3. The student should be able to describe Armageddon and the demise of the Antichrist and false
prophets at the end of the tribulation.
The Lesson ...
The Seven Bowls
The seven bowl or vial judgments are the final judgments of the tribulation period. They will be the most
severe judgments the world has ever seen. The seven bowls are described in Revelation 16:1–21, where
they are specifically called “the seven bowls of God’s wrath” (verse 1). Under the Antichrist, the
wickedness of man has reached its peak, and it is met with God’s wrath against sin. The seven bowl
judgments are called forth by the seventh trumpet.
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