Revelation Chalice and Trumpet Judgements compared to Plagues on Egypt

SYMBOLISM IN SACRED SCRIPTURE:

CHALICE & TRUMPET JUDGMENTS OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION COMPARED TO THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT

The Chalice Judgments are repeats, with variation, of the Trumpet Judgments. Since the Trumpet Judgments were essentially warnings they took only a third of the Land; with the Chalices, however, the destruction is total. The similarities between the Chalice and Trumpet Judgments and the Plagues of Egypt cannot be casual coincidence. The similarities should make us ask "Why is it that the vision (or the plague) is repeated. What is the connection?" Notice the order of Chalice and Trumpet judgments compared with each other and how these judgments are reminiscent of the Egyptian plagues.

CHALICE

Judgments in Revelation

TRUMPET

Judgments in Revelation

PLAGUES ON EGYPT

In the book of Exodus

1^st Chalice: Poured out on the Land; people

disfigured with

sores (16:1-2)

1^st Trumpet: On the Land; 1/3 earth, trees, grass burned (8:7)

Boils

(6^th plague: Exodus 9:8-12)

2^nd Chalice: Poured out on the sea, becoming blood (16:3)

2^nd Trumpet: On the sea; 1/3 of sea becomes blood, 1/3 sea creatures die, 1/3 ships destroyed (8:8-9)

Waters become blood

(1^st plague: Exodus 7:17-21)

3^rd Chalice: Poured out on rivers and springs, becoming blood (16:8-9)

3^rd Trumpet: On rivers and springs;1/3 of waters become wormwood

(8:10-11)

Waters become blood

(1^st plague: Exodus 7:17-21)

4^th Chalice: Poured out on the sun, causing it to scorch = darkened (16:8-9)

4^th Trumpet: 1/3 of sun, moon, & stars darkened (8:12)

Darkness

(9^th plague: Exodus 10:21-23)

5^th Chalice: Poured out on the throne of the Beast = darkness, pain and sores torment people (16:10-11)

5^th Trumpet: Demonic locusts tormenting mankind (9:13-21)

Locusts

(8^th plague: Exodus 10: 4-20)

6^th Chalice: Poured out on the river [Euphrates], drying it up to make way for kings of the east; invasion of frog-demons; Armageddon (16:12-16)

6^th Trumpet: Invasion of army from the river [Euphrates] kills 1/3 of mankind (9:13-21)

Invasion of frogs from the river [Nile]

(2^nd plague: Exodus 8:2-4)

7^th Chalice: Poured out on the air causing storm, earthquake, hail & the Great City splits into 3 parts (16:17-21)

7^th Trumpet: Voices, storm, earthquake, hail (11:15-19)

Hail storm

(7^th plague: Exodus 9:18-26)