Are the plagues of israels exodus from egypt mirrored in the book of. The day of the lord finally arrives united church of god. John addresses the church of smyrna to warn them of ten days of tribulation that may cost them their lives or imprisonment. Echoes in the book of revelation order scripture scripture in plague in exodus in revelation reference referenceexodus a third of the sea turned to revelation 8.
John writes of seven angels with seven plagues, the last plagues ever to occur. This table lists the ten plagues of egypt in the book of exodus with scripture references and how these plagues are echoed in the book of. The events of revelation are the events that occur in the book of revelation of the new. Nearly every one of these ten prayers links the natural disaster in view to sin and rightlydeserved judgement. The book of revelation may hold vital clues about the coronavirus epidemic if outrageous claims made by. There are obvious similarities to these punishments in the seven last plagues note the first, second, third and fifth plagues above. These plagues are described in chapters 7 through 11 of the book of exodus. We thought the parallels were fascinating and worth documenting. The gathering of israel at the end of the tribulation will be by similar miraculous power. The ten plagues spoken of in the book of shmot exodus are greatly magnified when we compare them to the plagues found in the book of revelation. At the completion of the plagues of egypt, god parted the red sea ex. Revelation 1516 niv seven angels with seven plagues i saw. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man.
The best known plagues of the hebrew bible are the 10 plagues. This week in the series the book of revelation, dr. Read is coronavirus one of the plagues in the book of revelation. But, as we read in our parashah, the purpose of these plagues are the same. Exodus plagues mirrored in revelation topical commentary. Bible verses about plagues what does scripture say. Although the coronavirus is not mentioned by name in the bible, the book of revelation speaks of terrifying plagues descending on earth in the end times.
During a recent study through the book of revelation, we noticed an interesting repetition of the same types of plagues mentioned there as well. Much of the remainder of the book of revelation is subdivided into seven major. Revelation 1516 new international version niv seven angels with seven plagues. While covid19 is likely not one of the seven last plagues of revelation, nor a sign of the end times, it is still very real. The plagues of egypt and the tribulation commentary. Revelation 1516 niv seven angels with seven plagues i. On plagues, judgement, and the book of revelation psephizo. Each year during passover, as we read through the history of the exodus, we recount the ten plagues that were visited upon egypt. The endtime prophetic events recorded in the book of revelation that will occur before and at the time of christs return to earth are outlined by. History is replete with plagues, wars, and natural disasters that kill large numbers of people. They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of god, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him. Is coronavirus one of the plagues in the book of revelation.