God's Anger Brought to a Finish - The Sea Becomes Blood

 The second bowl of God's  anger must now be poured out. What will it mean for mankind?  John tells us: "And the second onee poured out his bowl into the sea. And it becomes s blood of a dead man, and every living soul died, yes, the things in the sea." (Revelation 16:3)  Like the second trumpet blast, this bown is directed against "the sea"-seething rebellious mass of humanity alienated from Jehovah.  (Isaiah 57:20, 21; Revelation 8:8, 9) In Jehovah's eyes, this "sea" is like blood, unfit for creatures to live in.  That is why Christiand must be no parrt of the world.  (John 17:14) The pouring out of the second bowl of God's anger reveals that all of mankind who inhabit this sea are dead in Jehovah's eyess.  By reason of comunity, responsibilty,  mankind is guilty of gross shedding of innocent blood.. When Jehovah's day of anger arrives, the will literally die at the hands of the executional forces.  - REVELATION 19:17, 18; compare EPHESIANS 2:1; COLOSSIANS  2:13.

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