Blood of a Dead Man (Revelation 16:3)

Ken

Earth becomes the red planet, when the Second Vial Judgment is poured out upon the earth. “And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea” (Revelation 16:3 KJV). Unlike Moses turning the Nile River of Egypt to blood (Exodus 7:17-18) or the Second Seal Judgment turning only a third of the seas into blood (Revelation 8:8), this transforms the oceans and seas of the world into the “blood of a dead man” (16:3). Our beautiful planet, when viewed from space, is 70.8 percent covered by oceans and marginal seas, encompassing 139.4 million square miles (361.1 million square kilometers), holding a volume of 329 million cubic miles (1.37 billion cubic kilometers) of seawater, at an average depth of 12,450 feet (3,795 meters), and appearing in rich shades of blue under patches, bands, and swirls of clouds. All of that turns to blood. The only thing worse would be all of the fresh water sources also turning to blood, and this happens directly next, when the Third Vial Judgment is poured out. “And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood” (16:4). Why all of the blood? “And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because Thou hast judged thus. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and Thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy” (16:5-6). If all this sounds unimaginably extreme, then we can begin to comprehend God’s estimation of humanity’s conduct.