characterizes the series of bowls is the fact that it punishes the whole world and strives for the conversion of all unrepentant sinners. The book of Revelation shows that angels protect the natural elements—water, wind, and fire (Revelation 7:1, 14:18, 16:5). “And the LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the sea of Egypt” (Isaiah 11:15), prepares the reader for the drying up of the river Euphrates in Revelation 16:12. This doom for Babylon was foretold by Jeremiah: “I will plead your cause and