Morning Bible Study: Revelation 16:8-11

8  Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, causing it to scorch everyone with its fire. 

9  Everyone was burned by this blast of heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over all these plagues. They did not repent of their sins and turn to God and give him glory. 

10  Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness. His subjects ground their teeth in anguish, 

11  and they cursed the God of heaven for their pains and sores. But they did not repent of their evil deeds and turn to God. NLT

Commentary

(the following commentary is from www.easyenglish.bible/bible-commentary/revelation-lbw.htm)

"Verses 8-9 With the contents of the fourth bowl, the heat of the sun increased. It became so hot that it burned people.

The people knew that these troubles came from God. God sent them to warn the people. They should have turned from their sin and they should have cried out to God. They should have praised God who had such power. Instead, they cursed God. They did not turn from their sin. They did not praise God.

Verse 10 The throne of the beast means all that he ruled. The whole of his kingdom became dark. There was no light. The dark was completely black. The darkness made the people’s pains feel much worse. So, the people bit their tongues because of the pain.

Verse 11 They had terrible pain, but the people would not turn from their sin. They knew that God ruled in heaven. But, they would not call out for God to help them. They would not praise him or serve him as their God. They cursed God because of all that they suffered."