Table created by Elizabeth Cole, September 25, 2011

THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT: ECHOES IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION

Order in

Exodus Plague in Exodus

Scripture Reference

In Revelation Scripture Reference

1st Water turned into blood Exodus 7:14-24

A third of the sea turned to blood

Revelation 8:8

The two witnesses have the power to turn water into blood

Revelation 11:6

Sea, rivers, springs turn to blood Revelation 16:3-4

2nd Frogs Exodus 7:25-8:11 Three unclean spirits like frogs Revelation 16:13

3rd Gnats Exodus 8:12-15 No mention of a plague of gnats in Revelation

4th Flies Exodus 8:15-28 No mention of a plague of flies in Revelation

5th Pestilence (livestock disease) Exodus 9:1-7 No mention of a plague of pestilence in Revelation:

But livestock may die off if crops ruined (Revelation 6:8 famine) and food too expensive (Revelation 6:6)

6th Boils Exodus 9:8-12 Festering, ugly sores Revelation 16:2, 11

7th Hail and lightning Exodus 9:13-35

Lightning hurled to earth

Revelation 8:5

Hail and fire mixed with blood

Revelation 8:7

Hailstones like huge weights Revelation 16:21

8th Locusts Exodus 10:1-20 Locusts Revelation 9:3-11

9th Darkness Exodus 10:21-29 Darkness (one-third) Revelation 8:12

Kingdom of the beast plunged into darkness

Revelation 16:10

10th Death of the First-born by the

Destroying Angel Exodus 11:1-10,

12:29-30 Death of one-third of the human race by the four angels of death

Revelation 9:13-19

Scripture references from New American Bible