Seven Bowls: please explain

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Well there’s to lamps burning oil and shining bright - There’s two witnesses attesting to the light Light atonement’s sorry plight, Redemption’s joy ignite - Bearing witness, burning oil and shining bright

 

One of those witnesses is Moses The one who crossed the Red Sea He put the hard word on old Pharaoh Let the people go free  Who’s that yonder dressed in red Must be the children that Moses led Passed through the sea those Hebrew slaves Left Pharaoh’s army to that watery grave 
Angel poured his bowl out on the land Men sprouted sores from their heads to the hands Angel poured his bowl out on the sea Lot of creatures died in that catastrophe

For a time, two times and half a time they shine Grace and truth, the Dark Lord’s evil ways define Shut the heavens, stop the rain When their virtue men defame For a time, two times and half a time they shine  You know that witness Brother Moses When he crossed the Red Sea He met with Ja up on Mount Horeb Brought back the Law for you and me  Who’s that yonder dressed in grey Never took the chance to learn Jah’s ways Forty years of wandering most unblessed Ain’t never gonna make it to Jah’s great rest   Angel poured his bowl on the rivers and the springs Water turned bitter with a bloody tinge Angel poured his bowl out on the sun Scorched the blackened souls of those accursed ones For half of seven years those lamps do burn Plague with woes, men who grace and truth do spurn Call down heaven’s purging fires When their destruction men conspire For half of seven years those lamps do burn The thing you got to know ‘bout Moses He brought forth water from the stone First time around he had to strike it Next time should be Ja’s word alone Who’s that drinking water from the rock Made Jah angry at the leader and the flock Who’s that yonder ate heaven’s bread Lusting for the food that Egypt fed   Angel poured his bowl on the Beast’s great throne Lights went out and men did curse and groan Angel poured his bowl on Eden’s Gate Evil went forth with words of bitter hate After three and one half years the dragon roars From his prison in hell’s abyss he does soar Those two witnesses assails Over grace and truth prevails Leaves their bodies in the street their lights all failed The other witness he’s Elijah He shut the heavens stopped the rain He raised the widow’s son in Sidon Up from Sheol’s bed of pain Old Elijah talking to the king Bring out Baal’s prophets for a final fling Get ‘em up on Carmel make them jump and shout Rain fire from heaven in a final route Angel poured his bowl out in the air Down in Armageddon they all gathered there Voice cried out in heaven, “It all is done” Earth quaked at the arrival of the chosen one And after three and one half days those lights arise Those two witnesses ascend into the skies And the earth does moan and quake While men in fear do shake After three and one had days those lights arise  Who’s that yonder dressed in white Must be the Children of the Israelites Must be the remnant of the spoil and prey Emmanuel, God with us, on the Lord’s great day.

9.0 Two Witnesses to the Seven Bowls of Judgment

9.1 Moses (Law) & Elijah (Prophets) = 2 Witnesses

9.2 You Can’t Keep Moses & Elijah Down (for long)

9.3 Seven Bowls of Judgments on Babylon (EVIL)

9.4 Bowl #1: Sores

9.5 Bloody Sea, Foul Rivers, Sun Burn, Darkness, War

9.6 Evil Darkness then Armageddon