The second trumpet brought harm to one-third of the sea and this bowl does, too. (Revelation 8:8) God's promise to Noah (Genesis 8:20-22) would not allow us to think these plagues actually are upon the literal sea, fresh water or sun. Instead, these figures are used to show mankind, in every facet of his being, is to be punished for wickedness. The sea likely represents the teeming masses of humanity. As it turns to wickedness, it begins to rot and stink like the blood of a dead man and all who join in this wickedness likewise die. (Ephesians 2:1-3)

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