What does the sixth bowl do to the Euphrates?
The sixth angel pours his bowl upon the great river Euphrates, and the water thereof is dried up. This removes the Euphrates as the biggest natural barrier, preparing the way for the kings of the east to come, so that the last obstacle is removed.
Les explains that the sixth angel poured out his bowl upon the great river Euphrates, and the water thereof was dried up. He notes that the Euphrates is the biggest natural barrier to the great army coming from the east, and that the Turks are building a high dam on the headwaters, which will dry it downstream. The purpose is that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared; the Euphrates will be dry as a bone, letting the nations of the east come, and the last obstacle is removed.
And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
More Questions
Why is the Euphrates dried up in the sixth bowl?
The sixth bowl dries up the Euphrates specifically so that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
How will the Euphrates be dried up so nations of the east can come?
Les says the Euphrates will be dried up 'as dry as a bone,' and he points to Turkey building a high dam on the Euphrates' headwaters as what will dry it up, allowing the nations of the east to come.
What does the drying up of the Euphrates accomplish in Revelation 16:12?
The drying up of the Euphrates removes the last obstacle for the 200-million-man army, preparing its way.