The fourth bowl is poured upon the sun, and heat becomes a furnace. People burn beneath the plague but curse the name that holds its power. No repentance rises from the scorched and stubborn earth. The fifth bowl falls directly on the throne of the beast. The Scorching Sun and the Darkened Kingdom The appointed hour has come upon the earth. True and righteous are the judgments of the Lord. Let every kingdom tremble before his throne. Darkness fills its kingdom while the suffering bite their tongues. Old sores and present anguish draw more blasphemy from the heart. No mountain hides the heart from holy light. The Judge of all the earth remembers every deed. Fire above and darkness below reveal the kingdom’s ruin. Pain cannot produce repentance where rebellion is enthroned. The Scorching Sun and the Darkened Kingdom The appointed hour has come upon the earth. True and righteous are the judgments of the Lord. Let every kingdom tremble before his throne. The Scorching Sun and the Darkened Kingdom