When God’s judgments fall on this world,
there is often no place to hide.

For the wicked that is. Next swarms of flies are over everything in Egypt, Ex 8:21. However, the land of Goshen, where the people of God lived, there were no flies,

“… to the end you may know that I am Yahweh in the midst of the earth.”
Ex 8:22

Some negotiations with Pharaoh do occur, and the flies disappear, completely! But again Pharaoh hardened his heart. Then there was a plague on the cattle of Egypt, and all the cattle died, except for the cattle of the Israelites, Ex 9:6. But still Pharaoh would not relent. Then a plague of boils on man and beast. Even the magicians could not stand before Moses, Ex 9:10-12.

God says He could have already
destroyed all of the Egyptians.

“For now I would have put forth my hand, and struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth;”
Ex 9:15

But God wants to show His power, so His name will be honored throughout the earth. Severe hail came next with thunder and lightning, with the hail breaking every tree, the crops which were out of the ground, and unprotected animals and men. However Goshen, where Israel dwelled, was spared, Ex 9:23-26, 31-32. Pharaoh at last said, “I have sinned this time,” Ex 9:27; but it did not last long! Then came the locusts, and mighty hordes of locusts can strip bare even a lush green land. When the clouds of locusts came in they darkened the sky, and ate all that was left.

Again Pharaoh admitted sinning against Yahweh and Israel, and again his repentance did not hold.

Then a plague of darkness fell over ALL the land of Egypt, except for Goshen. This was darkness which could be felt, and no one rose from house, Ex 10:21, 23. Again Pharaoh hardened his heart.

Then came the last plague: the death of all of the firstborn

The first born of every man, the privileged, the heirs, and the first born of every critter that was left. Of course Israel was protected by staying under the blood of the sacrifice, that was painted on the door frames, Exodus 12.

Similarly, you and I must stay under the blood of Jesus, to be spared from the Judgments falling on men for their sins.

God’s saints will be protected from the plagues
falling on the earth just before the end,
much as in ancient Egypt.

In Revelation 12 the dragon (the devil or Satan, Rev 12:9) is thrown out of heaven, and then persecutes “the woman,” God’s people, and it says,

“Two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, so that she might be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.”
Rev 12:14

So while the beast rules, and God’s plagues fall on sinful men who persecute the church, the faithful are “nourished,” one more time IN THE WILDERNESS!

Scriptures are from the World English Bible WEB, a copyright free revision
of the original ASV American Standard Version 1901.