Bitter Wormwood – Holy Rare Wrath Event | Bible TCG
Updated: Sep 27
Genesis Set Card 177/250
Bitter Wormwood is a Holy Rare Event from the Wrath Age, costing 1 Faith. It Exiles a Verse from your Hand, then deals 4 Damage to Target Enemy.
The Bible Story Behind Bitter Wormwood
When the third trumpet sounds, a great star will fall from heaven burning like a lamp. It will strike a third part of the rivers and fountains of waters, turning an essential source of earthly life into an instrument of judgment. Bitter Wormwood presents a literal future catastrophe occurring during the Wrath Age after the church has been gathered to Christ.
Scripture associates Wormwood with bitterness, sorrow, and judgment. In Revelation, the name belongs to the star itself, emphasizing that this event is neither accidental nor outside God's control. The Lord who numbers and names the stars also determines the appointed moment, path, and purpose of this terrible judgment.
Revelation 8:11 says: "And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter."
The waters won't merely taste unpleasant; they'll become deadly, and many people will perish after drinking them. The judgment will strike rivers and springs upon which communities depend, revealing how quickly mankind's confidence in the stability of creation can collapse. The Creator who ordinarily provides fresh water will temporarily permit its bitterness to testify against a world hardened in rebellion.
Wormwood forms part of the trumpet judgments leading toward the visible return of Jesus Christ. The seals, trumpets, and vials aren't uncontrolled disasters, but ordered acts moving the earth toward the defeat of the beast and the establishment of Christ's kingdom. Even when creation is shaken, every event remains beneath the authority of the Lamb who opens the prophetic judgments.
At the cross, Jesus willingly drank the bitter cup of divine judgment for everyone who would believe the Gospel of His grace. He bore sin, died, was buried, and rose again so that believers could receive everlasting life instead of condemnation. Those who reject the Lamb will encounter His wrath, but those who trust His finished work are already justified and accepted in Him.
Bitter Wormwood Bible TCG Strategy
Bitter Wormwood is a powerful low-Cost Damage Event that first instructs you to Exile a Verse from Hand, then deals 4 Damage to Target Enemy in a separate sentence. Exile a Verse if one is available; an empty Hand doesn't prevent the Damage. Because it says Target Enemy, it can Target an Opponent or an Enemy Being. If it Damages an Opponent, you Gain Bible Points equal to the Damage that Opponent takes.
Synergies
High Damage For Low Faith: Bitter Wormwood deals 4 Damage for only 1 Faith.
Direct Pressure: If Bitter Wormwood Damages an Opponent, you Gain Bible Points equal to the Damage inflicted.
Pray Synergy: Since Bitter Wormwood is an Event that deals Damage, Beings with Pray can increase its Damage.
Questions and Answers
Q: Can I Play Bitter Wormwood as the only Verse in my Hand?
A: Yes. The Hand Exile is an instruction, not an additional Play Cost. Once Bitter Wormwood leaves your Hand, there is nothing to Exile, so skip that instruction and continue to its Damage sentence.
Q: Can I choose not to Exile a Verse if I have one?
A: No. Do as much as you can is mandatory. If a Verse remains in your Hand when that instruction resolves, Exile one.
Q: Does Exiling a Being Verse from Hand trigger Resurrect?
A: No. Resurrect requires Exile from the Storyline, not from Hand.
Q: How do Targeting and Pray affect its Damage?
A: Choose a legal Enemy: an Opponent or an Enemy Being without active Darkness. Pray +2 increases the Damage from 4 to 6. If no legal Target exists, skip that Damage step; the earlier Hand Exile isn't reversed.
Q: Can Keys Of Hell And Death recover the Exiled Verse or Bitter Wormwood?
A: Keys Of Hell And Death can Return Bitter Wormwood and any other Event Verses in your Exile when Keys resolves. It can't Return a Being Verse that Bitter Wormwood Exiled from your Hand. Bitter Wormwood enters Exile after its Ability finishes, before queued triggers resolve.
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