Revelation 16
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The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath
1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”
2The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly, festering sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.
3The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died.
4The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood. 5Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:
“You are just in these judgments, O Holy One,
you who are and who were;
6for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets,
and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve.”
7And I heard the altar respond:
“Yes, Lord God Almighty,
true and just are your judgments.”
8The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire. 9They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.
10The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in agony 11and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they refused to repent of what they had done.
12The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East. 13Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14They are demonic spirits that perform signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.
15 “Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.”
16Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
17The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and out of the temple came a loud voice from the throne, saying, “It is done!” 18Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake. 19The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered Babylon the Great and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath. 20Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found. 21From the sky huge hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds,#16:21 Or about 45 kilograms fell on people. And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail, because the plague was so terrible.
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Revelation 16
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1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying #Rev. 15:1to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the bowls #Rev. 14:10of the wrath of God on the earth.”
First Bowl: Loathsome Sores
2So the first went and poured out his bowl #Rev. 8:7upon the earth, and a foul and #Ex. 9:9–11; Deut. 28:35; Rev. 16:11loathsome sore came upon the men #Rev. 13:15–17; 14:9who had the mark of the beast and those #Rev. 13:14who worshiped his image.
Second Bowl: The Sea Turns to Blood
3Then the second angel poured out his bowl #Rev. 8:8; 11:6on the sea, and #Ex. 7:17–21it became blood as of a dead man; #Rev. 8:9and every living creature in the sea died.
Third Bowl: The Waters Turn to Blood
4Then the third angel poured out his bowl #Rev. 8:10on the rivers and springs of water, #Ex. 7:17–20; Ps. 78:44; Rev. 11:6and they became blood. 5And I heard the angel of the waters saying:
#Rev. 15:3, 4“You are righteous, O Lord,
The One #Rev. 1:4, 8who is and who was and who is to be,
Because You have judged these things.
6For #Matt. 23:34they have shed the blood #Rev. 11:18of saints and prophets,
#Is. 49:26; Luke 11:49–51And You have given them blood to drink.
For it is their just due.”
7And I heard another from the altar saying, “Even so, #Rev. 15:3Lord God Almighty, #Rev. 13:10; 19:2true and righteous are Your judgments.”
Fourth Bowl: Men Are Scorched
8Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl #Rev. 8:12on the sun, #Rev. 9:17, 18and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. 9And men were scorched with great heat, and they #Rev. 16:11blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; #Dan. 5:22and they did not repent #Rev. 11:13and give Him glory.
Fifth Bowl: Darkness and Pain
10Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl #Rev. 13:2on the throne of the beast, #Ex. 10:21; Is. 8:22; Rev. 8:12; 9:2and his kingdom became full of darkness; #Rev. 11:10and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain. 11They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.
Sixth Bowl: Euphrates Dried Up
12Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl #Rev. 9:14on the great river Euphrates, #Jer. 50:38and its water was dried up, #Is. 41:2, 25; 46:11so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. 13And I saw three unclean #1 John 4:1spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of #Rev. 12:3, 9the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of #Rev. 13:11, 14; 19:20; 20:10the false prophet. 14For they are spirits of demons, #2 Thess. 2:9performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of #Luke 2:1the whole world, to gather them to #1 Kin. 22:21–23; Rev. 17:14; 19:19; 20:8the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
15#Matt. 24:43; Luke 12:39; Rev. 3:3, 11“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, #2 Cor. 5:3lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”
16#Rev. 19:19And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon.
Seventh Bowl: The Earth Utterly Shaken
17Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, #Rev. 10:6; 21:6“It is done!” 18And #Rev. 4:5there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; #Rev. 11:13and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake #Dan. 12:1; Matt. 24:21as had not occurred since men were on the earth. 19Now #Rev. 14:8the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And #Rev. 17:5, 18great Babylon #Rev. 14:8; 18:5was remembered before God, #Is. 51:17; Rev. 14:10to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. 20Then #Rev. 6:14; 20:11every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great.
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