Revelation 16
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The Bowls of God’s Anger
1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple. The voice said to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of God’s anger on the earth.”
2The first angel left. He poured out his bowl on the land. Then ugly and painful sores came upon all those who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his idol.
3The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea. Then the sea became blood like that of a dead man. Every living thing in the sea died.
4The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water. And they became blood. 5Then I heard the angel of the waters say to God:
“Holy One, you are the One who is and who was.
You are right to decide to punish these evil people.
6They have spilled the blood of your holy people and your prophets.
Now you have given them blood to drink as they deserve.”
7And I heard the altar say:
“Yes, Lord God All-Powerful,
the way you punish evil people is right and fair.”
8The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun. The sun was given power to burn the people with fire. 9They were burned by the great heat, and they cursed the name of God. God is the One who had control over these troubles. But the people refused to change their hearts and lives and give glory to God.
10The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast. And darkness covered the beast’s kingdom. People bit their tongues because of the pain. 11They cursed the God of heaven because of their pain and the sores they had. But they refused to change their hearts and turn away from the evil things they did.
12The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates. The water in the river was dried up. This prepared the way for the kings from the east to come. 13Then I saw three evil 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. 14These evil spirits are the spirits of demons. They have power to do miracles. They go out to the kings of the whole world. They go out to gather the kings for battle on the great day of God All-Powerful.
15“Listen! I will come as a thief comes! Happy is the person who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him. Then he will not have to go without clothes and be ashamed because he is naked.”
16Then the evil spirits gathered the kings together to the place that is called Armageddon# This word means “Hill of Megiddo,” where many battles were fought long ago. in the Hebrew language.
17The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. Then a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne. The voice said, “It is finished!” 18Then there were flashes of lightning, noises, thunder, and a big earthquake. This was the worst earthquake that has ever happened since people have been on earth. 19The great city split into three parts. The cities of the nations were destroyed. And God did not forget to punish Babylon the Great. He gave that city the cup filled with the wine of his terrible anger. 20Every island disappeared, and there were no more mountains. 21Giant hailstones fell on people from the sky. The hailstones weighed about 100 pounds each. People cursed God because of the hail. This trouble was a terrible thing.
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Revelation 16
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The First Bowl
1Then I heard a loud voice from the sanctuary saying to the seven angels, # Rv 8:2,6; 15:1,6-8 “Go and pour out the seven # Other mss omit seven bowls # Rv 17:1; 21:9 of God’s wrath on the earth.” 2The first went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and severely painful sores # Lit and a severely painful sore # Ex 9:9-11; Dt 28:27,35; Jb 2:7; Is 1:6; Jr 30:12-17 broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.
The Second Bowl
3The second # Other mss add angel poured out his bowl into the sea. It turned to blood like a dead man’s, and all life # Lit and every soul of life in the sea died. # Rv 8:8-9
The Third Bowl
4The third # Other mss add angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. # Ex 7:17-21 5I heard the angel of the waters say:
You are righteous,
who is and who was, # Rv 11:17 the Holy One, # Is 5:19; 41:20; 45:11
for You have decided these things.
6Because they poured out
the blood of the saints and the prophets, # 2Kg 9:7; Mt 23:30; Lk 11:50; Rv 17:6; 18:24
You also gave them blood to drink;
they deserve it! # Is 49:26
7Then I heard someone from the altar say:
Yes, Lord God, the Almighty,
true and righteous are Your judgments. # Ps 19:9; Rv 19:2
The Fourth Bowl
8The fourth # Other mss add angel poured out his bowl on the sun. He # Or It was given the power # Or authority to burn people with fire, 9and people were burned by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God, # Lv 24:11; Is 52:5; Rm 2:24; 1Tm 6:1; Rv 13:6 who had the power # Or authority over these plagues, and they did not repent and give Him glory. # Rv 9:20-21
The Fifth Bowl
10The fifth # Other mss add angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, # Rv 2:13; 13:2 and his kingdom was plunged into darkness. # Ex 10:21 People # Lit They gnawed their tongues because of their pain 11and blasphemed the God of heaven # Rv 13:6 because of their pains and their sores, yet they did not repent of their actions.
The Sixth Bowl
12The sixth # Other mss add angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, # Gn 2:14; 15:18; Dt 11:24; 1Kg 4:21; Rv 9:14 and its water was dried up # Ex 14:21-22,29; 15:19; Jos 2:10; 4:23; 5:1; 2Kg 2:8; Neh 9:11; Is 51:10 to prepare the way for the kings from the east. 13Then I saw three unclean spirits like frogs # Ex 8:2-14; Lv 11:9-12,41-47 coming from the dragon’s mouth, # Rv 12:9 from the beast’s mouth, # Rv 13:1 and from the mouth of the false prophet. # Rv 13:11-17 14For they are spirits of demons performing signs, # 2Th 2:9-10 who travel to the kings of the whole world to assemble them # 1Kg 22:20-23; Mt 24:24; 2Th 2:10 for the battle of the great day of God, the Almighty. # Ezk 38-39; Jl 2:11; 3:2; Zch 14:2; Rv 19:11-21
15“Look, I am coming like a thief. The one who is alert and remains clothed # Or and guards his clothes # Lk 12:35-40; 1Th 5:2,6-8 so that he may not go around naked and people see his shame # Rv 3:18 is blessed.” # Rv 1:3; 14:13; 19:9; 20:6; 22:7,14
16So they assembled them at the place called in Hebrew, Armagedon. # Other mss read Armageddon ; other mss read Harmegedon ; other mss read Mageddon ; other mss read Magedon # Traditionally the hill of Megiddo, a great city that guarded the pass between the coast and the valley of Jezreel or Esdraelon; Jdg 5:19; 2Kg 9:27 # Jdg 5:19; 2Kg 9:27; Ezk 38:8
The Seventh Bowl
17Then the seventh # Other mss add angel poured out his bowl into the air, # Or on the air and a loud voice came out of the sanctuary # Other mss add of heaven # Is 66:6 from the throne, saying, “It is done! ” 18There were flashes of lightning and rumblings of thunder. And a severe earthquake occurred like no other since man has been on the earth — so great was the quake. # Ex 19:16-19; Rv 4:5; 8:5; 11:19 19The great city # Rv 18:10,16,18,19,21 split into three parts, and the cities of the nations # Or the Gentile cities fell. Babylon the Great was remembered in God’s presence; He gave her the cup filled with the wine of His fierce anger. # Rv 14:19; 19:15 20Every island fled, and the mountains disappeared. # Lit mountains were not found # Ezk 38:20; Rv 6:14 21Enormous hailstones, each weighing about 100 pounds, # Lit about a talent ; talents varied in weight upwards from 75 pounds fell from the sky on people, and they blasphemed God # Rv 16:9,11 for the plague of hail because that plague was extremely severe. # Jos 10:11; Ezk 38:22
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