Then I heard a loud voice from within the sanctuary telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.” So the first angel poured his bowl upon the earth, causing ugly and painful sores to break out on the people who had the mark of the wild beast and worshiped his image. Then the second angel poured his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of the dead—every living thing in the sea died. The third angel poured his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood. And I heard the angel of the waters say: “O holy One, who are and were, you are righteous, for you have judged these things, because they shed the blood of your saints and prophets. They got what they deserved, for you gave them blood to drink!” Then I heard a voice from before the altar reply: “Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty! Every judicial verdict you make is just and right.” Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it began to burn the people with a scorching heat. Though they endured the fierce heat, yet the people continued to blaspheme God. They cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues, and refused to repent and give him glory.
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