Revelation 16
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The Seven Angels Pour Out Their Bowls
1I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Pour the seven bowls of God’s anger over the earth.”
2The first angel poured his bowl over the earth. Horrible, painful sores appeared on the people who had the brand of the beast and worshiped its statue.
3The second angel poured his bowl over the sea. The sea turned into blood like the blood of a dead man, and every living thing in the sea died.
4The third angel poured his bowl over the rivers and the springs. They turned into blood. 5Then I heard the angel of the water say,
“You are fair.
You are the one who is and the one who was, the holy one,
because you have judged these things.
6You have given them blood to drink
because they have poured out
the blood of God’s people and prophets.
This is what they deserve.”
7Then I heard the altar answer,
“Yes, Lord God Almighty, your judgments are true and fair.”
8The fourth angel poured his bowl on the sun. The sun was allowed to burn people with fire. 9They were severely burned. They cursed the name of God, who has the authority over these plagues. They would not change the way they think and act and give him glory.
10The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast. Its kingdom turned dark. People gnawed on their tongues in anguish 11and cursed the God of heaven for their pains and their sores. However, they would not stop what they were doing.
12The sixth angel poured his bowl on the great Euphrates River. The water in the river dried up to make a road for the kings from the east. 13Then I saw three evil spirits like frogs come out of the mouths of the serpent, the beast, and the false prophet. 14They are spirits of demons that do miracles. These spirits go to the kings of the whole world and gather them for the war on the frightening day of God Almighty.
15“See, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains alert and doesn’t lose his clothes. He will not have to go naked and let others see his shame.”
16The spirits gathered the kings at the place which is called Armageddon in Hebrew.
17The seventh angel poured his bowl into the air. A loud voice came from the throne in the temple, and said, “It has happened!” 18There was lightning, noise, thunder, and a powerful earthquake. There has never been such a powerful earthquake since humans have been on earth. 19The important city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. God remembered to give Babylon the Great the cup of wine from his fierce anger. 20Every island vanished, and the mountains could no longer be seen. 21Large, heavy hailstones fell from the sky on people. The people cursed God because the plague of hail was such a terrible plague.
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Revelation 16
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1 #
Is 66.6; Ps 69.24. Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”
2 #
Ex 9.10-11; Deut 28.35. So the first angel went and poured his bowl on the earth, and foul and evil sores came upon the men who bore the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.
3 #
Ex 7.17-21. The second angel poured his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a dead man, and every living thing died that was in the sea.
4The third angel poured his bowl into the rivers and the fountains of water, and they became blood. 5And I heard the angel of water say,
“Just art thou in these thy judgments,
thou who art and wast, O Holy One.
6 #
Ps 79.3. For men have shed the blood of saints and prophets,
and thou hast given them blood to drink.
It is their due!”
7 #
Ps 119.137. And I heard the altar cry,
“Yea, Lord God the Almighty,
true and just are thy judgments!”
8The fourth angel poured his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch men with fire; 9men were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory.
10 #
Ex 10.21. The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was in darkness; men gnawed their tongues in anguish 11and cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores, and did not repent of their deeds.
12 #
Is 11.15-16. The sixth angel poured his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east. 13#1 Kings 22.21-23; Ex 8.3. And I saw, issuing from the mouth of the dragon and from the mouth of the beast and from the mouth of the false prophet, three foul spirits like frogs; 14for they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. 15#1 Thess 5.2. (“Lo, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is he who is awake, keeping his garments that he may not go naked and be seen exposed!”) 16#2 Kings 9.27. And they assembled them at the place which is called in Hebrew Armageddon.
17 #
Is 66.6. The seventh angel poured his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” 18#Ex 19.16; Dan 12.1. And there were flashes of lightning, voices, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake such as had never been since men were on the earth, so great was that earthquake. 19The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered great Babylon, to make her drain the cup of the fury of his wrath. 20And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found; 21#Ex 9.23. and great hailstones, heavy as a hundredweight, dropped on men from heaven, till men cursed God for the plague of the hail, so fearful was that plague.
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