Revelation 16

The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath

1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling *See ch. 15:1the seven angels, "Go and *Ps. 79:6;Jer. 10:25;Zeph. 3:8pour out on the earth *ch. 15:7the seven bowls of the wrath of God."

2 So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful *ver. 11;Ex. 9:9-11sores came upon the people who bore *ch. 13:16the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

3 The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and *ch. 8:8it became like the blood of a corpse, and *ch. 8:9every living thing died that was in the sea.

4 The third angel poured out his bowl into *ch. 8:10the rivers and the springs of water, and *Ex. 7:17-20they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel in charge of the waters*16:5 Greek angel of the waters say,

*Jer. 12:1;John 17:25"Just are you, *ch. 15:4O Holy One, *ch. 11:17;[ch. 1:4,8;4:8]who is and who was,

for you brought these judgments.

6 For *ch. 18:24;[ch. 13:15] they have shed the blood of *ch. 11:18saints and prophets,

and *[Isa. 49:26;Luke 11:49,50]you have given them blood to drink.

It is what they deserve!"

7 And I heard *ch. 6:9the altar saying,

"Yes, Lord God the Almighty,

*ch. 15:3;19:2;[Ps. 119:137]true and just are your judgments!"

8 The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people *ch. 9:17;[ch. 14:18]with fire. 9 They were scorched by the fierce heat, and *ver. 11, 21they cursed*16:9 Greek blasphemed; also verses 11, 21 the name of God who had power over these plagues. *[Dan. 5:22]; See ch. 2:21They did not repent *[Dan. 5:23]; See ch. 11:13and give him glory.

10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on *ch. 13:2the throne of the beast, and *ch. 9:2;Ex. 10:21its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish 11 and cursed *ch. 11:13the God of heaven for their pain and *ver. 2sores. *See ch. 2:21They did not repent of their deeds.

12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on *ch. 9:14the great river Euphrates, and *Isa. 11:15;44:27;Jer. 50:38;51:32,36its water was dried up, *[Isa. 41:2,25;46:11] to prepare the way for the kings *ch. 7:2from the east. 13 And I saw, coming out of the mouth of *ch. 12:3,9the dragon and out of the mouth of *ch. 13:1the beast and out of the mouth of *ch. 19:20;20:10;[ch. 13:11,14] the false prophet, three *ch. 18:2unclean spirits like *[Ex. 8:6]frogs. 14 For they are *[1 Tim. 4:1] demonic spirits, *See ch. 13:13performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, *ch. 20:8;[ch. 17:14;19:19;1 Kgs. 22:20] to assemble them for battle on *See ch. 6:17the great day of God the Almighty. 15 ("Behold, *See ch. 3:3I am coming like a thief! *ch. 3:2,3;See Matt. 24:42Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, *ch. 3:18that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!")16 And *ch. 19:19they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called *Zech. 12:11;See Judg. 5:19Armageddon.

The Seventh Bowl

17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into *[Eph. 2:2] the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, *See ch. 10:6"It is done!" 18 And there were *ch. 4:5;8:5;11:19flashes of lightning, rumblings,*16:18 Or voices, or sounds peals of thunder, and *ch. 6:12;11:13a great earthquake *Dan. 12:1;Joel 2:2;Matt. 24:21such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. 19 *ch. 11:8The great city *[ch. 11:13] was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God *ch. 18:5;[Ps. 74:18] remembered *See ch. 14:8Babylon the great, *See ch. 14:10to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. 20 And *See ch. 6:14every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. 21 And *ch. 11:19great hailstones, about one hundred pounds*16:21 Greek a talent in weight each, fell from heaven on people; and *ver. 9, 11they cursed God for *Ex. 9:23-25the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.