1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple speaking to the seven angels. ‘Go’, it said. ‘Pour out the seven bowls of God’s great anger on the earth.’2The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land. Ugly and painful sores broke out on people. Those people had the mark of the beast and worshipped its statue.3The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea. It turned into blood like the blood of a dead person. Every living thing in the sea died.4The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water. They became blood.5Then I heard the angel who was in charge of the waters. He said, ‘Holy One, the way you judge is fair. You are the God who is and who was.6Those who worship the beast have poured out blood. They have poured out the life’s blood of your holy people and your prophets. So you have given blood to drink to those who worship the beast. That’s exactly what they should get.’7Then I heard the altar reply. It said, ‘Lord God who rules over all, the way you judge is true and fair.’8The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun. The sun was allowed to burn people with fire.9They were burned by the blazing heat. So they spoke evil things against the name of God, who controlled these plagues. But they refused to turn away from their sins. They did not give glory to God.10The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast. The kingdom of the beast became very dark. People chewed on their tongues because they were suffering so much.11They spoke evil things against the God of heaven. They did this because of their pains and their sores. But they refused to turn away from the sins they had committed.12The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates. Its water dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East.13Then I saw three evil spirits that looked like frogs. They came out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast and the false prophet.14They are spirits of demons that perform signs. They go out to gather the kings of the whole world for battle. This battle will take place on the great day of the God who rules over all.15‘Look! I am coming like a thief! Blessed is anyone who stays awake and keeps their clothes on. Then they will be ready. They will not be caught naked and so be put to shame.’16Then the evil spirits gathered the kings together. In the Hebrew language, the place where the kings met is called Armageddon.17The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. Out of the temple came a loud voice from the throne. It said, ‘It is done!’18Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, thunder and a powerful earthquake. There has never been an earthquake as terrible as this. One like this hasn’t happened while human beings have lived on earth.19The great city split into three parts. The cities of the nations crumbled and fell. God remembered Babylon the Great. He gave Babylon the cup filled with the wine of his terrible anger.20Every island ran away. The mountains could not be found.21Huge hailstones weighing about 40 kilograms each fell from the sky. The hail crushed people. And they spoke evil things against God because of the plague. That’s because the plague of hail was so terrible.
Revelation 16
English Standard Version
The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath
1Then 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.” (Ps 79:6; Jer 10:25; Zep 3:8; Re 15:1; Re 15:7)2So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful sores came upon the people who bore the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. (Ex 9:9; Re 13:16; Re 16:11)3The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing died that was in the sea. (Re 8:8; Re 8:9)4The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. (Ex 7:17; Re 8:10)5And I heard the angel in charge of the waters[1] say, “Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was, for you brought these judgments. (Jer 12:1; Joh 17:25; Re 1:4; Re 1:8; Re 4:8; Re 11:17; Re 15:4)6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!” (Isa 49:26; Lu 11:49; Re 11:18; Re 13:15; Re 18:24)7And I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God the Almighty, true and just are your judgments!” (Ps 119:137; Re 6:9; Re 15:3; Re 19:2)8The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire. (Re 9:17; Re 14:18)9They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed[2] the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory. (Da 5:22; Da 5:23; Re 2:21; Re 11:13; Re 16:11; Re 16:21)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 anguish (Ex 10:21; Re 9:2; Re 13:2)11and cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores. They did not repent of their deeds. (Re 2:21; Re 11:13; Re 16:2)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. (Isa 11:15; Isa 41:2; Isa 41:25; Isa 44:27; Isa 46:11; Jer 50:38; Jer 51:32; Jer 51:36; Re 7:2; Re 9:14)13And I saw, coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. (Ex 8:6; Re 12:3; Re 12:9; Re 13:1; Re 13:11; Re 13:14; Re 18:2; Re 19:20; Re 20:10)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. (1Ki 22:20; 1Ti 4:1; Re 6:17; Re 13:13; Re 17:14; Re 19:19; Re 20:8)15(“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”) (Mt 24:42; Re 3:2; Re 3:3; Re 3:18)16And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. (Jud 5:19; Zec 12:11; Re 19:19)
The Seventh Bowl
17The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” (Eph 2:2; Re 10:6)18And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings,[3] peals of thunder, and a great earthquake such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. (Da 12:1; Joe 2:2; Mt 24:21; Re 4:5; Re 6:12; Re 8:5; Re 11:13; Re 11:19)19The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God remembered Babylon the great, to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. (Ps 74:18; Re 11:8; Re 11:13; Re 14:8; Re 14:10; Re 18:5)20And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. (Re 6:14)21And great hailstones, about one hundred pounds[4] each, fell from heaven on people; and they cursed God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe. (Ex 9:23; Re 11:19; Re 16:9; Re 16:11)