Revelation 16:1-17:6

New King James Version

The Seven Bowls

16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying ^(A)to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the ^[a]bowls ^(B)of the wrath of God on the earth.”

First Bowl: Loathsome Sores

²So the first went and poured out his bowl ^(C)upon the earth, and a ^[b]foul and ^(D)loathsome sore came upon the men ^(E)who had the mark of the beast and those ^(F)who worshiped his image.

Second Bowl: The Sea Turns to Blood

³Then the second angel poured out his bowl ^(G)on the sea, and ^(H)it became blood as of a dead man; ^(I)and every living creature in the sea died.

Third Bowl: The Waters Turn to Blood

⁴Then the third angel poured out his bowl ^(J)on the rivers and springs of water, ^(K)and they became blood. ⁵And I heard the angel of the waters saying:

^(L)“You are righteous, ^[c]O Lord,
The One ^(M)who is and who ^[d]was and who is to be,
Because You have judged these things.
⁶For ^(N)they have shed the blood ^(O)of saints and prophets,
^(P)And You have given them blood to drink.
^[e]For it is their just due.”

⁷And I heard ^[f]another from the altar saying, “Even so, ^(Q)Lord God Almighty, ^(R)true and righteous are Your judgments.”

Fourth Bowl: Men Are Scorched

⁸Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl ^(S)on the sun, ^(T)and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. ⁹And men were scorched with great heat, and they ^(U)blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; ^(V)and they did not repent ^(W)and give Him glory.

Fifth Bowl: Darkness and Pain

¹⁰Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl ^(X)on the throne of the beast, ^(Y)and his kingdom became full of darkness; ^(Z)and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain. ¹¹They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.

Sixth Bowl: Euphrates Dried Up

¹²Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl ^(AA)on the great river Euphrates, ^(AB)and its water was dried up, ^(AC)so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. ¹³And I saw three unclean ^(AD)spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of ^(AE)the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of ^(AF)the false prophet. ¹⁴For they are spirits of demons, ^(AG)performing signs, which go out to the kings ^[g]of the earth and of ^(AH)the whole world, to gather them to ^(AI)the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

¹⁵^(AJ)“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, ^(AK)lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”

¹⁶^(AL)And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, ^[h]Armageddon.

Seventh Bowl: The Earth Utterly Shaken

¹⁷Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, ^(AM)“It is done!” ¹⁸And ^(AN)there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; ^(AO)and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake ^(AP)as had not occurred since men were on the earth. ¹⁹Now ^(AQ)the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And ^(AR)great Babylon ^(AS)was remembered before God, ^(AT)to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. ²⁰Then ^(AU)every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. ²¹And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great.

The Scarlet Woman and the Scarlet Beast

17 Then ^(AV)one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying ^[i]to me, “Come, ^(AW)I will show you the judgment of ^(AX)the great harlot ^(AY)who sits on many waters, ²^(AZ)with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and ^(BA)the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.”

³So he carried me away in the Spirit ^(BB)into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting ^(BC)on a scarlet beast which was full of ^(BD)names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. ⁴The woman ^(BE)was arrayed in purple and scarlet, ^(BF)and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, ^(BG)having in her hand a golden cup ^(BH)full of abominations and the filthiness of ^[j]her fornication. ⁵And on her forehead a name was written:

^(BI)MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT,
THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS
AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS
OF THE EARTH.

⁶I saw ^(BJ)the woman, drunk ^(BK)with the blood of the saints and with the blood of ^(BL)the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement.