Fifth Bowl: Darkness and Pain

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

Sixth Bowl: Euphrates Dried Up

12 Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl (D)on the great river Euphrates, (E)and its water was dried up, (F)so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. 13 And I saw three unclean (G)spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of (H)the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of (I)the false prophet. 14 For they are spirits of demons, (J)performing signs, which go out to the kings [a]of the earth and of (K)the whole world, to gather them to (L)the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

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

16 (O)And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, [b]Armageddon.

Seventh Bowl: The Earth Utterly Shaken

17 Then 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, (P)“It is done!” 18 And (Q)there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; (R)and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake (S)as had not occurred since men were on the earth. 19 Now (T)the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And (U)great Babylon (V)was remembered before God, (W)to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. 20 Then (X)every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21 And 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.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 16:14 NU, M omit of the earth and
  2. Revelation 16:16 Lit. Mount Megiddo; M Megiddo

10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast,(A) and its kingdom was plunged into darkness.(B) People gnawed their tongues in agony 11 and cursed(C) the God of heaven(D) because of their pains and their sores,(E) but they refused to repent of what they had done.(F)

12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates,(G) and its water was dried up to prepare the way(H) for the kings from the East.(I) 13 Then I saw three impure spirits(J) that looked like frogs;(K) they came out of the mouth of the dragon,(L) out of the mouth of the beast(M) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(N) 14 They are demonic spirits(O) that perform signs,(P) and they go out to the kings of the whole world,(Q) to gather them for the battle(R) on the great day(S) of God Almighty.

15 “Look, I come like a thief!(T) Blessed is the one who stays awake(U) and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.”(V)

16 Then they gathered the kings together(W) to the place that in Hebrew(X) is called Armageddon.(Y)

17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air,(Z) and out of the temple(AA) came a loud voice(AB) from the throne, saying, “It is done!”(AC) 18 Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder(AD) and a severe earthquake.(AE) No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth,(AF) so tremendous was the quake. 19 The great city(AG) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered(AH) Babylon the Great(AI) and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.(AJ) 20 Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.(AK) 21 From the sky huge hailstones,(AL) each weighing about a hundred pounds,[a] fell on people. And they cursed God(AM) on account of the plague of hail,(AN) because the plague was so terrible.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 16:21 Or about 45 kilograms