⁸ and will go out to deceive the nations^(A) in the four corners of the earth^(B)—Gog and Magog^(C)—and to gather them for battle.^(D) In number they are like the sand on the seashore.^{(E) 9} They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded^(F) the camp of God’s people, the city he loves.^(G) But fire came down from heaven^(H) and devoured them.

The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath

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

² The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land,^(D) and ugly, festering sores^(E) broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.^(F)

³ The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died.^(G)

⁴ The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water,^(H) and they became blood.^{(I) 5} Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:

⁷ And I heard the altar^(O) respond:

⁸ The fourth angel^(R) poured out his bowl on the sun,^(S) and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire.^{(T) 9} They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God,^(U) who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent^(V) and glorify him.^(W)

¹⁰ The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast,^(X) and its kingdom was plunged into darkness.^(Y) People gnawed their tongues in agony ¹¹ and cursed^(Z) the God of heaven^(AA) because of their pains and their sores,^(AB) but they refused to repent of what they had done.^(AC)

¹² The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates,^(AD) and its water was dried up to prepare the way^(AE) for the kings from the East.^{(AF) 13} Then I saw three impure spirits^(AG) that looked like frogs;^(AH) they came out of the mouth of the dragon,^(AI) out of the mouth of the beast^(AJ) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.^{(AK) 14} They are demonic spirits^(AL) that perform signs,^(AM) and they go out to the kings of the whole world,^(AN) to gather them for the battle^(AO) on the great day^(AP) of God Almighty.

¹⁶ Then they gathered the kings together^(AT) to the place that in Hebrew^(AU) is called Armageddon.^(AV)

¹⁷ The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air,^(AW) and out of the temple^(AX) came a loud voice^(AY) from the throne, saying, “It is done!”^{(AZ) 18} Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder^(BA) and a severe earthquake.^(BB) No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth,^(BC) so tremendous was the quake. ¹⁹ The great city^(BD) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered^(BE) Babylon the Great^(BF) and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.^(BG)

The King Who Exalts Himself

³⁶ “The king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself^(A) above every god and will say unheard-of things^(B) against the God of gods.^(C) He will be successful until the time of wrath^(D) is completed, for what has been determined must take place.^{(E) 37} He will show no regard for the gods of his ancestors or for the one desired by women, nor will he regard any god, but will exalt himself above them all. ³⁸ Instead of them, he will honor a god of fortresses; a god unknown to his ancestors he will honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts. ³⁹ He will attack the mightiest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him. He will make them rulers over many people and will distribute the land at a price.^[a]

⁴⁰ “At the time of the end the king of the South^(F) will engage him in battle, and the king of the North will storm^(G) out against him with chariots and cavalry and a great fleet of ships. He will invade many countries and sweep through them like a flood.^{(H) 41} He will also invade the Beautiful Land.^(I) Many countries will fall, but Edom,^(J) Moab^(K) and the leaders of Ammon will be delivered from his hand. ⁴² He will extend his power over many countries; Egypt will not escape. ⁴³ He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and all the riches of Egypt,^(L) with the Libyans^(M) and Cushites^[b] in submission. ⁴⁴ But reports from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will set out in a great rage to destroy and annihilate many. ⁴⁵ He will pitch his royal tents between the seas at^[c] the beautiful holy mountain.^(N) Yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.

²³ “He gave me this explanation: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it.^{(A) 24} The ten horns^(B) are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings. ²⁵ He will speak against the Most High^(C) and oppress his holy people^(D) and try to change the set times^(E) and the laws. The holy people will be delivered into his hands for a time, times and half a time.^[a](F)

²⁶ “‘But the court will sit, and his power will be taken away and completely destroyed^(G) forever. ²⁷ Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms^(H) under heaven will be handed over to the holy people^(I) of the Most High.^(J) His kingdom will be an everlasting^(K) kingdom, and all rulers will worship^(L) and obey him.’

⁹ You and all your troops and the many nations with you will go up, advancing like a storm;^(A) you will be like a cloud^(B) covering the land.^(C)

¹⁰ “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind^(D) and you will devise an evil scheme.^{(E) 11} You will say, “I will invade a land of unwalled villages; I will attack a peaceful and unsuspecting people^(F)—all of them living without walls and without gates and bars.^{(G) 12} I will plunder and loot and turn my hand against the resettled ruins and the people gathered from the nations, rich in livestock and goods, living at the center of the land.^[a]” ¹³ Sheba^(H) and Dedan^(I) and the merchants of Tarshish^(J) and all her villages^[b] will say to you, “Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?^(K)”’

¹⁴ “Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: In that day, when my people Israel are living in safety,^(L) will you not take notice of it? ¹⁵ You will come from your place in the far north,^(M) you and many nations with you, all of them riding on horses, a great horde, a mighty army.^{(N) 16} You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud^(O) that covers the land.^(P) In days to come, Gog, I will bring you against my land, so that the nations may know me when I am proved holy^(Q) through you before their eyes.^(R)

¹⁷ “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: You are the one I spoke of in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel. At that time they prophesied for years that I would bring you against them. ¹⁸ This is what will happen in that day: When Gog attacks the land of Israel, my hot anger will be aroused, declares the Sovereign Lord. ¹⁹ In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake^(S) in the land of Israel.^{(T) 20} The fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble^(U) at my presence. The mountains will be overturned,^(V) the cliffs will crumble^(W) and every wall will fall to the ground.^{(X) 21} I will summon a sword^(Y) against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign Lord. Every man’s sword will be against his brother.^{(Z) 22} I will execute judgment^(AA) on him with plague and bloodshed;^(AB) I will pour down torrents of rain, hailstones^(AC) and burning sulfur^(AD) on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.^{(AE) 23} And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.^(AF)’

39 “Son of man, prophesy against Gog^(AG) and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of^[c] Meshek^(AH) and Tubal.^{(AI) 2} I will turn you around and drag you along. I will bring you from the far north^(AJ) and send you against the mountains of Israel.^{(AK) 3} Then I will strike your bow^(AL) from your left hand and make your arrows^(AM) drop from your right hand. ⁴ On the mountains of Israel you will fall, you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to all kinds of carrion birds^(AN) and to the wild animals.^{(AO) 5} You will fall in the open field, for I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.^{(AP) 6} I will send fire^(AQ) on Magog^(AR) and on those who live in safety in the coastlands,^(AS) and they will know^(AT) that I am the Lord.

⁷ “‘I will make known my holy name among my people Israel. I will no longer let my holy name be profaned,^(AU) and the nations will know^(AV) that I the Lord am the Holy One in Israel.^{(AW) 8} It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign Lord. This is the day^(AX) I have spoken of.

⁹ “‘Then those who live in the towns of Israel will go out and use the weapons for fuel and burn them up—the small and large shields, the bows and arrows,^(AY) the war clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them for fuel.^{(AZ) 10} They will not need to gather wood from the fields or cut it from the forests, because they will use the weapons for fuel. And they will plunder^(BA) those who plundered them and loot those who looted them, declares the Sovereign Lord.^(BB)

¹⁸ “Son of man, wail for the hordes of Egypt and consign^(A) to the earth below both her and the daughters of mighty nations, along with those who go down to the pit.^{(B) 19} Say to them, ‘Are you more favored than others? Go down and be laid among the uncircumcised.’^{(C) 20} They will fall among those killed by the sword. The sword is drawn; let her be dragged^(D) off with all her hordes.^{(E) 21} From within the realm of the dead^(F) the mighty leaders will say of Egypt and her allies, ‘They have come down and they lie with the uncircumcised,^(G) with those killed by the sword.’

²² “Assyria is there with her whole army; she is surrounded by the graves of all her slain, all who have fallen by the sword. ²³ Their graves are in the depths of the pit^(H) and her army lies around her grave.^(I) All who had spread terror in the land of the living are slain, fallen by the sword.

²⁴ “Elam^(J) is there, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword.^(K) All who had spread terror in the land of the living^(L) went down uncircumcised to the earth below. They bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.^{(M) 25} A bed is made for her among the slain, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are uncircumcised,^(N) killed by the sword. Because their terror had spread in the land of the living, they bear their shame with those who go down to the pit; they are laid among the slain.

²⁶ “Meshek and Tubal^(O) are there, with all their hordes around their graves. All of them are uncircumcised, killed by the sword because they spread their terror in the land of the living. ²⁷ But they do not lie with the fallen warriors of old,^[a](P) who went down to the realm of the dead with their weapons of war—their swords placed under their heads and their shields^[b] resting on their bones—though these warriors also had terrorized the land of the living.

²⁸ “You too, Pharaoh, will be broken and will lie among the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword.

²⁹ “Edom^(Q) is there, her kings and all her princes; despite their power, they are laid with those killed by the sword. They lie with the uncircumcised, with those who go down to the pit.^(R)

³⁰ “All the princes of the north^(S) and all the Sidonians^(T) are there; they went down with the slain in disgrace despite the terror caused by their power. They lie uncircumcised^(U) with those killed by the sword and bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.^(V)

³¹ “Pharaoh—he and all his army—will see them and he will be consoled^(W) for all his hordes that were killed by the sword, declares the Sovereign Lord. ³² Although I had him spread terror in the land of the living, Pharaoh^(X) and all his hordes will be laid among the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword, declares the Sovereign Lord.”^(Y)