Revelation 6-16
Christian Standard Bible
The First Seal on the Scroll
6 Then I saw the Lamb open one of the seven[a] seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder,(A) “Come!” 2 I looked, and there was a white horse.(B) Its rider held a bow;(C) a crown(D) was given to him, and he went out as a conqueror in order to conquer.[b]
The Second Seal
3 When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 Then another horse went out, a fiery red one,(E) and its rider was allowed to take peace from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another. And a large sword was given to him.(F)
The Third Seal
5 When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and there was a black horse.(G) Its rider held a set of scales in his hand.(H) 6 Then I heard something like a voice among the four living creatures say, “A quart of wheat for a denarius,[c] and three quarts of barley for a denarius,(I) but do not harm the oil and the wine.”(J)
The Fourth Seal
7 When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” 8 And I looked, and there was a pale green[d] horse. Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following after him.(K) They were[e] given authority(L) over a fourth of the earth, to kill by the sword, by famine, by plague, and by the wild animals of the earth.(M)
The Fifth Seal
9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and the testimony they had given.[f](N) 10 They cried out with a loud voice, “Lord,[g] the one who is holy and true,(O) how long until you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?(P)” 11 So they were each given a white robe, and they were told to rest a little while longer until the number would be completed of their fellow servants and their brothers and sisters, who were going to be killed just as they had been.
The Sixth Seal
12 Then I saw him open[h] the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred;(Q) the sun turned black like sackcloth(R) made of hair; the entire moon[i] became like blood;(S) 13 the stars[j] of heaven fell to the earth as a fig tree drops its unripe figs when shaken by a high wind; 14 the sky was split apart like a scroll being rolled up;(T) and every mountain and island was moved from its place.(U)
15 Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and every slave and free person hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.(V) 16 And they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us(W) from the face of the one seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17 because the great day of their[k] wrath has come! And who is able to stand?” (X)
The Sealed of Israel
7 After this I saw four angels(Y) standing at the four corners of the earth, restraining the four winds of the earth(Z) so that no wind could blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree. 2 Then I saw another angel rising up from the east,(AA) who had the seal of the living God.(AB) He cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who were allowed to harm the earth and the sea, 3 “Don’t harm the earth or the sea or the trees(AC) until we seal the servants of our God on their foreheads.”(AD) 4 And I heard the number of the sealed:
144,000 sealed from every tribe of the Israelites:(AE)
5 12,000 sealed from the tribe of Judah,
12,000 from the tribe of Reuben,
12,000 from the tribe of Gad,
6 12,000 from the tribe of Asher,
12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali,
12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,
7 12,000 from the tribe of Simeon,
12,000 from the tribe of Levi,
12,000 from the tribe of Issachar,
8 12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun,
12,000 from the tribe of Joseph,
12,000 sealed from the tribe of Benjamin.
A Multitude from the Great Tribulation
9 After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language,(AF) which no one could number,(AG) standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes with palm branches in their hands.(AH) 10 And they cried out in a loud voice:
Salvation belongs to our God,(AI)
who is seated on the throne,
and to the Lamb!
11 All the angels stood around the throne, and along with the elders and the four living creatures they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying,
Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom
and thanksgiving and honor
and power and strength
be to our God forever and ever.(AJ) Amen.
13 Then one of the elders asked me, “Who are these people in white robes, and where did they come from?”
14 I said to him, “Sir,[l] you know.”
Then he told me: These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation.(AK) They washed their robes and made them white(AL) in the blood of the Lamb.
15 For this reason they are before the throne of God,
and they serve him day and night(AM) in his temple.(AN)
The one seated on the throne will shelter[m] them:(AO)
16 They will no longer hunger;
they will no longer thirst;
the sun will no longer strike them,
nor will any scorching heat.(AP)
17 For the Lamb who is at the center of the throne
will shepherd them;(AQ)
he will guide them to springs of the waters of life,(AR)
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.(AS)
The Seventh Seal
8 When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence(AT) in heaven for about half an hour. 2 Then I saw the seven angels who stand in the presence of God;(AU) seven trumpets were given to them.(AV) 3 Another angel, with a golden incense burner, came and stood at the altar. He was given a large amount of incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar in front of the throne.(AW) 4 The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up in the presence of God from the angel’s hand. 5 The angel took the incense burner, filled it with fire from the altar,(AX) and hurled it to the earth; there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.(AY)
The Seven Trumpets
6 And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.
The First Trumpet
7 The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire, mixed with blood, were hurled to the earth.(AZ) So a third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.(BA)
The Second Trumpet
8 The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain ablaze with fire was hurled into the sea.(BB) So a third of the sea became blood,(BC) 9 a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
The Third Trumpet
10 The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from heaven.(BD) It fell on a third of the rivers and springs of water. 11 The name of the star is Wormwood,(BE) and a third of the waters became wormwood. So, many of the people died from the waters, because they had been made bitter.
The Fourth Trumpet
12 The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day was without light and also a third of the night.(BF)
13 I looked and heard an eagle[n] flying high overhead, crying out in a loud voice, “Woe!(BG) Woe! Woe to those who live on the earth, because of the remaining trumpet blasts that the three angels are about to sound!”
The Fifth Trumpet
9 The fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth.(BH) The key for the shaft to the abyss(BI) was given to him. 2 He opened the shaft to the abyss, and smoke came up out of the shaft like smoke from a great[o] furnace(BJ) so that the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the shaft.(BK) 3 Then locusts came out of the smoke on to the earth,(BL) and power[p] was given to them(BM) like the power that scorpions have on the earth.(BN) 4 They were told not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green plant, or any tree,(BO) but only those people who do not have God’s seal on their foreheads.(BP) 5 They were not permitted to kill them but were to torment them for five months; their torment is like the torment caused by a scorpion when it stings someone. 6 In those days people will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will flee from them.(BQ)
7 The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle.(BR) Something like golden crowns was on their heads; their faces were like human faces; 8 they had hair like women’s hair; their teeth were like lions’ teeth;(BS) 9 they had chests like iron breastplates; the sound of their wings was like the sound of many chariots with horses rushing into battle; 10 and they had tails with stingers like scorpions, so that with their tails they had the power to harm people for five months. 11 They had as their king[q] the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon,[r](BT) and in Greek he has the name Apollyon.[s]
12 The first woe has passed. There are still two more woes to come after this.(BU)
The Sixth Trumpet
13 The sixth angel blew his trumpet. From the four[t] horns of the golden altar(BV) that is before God, I heard a voice 14 say to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels(BW) bound at the great river Euphrates.”(BX) 15 So the four angels who were prepared for the hour, day, month, and year(BY) were released to kill a third(BZ) of the human race. 16 The number of mounted troops was two hundred million;[u] I heard their number. 17 This is how I saw the horses and their riders in the vision: They had breastplates that were fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and from their mouths came fire, smoke, and sulfur.(CA) 18 A third of the human race was killed by these three plagues—by the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur that came from their mouths. 19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails, because their tails, which resemble snakes, have heads that inflict injury.
20 The rest of the people, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands(CB) to stop worshiping demons(CC) and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood,(CD) which cannot see, hear, or walk.(CE) 21 And they did not repent of their murders, their sorceries, their sexual immorality, or their thefts.
The Mighty Angel and the Small Scroll
10 Then I saw another mighty angel(CF) coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow(CG) over his head.[v] His face was like the sun, his legs[w] were like pillars of fire,(CH) 2 and he held a little scroll opened in his hand. He put his right foot on the sea, his left on the land, 3 and he called out with a loud voice like a roaring lion. When he cried out, the seven thunders raised their voices. 4 And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven, saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders said,(CI) and do not write it down!”
5 Then the angel that I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. 6 He swore by the one who lives forever and ever,(CJ) who created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, “There will no longer be a delay, 7 but in the days when the seventh angel(CK) will blow his trumpet, then the mystery of God(CL) will be completed, as he announced to his servants the prophets.”(CM)
8 Then the voice that I heard from heaven spoke to me again and said, “Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”
9 So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take and eat it; it will be bitter in your stomach, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”(CN)
10 Then I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I ate it, my stomach became bitter.(CO) 11 And they said to me, “You must prophesy again about[x] many peoples, nations, languages, and kings.”(CP)
The Two Witnesses
11 Then I was given a measuring reed(CQ) like a rod,[y] with these words: “Go[z] and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count those who worship there. 2 But exclude the courtyard outside the temple.(CR) Don’t measure it, because it is given to the nations,[aa](CS) and they will trample the holy city(CT) for forty-two months.(CU) 3 I will grant[ab] my two witnesses authority to prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.”(CV) 4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord[ac] of the earth.(CW) 5 If anyone wants to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and consumes their enemies;(CX) if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way. 6 They have authority to close up the sky so that it does not rain during the days of their prophecy.(CY) They also have power over the waters to turn them into blood(CZ) and to strike the earth with every plague whenever they want.(DA)
The Witnesses Martyred
7 When they finish their testimony, the beast(DB) that comes up out of the abyss(DC) will make war on them, conquer them, and kill them. 8 Their dead bodies[ad](DD) will lie in the main street[ae] of the great city,(DE) which figuratively[af] is called Sodom(DF) and Egypt,(DG) where also their Lord was crucified. 9 And some of[ag] the peoples, tribes, languages, and nations(DH) will view their bodies for three and a half days and not permit their bodies to be put into a tomb.(DI) 10 Those who live on the earth will gloat(DJ) over them and celebrate and send gifts to one another because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
The Witnesses Resurrected
11 But after three and a half days, the breath[ah] of life(DK) from God entered them, and they stood on their feet. Great fear fell on those who saw them. 12 Then they heard[ai] a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” They went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies watched them.(DL) 13 At that moment a violent earthquake took place,(DM) a tenth of the city fell, and seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake. The survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
14 The second woe(DN) has passed. Take note: The third woe is coming soon!
The Seventh Trumpet
15 The seventh angel blew his trumpet,(DO) and there were loud voices in heaven saying,
The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom
of our Lord and of his Christ,
and he will reign forever and ever.(DP)
16 The twenty-four elders, who were seated before God on their thrones, fell facedown and worshiped God, 17 saying,
We give you thanks, Lord God, the Almighty,
who is and who was,[aj](DQ)
because you have taken your great power
and have begun to reign.(DR)
18 The nations were angry,(DS)
but your wrath has come.
The time has come
for the dead to be judged
and to give the reward
to your servants the prophets,(DT)
to the saints, and to those who fear your name,
both small and great,(DU)
and the time has come to destroy
those who destroy the earth.
19 Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant[ak] appeared in his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder,(DV) an earthquake,[al] and severe hail.
The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon
12 A great sign[am] appeared in heaven:(DW) a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.(DX) 2 She was pregnant and cried out in labor and agony as she was about to give birth.(DY) 3 Then another sign[an] appeared in heaven: There was a great fiery red dragon(DZ) having seven heads and ten horns,(EA) and on its heads were seven crowns.[ao] 4 Its tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth.(EB) And the dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she did give birth it might devour her child.(EC) 5 She gave birth to a Son, a male who is going to rule[ap] all nations with an iron rod.(ED) Her child was caught up to God and to his throne. 6 The woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God,(EE) to be nourished there[aq] for 1,260 days.(EF)
The Dragon Thrown Out of Heaven
7 Then war broke out in heaven: Michael(EG) and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels also fought, 8 but he could not prevail,(EH) and there was no place for them in heaven any longer.(EI) 9 So the great dragon was thrown out—the ancient serpent,(EJ) who is called the devil and Satan,(EK) the one who deceives the whole world.(EL) He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him.(EM) 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say,
The salvation and the power
and the kingdom of our God
and the authority of his Christ
have now come,(EN)
because the accuser(EO) of our brothers and sisters,
who accuses them
before our God day and night,
has been thrown down.
11 They conquered him
by the blood of the Lamb(EP)
and by the word of their testimony;(EQ)
for they did not love their lives
to the point of death.(ER)
12 Therefore rejoice, you heavens,
and you who dwell in them!(ES)
Woe to the earth and the sea,
because the devil has come down to you
with great fury,
because he knows his time is short.
The Woman Persecuted
13 When the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he persecuted[ar] the woman who had given birth to the male child. 14 The woman was given two wings of a great eagle,(ET) so that she could fly from the serpent’s presence to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, times, and half a time.(EU) 15 From his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river flowing after the woman, to sweep her away with a flood. 16 But the earth helped the woman. The earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river that the dragon had spewed from his mouth. 17 So the dragon was furious with the woman and went off to wage war(EV) against the rest of her offspring[as](EW)—those who keep the commands of God(EX) and hold firmly to the testimony about Jesus.(EY)
The Beast from the Sea
18 The dragon[at] stood on the sand of the sea.[au]
13 And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea.(EZ) It had ten horns and seven heads. On its horns were ten crowns,[av](FA) and on its heads were blasphemous names.[aw](FB) 2 The beast I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth.(FC) The dragon gave the beast his power, his throne, and great authority. 3 One of its heads appeared to be fatally wounded, but its fatal wound was healed.
The whole earth was amazed and followed the beast.(FD) 4 They worshiped the dragon(FE) because he gave authority to the beast. And they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast?(FF) Who is able to wage war against it?”
5 The beast was given a mouth to utter boasts and blasphemies.(FG) It was allowed to exercise authority[ax][ay] for forty-two months.(FH) 6 It began to speak[az] blasphemies against God: to blaspheme his name and his dwelling—those who dwell in heaven. 7 And it was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them.(FI) It was also given authority(FJ) over every tribe, people, language, and nation.(FK) 8 All those who live on the earth will worship it, everyone whose name was not written from the foundation of the world in the book[ba] of life(FL) of the Lamb who was slaughtered.[bb](FM)
9 If anyone has ears to hear, let him listen.(FN)
10 If anyone is to be taken captive,
into captivity he goes.
If anyone is to be killed[bc] with a sword,
with a sword he will be killed.(FO)
This calls for endurance[bd] and faithfulness from the saints.(FP)
The Beast from the Earth
11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; it had two horns like a lamb,[be](FQ) but it spoke like a dragon. 12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast on its behalf and compels the earth and those who live on it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed. 13 It also performs great signs,(FR) even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in front of people.(FS) 14 It deceives those who live on the earth(FT) because of the signs that it is permitted to perform in the presence of the beast,(FU) telling those who live on the earth to make an image[bf] of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 It was permitted to give breath[bg] to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast could both speak and cause whoever would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.(FV) 16 And it makes everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead,(FW) 17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark: the beast’s name or the number of its name.
18 This calls for wisdom:[bh](FX) Let the one who has understanding calculate[bi] the number of the beast, because it is the number of a person. Its number is 666.[bj]
The Lamb and the 144,000
14 Then I looked, and there was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion,(FY) and with him were 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.(FZ) 2 I heard a sound[bk] from heaven like the sound of cascading waters(GA) and like the rumbling of loud thunder. The sound I heard was like harpists playing on their harps.(GB) 3 They sang[bl] a new song(GC) before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders,(GD) but no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. 4 These are the ones who have not defiled themselves with women, since they remained virgins.(GE) These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were redeemed[bm] from humanity as the firstfruits(GF) for God and the Lamb. 5 No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.(GG)
The Proclamation of Three Angels
6 Then I saw another angel(GH) flying high overhead,(GI) with the eternal gospel to announce to the inhabitants of the earth—to every nation, tribe, language, and people.(GJ) 7 He spoke with a loud voice:(GK) “Fear God(GL) and give him glory,(GM) because the hour of his judgment has come.(GN) Worship the one who made heaven and earth,(GO) the sea and the springs of water.”
8 And another, a second angel, followed, saying, “It has fallen, Babylon the Great(GP) has fallen.[bn] She made all the nations drink the wine of her sexual immorality,[bo] which brings wrath.”(GQ)
9 And another, a third angel, followed them and spoke with a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he will also drink the wine of God’s wrath, which is poured full strength into the cup of his anger.(GR) He will be tormented with fire and sulfur(GS) in the sight of the holy angels and in the sight of the Lamb, 11 and the smoke of their torment will go up forever and ever.(GT) There is no rest[bp](GU) day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or anyone who receives the mark(GV) of its name. 12 This calls for endurance from the saints,(GW) who keep God’s commands and their faith in Jesus.”[bq]
13 Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.”(GX)
“Yes,” says the Spirit, “so they will rest from their labors, since their works follow them.”
Reaping the Earth’s Harvest
14 Then I looked, and there was a white cloud, and one like the Son of Man[br](GY) was seated on the cloud, with a golden crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 Another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the one who was seated on the cloud, “Use your sickle and reap, for the time to reap has come, since the harvest of the earth is ripe.”(GZ) 16 So the one seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
17 Then another angel who also had a sharp sickle came out of the temple in heaven. 18 Yet another angel, who had authority over fire, came from the altar, and he called with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, “Use your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vineyard of the earth, because its grapes have ripened.” 19 So the angel swung his sickle at the earth and gathered the grapes from the vineyard of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.(HA) 20 Then the press was trampled outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press up to the horses’ bridles for about 180 miles.[bs](HB)
Preparation for the Bowl Judgments
15 Then I saw another great and awe-inspiring sign[bt] in heaven:(HC) seven angels with the seven last plagues; for with them God’s wrath will be completed.(HD) 2 I also saw something like a sea of glass(HE) mixed with fire, and those who had won the victory over the beast, its image,[bu] and the number of its name, were standing on the sea of glass with harps from God.(HF) 3 They sang the song of God’s servant Moses(HG) and the song of the Lamb:
Great and awe-inspiring are your works,
Lord God, the Almighty;
just and true(HH) are your ways,
King of the nations.[bv](HI)
4 Lord, who will not fear
and glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.(HJ)
All the nations will come
and worship before you(HK)
because your righteous acts
have been revealed.
5 After this I looked, and the heavenly temple—the tabernacle of testimony(HL)—was opened.(HM) 6 Out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in pure, bright linen, with golden sashes wrapped around their chests. 7 One of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God who lives forever and ever.(HN) 8 Then the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power,(HO) and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
The First Bowl
16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels,(HP) “Go and pour out the seven[bw] bowls(HQ) of God’s wrath on the earth.” 2 The first went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and severely painful sores(HR) broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped its image.
The Second Bowl
3 The second[bx] poured out his bowl into the sea. It turned to blood like that of a dead person, and all life in the sea died.(HS)
The Third Bowl
4 The third[by] poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood.(HT) 5 I heard the angel of the waters say,
You are just,
the Holy One,(HU) who is and who was,(HV)
because you have passed judgment on these things.
6 Because they poured out
the blood of the saints and the prophets,(HW)
you have given them blood to drink;
they deserve it!(HX)
7 I heard the altar say,
Yes, Lord God, the Almighty,
true and just are your judgments.(HY)
The Fourth Bowl
8 The fourth[bz] poured out his bowl on the sun. It was allowed to scorch people with fire, 9 and people were scorched by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God,(HZ) who has the power[ca] over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory.(IA)
The Fifth Bowl
10 The fifth[cb] poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast,(IB) and its kingdom was plunged into darkness.(IC) People[cc] gnawed their tongues because of their pain 11 and blasphemed the God of heaven(ID) because of their pains and their sores, but they did not repent of their works.
The Sixth Bowl
12 The sixth[cd] poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates,(IE) and its water was dried up(IF) to prepare the way for the kings from the east. 13 Then I saw three unclean spirits like frogs(IG) coming from the dragon’s mouth,(IH) from the beast’s mouth,(II) and from the mouth of the false prophet.(IJ) 14 For they are demonic spirits performing signs,(IK) who travel to the kings of the whole world to assemble them(IL) for the battle on the great day of God, the Almighty.(IM) 15 “Look, I am coming like a thief. Blessed(IN) is the one who is alert and remains clothed[ce](IO) so that he may not go around naked and people see his shame.”(IP) 16 So they assembled the kings at the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon.[cf](IQ)
The Seventh Bowl
17 Then the seventh[cg] poured out his bowl into the air,[ch] and a loud voice came out of the temple[ci](IR) from the throne, saying, “It is done!” 18 There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. And a severe earthquake occurred like no other since people have been on the earth, so great was the quake.(IS) 19 The great city(IT) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations[cj] fell. Babylon the Great was remembered in God’s presence; he gave her the cup filled with the wine of his fierce anger.(IU) 20 Every island fled, and the mountains disappeared.(IV) 21 Enormous hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds,[ck] fell from the sky on people, and they blasphemed God(IW) for the plague of hail because that plague was extremely severe.(IX)
Footnotes
- 6:1 Other mss omit seven
- 6:2 Or went out conquering and in order to conquer
- 6:6 A denarius = one day’s wage
- 6:8 Or a greenish gray
- 6:8 Other mss read He was
- 6:9 Other mss add about the Lamb
- 6:10 Or “Master
- 6:12 Or I saw when he opened
- 6:12 Or the full moon
- 6:13 Perhaps meteors
- 6:17 Other mss read his
- 7:14 Or “My lord
- 7:15 Or will spread his tent over
- 8:13 Other mss read angel
- 9:2 Other mss omit great
- 9:3 Or authority, also in v. 10
- 9:11 Or as king over them
- 9:11 Or Destruction
- 9:11 Or Destroyer
- 9:13 Other mss omit four
- 9:16 Other mss read a hundred million
- 10:1 Or a halo on his head
- 10:1 Or feet
- 10:11 Or prophesy again against
- 11:1 Other mss add and the angel stood up
- 11:1 Lit “Arise
- 11:2 Or Gentiles
- 11:3 Or I will give to
- 11:4 Other mss read God
- 11:8 Or Their corpse
- 11:8 Or lie on the broad street
- 11:8 Or spiritually
- 11:9 Lit And from
- 11:11 Or spirit
- 11:12 Other mss read Then I heard
- 11:17 Other mss add and who is to come
- 11:19 Other mss read ark of the covenant of the Lord
- 11:19 Other mss omit an earthquake
- 12:1 Or great symbolic display; see Rv 12:3
- 12:3 Or another symbolic display
- 12:3 Or diadems
- 12:5 Or shepherd
- 12:6 Or God, that they might feed her there
- 12:13 Or pursued
- 12:17 Or seed
- 12:18 Or he; other mss read I
- 12:18 Some translations put Rv 12:18 either in Rv 12:17 or Rv 13:1.
- 13:1 Or diadems
- 13:1 Other mss read heads was a blasphemous name
- 13:5 Other mss read to wage war
- 13:5 Or to rule
- 13:6 Or He opened his mouth in
- 13:8 Or scroll
- 13:8 Or written in the book of life of the Lamb who was slaughtered from the foundation of the world
- 13:10 Other mss read anyone kills
- 13:10 Or Here is the perseverance
- 13:11 Or ram
- 13:14 Or a statue, or a likeness
- 13:15 Or a spirit, or life
- 13:18 Or Here is wisdom
- 13:18 Or count, or figure out
- 13:18 Other Gk mss read 616
- 14:2 Or voice
- 14:3 Other mss add as it were
- 14:4 Other mss add by Jesus
- 14:8 Other mss omit the second has fallen
- 14:8 Or wine of her passionate immorality
- 14:11 Or They have no rest
- 14:12 Or and the faith of Jesus, or and faithfulness to Jesus
- 14:14 Or like a son of man
- 14:20 Lit 1,600 stadia
- 15:1 Or and awesome symbolic display
- 15:2 Other mss add his mark
- 15:3 Other mss read ages
- 16:1 Other mss omit seven
- 16:3 Other mss add angel
- 16:4 Other mss add angel
- 16:8 Other mss add angel
- 16:9 Or authority
- 16:10 Other mss add angel
- 16:10 Lit They
- 16:12 Other mss add angel
- 16:15 Or and guards his clothes
- 16:16 Some mss read Armagedon; other mss read Harmegedon; other mss read Mageddon; other mss read Magedon
- 16:17 Other mss add angel
- 16:17 Or bowl on the air
- 16:17 Other mss add of heaven
- 16:19 Or the Gentile cities
- 16:21 Lit about a talent; talents varied in weight upwards from 75 pounds
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