⁵ and ^(A)in their mouth no lie was found, for they are ^(B)blameless.

The Messages of the Three Angels

⁶ Then I saw another angel ^(C)flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to ^(D)those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. ⁷ And he said with a loud voice, ^(E)“Fear God and ^(F)give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and ^(G)worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the ^(H)springs of water.”

⁸ Another angel, a second, followed, saying, ^(I)“Fallen, fallen is ^(J)Babylon the great, ^(K)she who made all nations drink ^(L)the wine of the passion^[a] of her sexual immorality.”

⁹ And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone ^(M)worships the beast and its image and receives ^(N)a mark on his forehead or on his hand, ¹⁰ he also will drink ^(O)the wine of God's wrath, ^(P)poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and ^(Q)he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. ¹¹ And ^(R)the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and ^(S)they have no rest, day or night, these ^(T)worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”

^12 (U)Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who ^(V)keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.^[b]

¹³ And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: ^(W)Blessed are the dead ^(X)who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, ^(Y)“that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”

The Harvest of the Earth

¹⁴ Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one ^(Z)like a son of man, ^(AA)with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand. ¹⁵ And another angel ^(AB)came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, ^(AC)“Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for ^(AD)the harvest of the earth is fully ripe.” ¹⁶ So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and the earth was reaped.

¹⁷ Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. ¹⁸ And another angel came out from the altar, ^(AE)the angel who has authority over the fire, and he called with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, “Put in your sickle and gather the clusters from the vine of the earth, ^(AF)for its grapes are ripe.” ¹⁹ So the angel swung his sickle across the earth and gathered the grape harvest of the earth and threw it into the great ^(AG)winepress of the wrath of God. ²⁰ And ^(AH)the winepress was trodden ^(AI)outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress, as high as ^(AJ)a horse's bridle, for 1,600 stadia.^[c]

The Seven Angels with Seven Plagues

15 Then ^(AK)I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, ^(AL)seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished.

² And I saw ^(AM)what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those ^(AN)who had conquered the beast and its image and ^(AO)the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass ^(AP)with harps of God in their hands. ³ And they sing ^(AQ)the song of Moses, ^(AR)the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

⁵ After this I looked, and ^(AX)the sanctuary of ^(AY)the tent^[e] of witness in heaven was opened, ⁶ and out of the sanctuary came ^(AZ)the seven angels with the seven plagues, clothed in pure, bright ^(BA)linen, ^(BB)with golden sashes around their chests. ⁷ And one of ^(BC)the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven ^(BD)golden bowls full of the wrath of God ^(BE)who lives forever and ever, ⁸ and ^(BF)the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and ^(BG)no one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.

The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath

16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling ^(BH)the seven angels, “Go and ^(BI)pour out on the earth ^(BJ)the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”

² So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful ^(BK)sores came upon the people who bore ^(BL)the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

³ The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and ^(BM)it became like the blood of a corpse, and ^(BN)every living thing died that was in the sea.

⁴ The third angel poured out his bowl into ^(BO)the rivers and the springs of water, and ^(BP)they became blood. ⁵ And I heard the angel in charge of the waters^[f] say,

⁷ And I heard ^(BW)the altar saying,

⁸ The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people ^(BY)with fire. ⁹ They were scorched by the fierce heat, and ^(BZ)they cursed^[g] the name of God who had power over these plagues. ^(CA)They did not repent ^(CB)and give him glory.

¹⁰ The fifth angel poured out his bowl on ^(CC)the throne of the beast, and ^(CD)its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish ¹¹ and cursed ^(CE)the God of heaven for their pain and ^(CF)sores. ^(CG)They did not repent of their deeds.

¹² The sixth angel poured out his bowl on ^(CH)the great river Euphrates, and ^(CI)its water was dried up, ^(CJ)to prepare the way for the kings ^(CK)from the east. ¹³ And I saw, coming out of the mouth of ^(CL)the dragon and out of the mouth of ^(CM)the beast and out of the mouth of ^(CN)the false prophet, three ^(CO)unclean spirits like ^(CP)frogs. ¹⁴ For they are ^(CQ)demonic spirits, ^(CR)performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, ^(CS)to assemble them for battle on ^(CT)the great day of God the Almighty. ¹⁵ (“Behold, ^(CU)I am coming like a thief! ^(CV)Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, ^(CW)that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”)