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Revelation 15-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Revelation 15-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Angels with the Seven Last Plagues
15 Then I saw another portent in heaven, great and amazing: seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is ended.(A)
2 And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mixed with fire and those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands.(B) 3 And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:
“Great and amazing are your deeds,
Lord God the Almighty!
Just and true are your ways,
King of the nations
4 Lord, who will not fear
and glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come
and worship before you,
for your judgments have been revealed.”(D)
5 After this I looked, and the temple of the tent[b] of witness in heaven was opened, 6 and out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, robed in pure bright linen,[c] with golden sashes across their chests. 7 Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever;(E) 8 and the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were ended.(F)
The Bowls of God’s Wrath
16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”(G)
2 So the first angel went and poured his bowl on the earth, and a foul and painful sore came on those who had the brand of the beast and who worshiped its image.(H)
3 The second angel poured his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing in the sea died.(I)
4 The third angel poured his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood.(J) 5 And I heard the angel of the waters say,
“You are just, O Holy One, who are and were,
for you have judged these things;(K)
6 because they shed the blood of saints and prophets,
you have given them blood to drink.
It is what they deserve!”
7 And I heard the altar respond,
“Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty,
your judgments are true and just!”(L)
8 The fourth angel poured his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire; 9 they were scorched by the fierce heat, but they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory.(M)
10 The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness; people gnawed their tongues in agony(N) 11 and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and sores, and they did not repent of their deeds.
12 The sixth angel poured his bowl on the great River Euphrates, and its water was dried up in order to prepare the way for the kings from the east.(O) 13 And I saw three foul spirits like frogs coming from the mouth of the dragon, from the mouth of the beast, and from the mouth of the false prophet.(P) 14 These are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.(Q) 15 (“See, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and is clothed,[d] not going about naked and exposed to shame.”)(R) 16 And the demonic spirits[e] assembled the kings[f] at the place that in Hebrew is called Harmagedon.
17 The seventh angel poured his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” 18 And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a violent earthquake, such as had not occurred since people were upon the earth, so violent was that earthquake.(S) 19 The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. God remembered great Babylon and gave her the wine cup of the fury of his wrath.(T) 20 And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found, 21 and huge hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds,[g] dropped from heaven on people, until they cursed God for the plague of the hail, so fearful was that plague.(U)
Revelation 15-16
New International Version
Revelation 15-16
New International Version
Seven Angels With Seven Plagues
15 I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign:(A) seven angels(B) with the seven last plagues(C)—last, because with them God’s wrath is completed. 2 And I saw what looked like a sea of glass(D) glowing with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been victorious(E) over the beast(F) and its image(G) and over the number of its name.(H) They held harps(I) given them by God 3 and sang the song of God’s servant(J) Moses(K) and of the Lamb:(L)
“Great and marvelous are your deeds,(M)
Lord God Almighty.(N)
Just and true are your ways,(O)
King of the nations.[a]
4 Who will not fear you, Lord,(P)
and bring glory to your name?(Q)
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come
and worship before you,(R)
for your righteous acts(S) have been revealed.”[b]
5 After this I looked, and I saw in heaven the temple(T)—that is, the tabernacle of the covenant law(U)—and it was opened.(V) 6 Out of the temple(W) came the seven angels with the seven plagues.(X) They were dressed in clean, shining linen(Y) and wore golden sashes around their chests.(Z) 7 Then one of the four living creatures(AA) gave to the seven angels(AB) seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever.(AC) 8 And the temple was filled with smoke(AD) from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple(AE) until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath
16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple(AF) saying to the seven angels,(AG) “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”(AH)
2 The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land,(AI) and ugly, festering sores(AJ) broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.(AK)
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.(AL)
4 The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water,(AM) and they became blood.(AN) 5 Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:
“You are just in these judgments,(AO) O Holy One,(AP)
you who are and who were;(AQ)
6 for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets,(AR)
and you have given them blood to drink(AS) as they deserve.”
7 And I heard the altar(AT) respond:
8 The fourth angel(AW) poured out his bowl on the sun,(AX) and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire.(AY) 9 They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God,(AZ) who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent(BA) and glorify him.(BB)
10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast,(BC) and its kingdom was plunged into darkness.(BD) People gnawed their tongues in agony 11 and cursed(BE) the God of heaven(BF) because of their pains and their sores,(BG) but they refused to repent of what they had done.(BH)
12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates,(BI) and its water was dried up to prepare the way(BJ) for the kings from the East.(BK) 13 Then I saw three impure spirits(BL) that looked like frogs;(BM) they came out of the mouth of the dragon,(BN) out of the mouth of the beast(BO) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(BP) 14 They are demonic spirits(BQ) that perform signs,(BR) and they go out to the kings of the whole world,(BS) to gather them for the battle(BT) on the great day(BU) of God Almighty.
15 “Look, I come like a thief!(BV) Blessed is the one who stays awake(BW) and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.”(BX)
16 Then they gathered the kings together(BY) to the place that in Hebrew(BZ) is called Armageddon.(CA)
17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air,(CB) and out of the temple(CC) came a loud voice(CD) from the throne, saying, “It is done!”(CE) 18 Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder(CF) and a severe earthquake.(CG) No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth,(CH) so tremendous was the quake. 19 The great city(CI) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered(CJ) Babylon the Great(CK) and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.(CL) 20 Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.(CM) 21 From the sky huge hailstones,(CN) each weighing about a hundred pounds,[c] fell on people. And they cursed God(CO) on account of the plague of hail,(CP) because the plague was so terrible.
Footnotes
- Revelation 15:3 Some manuscripts ages
- Revelation 15:4 Phrases in this song are drawn from Psalm 111:2,3; Deut. 32:4; Jer. 10:7; Psalms 86:9; 98:2.
- Revelation 16:21 Or about 45 kilograms
Revelation 15-16
King James Version
Revelation 15-16
King James Version
15 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
5 And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:
6 And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.
7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.
8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.
16 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.
3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
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