The Three Angels

⁶ Then I saw another angel flying in midair,^(A) and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth^(B)—to every nation, tribe, language and people.^{(C) 7} He said in a loud voice, “Fear God^(D) and give him glory,^(E) because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made^(F) the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”^(G)

⁸ A second angel followed and said, “‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great,’^[a](H) which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries.”^(I)

⁹ A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast^(J) and its image^(K) and receives its mark on their forehead^(L) or on their hand, ¹⁰ they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury,^(M) which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath.^(N) They will be tormented with burning sulfur^(O) in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. ¹¹ And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever.^(P) There will be no rest day or night^(Q) for those who worship the beast and its image,^(R) or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”^{(S) 12} This calls for patient endurance^(T) on the part of the people of God^(U) who keep his commands^(V) and remain faithful to Jesus.

¹³ Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord^(W) from now on.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit,^(X) “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”

Harvesting the Earth and Trampling the Winepress

¹⁴ I looked, and there before me was a white cloud,^(Y) and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man^[b](Z) with a crown^(AA) of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. ¹⁵ Then another angel came out of the temple^(AB) and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle^(AC) and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest^(AD) of the earth is ripe.” ¹⁶ So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.

¹⁷ Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.^{(AE) 18} Still another angel, who had charge of the fire, came from the altar^(AF) and called in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, “Take your sharp sickle^(AG) and gather the clusters of grapes from the earth’s vine, because its grapes are ripe.” ¹⁹ The angel swung his sickle on the earth, gathered its grapes and threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.^{(AH) 20} They were trampled in the winepress^(AI) outside the city,^(AJ) and blood^(AK) flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses’ bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.^[c]

Seven Angels With Seven Plagues

15 I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign:^(AL) seven angels^(AM) with the seven last plagues^(AN)—last, because with them God’s wrath is completed. ² And I saw what looked like a sea of glass^(AO) glowing with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been victorious^(AP) over the beast^(AQ) and its image^(AR) and over the number of its name.^(AS) They held harps^(AT) given them by God ³ and sang the song of God’s servant^(AU) Moses^(AV) and of the Lamb:^(AW)

⁵ After this I looked, and I saw in heaven the temple^(BE)—that is, the tabernacle of the covenant law^(BF)—and it was opened.^{(BG) 6} Out of the temple^(BH) came the seven angels with the seven plagues.^(BI) They were dressed in clean, shining linen^(BJ) and wore golden sashes around their chests.^{(BK) 7} Then one of the four living creatures^(BL) gave to the seven angels^(BM) seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever.^{(BN) 8} And the temple was filled with smoke^(BO) from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple^(BP) 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^(BQ) saying to the seven angels,^(BR) “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”^(BS)

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

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.^(BW)

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

⁷ And I heard the altar^(CE) respond: