Revelation 15:1-16:11

English Standard Version

The Seven Angels with Seven Plagues

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

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

^(I)“Great and amazing are your deeds,
    O Lord God the Almighty!
^(J)Just and true are your ways,
    O King of the nations!^[a]
⁴^(K)Who will not fear, O Lord,
    and glorify your name?
For you alone are ^(L)holy.
    ^(M)All nations will come
    and worship you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”

⁵After this I looked, and ^(N)the sanctuary of ^(O)the tent^[b] of witness in heaven was opened, ⁶and out of the sanctuary came ^(P)the seven angels with the seven plagues, clothed in pure, bright ^(Q)linen, ^(R)with golden sashes around their chests. ⁷And one of ^(S)the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven ^(T)golden bowls full of the wrath of God ^(U)who lives forever and ever, ⁸and ^(V)the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and ^(W)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 ^(X)the seven angels, “Go and ^(Y)pour out on the earth ^(Z)the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”

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

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

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

^(AG)“Just are you, ^(AH)O Holy One, ^(AI)who is and who was,
for you brought these judgments.
⁶For ^(AJ)they have shed the blood of ^(AK)saints and prophets,
and ^(AL)you have given them blood to drink.
It is what they deserve!”

⁷And I heard ^(AM)the altar saying,

“Yes, Lord God the Almighty,
^(AN)true and just are your judgments!”

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

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