¹² I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake.^(A) The sun turned black^(B) like sackcloth^(C) made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, ¹³ and the stars in the sky fell to earth,^(D) as figs drop from a fig tree^(E) when shaken by a strong wind. ¹⁴ The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up,^(F) and every mountain and island was removed from its place.^(G)

¹⁵ Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free,^(H) hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains.^{(I) 16} They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us^(J) and hide us^[a] from the face of him who sits on the throne^(K) and from the wrath of the Lamb! ¹⁷ For the great day^(L) of their^[b] wrath has come, and who can withstand it?”^(M)

⁷ The first angel^(A) sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire^(B) mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third^(C) of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.^(D)

⁸ The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain,^(E) all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third^(F) of the sea turned into blood,^{(G) 9} a third^(H) of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

¹⁰ The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky^(I) on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water^(J)— ¹¹ the name of the star is Wormwood.^[a] A third^(K) of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.^(L)

¹² The fourth angel sounded 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^(M) of them turned dark.^(N) A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.^(O)

¹³ As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair^(P) call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe^(Q) to the inhabitants of the earth,^(R) because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”

The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath

16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple^(A) saying to the seven angels,^(B) “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”^(C)

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

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.^(G)

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

⁷ And I heard the altar^(O) respond:

⁸ The fourth angel^(R) poured out his bowl on the sun,^(S) and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire.^{(T) 9} They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God,^(U) who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent^(V) and glorify him.^(W)

¹⁰ The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast,^(X) and its kingdom was plunged into darkness.^(Y) People gnawed their tongues in agony ¹¹ and cursed^(Z) the God of heaven^(AA) because of their pains and their sores,^(AB) but they refused to repent of what they had done.^(AC)

¹² The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates,^(AD) and its water was dried up to prepare the way^(AE) for the kings from the East.^(AF)