A Scene of Heaven

15 Then I saw (A)another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, (B)seven angels who had (C)seven plagues, which are (D)the last, because in them the wrath of God is finished.

And I saw something like a (E)sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who (F)were victorious [a]over the (G)beast and (H)his image and the (I)number of his name, standing on the (J)sea of glass, holding (K)harps of God. And they *sang the (L)song of Moses, (M)the bond-servant of God, and the (N)song of the Lamb, saying,

(O)Great and marvelous are Your works,
(P)Lord God, the Almighty;
Righteous and true are Your ways,
(Q)King of the [b]nations!
(R)Who will not fear You, Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are holy;
For (S)all the nations will come and worship before You,
For Your [c](T)righteous acts have been revealed.”

After these things I looked, and (U)the [d]temple of the (V)tabernacle of testimony in heaven was opened, and the (W)seven angels who had the seven plagues (X)came out of the [e]temple, clothed in [f]linen, clean and bright, and (Y)their chests wrapped with golden sashes. And one of the (Z)four living creatures gave the (AA)seven angels seven (AB)golden bowls full of the (AC)wrath of God, who (AD)lives forever and ever. And the [g]temple was filled with (AE)smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one was able to enter the [h]temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.

The Bowls of Wrath

16 Then I heard a loud voice from (AF)the [i]temple, saying to the (AG)seven angels, “Go and (AH)pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”

So the first angel went and poured out his bowl (AI)on the earth; and a harmful and painful (AJ)sore [j]afflicted the people (AK)who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.

The second angel poured out his bowl (AL)into the sea, and it became blood like that of a dead man; and every living [k]thing in the sea died.

Then the third angel poured out his bowl into the (AM)rivers and the springs of waters; and they (AN)became blood. And I heard the angel of the waters saying, “(AO)Righteous are You, (AP)the One who is and who was, O (AQ)Holy One, because You (AR)judged these things; for they poured out (AS)the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them (AT)blood to drink. They [l]deserve it.” And I heard (AU)the altar saying, “Yes, (AV)Lord God, the Almighty, (AW)true and righteous are Your judgments.”

And the fourth angel poured out his bowl upon (AX)the sun, (AY)and it was given power to scorch people with fire. And the people were scorched with [m]fierce heat; and they (AZ)blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues, and they (BA)did not repent so as to (BB)give Him glory.

10 And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the (BC)throne of the beast, and his kingdom became (BD)darkened; and they gnawed their tongues because of pain, 11 and they (BE)blasphemed the (BF)God of heaven because of their pain and their (BG)sores; and they (BH)did not repent of their deeds.

12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the (BI)great river, the Euphrates; and (BJ)its water was dried up, so that (BK)the way would be prepared for the kings (BL)from the [n]east.

Har-Magedon (Armageddon)

13 And I saw coming out of the mouth of the (BM)dragon, and out of the mouth of the (BN)beast, and out of the mouth of the (BO)false prophet, three (BP)unclean spirits like (BQ)frogs; 14 for they are (BR)spirits of demons, (BS)performing signs, which go out to the kings of the (BT)entire [o]world, to (BU)gather them together for the war of the (BV)great day of God, the Almighty. 15 (“Behold, (BW)I am coming like a thief. (BX)Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, (BY)so that he will not walk about naked and people will not see his shame.”) 16 And they (BZ)gathered them together to the place which (CA)in Hebrew is called (CB)Har-Magedon.

The Seventh Bowl of Wrath

17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon (CC)the air, and a (CD)loud voice came out of the [p](CE)temple from the throne, saying, “(CF)It is done.” 18 And there were flashes of (CG)lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was (CH)a great earthquake, (CI)such as there had not been since mankind came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty. 19 (CJ)The great city [q]was split into three parts, and the cities of the [r]nations fell. (CK)Babylon the great was (CL)remembered in the sight of God, to give her (CM)the cup of the wine of [s]His fierce wrath. 20 And (CN)every island fled, and no mountains were found. 21 And (CO)huge [t]hailstones, weighing about [u]a talent each, *came down from heaven upon people; and people (CP)blasphemed God because of the (CQ)plague of the hail, because [v]the hailstone plague *was extremely [w]severe.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 15:2 Lit from
  2. Revelation 15:3 Two early mss ages
  3. Revelation 15:4 Or judgments
  4. Revelation 15:5 Or sanctuary
  5. Revelation 15:6 Or sanctuary
  6. Revelation 15:6 One early ms stone
  7. Revelation 15:8 Or sanctuary
  8. Revelation 15:8 Or sanctuary
  9. Revelation 16:1 Or sanctuary
  10. Revelation 16:2 Lit came upon
  11. Revelation 16:3 Lit soul
  12. Revelation 16:6 Lit are worthy
  13. Revelation 16:9 Lit great
  14. Revelation 16:12 Lit rising of the sun
  15. Revelation 16:14 Lit inhabited earth
  16. Revelation 16:17 Or sanctuary
  17. Revelation 16:19 Lit became three
  18. Revelation 16:19 Or Gentiles
  19. Revelation 16:19 Lit wrath of His anger
  20. Revelation 16:21 Lit hail
  21. Revelation 16:21 I.e., as a measure of weight about 100 lb. or 45 kg
  22. Revelation 16:21 Lit its plague
  23. Revelation 16:21 Lit great

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. 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 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]
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]

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) 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) 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) 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)

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)

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)

The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water,(AM) and they became blood.(AN) 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)
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.”

And I heard the altar(AT) respond:

“Yes, Lord God Almighty,(AU)
    true and just are your judgments.”(AV)

The fourth angel(AW) poured out his bowl on the sun,(AX) and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire.(AY) 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

  1. Revelation 15:3 Some manuscripts ages
  2. 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.
  3. Revelation 16:21 Or about 45 kilograms