Revelation 15:5-16:21

English Standard Version

⁵After this I looked, and ^(A)the sanctuary of ^(B)the tent^[a] of witness in heaven was opened, ⁶and out of the sanctuary came ^(C)the seven angels with the seven plagues, clothed in pure, bright ^(D)linen, ^(E)with golden sashes around their chests. ⁷And one of ^(F)the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven ^(G)golden bowls full of the wrath of God ^(H)who lives forever and ever, ⁸and ^(I)the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and ^(J)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 ^(K)the seven angels, “Go and ^(L)pour out on the earth ^(M)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 ^(N)sores came upon the people who bore ^(O)the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

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

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

^(T)“Just are you, ^(U)O Holy One, ^(V)who is and who was,
for you brought these judgments.
⁶For ^(W)they have shed the blood of ^(X)saints and prophets,
and ^(Y)you have given them blood to drink.
It is what they deserve!”

⁷And I heard ^(Z)the altar saying,

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

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

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

¹²The sixth angel poured out his bowl on ^(AK)the great river Euphrates, and ^(AL)its water was dried up, ^(AM)to prepare the way for the kings ^(AN)from the east. ¹³And I saw, coming out of the mouth of ^(AO)the dragon and out of the mouth of ^(AP)the beast and out of the mouth of ^(AQ)the false prophet, three ^(AR)unclean spirits like ^(AS)frogs. ¹⁴For they are ^(AT)demonic spirits, ^(AU)performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, ^(AV)to assemble them for battle on ^(AW)the great day of God the Almighty. ¹⁵(“Behold, ^(AX)I am coming like a thief! ^(AY)Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, ^(AZ)that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”) ¹⁶And ^(BA)they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called ^(BB)Armageddon.

The Seventh Bowl

¹⁷The seventh angel poured out his bowl into ^(BC)the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, ^(BD)“It is done!” ¹⁸And there were ^(BE)flashes of lightning, rumblings,^[d] peals of thunder, and ^(BF)a great earthquake ^(BG)such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. ¹⁹^(BH)The great city ^(BI)was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God ^(BJ)remembered ^(BK)Babylon the great, ^(BL)to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. ²⁰And ^(BM)every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. ²¹And ^(BN)great hailstones, about one hundred pounds^[e] each, fell from heaven on people; and ^(BO)they cursed God for ^(BP)the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.