Revelation 15:1-16:20

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.

² And 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. ³ And they sing ^(G)the song of Moses, ^(H)the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

⁵ After this I looked, and ^(N)the sanctuary of ^(O)the tent^[b] of witness in heaven was opened, ⁶ and 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. ⁷ And 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, ⁸ and ^(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.”

² So 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.

³ The 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.

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

⁷ And I heard ^(AM)the altar saying,

⁸ The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people ^(AO)with fire. ⁹ They 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.

¹⁰ The 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 ¹¹ and cursed ^(AU)the God of heaven for their pain and ^(AV)sores. ^(AW)They did not repent of their deeds.

¹² The sixth angel poured out his bowl on ^(AX)the great river Euphrates, and ^(AY)its water was dried up, ^(AZ)to prepare the way for the kings ^(BA)from the east. ¹³ And I saw, coming out of the mouth of ^(BB)the dragon and out of the mouth of ^(BC)the beast and out of the mouth of ^(BD)the false prophet, three ^(BE)unclean spirits like ^(BF)frogs. ¹⁴ For they are ^(BG)demonic spirits, ^(BH)performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, ^(BI)to assemble them for battle on ^(BJ)the great day of God the Almighty. ¹⁵ (“Behold, ^(BK)I am coming like a thief! ^(BL)Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, ^(BM)that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”) ¹⁶ And ^(BN)they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called ^(BO)Armageddon.

The Seventh Bowl

¹⁷ The seventh angel poured out his bowl into ^(BP)the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, ^(BQ)“It is done!” ¹⁸ And there were ^(BR)flashes of lightning, rumblings,^[e] peals of thunder, and ^(BS)a great earthquake ^(BT)such as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. ^19 (BU)The great city ^(BV)was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God ^(BW)remembered ^(BX)Babylon the great, ^(BY)to make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. ²⁰ And ^(BZ)every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found.