¹I saw another sign in heaven. It was spectacular and amazing. There were seven angels with the last seven plagues which are the final expression of God’s anger.

²Then I saw what looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire. Those who had won the victory over the beast, its statue, and the number of its name were standing on the glassy sea. They were holding God’s harps ³and singing the song of God’s servant Moses and the song of the lamb. They sang,

“The things you do are spectacular and amazing, Lord God Almighty.

The way you do them is fair and true, King of the Nations.

⁴Lord, who won’t fear and praise your name?

You are the only holy one,

and all the nations will come to worship you

because they know about your fair judgments.”

⁵After these things I looked, and I saw that the temple of the tent containing the words of God’s promise was open in heaven. ⁶The seven angels with the seven plagues came out of the temple wearing clean, shining linen with gold belts around their waists. ⁷One of the four living creatures gave seven gold bowls full of the anger of God, who lives forever and ever, to the seven angels. ⁸The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and his power. No one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels came to an end.

16TH CHAPTER

The Seven Angels Pour Out Their Bowls

¹I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Pour the seven bowls of God’s anger over the earth.”

²The first angel poured his bowl over the earth. Horrible, painful sores appeared on the people who had the brand of the beast and worshiped its statue.

³The second angel poured his bowl over the sea. The sea turned into blood like the blood of a dead man, and every living thing in the sea died.

⁴The third angel poured his bowl over the rivers and the springs. They turned into blood. ⁵Then I heard the angel of the water say,

“You are fair.

You are the one who is and the one who was, the holy one,

because you have judged these things.

⁶You have given them blood to drink

because they have poured out

the blood of God’s people and prophets.

This is what they deserve.”

⁷Then I heard the altar answer,

“Yes, Lord God Almighty, your judgments are true and fair.”

⁸The fourth angel poured his bowl on the sun. The sun was allowed to burn people with fire. ⁹They were severely burned. They cursed the name of God, who has the authority over these plagues. They would not change the way they think and act and give him glory.

¹⁰The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast. Its kingdom turned dark. People gnawed on their tongues in anguish ¹¹and cursed the God of heaven for their pains and their sores. However, they would not stop what they were doing.

¹²The sixth angel poured his bowl on the great Euphrates River. The water in the river dried up to make a road for the kings from the east. ¹³Then I saw three evil spirits like frogs come out of the mouths of the serpent, the beast, and the false prophet. ¹⁴They are spirits of demons that do miracles. These spirits go to the kings of the whole world and gather them for the war on the frightening day of God Almighty.

¹⁵“See, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains alert and doesn’t lose his clothes. He will not have to go naked and let others see his shame.”

¹⁶The spirits gathered the kings at the place which is called Armageddon in Hebrew.

¹⁷The seventh angel poured his bowl into the air. A loud voice came from the throne in the temple, and said, “It has happened!” ¹⁸There was lightning, noise, thunder, and a powerful earthquake. There has never been such a powerful earthquake since humans have been on earth. ¹⁹The important city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. God remembered to give Babylon the Great the cup of wine from his fierce anger. ²⁰Every island vanished, and the mountains could no longer be seen. ²¹Large, heavy hailstones fell from the sky on people. The people cursed God because the plague of hail was such a terrible plague.

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