Revelation 16–18

CHAPTER 16

The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath

¹Then I heard a loud voice from ^athe sanctuary, saying to the ^bseven angels, “Go and ^cpour out ¹on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”

²So the first angel went and poured out his bowl ^1aon the earth; and it became a loathsome and malignant ^bsore on the ²people ^cwho have the mark of the beast and who worship his image.

³And the second angel poured out his bowl ^ainto the sea, and it became blood like that of a dead man, and every living ¹thing in the sea died.

⁴Then the third angel poured out his bowl into the ^arivers and the springs of waters, and they ^bbecame blood.

⁵And I heard the angel of the waters saying, “^aRighteous are You, ^bwho is and who was, O ^cHoly One, because You ^djudged these things;

⁶for they poured out ^athe blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them ^bblood to drink. They ¹deserve it.”

⁷And I heard ^athe altar saying, “Yes, O ^1bLord God, the Almighty, ^ctrue and righteous are Your judgments.”

⁸And the fourth angel poured out his bowl upon ^athe sun, ^band it was given to it to scorch men with fire.

⁹And men were scorched with ¹fierce heat, and they ^ablasphemed the name of God who has the authority over these plagues, and they ^bdid not repent so as to ^cgive Him glory.

¹⁰Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the ^athrone of the beast, and his kingdom became ^bdarkened; and they gnawed their tongues because of pain,

¹¹and they ^ablasphemed the ^bGod of heaven because of their pains and their ^csores, and they ^ddid not repent of their deeds.

¹²And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the ^agreat river, the Euphrates, and ^bits water was dried up, so that ^cthe way would be prepared for the kings ^dfrom the ¹east.

¹³Then I saw coming out of the mouth of the ^adragon and out of the mouth of the ^bbeast and out of the mouth of the ^cfalse prophet, three ^dunclean spirits like ^efrogs;

¹⁴for they are ^aspirits of demons, ^bdoing signs, which go out to the kings of the ^cwhole ¹world, to ^dgather them together for the war of the ^egreat day of God, the Almighty.

¹⁵(“Behold, ^aI am coming like a thief. ^bBlessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his garments, ^cso that he will not walk about naked and men will not see his shame.”)

¹⁶And they ^agathered them together to the place which ^bin Hebrew is called ^1cHar-Magedon.

The Seventh Bowl

¹⁷Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon ^athe air, and a ^bloud voice came out of the ^csanctuary from the throne, saying, “^dIt is done.”

¹⁸And there were flashes of ^alightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was ^ba great earthquake, ^csuch as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty.

^19aAnd the great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the ¹nations fell. ^bBabylon the great was ^cremembered before God, to give her ^dthe cup of the wine of the wrath of His rage.

²⁰And ^aevery island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

²¹And ^ahuge ¹hailstones, about one ²talent each, ^*came down from heaven upon men; and men ^bblasphemed God because of the ^cplague of the hail, because its plague ^*was extremely ³severe.

CHAPTER 17

The Woman and the Beast

^1aThen one of the ^bseven angels who have the ^cseven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you ^dthe judgment of the ^egreat harlot who ^fsits on many waters,

²with whom ^athe kings of the earth committed ¹sexual immorality, and ^bthose who dwell on the earth were ^cmade drunk with the wine of her ²sexual immorality.”

³And ^ahe carried me away ^1bin the Spirit ^cinto a wilderness; then I saw a woman sitting on a ^dscarlet beast, full of ^eblasphemous names, having ^fseven heads and ten horns.

⁴And the woman ^awas clothed in purple and scarlet, and ¹adorned with gold and precious ²stones and pearls, having in her hand ^ba gold cup full of abominations and of the unclean things of her ³sexual immorality,

⁵and on her forehead a name was written, a ^amystery, “^bBABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF ^cTHE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”

⁶Then I saw the woman drunk with ^athe blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered ¹greatly.

⁷And the angel said to me, “Why ¹do you wonder? I will tell you the ^amystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the ^bseven heads and the ten horns.

⁸“^aThe beast that you saw ^bwas, and is not, and is about to ^ccome up out of the ^dabyss and ^1ego to destruction. And ^fthose who dwell on the earth, ^gwhose name has not been written in the book of life ^hfrom the foundation of the world, will ⁱwonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come.

⁹“^aHere is the mind which has wisdom. The ^bseven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits,

¹⁰and they are seven ^akings; five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must remain a little while.

¹¹“And the beast which ^awas and is not, is himself also an eighth and is one of the seven, and he ^bgoes to destruction.

¹²“And the ^aten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast ^bfor one hour.

¹³“These have ^aone ¹purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast.

¹⁴“These will wage ^awar against the Lamb, and the Lamb will ^bovercome them, because He is ^cLord of lords and ^dKing of kings, and ^ethose who are with Him are the ^fcalled and elect and faithful.”

¹⁵And he ^*said to me, “The ^awaters which you saw where the harlot sits, are ^bpeoples and crowds and nations and tongues.

¹⁶“And the ^aten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the harlot and will ^blay waste to her and make her ^cnaked, and will ^deat her flesh and will ^eburn her up with fire.

¹⁷“For ^aGod gave it in their hearts to do His ¹purpose both ²by ^bdoing their own common purpose and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the ^cwords of God will be finished.

¹⁸“And the woman whom you saw is ^athe great city, which has a kingdom over the kings of the earth.”

CHAPTER 18

Fallen Is Babylon

¹After these things I saw another ^aangel ^bcoming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was ^cillumined with his glory.

²And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “^1aFallen, fallen is Babylon the great! And she ^bhas become a dwelling place of demons and a ²prison of every ^cunclean spirit, and a ³prison of every unclean bird ⁴and a ⁵prison of every unclean and hateful beast.

³“For all the nations ¹have drunk of the ^awine of the wrath of her sexual immorality, and ^bthe kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her, and the ^cmerchants of the earth have become rich by the power of her ^2dsensuality.”

⁴And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, “^aCome out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins and receive of her plagues;

⁵for her sins have ^1apiled up as high as heaven, and God has ^bremembered her iniquities.

⁶“^aPay her back even as she paid, and ¹give her back double according to her deeds; in the ^bcup which she has mixed, mix double for her.

⁷“^aTo the degree that she glorified herself and ^blived ¹sensuously, to the same degree give her torment and mourning, for she says in her heart, ‘^cI sit as a queen and I am not a widow, and will never see mourning.’

⁸“For this reason ^ain one day her plagues will come, ¹pestilence and mourning and famine, and she will be ^bburned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her ^cis strong.

⁹“And ^athe kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and ^blived ¹sensuously with her, will ^ccry and lament over her when they ^dsee the smoke of her burning,

^10astanding at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, ‘^bWoe, woe, ^cthe great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in ^done hour your judgment has come.’

¹¹“And the ^amerchants of the earth ^bcry and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo anymore—

¹²cargo of ^agold and silver and precious ¹stones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet, and every kind of citron wood and every article of ivory and every article made from precious wood and ²bronze and iron and marble,

¹³and cinnamon and amomum and incense and perfume and frankincense and wine and olive oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and cargo of horses and carriages and ¹human beings and ^2ahuman lives.

¹⁴“And the fruit ¹you long for has gone from you, and all things that were splendid and shining have passed away from you and men will no longer find them.

¹⁵“The ^amerchants of ^bthese things, who became rich from her, will ^cstand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, crying and mourning,

¹⁶saying, ‘^aWoe, woe, ^bthe great city, she who ^cwas clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and ¹adorned with gold and precious ²stones and pearls;

¹⁷for in ^aone hour such great wealth has been laid ^bwaste!’ And ^cevery shipmaster and every ¹passenger and sailor, and as many as make their living by the sea, ^dstood at a distance,

¹⁸and were ^acrying out as they ^bsaw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘^cWhat is like ^dthe great city?’

¹⁹“And they threw ^adust on their heads and were crying out, crying and mourning, saying, ‘^bWoe, woe, the great city, in which all who have ships at sea ^cbecame rich by her ¹wealth, for in ^done hour she has been laid ^ewaste!’

²⁰“^aRejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and ^bapostles and prophets, because ^cGod has ¹pronounced judgment for you against her.”

²¹Then ¹a ^astrong angel ^bpicked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “So will Babylon, ^cthe great city, be thrown down with violence, and ^dwill not be found any longer.

²²“And ^athe sound of harpists and musicians and flute-players and trumpeters will not be heard in you any longer; and no craftsman of any craft will be found in you any longer; and the ^bsound of a mill will not be heard in you any longer;

²³and the light of a lamp will not shine in you any longer; and the ^avoice of the bridegroom and bride will not be heard in you any…