Rev 16 | ESV | STEP | Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels , Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God .

‏ Revelation of John 16

The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath

1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling ^athe seven angels, “Go and ^bpour out on the earth ^cthe 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 ^dsores came upon the people who bore ^ethe mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

3 The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and ^fit became like the blood of a corpse, and ^gevery living thing died that was in the sea.

4 The third angel poured out his bowl into ^hthe rivers and the springs of water, and ⁱthey became blood. 5 And I heard the angel in charge of the waters ^{▼▼Greek angel of the waters} say,

^k“Just are you, ^lO Holy One, ^mwho is and who was,
for you brought these judgments.
6 For ⁿthey have shed the blood of ^osaints and prophets,
and ^pyou have given them blood to drink.
It is what they deserve!”

7 And I heard ^qthe altar saying,

“Yes, Lord God the Almighty,
^rtrue and just are your judgments!”

8 The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people ^swith fire. 9 They were scorched by the fierce heat, and ^tthey cursed ^{▼▼Greek blasphemed; also verses 11, 21} the name of God who had power over these plagues. ^vThey did not repent ^wand give him glory.

10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on ^xthe throne of the beast, and ^yits kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish 11 and cursed ^zthe God of heaven for their pain and ^aasores. ^abThey did not repent of their deeds.

12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on ^acthe great river Euphrates, and ^adits water was dried up, ^aeto prepare the way for the kings ^affrom the east. 13 And I saw, coming out of the mouth of ^agthe dragon and out of the mouth of ^ahthe beast and out of the mouth of ^aithe false prophet, three ^ajunclean spirits like ^akfrogs. 14 For they are ^aldemonic spirits, ^amperforming signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, ^anto assemble them for battle on ^aothe great day of God the Almighty. 15 (“Behold, ^apI am coming like a thief! ^aqBlessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, ^arthat he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”) 16 And ^asthey assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called ^atArmageddon.

The Seventh Bowl

17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into ^authe air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, ^av“It is done!” 18 And there were ^awflashes of lightning, rumblings, ^{▼▼Or voices, or sounds} peals of thunder, and ^aya great earthquake ^azsuch as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. 19 ^baThe great city ^bbwas split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God ^bcremembered ^bdBabylon the great, ^beto make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. 20 And ^bfevery island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. 21 And ^bggreat hailstones, about one hundred pounds ^{▼▼Greek a talent in weight} each, fell from heaven on people; and ^bithey cursed God for ^bjthe plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.