Revelation 16

The First Six Bowls of Wrath

¹Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”

²So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

• REV 16:2[PROPHECY]Bowl 1 → STILL TO COME
• REV 16:2[DEMONIC]Sores strike those who worshiped the beast's image

³And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died.

• REV 16:3[PROPHECY]Bowl 2 → STILL TO COME

⁴And the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they turned to blood. ⁵And I heard the angel of the waters say:

• REV 16:4[PROPHECY]Bowl 3 → STILL TO COME

“Righteous are You, O Holy One,

who is and was,

because You have brought these judgments.

• REV 16:5[NOTE]TEXT. The oldest copies say who is and who was, the Holy One. The KJV says and shalt be, from a guess by Theodore Beza in 1598 that no Greek copy supports.

⁶For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets,

and You have given them blood to drink,

as they deserve.”

⁷And I heard the altar reply:

“Yes, Lord God Almighty,

true and just are Your judgments.”

⁸Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch the people with fire. ⁹And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they did not repent and give Him glory.

• REV 16:8[PROPHECY]Bowl 4 → STILL TO COME

¹⁰And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish ¹¹and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores. Yet they did not repent of their deeds.

• REV 16:10[PROPHECY]Bowl 5 → STILL TO COME

¹²And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.

• REV 16:12[PROPHECY]Bowl 6 → STILL TO COME

¹³And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. ¹⁴These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.

• REV 16:13[DEMONIC]Three unclean spirits like frogs from the dragon, beast, and false prophet

¹⁵“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”

¹⁶And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.

• REV 16:16[NOTE]ARMAGEDDON. Hebrew for Mount Megiddo. See Megiddo.

The Seventh Bowl of Wrath

¹⁷Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the throne in the temple, saying, “It is done!”

• REV 16:17[PROPHECY]Bowl 7 → STILL TO COME

¹⁸And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake. ¹⁹The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.

²⁰Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found. ²¹And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.