Revelation 16

The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath

1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying a to the seven angels, "Go and pour out the 1 bowls b of the wrath of God on the earth."

2 So the first went and poured out his bowl c upon the earth, and a 2 foul and d loathsome sore came upon the men e who had the mark of the beast and those f who worshiped his image.

3 Then the second angel poured out his bowl g on the sea, and h it became blood as of a dead man; i and every living creature in the sea died.

4 Then the third angel poured out his bowl j on the rivers and springs of water, k and they became blood.

5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying:
l "You are righteous, 3 O Lord,
The One m who is and who 4 was and who is to be,
Because You have judged these things. 6 For n they have shed the blood o of saints and prophets,
p And You have given them blood to drink.
5 For it is their just due."

7 And I heard 6 another from the altar saying, "Even so, q Lord God Almighty, r true and righteous are Your judgments."

8 Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl s on the sun, t and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and they u blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; v and they did not repent w and give Him glory.

10 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl x on the throne of the beast, y and his kingdom became full of darkness; z and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain. 11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.

12 Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl a on the great river Euphrates, b and its water was dried up, c so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. 13 And I saw three unclean d spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of e the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of f the false prophet. 14 For they are spirits of demons, g performing signs, which go out to the kings 7 of the earth and of h the whole world, to gather them to i the battle of that great day of God Almighty. 15 j "Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, k lest he walk naked and they see his shame." 16 l And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, 8 Armageddon.

The Seventh Bowl

17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, m "It is done!" 18 And n there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; o and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake p as had not occurred since men were on the earth. 19 Now q the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And r great Babylon s was remembered before God, t to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. 20 Then u every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21 And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great.

  1. Cross References
    Hebrews 9:7
    But into the second part the high priest went alone once a year, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the people's sins committed in ignorance.
  2. Cross References
    Genesis 3:19
    In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return.
    Ecclesiastes 3:20
    All go to one place: all are from the dust, and all return to dust.
  3. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 5:10
    For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
    1 John 4:17
    Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.
  4. Cross References
    Romans 6:10
    For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God.
  5. Cross References
    Isaiah 53:12
    Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the strong, Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And made intercession for the transgressors.
    1 Peter 2:24
    Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness - by whose stripes you were healed.
  6. Cross References
    Matthew 26:28
    For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
  7. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 1:7
    So that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
    Titus 2:13
    Looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
  8. Cross References
    Hebrews 8:5
    Who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, "See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.
  9. Cross References
    Hebrews 7:19
    For the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
    Hebrews 9:9
    It was symbolic for the present time in which both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make him who performed the service perfect in regard to the conscience -
  10. Cross References
    Micah 6:6
    With what shall I come before the LORD, And bow myself before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, With calves a year old?
    Micah 6:7
    Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, Ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
  11. Cross References
    Psalms 40:6 - 8
    Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; My ears You have opened. Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.
  12. Cross References
    John 17:19
    And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that the...
    Ephesians 5:26
    That He might sanctify and cleanse her with the...
    Hebrews 2:11
    For both He who sanctifies and those who are be...
    Hebrews 10:14
    For by one offering He has perfected forever th...
    Hebrews 10:29
    Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, w...
    Hebrews 13:12
    Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify th...
  13. Cross References
    Hebrews 9:12
    Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.
  14. Cross References
    Numbers 28:3
    And you shall say to them, 'This is the offering made by fire which you shall offer to the LORD: two male lambs in their first year without blemish, day by day, as a regular burnt offering.
  15. Cross References
    Colossians 3:1
    If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
    Hebrews 1:3
    Who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
  16. Cross References
    Psalms 110:1
    The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.
  17. Cross References
    Psalms 110:1
    The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.
    Hebrews 1:13
    But to which of the angels has He ever said: "Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool"?
  18. Cross References
    Jeremiah 31:33
    But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
    Jeremiah 31:34
    "No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more."
    Hebrews 8:10
    For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
  19. Cross References
    Jeremiah 31:34
    "No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more."
  20. Cross References
    Ephesians 2:18
    For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.
    Hebrews 4:16
    Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
  21. Cross References
    Hebrews 9:8
    The Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing.
    Hebrews 9:12
    Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.
  22. Cross References
    John 14:6
    Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
    Hebrews 7:24
    But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood.
    Hebrews 7:25
    Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
  23. Cross References
    Hebrews 7:19
    For the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
    Hebrews 10:1
    For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect.
  24. Cross References
    Ephesians 3:12
    In whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.
  25. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 1:9
    God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
    1 Corinthians 10:13
    No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
    1 Thessalonians 5:24
    He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
    Hebrews 11:11
    By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.
  26. Cross References
    Acts 2:42
    And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
  27. Cross References
    Romans 13:11
    And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.
  28. Cross References
    Philippians 4:5
    Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
  29. Cross References
    Numbers 15:30
    But the person who does anything presumptuously, whether he is native-born or a stranger, that one brings reproach on the LORD, and he shall be cut off from among his people.
  30. Cross References
    2 Peter 2:20
    For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning.
  31. Cross References
    Hebrews 6:6
    If they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.
  32. Cross References
    Zephaniah 1:18
    Neither their silver nor their gold Shall be able to deliver them In the day of the LORD's wrath; But the whole land shall be devoured By the fire of His jealousy, For He will make speedy riddance Of all those who dwell in the land.
  33. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 17:2 - 6
    If there is found among you, within any of your gates which the LORD your God gives you, a man or a woman who has been wicked in the sight of the LORD your God, in transgressing His covenant.
    Deuteronomy 19:15
    One witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin that he commits; by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established.
    Matthew 18:16
    "But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that 'by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.'
    Hebrews 2:2
    For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward.
  34. Cross References
    Hebrews 2:3
    How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.
  35. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 11:29
    For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
  36. Cross References
    Matthew 12:31
    Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.
  37. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 32:35
    Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; Their foot shall slip in due time; For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things to come hasten upon them.
    Romans 12:19
    Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord.
  38. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 32:36
    For the LORD will judge His people And have compassion on His servants, When He sees that their power is gone, And there is no one remaining, bond or free.
  39. Cross References
    Luke 12:5
    But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!
  40. Cross References
    Galatians 3:4
    Have you suffered so many things in vain - if indeed it was in vain?
    Hebrews 6:9
    But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner.
    Hebrews 6:10
    For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
  41. Cross References
    1 Corinthians 4:9
    For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.
    Hebrews 12:4
    You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin.
  42. Cross References
    Philippians 1:7
    Just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.
  43. Cross References
    2 Timothy 1:16
    The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain.
  44. Cross References
    Matthew 5:12
    Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
  45. Cross References
    Matthew 6:20
    But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
  46. Cross References
    Matthew 5:12
    Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
  47. Cross References
    Luke 21:19
    By your patience possess your souls.
    Hebrews 12:1
    Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.
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