Revelation 16:1-7

The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath

1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling p the seven angels, "Go and q pour out on the earth r the 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 s sores came upon the people who bore t the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

3 The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and u it became like the blood of a corpse, and v every living thing died that was in the sea.

4 The third angel poured out his bowl into w the rivers and the springs of water, and x they became blood.

5 And I heard the angel in charge of the waters 1 say,
y "Just are you, z O Holy One, a who is and who was,
for you brought these judgments.
6 For b they have shed the blood of c saints and prophets,
and d you have given them blood to drink.
It is what they deserve!"

7 And I heard e the altar saying,
"Yes, Lord God the Almighty,
f true and just are your judgments!"

  1. Cross References
    Revelation 15:1
    Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 79:6
    Pour out your anger on the nations that do not know you, and on the kingdoms that do not call upon your name!
    Jeremiah 10:25
    Pour out your wrath on the nations that know you not, and on the peoples that call not on your name, for they have devoured Jacob; they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation.
    Zephaniah 3:8
    Therefore wait for me," declares the Lord, "for the day when I rise up to seize the prey. For my decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them my indignation, all my burning anger; for in the fire of my jealousy all the earth shall be consumed.
  3. Cross References
    Revelation 15:7
    And one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God who lives forever and ever.
  4. Cross References
    Revelation 16:11
    And cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores. They did not repent of their deeds.
    Exodus 9:9 - 11
    It shall become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and become boils breaking out in sores on man and beast throughout all the land of Egypt.
  5. Cross References
    Revelation 13:16
    Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead.
  6. Cross References
    Revelation 8:8
    The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood.
  7. Cross References
    Revelation 8:9
    A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
  8. Cross References
    Revelation 8:10
    The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
  9. Cross References
    Exodus 7:17 - 20
    Thus says the Lord, "By this you shall know that I am the Lord : behold, with the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water that is in the Nile, and it shall turn into blood.
  10. Cross References
    Jeremiah 12:1
    Righteous are you, O Lord, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?
    John 17:25
    O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me.
  11. Cross References
    Revelation 15:4
    Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.
  12. Cross References
    Revelation 11:17
    Saying, "We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign.
    Revelation 1:4
    John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne.
    Revelation 1:8
    "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
    Revelation 4:8
    And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and within, and day and night they never cease to say, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!
  13. Cross References
    Revelation 18:24
    And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on earth.
    Revelation 13:15
    And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain.
  14. Cross References
    Revelation 11:18
    The nations raged, but your wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear your name, both small and great, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.
  15. Cross References
    Isaiah 49:26
    I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they shall be drunk with their own blood as with wine. Then all flesh shall know that I am the Lord your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
    Luke 11:49 - 50
    Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute.
  16. Cross References
    Revelation 6:9
    When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne.
  17. Cross References
    Revelation 15:3
    And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations!
    Revelation 19:2
    For his judgments are true and just; for he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged on her the blood of his servants.
    Psalms 119:137
    Righteous are you, O Lord, and right are your rules.
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