Revelation 16:12-16

The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath

12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on p the great river Euphrates, and q its water was dried up, r to prepare the way for the kings s from the east. 13 And I saw, coming out of the mouth of t the dragon and out of the mouth of u the beast and out of the mouth of v the false prophet, three w unclean spirits like x frogs. 14 For they are y demonic spirits, z performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, a to assemble them for battle on b the great day of God the Almighty. 15 ("Behold, c I am coming like a thief! d Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, e that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!") 16 And f they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called g Armageddon.

  1. Cross References
    Revelation 9:14
    Saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 11:15
    And the Lord will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt, and will wave his hand over the River with his scorching breath, and strike it into seven channels, and he will lead people across in sandals.
    Isaiah 44:27
    Who says to the deep, 'Be dry; I will dry up your rivers'.
    Jeremiah 50:38
    A drought against her waters, that they may be dried up! For it is a land of images, and they are mad over idols.
    Jeremiah 51:32
    The fords have been seized, the marshes are burned with fire, and the soldiers are in panic.
    Jeremiah 51:36
    Therefore thus says the Lord : "Behold, I will plead your cause and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her fountain dry.
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 41:2
    Who stirred up one from the east whom victory meets at every step? He gives up nations before him, so that he tramples kings underfoot; he makes them like dust with his sword, like driven stubble with his bow.
    Isaiah 41:25
    I stirred up one from the north, and he has come, from the rising of the sun, and he shall call upon my name; he shall trample on rulers as on mortar, as the potter treads clay.
    Isaiah 46:11
    Calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it.
  4. Cross References
    Revelation 7:2
    Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, with the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm earth and sea.
  5. Cross References
    Revelation 12:3
    And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems.
    Revelation 12:9
    And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world - he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
  6. Cross References
    Revelation 13:1
    And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
  7. Cross References
    Revelation 19:20
    And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.
    Revelation 20:10
    And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
    Revelation 13:11
    Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon.
    Revelation 13:14
    And by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
  8. Cross References
    Revelation 18:2
    And he called out with a mighty voice, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.
  9. Cross References
    Exodus 8:6
    So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.
  10. Cross References
    1 Timothy 4:1
    Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons.
  11. Cross References
    Revelation 13:13
    It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people.
  12. Cross References
    Revelation 20:8
    And will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea.
    Revelation 17:14
    They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.
    Revelation 19:19
    And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army.
    1 Kings 22:20
    And the Lord said, 'Who will entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?' And one said one thing, and another said another.
  13. Cross References
    Revelation 6:17
    For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?
  14. Cross References
    Revelation 3:3
    Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you.
  15. Cross References
    Revelation 3:2 - 3
    Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God.
    Matthew 24:42
    Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
  16. Cross References
    Revelation 3:18
    I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.
  17. Cross References
    Revelation 19:19
    And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army.
  18. Cross References
    Zechariah 12:11
    On that day the mourning in Jerusalem will be as great as the mourning for Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
    Judges 5:19
    The kings came, they fought; then fought the kings of Canaan, at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; they got no spoils of silver.
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