AIT Bible

Revelation 16

1And I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels: "Go and pour out the seven bowls of God's fury upon the earth."

2And the first went and poured out his bowl upon the earth, and there came a foul and malignant sore upon the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped its image.

3And the second poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood like that of a corpse, and every living creature died—everything in the sea.

4And the third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. 5And I heard the angel of the waters saying: "Righteous are you, the One who is and who was, the Holy One, because you have rendered this judgment— 6because they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and blood you have given them to drink. They deserve it." 7And I heard the altar saying: "Yes, Lord God, the Almighty—true and just are your judgments."

8And the fourth poured out his bowl upon the sun, and it was permitted to scorch people with fire. 9And the people were scorched with a fierce burning, and they blasphemed the name of God who has authority over these plagues, and they did not repent so as to give him glory.

10And the fifth poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and they were gnawing their tongues from the anguish, 11and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their anguish and their sores, and they did not repent of their deeds.

12And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river, the Euphrates, and its water was dried up so that the way might be prepared for the kings from the rising of the sun. 13And I saw coming from the mouth of the dragon and from the mouth of the beast and from the mouth of the false prophet three unclean spirits like frogs— 14for they are spirits of demons performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole inhabited world to gather them for the war of the great day of God the Almighty.

15"Look! I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays awake and guards his garments, so that he does not go about naked and they see his shame."

16And they gathered them to the place called in Hebrew "Armageddon."

17And the seventh poured out his bowl upon the air—and a loud voice came from the temple, from the throne, saying: "It is done!" 18And there were flashes of lightning and rumblings and thunder, and there was a great earthquake—such as had not occurred since humanity came to be upon the earth—so immense an earthquake, so great. 19And the great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of his furious wrath. 20And every island fled, and mountains were not to be found. 21And great hailstones, each about a talent's weight, come down from heaven upon the people; and the people blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for its plague was utterly devastating.