1 And I heard a great voice from the temple, saying to the seven Angels: “Go forth and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God upon the earth.”
2 And the first Angel went forth and poured out his bowl upon the earth. And a severe and most grievous wound occurred upon the men who had the character of the beast, and upon those who adored the beast or its image.
3 And the second Angel poured out his bowl upon the sea. And it became like the blood of the dead, and every living creature in the sea died.
4 And the third Angel poured out his bowl upon the rivers and the sources of water, and these became blood.
5 And I heard the Angel of the waters saying: “You are just, O Lord, who is and who was: the Holy One who has judged these things.
6 For they have shed the blood of the Saints and the Prophets, and so you have given them blood to drink. For they deserve this.”
7 And from the altar, I heard another one, saying, “Even now, O Lord God Almighty, your judgments are true and just.”
8 And the fourth Angel poured out his bowl upon the sun. And it was given to him to afflict men with heat and fire.
9 And men were scorched by the great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, who holds power over these afflictions, but they did not repent, so as to give him glory.
10 And the fifth Angel poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast. And his kingdom became darkened, and they gnawed at their tongues out of anguish.
11 And they blasphemed the God of heaven, because of their anguish and wounds, but they did not repent from their works.
12 And the sixth Angel poured out his bowl upon that great river Euphrates. And its water dried up, so that a way might be prepared for the kings from the rising of the sun.
13 And I saw, from the mouth of the dragon, and from the mouth of the beast, and from the mouth of the false prophetess, three unclean spirits go out in the manner of frogs.
14 For these are the spirits of the demons that were causing the signs. And they advance to the kings of the entire earth, to gather them for battle on the great day of Almighty God.
15 “Behold, I arrive like a thief. Blessed is he who is vigilant and who preserves his vestment, lest he walk naked and they see his disgrace.”
16 And he shall gather them together at a place which is called, in Hebrew, Armageddon.
17 And the seventh Angel poured out his bowl upon the air. And a great voice went out of the temple from the throne, saying: “It is done.”
18 And there were lightnings and voices and thunders. And a great earthquake occurred, of a kind such as has never happened since men have been upon the earth, so great was this kind of earthquake.
19 And the Great City became divided into three parts. And the cities of the Gentiles fell. And Babylon the great came to mind before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the indignation of his wrath.
20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
21 And hail as heavy as a talent descended from the sky upon men. And men blasphemed God, because of the affliction of the hail, for it was exceedingly great.
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Revelation 16 describes the series of seven glasses of the wrath of God that are poured out on earth, bringing judgment and destruction over those who rejected salvation and opposed God. The verses below were selected for their relationship with the topics covered in this chapter.
Jeremiah 25:15-16: "For thus said the Lord, the God of Israel: Take this cup of the wine of wrath and make him drink to all nations to which I send you; and stagge, and go crazy because of the sword I will send between them. " This verse talks about the wrath of God being poured over the nations because of his disobedience.
Psalm 79:6: "Pour your furor over the nations that do not know you, and on the kingdoms that do not invoke your name." This Psalm calls for God to bring judgment on those who do not recognize Him as Lord and Savior.
Isaiah 51:17: "Awaken, awake, get up, O Jerusalem, that you have drank from the hand of the Lord the chalice of your wrath; for the chalice shaking drank to the bottom." This verse describes the judgment that fell on Jerusalem because of the disobedience of the people.
Exodus 7:20: "Moses and Aaron did as the Lord had commanded, and, lifting the rod, wounded the waters in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants; and all the waters of the river became in blood." This verse remembers the water plague that became blood, which was one of the ten pests sent over Egypt as divine judgment.
Revelation 11:18: "The nations have been wrapped; and your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and give reward to your servants, the prophets, the saints, and to those who fear your name, both to the little ones. to the great, and destroyed those who destroy the earth. " This verse talks about the wrath of God that will be poured upon those who destroy the earth, and the reward that will be given to their faithful servants.
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