Context 9Men were scorched with fierce heat; and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent so as to give Him glory. 10Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became darkened; and they gnawed their tongues because of pain, 11and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores; and they did not repent of their deeds. 12The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east. Armageddon 13And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of 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 world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty. 15(Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, so that he will not walk about naked and men will not see his shame.) 16And they gathered them together to the place which in Hebrew is called Har-Magedon. Seventh Bowl of Wrath 17Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, It is done. 18And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty. 19The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of His fierce wrath. 20And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21And huge hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, came down from heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, because its plague was extremely severe. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionAnd men were scorched men with great heat: and they blasphemed the name of God who hath the power over these plagues; and they repented not to give him glory. Douay-Rheims Bible And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, who hath power over these plagues, neither did they penance to give him glory. Darby Bible Translation And the men were burnt with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues, and did not repent to give him glory. English Revised Version And men were scorched with great heat: and they blasphemed the name of the God which hath the power over these plagues; and they repented not to give him glory. Webster's Bible Translation And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, who hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. Weymouth New Testament And the men were severely burned; and yet they spoke evil of God who had power over the plagues, and they did not repent so as to give Him glory. World English Bible People were scorched with great heat, and people blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. They didn't repent and give him glory. Young's Literal Translation and men were scorched with great heat, and they did speak evil of the name of God, who hath authority over these plagues, and they did not reform -- to give to Him glory. Library Sin Charged Upon the SuretyAll we like sheep have gone astray: we have turned every one to his own way, and the LORD hath laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. C omparisons, in the Scripture, are frequently to be understood with great limitation: perhaps, out of many circumstances, only one is justly applicable to the case. Thus, when our Lord says, Behold, I come as a thief (Revelation 16:15) , --common sense will fix the resemblance to a single point, that He will come suddenly, and unexpectedly. So when wandering sinners … John Newton—Messiah Vol. 1 God's People Delivered The Sins of Communities Noted and Punished. Can Our Dead Speak to Us? Opposition to Messiah Ruinous Healing a Demoniac in a Synagogue. Instruction for the Ignorant: Links Revelation 16:9 NIV • Revelation 16:9 NLT • Revelation 16:9 ESV • Revelation 16:9 NASB • Revelation 16:9 KJV • Revelation 16:9 Bible Apps • Revelation 16:9 Parallel • Bible Hub |