The Vision of the Seven Angels Pouring Out Their Bowls

1Then I heard a loud voice from the Temple saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.” 2So the first angel went and poured his bowl on the earth. A horrible, painful sore appeared on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshipped the image.

3The second angel poured his bowl into the sea. It became like the blood of a dead body, and every living thing in the sea died.

4The third angel poured his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood. 5Then I heard the angel in chargea of the water say,

“You are just. You are the one who is

and who was, the Holy One,

because you have judged these things.

6You have given them blood to drink

because they spilled the blood of saints and prophets.

This is what they deserve.”

7Then I heard the altar reply,

“Yes, Lord God Almighty,

your judgments are true and just.”

8The fourth angel poured his bowl on the sun, which then was allowed to burn people with fire, 9and they were burned by the fierce heat. They cursed the name of God, who has the authority over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.

10The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast. Its kingdom was plunged into darkness. Peopleb gnawed on their tongues in anguish 11and cursed the God of heaven because of their pain-filled sores. But they did not repent of their behavior.

12The sixth angel poured his bowl on the great Euphrates River. Its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east. 13Then I saw three disgusting spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14They are demonic spirits that perform signs. They go to the kings of the whole earth and gather them for the war of the great Day of God Almighty.

15“See, I am coming like a thief.

How blessed is the person who remains alert

and keeps his clothes on!

He won’t have to go naked

and let others see his shame.”

16The spiritsc gathered the kingsd to the place that is called Armageddon in Hebrew.

17The seventh angel threw the contents ofe his bowl across the sky. A loud voice came from the throne in the Temple and said, “It has happened!” 18There were flashes of lightning, noises, peals of thunder, and a powerful earthquake. There has never been such a powerful earthquake since people have been on the earth. 19The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. God remembered to give Babylon the Great the cup of wine filled with the fury of his wrath. 20Every island vanished,f and the mountains could no longer be found. 21Huge hailstones, each weighing about a talent,g fell from the sky on people, who cursed God because the plague of hail was so terrible.