THE BOOK OF REVELATION

 

Revelation Chapter 16

1 ¶ Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, Go, and pour the seven vials of God’s wrath out upon the earth.

2 And the first angel went, and poured out his vial on the land; and foul and painful sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast, and those who worshipped his image.

3 And the second angel poured out his vial on the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul in the sea died.

4 And the third angel poured out his vial on the rivers and springs of water; and they became blood.

5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, You are righteous in these your decisions, O Lord, who is, and was, and shall be.

6 For they have shed the blood of your saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink; as they deserve.

7 And I heard a voice out of the altar say, Yea, Lord God Almighty, your judgements are true and righteous.

8 ¶ And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and it was given the power to scorch men with fire.

9 And men were scorched with fierce heat, and cursed the name of God, who has power over these plagues: but refused to repent and glorify him.

10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial on the throne of the beast; and his kingdom was plunged into darkness; and men gnawed their tongues in torment,

11 And cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but refused to repent of what they had done.

12 ¶ And the sixth angel poured out his vial on the great river Euphrates; and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings of the east.

13 Then I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, who go to all the kings of the earth, to gather them together for battle on the great day of God Almighty.

15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

16 And he gathered them together in a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

17 ¶ And the seventh angel poured out his vial upon the air; and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.

18 And there were voices, and flashes of lightning, and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, so powerful and tremendous that there has not been one like it since men were on the earth.

19 And the great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed: and God remembered Babylon the great, and gave to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

21 And huge hailstones, weighing about one hundred pounds each, fell out of heaven upon men: and men cursed God because of the plague of hail; for the plague was extremely severe.