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with fire. And on it stood all the people who had
been victorious over the beast and his statue
and the number representing his name. They
were all holding harps that God had given them.
3 And they were singing the song of Moses, the
servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:
— promises —
from God
“All nations will come
and worship before you,
for your righteous deeds
have been revealed.”
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“Great and marvelous are your works,
O Lord God, the Almighty.
Just and true are your ways,
O King of the nations.*
Who will not fear you, Lord,
and glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come and worship
before you,
for your righteous deeds have been
revealed.”
The Seven Bowls of the Seven Plagues
5 Then I looked and saw that the Temple in
heaven, God’s Tabernacle, was thrown wide
open. 6 The seven angels who were holding the
seven plagues came out of the Temple. They
were clothed in spotless white linen* with gold
sashes across their chests. 7 Then one of the four
living beings handed each of the seven angels
a gold bowl filled with the wrath of God, who
lives forever and ever. 8 The Temple was filled
with smoke from God’s glory and power. No one
could enter the Temple until the seven angels
had completed pouring out the seven plagues.
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Then I heard a mighty voice from the
Temple say to the seven angels, “Go your
ways and pour out on the earth the seven bowls
containing God’s wrath.”
2 So the first angel left the Temple and poured
out his bowl on the earth, and horrible, malignant sores broke out on everyone who had the
mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue.
3 Then the second angel poured out his bowl
on the sea, and it became like the blood of a
corpse. And everything in the sea died.
4 Then the third angel poured out his bowl on
the rivers and springs, and they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel who had authority over
all water saying,
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“You are just, O Holy One, who is and who
always was,
because you have sent these judgments.
Since they shed the blood
of your holy people and your prophets,
you have given them blood to drink.
It is their just reward.”
7 And
I heard a voice from the altar,* saying,
“Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty,
your judgments are true and just.”
8 Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl
on the sun, causing it to scorch everyone with
its fire. 9 Everyone was burned by this blast of
heat, and they cursed the name of God, who
had control over all these plagues. They did not
repent of their sins and turn to God and give
him glory.
10 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on
the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was
plunged into darkness. His subjects ground
their teeth* in anguish, 11 and they cursed the
God of heaven for their pains and sores. But
they did not repent of their evil deeds and turn
to God.
12 Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl
on the great Euphrates River, and it dried up so
that the kings from the east could march their
armies toward the west without hindrance.
13 And I saw three evil* spirits that looked like
frogs leap from the mouths of the dragon, the
beast, and the false prophet. 14 They are demonic spirits who work miracles and go out
to all the rulers of the world to gather them for
battle against the Lord on that great judgment
day of God the Almighty.
15 “Look,
I will come as unexpectedly as a
thief! Blessed are all who are watching for
me, who keep their clothing ready so they
will not have to walk around naked and
ashamed.”
16 And the demonic spirits gathered all the
rulers and their armies to a place with the Hebrew name Armageddon.*
17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl
into the air. And a mighty shout came from the
throne in the Temple, saying, “It is finished!”
18 Then the thunder crashed and rolled, and
lightning flashed. And a great earthquake
struck—the worst since people were placed on
the earth. 19 The great city of Babylon split into
three sections, and the cities of many nations
fell into heaps of rubble. So God remembered
all of Babylon’s sins, and he made her drink the
cup that was filled with the wine of his fierce
15:3 Some manuscripts read King of the ages. 15:6 Other
manuscripts read white stone; still others read white [garments]
made of linen. 16:7 Greek I heard the altar. 16:10 Greek
gnawed their tongues. 16:13 Greek unclean. 16:16 Or
Harmagedon.