Chapter 16

16AndIheardagreatvoiceoutofthetemplesayingtothesevenmessengers,Go,andpouroutthe[seven]vialsofthefuryofGodupontheearth.
2Andthefirstwent,andpouredouthisvialintotheearth;andanevilandgrievoussorecameuponthemenwhohadthemarkofthebeast,andthemwhoworshippedhisimage.
3Andthesecondpouredouthisvialintothesea;anditbecameasthebloodofadeadman:andeverylivinglifeᵖdiedinthesea.
4Andthethirdpouredouthisvialintotheriversandthefountainsofwaters;andtheybecameblood.
5AndIheardthemessengerofthewaterssay,Youarerighteous,whoisandwhowas,OHolyᵘOne,becauseyouhavejudgedso.
6Fortheyhavepouredoutthebloodofsaintsⁱandprophets,andyouhavegiventhembloodtodrink;theyareworthy.
7AndIheardthealtarsay,Yes,LordGodAlmighty,trueandrighteousarethyjudgments.
8Andthefourthpouredouthisvialuponthesun;anditwasgivenuntohimtoscorchthemenwithfire.
9Andmenwerescorchedwithgreatheat,andblasphemedthenameofGod,whohasthepowerovertheseplagues:andtheyrepentednottogivehimglory.
10Andthefifthpouredouthisvialuponthethroneofthebeast;andhiskingdombecamedarkened;andtheygnawedtheirtonguesforthepain,
11AndblasphemedtheGodofheavenbecauseoftheirpainsandtheirsores,andrepentednotoftheirworks.
12AndthesixthpouredouthisvialuponthegreatriverEuphrates;andthewaterthereofwasdriedup,topreparethewayofthekingsoftherisingofthesun.
13AndIsawthreeuncleanspiritsasfrogscomeoutofthemouthofthedragon,andoutofthemouthofthebeast,andoutofthemouthofthefalseprophet.
14Fortheyarethespiritsofdemons,doingsigns,whoproceeduntothekingsofthewholeinhabited-world,togatherthemtothewarofthegreatdayofGod,theAlmighty.
15Behold,Icomeasathief.Blessedishewhowatchesandkeepshisgarments,lesthewalknaked,andtheyseehisshame.
16AndhegatheredthemtogetherintotheplacecalledintheHebrewtongueHar-Magedon.
17Andtheseventhpouredouthisvialupontheair;andtherecameagreatvoiceoutofthetemple,fromthethrone,saying,Itisdone.
18Andtherewerelightnings,andvoices,andthunders;andtherewasagreatearthquake,suchaswasnotsincemanwasupontheearth,ofsuchmagnitudeanearthquake,sogreat.
19Andthegreatcitywas[divided]intothreeparts,andthecitiesofthenationsfell:andgreatBabylonwasrememberedbeforeGod,togiveuntoherthecupofthewineofthefuryofhiswrath.
20Andeveryislandfled,andthemountainswerenotfound.
21Andgreathail,everyhailstoneabouttheweightofatalent,camedownoutofheavenuponmen:andmenblasphemedGodbecauseoftheplagueofthehail;fortheplaguethereofwasexceedinggreat.