Chapter 16

16AndIheardagreatvoiceoutofthetemplesayingtothesevenmessengers,“Goandpouroutthe[seven]vialsofthefuryofGodupontheearth.”
2Andthefirstwentandpouredouthisvialintotheearth,andanevilandgrievoussorecameuponthemenwhohadthemarkofthebeastandthemwhoworshippedhisimage.
3Andthesecondpouredouthisvialintothesea,anditbecameasthebloodofadeadman,andeverylivinglifeᵖdiedinthesea.
4Andthethirdpouredouthisvialintotheriversandthefountainsofwaters,andtheybecameblood.
5AndIheardthemessengerofthewaterssay,“Youarerighteous,whoisandwhowas,OHolyᵘOne,becauseyouhavejudgedso.
6Fortheyhavepouredoutthebloodofsaintsⁱandprophets,andyouhavegiventhembloodtodrink,theyareworthy.”
7AndIheardthealtarsay,“Yes,LordGodAlmighty,trueandrighteousarethyjudgments.”
8Andthefourthpouredouthisvialuponthesun,anditwasgivenuntohimtoscorchthemenwithfire.
9AndmenwerescorchedwithgreatheatandblasphemedthenameofGod,whohasthepowerovertheseplagues,andtheyrepentednottogivehimglory.
10Andthefifthpouredouthisvialuponthethroneofthebeast,andhiskingdombecamedarkened,andtheygnawedtheirtonguesforthepain,
11andblasphemedtheGodofheavenbecauseoftheirpainsandtheirsoresandrepentednotoftheirworks.
12AndthesixthpouredouthisvialuponthegreatriverEuphrates,andthewaterthereofwasdriedup,topreparethewayofthekingsoftherisingofthesun.
13AndIsawthreeuncleanspiritsasfrogscomeoutofthemouthofthedragon,andoutofthemouthofthebeast,andoutofthemouthofthefalseprophet.
14Fortheyarethespiritsofdemons,doingsigns,whoproceeduntothekingsofthewholeinhabited-world,togatherthemtothewarofthegreatdayofGod,theAlmighty.
15“Behold,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,camedownⁿoutofheavenuponmen,andmenblasphemedGodbecauseoftheplagueofthehail,fortheplaguethereofwasexceedinglygreat.