1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying ato the seven angels, “Go and pour out the1 bowls bof the wrath of God on the earth.”
First Bowl: Loathsome Sores
2 So the first went and poured out his bowl aupon the earth, and a foul and bloathsome sore came upon the men cwho had the mark of the beast and those dwho worshiped his image.
Second Bowl: The Sea Turns to Blood
3 Then the second angel poured out his bowl aon the sea, and bit became blood as of a dead man; cand every living creature in the sea died.
Third Bowl: The Waters Turn to Blood
4 Then the third angel poured out his bowl aon the rivers and springs of water, band they became blood.
5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying:
a“You are righteous,1 O Lord,
The One bwho is and who was and who is to be,
Because You have judged these things.
a“You are righteous,1 O Lord,
The One bwho is and who was and who is to be,
Because You have judged these things.
6 For athey have shed the blood bof saints and prophets,
cAnd You have given them blood to drink.
1For it is their just due.”
cAnd You have given them blood to drink.
1For it is their just due.”
7 And I heard1 another from the altar saying, “Even so, aLord God Almighty, btrue and righteous are Your judgments.”
Fourth Bowl: Men Are Scorched
8 Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl aon the sun, band power was given to him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and they ablasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; band they did not repent cand give Him glory.
Fifth Bowl: Darkness and Pain
10 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl aon the throne of the beast, band his kingdom became full of darkness; cand they gnawed their tongues because of the pain.
11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in John Wesley's Notes for Revelation 16:1.
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