Revelation 16:1-17 Then I heard a loud voice from the Temple saying to the seven angels, “You angels, go and pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath upon the earth.”

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Then I heard a loud voice from the Temple saying to the seven angels, “You [angels], go and pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath upon the earth.” ² So, the first [angel] went and poured out his bowl onto the earth and a terrible and painful sore broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue. ³ Then the second [angel] poured out his bowl into the ocean, making it turn into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the ocean died. ⁴ And [then] the third [angel] poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they turned into blood. ⁵ Then I heard the angel [in charge] of the waters saying, “You are just, [you] who are [in the present] and who were [in the past], O Holy One, because you have judged [that these things should happen]. ⁶ For they [i.e., the followers of the beast. See verse 2] have shed the blood of God’s holy people and [their] prophets, and you have given them blood to drink because they deserved it [i.e., these persecutors deserved the punishment they received for shedding blood]. ⁷ And I heard [a voice from] the Altar saying, “Yes, O Lord, God Almighty, your judgments are true and just.” ⁸ Then the fourth [angel] poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to burn people with [its] fire. ⁹ And people were seared by the intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these judgments [i.e., the authority to inflict them], but they refused to repent and honor God. [See verse 2]. ¹⁰ And the fifth [angel] poured out his bowl on the throne of the [first] beast [See 13:2], and darkness fell over his kingdom. And they [See verse 2] chewed their tongues in agony, ¹¹ and they cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores. But they [still] refused to repent of their [evil] deeds. ¹² And the sixth [angel] poured out his bowl on the great Euphrates River and its water was dried up, so that the road would be prepared for the kings from the east [to travel on]. ¹³ And I saw three evil spirits that looked like frogs; [one was] coming out of the mouth of the dragon, [one] out of the mouth of the beast, and [one] out of the mouth of the false prophet. ¹⁴ For they are spirits of demons, which perform [supernatural] signs. These spirits go out to the kings of the whole world to assemble them for battle on the great day of Almighty God. ¹⁵ [Note: At this point the Lord’s voice breaks into John’s vision]. (“Look, I am coming like a thief. That person is happy who stays alert and is dressed [properly], so he does not appear naked and have to be shamefully exposed”). ¹⁶ So, the [demonic] spirits assembled the kings together at the place which is called “Armageddon” in Hebrew. [Note: “Armageddon” means “mountain of Megiddo” and was a site in northwestern Palestine where several decisive battles had been fought centuries earlier. See Judges 4,5,7]. ¹⁷ Then the seventh [angel] poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the Temple from the throne [of God], saying, “It is over!” [i.e., the series of judgments have been completed].