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Revelation 16:1¹Then I heard a loud voice from the temple declaring to the seven angels: “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls containing God’s wrath.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Zeph 3:8 Jer 10:25 Rev 15:1 Ps 79:6 Rev 16:17 Rev 15:5-8 Rev 16:2-12 Matt 13:41-42 Ezek 10:2 1 Sam 15:3

Revelation 16:2²So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth. Then ugly and painful sores appeared on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Rev 8:7 Rev 13:15-18 Rev 16:11 Deut 28:27 Exod 9:8-11 Luke 16:20-22 1 Sam 5:6 1 Sam 5:9 2 Chr 21:15 2 Chr 21:18

Revelation 16:3³Next, the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea and it turned into blood, like that of a corpse, and every living creature that was in the sea died.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Exod 7:17-21 Rev 8:8-9 Rev 11:6 Ps 105:29 Ps 78:44 Ezek 16:38 Gen 7:22 Rev 10:2 Rev 13:1

Revelation 16:4⁴Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Exod 7:17-20 Rev 8:10-11 Hos 13:15 Rev 14:7 Isa 50:2 Rev 16:5 Exod 8:5 Ezek 35:8

Revelation 16:5⁵Now I heard the angel of the waters saying: “You are just —the one who is and who was, the Holy One—because you have passed these judgments,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Rev 1:8 Rev 11:17 Rev 1:4 Ps 145:17 2 Thess 1:5-6 Gen 18:25 Ps 129:4 Rev 15:3-4 Rev 4:8 Rom 2:5

Revelation 16:6⁶because they poured out the blood of your saints and prophets, so you have given them blood to drink. They got what they deserved!”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Isa 49:26 Rev 11:18 Rev 6:10-11 Luke 11:49-50 Rev 18:24 2 Kgs 24:4 Matt 23:30-37 Rev 13:15 Rev 17:6-7 Lam 4:13

Revelation 16:7⁷Then I heard the altar reply, “Yes, Lord God, the All-Powerful, your judgments are true and just!”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Rev 19:2 Rev 6:9 Rev 15:3-4 Isa 6:6 Rev 8:3-5 Rev 14:18 Ezek 10:2 Ezek 10:7 Rev 13:10 Rev 14:10

Revelation 16:8⁸Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was permitted to scorch people with fire.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Acts 2:20 Jonah 4:8 Luke 21:25 Rev 14:18 Rev 7:16 Isa 24:23 Matt 13:6 Rev 6:12 Rev 8:12 Rev 9:2

Revelation 16:9⁹Thus people were scorched by the terrible heat, yet they blasphemed the name of God, who has ruling authority over these plagues, and they would not repent and give him glory.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Rev 16:21 Rev 2:21 Jer 5:3 Luke 13:5 Rev 11:13 Rev 16:10-11 Luke 13:3 Amos 4:6-12 Dan 5:22-23 Rev 9:20

Revelation 16:10¹⁰Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast so that darkness covered his kingdom, and people began to bite their tongues because of their pain.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Rev 9:2 Matt 8:12 Exod 10:21-23 Isa 8:21-22 Matt 22:13 Rev 13:2-4 Rev 17:17 Rev 18:23 Luke 13:28 Matt 24:51

Revelation 16:11¹¹They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their sufferings and because of their sores, but nevertheless they still refused to repent of their deeds.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Rev 16:9 Rev 11:13 Rev 16:2 Rev 16:21 Rev 2:21 Ps 136:26 2 Tim 3:13 Dan 2:18-19 Ezra 1:2 Ezra 5:11-12

Revelation 16:12¹²Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates and dried up its water to prepare the way for the kings from the east.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Rev 9:14 Jer 51:36 Isa 41:25 Isa 44:27 Isa 11:15 Isa 42:15 Jer 50:38-40 Dan 11:43-45 Isa 41:2-3 Isa 46:11

Revelation 16:13¹³Then I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Rev 19:20 2 Thess 2:9-11 1 John 4:1-3 Rev 20:10 Rev 13:11-18 Rev 16:14 1 Tim 4:1-3 Exod 8:2-7 Ps 105:30 Rev 12:3-4

Revelation 16:14¹⁴For they are the spirits of the demons performing signs who go out to the kings of the earth to bring them together for the battle that will take place on the great day of God, the All-Powerful.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Rev 17:14 1 Tim 4:1 Rev 20:8 1 John 5:19 2 Cor 11:13-15 Jas 3:15 2 Thess 2:9 John 8:44 Mark 13:22 Matt 24:24

Revelation 16:15¹⁵(Look! I will come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays alert and does not lose his clothes so that he will not have to walk around naked and his shameful condition be seen.)Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:1 Thess 5:2-3 Matt 24:42-43 2 Pet 3:10 Rev 3:18 Rev 3:3-4 Luke 12:37-43 Matt 25:13 Mark 13:33-37 2 Cor 5:3 Luke 21:36

Revelation 16:16¹⁶Now the spirits gathered the kings and their armies to the place that is called Armageddon in Hebrew.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Zech 12:11 Judg 5:19 Joel 3:9-14 2 Kgs 23:29-30 Rev 17:14 Rev 19:17-21 Rev 9:11 John 19:13

Revelation 16:17¹⁷Finally the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying: “It is done!”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:John 19:30 Rev 21:6 Eph 2:2 Eph 6:12 Dan 12:7-13 Rev 10:6-7 Rev 15:5-6 Rev 11:15 Rev 11:19 Rev 14:15

Revelation 16:18¹⁸Then there were flashes of lightning, roaring, and crashes of thunder, and there was a tremendous earthquake—an earthquake unequaled since humanity has been on the earth, so tremendous was that earthquake.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Dan 12:1 Rev 4:5 Rev 11:13 Rev 11:19 Matt 24:21 Rev 6:12 Rev 8:5

Revelation 16:19¹⁹The great city was split into three parts and the cities of the nations collapsed. So Babylon the great was remembered before God, and was given the cup filled with the wine made of God’s furious wrath.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Rev 17:18 Rev 18:5 Rev 18:10 Rev 18:21 Rev 18:16-19 Rev 18:2 Dan 4:30 Jer 25:15-16 Jer 25:26 Rev 11:8

Revelation 16:20²⁰Every island fled away and no mountains could be found.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Rev 6:14 Rev 20:11 Isa 2:14-17 Jer 4:23-25

Revelation 16:21²¹And gigantic hailstones, weighing about a 100 pounds each, fell from heaven on people, but they blasphemed God because of the plague of hail, since it was so horrendous.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions Ask AICross Refs:Rev 11:19 Josh 10:11 Rev 16:9 Rev 16:11 Rev 8:7 Exod 9:23-26 Ezek 13:11 Ezek 13:13 Ezek 38:21-22 Isa 8:21

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