Berean Standard Bible
Revelation 16
The First Six Bowls of Wrath
1ThenG2532 I heardG191 a loudG3173 voiceG5456 fromG1537 theG3588 templeG3485 sayingG3004 to theG3588 sevenG2033 angelsG32, “GoG5217, pour outG1632 onG1519 theG3588 earthG1093 theG3588 sevenG2033 bowlsG5357 of God’sG2316 wrathG2372.”
2So theG3588 firstG4413 angel wentG565 andG2532 poured outG1632 hisG846 bowlG5357 onG1519 theG3588 earthG1093, andG2532 loathsomeG2556, malignantG4190 soresG1668 broke outG1096 onG1909 thoseG3588G444 whoG3588 hadG2192 theG3588 markG5480 of theG3588 beastG2342 andG2532 worshipedG4352 itsG846 imageG1504.
3AndG2532 theG3588 secondG1208 angel poured outG1632 hisG846 bowlG5357 intoG1519 theG3588 seaG2281, andG2532 it turned toG1096 bloodG129 like thatG5613 of the deadG3498, andG2532 everyG3956 livingG2222 thingG5590 inG1722 theG3588 seaG2281 diedG599.
4AndG2532 theG3588 thirdG5154 angel poured outG1632 hisG846 bowlG5357 intoG1519 theG3588 riversG4215 andG2532 springsG4077 ofG3588 waterG5204, andG2532 they turned toG1096 bloodG129. 5AndG2532 I heardG191 theG3588 angelG32 of theG3588 watersG5204 sayG3004:
7AndG2532 I heardG191 theG3588 altarG2379 replyG3004:
8ThenG2532 theG3588 fourthG5067 angel poured outG1632 hisG846 bowlG5357 onG1909 theG3588 sunG2246, andG2532 it was given powerG1325G846 to scorchG2739 theG3588 peopleG444 withG1722 fireG4442. 9AndG2532 theG3588 peopleG444 were scorchedG2739 by intenseG3173 heatG2738, andG2532 they cursedG987 theG3588 nameG3686 of GodG2316, whoG3588 hadG2192 authorityG1849 overG1909 theseG3778 plaguesG4127. YetG2532 they did not repentG3756G3340 and giveG1325 HimG846 gloryG1391.
10AndG2532 theG3588 fifthG3991 angel poured outG1632 hisG846 bowlG5357 onG1909 theG3588 throneG2362 of theG3588 beastG2342, andG2532 itsG846 kingdomG932 wasG1096 plunged into darknessG4656, andG2532 men began to gnawG3145 theirG846 tonguesG1100 inG1537 anguishG4192 11andG2532 curseG987 theG3588 GodG2316 ofG3588 heavenG3772 forG1537 theirG846 painsG4192 andG2532 soresG1668. YetG2532 they did not repentG3756G3340 ofG1537 theirG846 deedsG2041.
12AndG2532 theG3588 sixthG1623 angel poured outG1632 hisG846 bowlG5357 onG1909 theG3588 greatG3173 riverG4215 EuphratesG2166, andG2532 itsG846 waterG5204 was dried upG3583 toG2443 prepareG2090 theG3588 wayG3598 for theG3588 kingsG935 of theG575 EastG395G2246.
13AndG2532 I sawG3708 threeG5140 uncleanG169 spiritsG4151 that looked likeG5613 frogsG944 coming out ofG1537 theG3588 mouthsG4750 of theG3588 dragonG1404, theG3588 beastG2342, andG2532 theG3588 false prophetG5578. 14These areG1510 demonicG1140 spiritsG4151 that performG4160 signsG4592 and go outG1607 toG1909 allG3650 theG3588 kingsG935 of theG3588 earth, to assemble themG4863G846 forG1519 battleG4171 on theG3588 greatG3173 dayG2250 of GodG2316 theG3588 AlmightyG3841.
15“BeholdG2400, I am comingG2064 likeG5613 a thiefG2812. BlessedG3107 is theG3588 one who remains awakeG1127 andG2532 clothedG2440, so thatG2443 he will not goG3361G4043 nakedG1131 andG2532 let hisG846 shameG808 be exposedG991.”
16AndG2532 they assembledG4863G846 the kings inG1519 theG3588 placeG5117 thatG3588 in HebrewG1447 is calledG2564 ArmageddonG717.
The Seventh Bowl of Wrath
17ThenG2532 theG3588 seventhG1442 angel poured outG1632 hisG846 bowlG5357 intoG1909 theG3588 airG109, andG2532 a loudG3173 voiceG5456 cameG1831 fromG575 theG3588 throneG2362 in theG3588 templeG3485, sayingG3004, “It is doneG1096!”
18AndG2532 there wereG1096 flashes of lightningG796, rumblingsG5456, peals of thunderG1027, andG2532 a greatG3173 earthquakeG4578 the likes of whichG3634 had not occurredG3756G1096 sinceG575 menG444 wereG1096 uponG1909 theG3588 earthG1093—soG3779 mightyG5082 was the greatG3173 quakeG4578. 19TheG3588 greatG3173 cityG4172 wasG1096 split intoG1519 threeG5140 partsG3313, andG2532 theG3588 citiesG4172 of theG3588 nationsG1484 collapsedG4098. AndG2532 GodG2316 rememberedG3403 BabylonG897 theG3588 greatG3173 and gaveG1325 herG846 theG3588 cupG4221 of theG3588 wineG3631 of theG3588 furyG2372 of HisG846 wrathG3709.
20ThenG2532 everyG3956 islandG3520 fledG5343, andG2532 noG3756 mountainG3735 could be foundG2147. 21AndG2532 greatG3173 hailstonesG5464 weighing almostG5613 a hundred poundsG5006 each1 rained downG2597 onG1909 them fromG1537 aboveG3772. AndG2532 menG444 cursedG987 GodG2316 forG1537 theG3588 plagueG4127 ofG3588 hailG5464, becauseG3754 it wasG1510 so horrendousG4970G3173.
Notes
- 1. Revelation 16:21 Greek great hail as of a talent; that is, hailstones weighing approximately 75.4 pounds or 34.2 kilograms each ↩
Commentaries on Revelation 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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