Chapter 16

16AndIheardagreatvoiceoutofthetemplesayingtothesevenmessengers,Go,andpouroutthe[seven]vialsofthewrathofGodupontheearth.
2Andthefirstwent,andpouredouthisvialupontheearth;andnoisomeandgrievoussoresfelluponthemenwhohadthemarkofthebeast,andthemwhichworshippedhisimage.
3Andthesecondmessengerpouredouthisvialuponthesea;anditbecameasthebloodofacorpse:andeverylivingsouldiedinthesea.
4Andthethirdmessengerpouredouthisvialupontheriversandfountainsofwaters;andtheybecameblood.
5AndIheardthemessengerofthewaterssay,Youarerighteous,OHolyOne,whoisandwhowas,becauseyouhavejudgedso.
6Fortheyhaveshedthebloodofsaintsandprophets,andyouhavegiventhembloodtodrink;fortheyareworthy.
7AndIheardthealtarsay,Evenso,LordGodAlmighty,trueandrighteousarethyjudgments.
8Andthefourthmessengerpouredouthisvialuponthesun;anditwasgivenuntohimtoscorchmenwithfire.
9Andmenwerescorchedwithgreatheat,andblasphemedthenameofGod,whohaspowerovertheseplagues:andtheyrepentednottogivehimglory.
10Andthefifthmessengerpouredouthisvialuponthethornofthebeast;andhiskingdomwasfullofdarkness;andtheygnawedtheirtonguesforpain,
11AndblasphemedtheGodofheavenbecauseoftheirpainsandtheirsores,andrepentednotoftheirdeeds.
12AndthesixthmessengerpouredouthisvialuponthegreatriverEuphrates;andthewaterthereofwasdriedup,topreparethewayofthekingsoftherisingofthesun.
13AndIsawuncleanspiritslikefrogscomeoutofthemouthofthedragon,andoutofthemouthofthebeast,andoutofthemouthofthefalseprophet.
14Fortheyarethespiritsofdevils,workingsigns,whogoforthuntothekingsoftheearthandofthewholeworld,togatherthemtothewarofthegreatdayofGodAlmighty.
15Behold,Icomeasathief.Blessedishewhowatches,andkeepshisgarments,lesthewalknaked,andtheyseehisshame.
16AndhegatheredthemtogetherintoaplacecalledintheHebrewtongueHar-Magedon.
17Andtheseventhmessengerpouredouthisvialintotheair;andtherecameagreatvoiceoutofthetemple,fromthethrone,saying,Itisdone.
18Andtherewerelightnings,andvoices,andthunders;andtherewasagreatearthquake,suchaswasnotsincemenwereupontheearth,ofsuchmagnitudeanearthquake,sogreat.
19Andthegreatcitywas[divided]intothreeparts,andthecitiesofthenationsfell:andgreatBabyloncameinremembrancebeforeGod,togiveuntoherthecupofthewineofthefiercenessofhiswrath.
20Andeveryislandfledaway,andthemountainswerenotfound.
21Andgreathail,everystoneabouttheweightofatalent,felloutofheavenuponmen:andmenblasphemedGodbecauseoftheplagueofthehail;fortheplaguethereofwasexceedinggreat.