¹² The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates,^(A) and its water was dried up to prepare the way^(B) for the kings from the East.^{(C) 13} Then I saw three impure spirits^(D) that looked like frogs;^(E) they came out of the mouth of the dragon,^(F) out of the mouth of the beast^(G) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.^{(H) 14} They are demonic spirits^(I) that perform signs,^(J) and they go out to the kings of the whole world,^(K) to gather them for the battle^(L) on the great day^(M) of God Almighty.

¹⁶ Then they gathered the kings together^(Q) to the place that in Hebrew^(R) is called Armageddon.^(S)

¹⁵ “So when you see standing in the holy place^(A) ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’^[a](B) spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— ¹⁶ then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ¹⁷ Let no one on the housetop^(C) go down to take anything out of the house. ¹⁸ Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. ¹⁹ How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!^{(D) 20} Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. ²¹ For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.^(E)

²² “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect^(F) those days will be shortened. ²³ At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.^{(G) 24} For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders^(H) to deceive, if possible, even the elect. ²⁵ See, I have told you ahead of time.