The Trumpets

⁶ Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets^(A) prepared to sound them.

⁷ The first angel^(B) sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire^(C) mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third^(D) of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.^(E)

⁸ The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain,^(F) all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third^(G) of the sea turned into blood,^{(H) 9} a third^(I) of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

¹⁰ The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky^(J) on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water^(K)— ¹¹ the name of the star is Wormwood.^[a] A third^(L) of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.^(M)

¹² The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third^(N) of them turned dark.^(O) A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.^(P)

¹³ As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair^(Q) call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe^(R) to the inhabitants of the earth,^(S) because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”

9 The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth.^(T) The star was given the key^(U) to the shaft of the Abyss.^{(V) 2} When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace.^(W) The sun and sky were darkened^(X) by the smoke from the Abyss.^{(Y) 3} And out of the smoke locusts^(Z) came down on the earth and were given power like that of scorpions^(AA) of the earth. ⁴ They were told not to harm^(AB) the grass of the earth or any plant or tree,^(AC) but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.^{(AD) 5} They were not allowed to kill them but only to torture them for five months.^(AE) And the agony they suffered was like that of the sting of a scorpion^(AF) when it strikes. ⁶ During those days people will seek death but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them.^(AG)

⁷ The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle.^(AH) On their heads they wore something like crowns of gold, and their faces resembled human faces.^{(AI) 8} Their hair was like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth.^{(AJ) 9} They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into battle.^{(AK) 10} They had tails with stingers, like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months.^{(AL) 11} They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss,^(AM) whose name in Hebrew^(AN) is Abaddon^(AO) and in Greek is Apollyon (that is, Destroyer).

¹² The first woe is past; two other woes are yet to come.^(AP)

The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath

16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple^(A) saying to the seven angels,^(B) “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”^(C)

² The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land,^(D) and ugly, festering sores^(E) broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.^(F)

³ The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died.^(G)

⁴ The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water,^(H) and they became blood.^{(I) 5} Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:

⁷ And I heard the altar^(O) respond:

⁸ The fourth angel^(R) poured out his bowl on the sun,^(S) and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire.^{(T) 9} They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God,^(U) who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent^(V) and glorify him.^(W)

¹⁰ The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast,^(X) and its kingdom was plunged into darkness.^(Y) People gnawed their tongues in agony ¹¹ and cursed^(Z) the God of heaven^(AA) because of their pains and their sores,^(AB) but they refused to repent of what they had done.^(AC)

¹² The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates,^(AD) and its water was dried up to prepare the way^(AE) for the kings from the East.^{(AF) 13} Then I saw three impure spirits^(AG) that looked like frogs;^(AH) they came out of the mouth of the dragon,^(AI) out of the mouth of the beast^(AJ) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.^{(AK) 14} They are demonic spirits^(AL) that perform signs,^(AM) and they go out to the kings of the whole world,^(AN) to gather them for the battle^(AO) on the great day^(AP) of God Almighty.

¹⁶ Then they gathered the kings together^(AT) to the place that in Hebrew^(AU) is called Armageddon.^(AV)

¹⁷ The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air,^(AW) and out of the temple^(AX) came a loud voice^(AY) from the throne, saying, “It is done!”^{(AZ) 18} Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder^(BA) and a severe earthquake.^(BB) No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth,^(BC) so tremendous was the quake. ¹⁹ The great city^(BD) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered^(BE) Babylon the Great^(BF) and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.^{(BG) 20} Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.^{(BH) 21} From the sky huge hailstones,^(BI) each weighing about a hundred pounds,^[a] fell on people. And they cursed God^(BJ) on account of the plague of hail,^(BK) because the plague was so terrible.