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Book of Revelation, Chapter 16

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Chapter 16 of Revelation—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ And I heard a loud voice1 out of the sanctuary say to the seven angels: “Go and pour out the seven bowls of the anger2 of God into the earth.”
  2. ¶ And the first one3 went off and poured out his bowl into the earth.4 And a hurtful and malignant ulcer5 came to be upon the men that had the mark of the wild beast6 and that were worshiping its image.7
  3. ¶ And the second one8 poured out his bowl into the sea.9 And it became blood10 as of a dead man, and every living soul died, [yes,] the things in the sea.11
  4. ¶ And the third one12 poured out his bowl into the rivers13 and the fountains of the waters. And they became blood.14
  5. And I heard the angel over the waters say: “You,[a] the One who is and who was,15 the loyal16 One, are righteous, because you have rendered these decisions,17
  6. because they poured out the blood of holy ones and of prophets,18 and you have given them blood19 to drink. They deserve it.”20
  7. And I heard the altar say: “Yes, Jehovah[b] God, the Almighty,21 true and righteous are your judicial decisions.”22
  8. ¶ And the fourth one23 poured out his bowl upon the sun; and to [the sun][c] it was granted to scorch24 the men[d] with fire.
  9. And the men were scorched with great heat, but they blasphemed the name25 of God, who has the authority26 over these plagues, and they did not repent so as to give glory27 to him.
  10. ¶ And the fifth one poured out his bowl upon the throne of the wild beast.28 And its kingdom became darkened,29 and they began to gnaw their tongues for [their] pain,
  11. but they blasphemed30 the God of heaven for their pains and for their ulcers, and they did not repent of their works.
  12. ¶ And the sixth one31 poured out his bowl upon the great river Eu·phraʹtes,32 and its water was dried up,33 that the way might be prepared for the kings34 from the rising of the sun.
  13. ¶ And I saw three unclean inspired expressions[e]35 [that looked] like frogs36 come out of the mouth of the dragon37 and out of the mouth of the wild beast38 and out of the mouth of the false prophet.[f]39
  14. They are, in fact, expressions inspired40 by[g] demons and perform signs,41 and they go forth to the kings42 of the entire inhabited earth,[h]43 to gather them together to the war44 of the great day45 of God the Almighty.46
  15. ¶ “Look! I am[i] coming as a thief.47 Happy is the one that stays awake48 and keeps his outer garments, that he may not walk naked and people look upon his shamefulness.”49
  16. ¶ And they gathered them together to the place[j] that is called in Hebrew Har–Ma·gedʹon.[k]50
  17. ¶ And the seventh one poured out his bowl upon the air.51 At this a loud voice52 issued out of the sanctuary from the throne, saying: “It has come to pass!”
  18. And lightnings and voices and thunders occurred, and a great earthquake53 occurred such as had not occurred since men came to be on the earth,54 so extensive an earthquake,55 so great.
  19. And the great city56 split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell; and Babylon[l] the Great57 was remembered in the sight of God, to give her the cup of the wine of the anger of his wrath.58
  20. Also, every island fled, and mountains were not found.59
  21. And a great hail60 with every stone about the weight of a talent[m] descended out of heaven upon the men,[n] and the men blasphemed61 God due to the plague of hail,62 because the plague of it was unusually great.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ “You,” אACVgSyh; TR, “You, O Lord”; J7,8,13,14,16, “You, Jehovah.”
  2. ^ See App 1D.
  3. ^ Lit., “to it.”
  4. ^ Or, “mankind.”
  5. ^ Or, “unclean spirits.”
  6. ^ “False prophet.” Gr., pseu·do·pro·pheʹtou; Lat., pseu·do·pro·pheʹtae; J17,22(Heb.), neviʼʹ hash·sheʹqer.
  7. ^ Or, “in fact, spirits of.”
  8. ^ Lit., “inhabited.” Gr., oi·kou·meʹnes, fem. sing., referring to the earth.
  9. ^ “I am,” אcAVgSyh; א*, “He is.”
  10. ^ “Place,” אVgSyh; A, “river.”
  11. ^ Or, “Armageddon.” Gr., Har Ma·ge·donʹ; Lat., Her·ma·geʹdon; J18,22(Heb.), Har Meghid·dohnʹ, “Mountain of Megiddo.”
  12. ^ Gr., Ba·by·lonʹ; J17,22(Heb.), Ba·velʹ.
  13. ^ About 20.4 kg (45 lb).
  14. ^ Or, “mankind.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Is 66:6; Re 16:17
  2. ^ Ps 69:24; Zp 3:8
  3. ^ Re 8:7
  4. ^ Re 20:11
  5. ^ Ex 9:10; De 28:35
  6. ^ Re 13:16, 18
  7. ^ Re 13:15; 19:20
  8. ^ Re 8:8
  9. ^ Re 17:15
  10. ^ Ex 7:20
  11. ^ Is 57:20
  12. ^ Re 8:10
  13. ^ Ps 78:44
  14. ^ Ex 7:20
  15. ^ Ex 3:14; Re 1:4
  16. ^ Ps 145:17; Je 3:12; Re 15:4
  17. ^ De 32:4; Ps 119:137
  18. ^ Ge 9:5; Ps 79:3; Mt 23:35
  19. ^ Is 49:26
  20. ^ Re 18:20
  21. ^ Ex 6:3
  22. ^ Ps 19:9; 119:137; Re 19:2
  23. ^ Re 8:12
  24. ^ Is 49:10
  25. ^ Ps 83:18
  26. ^ Ro 13:1
  27. ^ Re 9:21; 14:7
  28. ^ Re 13:1
  29. ^ Ex 10:21; Is 8:22; Eph 4:18
  30. ^ Re 16:21
  31. ^ Re 9:13
  32. ^ Ps 137:1
  33. ^ Is 44:27; Je 50:38
  34. ^ Is 44:28; Je 51:57
  35. ^ 1Jo 4:1
  36. ^ Le 11:12
  37. ^ Re 12:3
  38. ^ Re 13:1
  39. ^ Re 13:11
  40. ^ 1Ti 4:1
  41. ^ Re 13:13
  42. ^ Ps 2:2
  43. ^ Re 18:3, 9
  44. ^ Eze 38:16; Re 19:19
  45. ^ Jl 2:1
  46. ^ Is 13:6; Je 25:33; Eze 30:3; Jl 1:15; 2:11; Zp 1:15; 2Pe 3:12
  47. ^ 1Th 5:2; 2Pe 3:10
  48. ^ Lu 21:36
  49. ^ Re 3:18
  50. ^ 2Ch 35:22; Zc 12:11; Re 19:19
  51. ^ Eph 2:2; 6:12
  52. ^ Is 66:6; Re 16:1
  53. ^ Eze 38:19
  54. ^ Da 12:1
  55. ^ Heb 12:26
  56. ^ Re 17:18
  57. ^ Re 18:2
  58. ^ Je 25:15; Re 15:7
  59. ^ Re 6:14
  60. ^ Jb 38:22, 23; Is 28:2
  61. ^ Re 16:9
  62. ^ Ex 9:24; Re 11:19

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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