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Revelation 16:3-21

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

4 The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood.

5 Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:
“You are just in these judgments,
you who are and who were, the Holy One,
because you have so judged;

6 for they have shed the blood of your saints and prophets,
and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve.”

7 And I heard the altar respond:
“Yes, Lord God Almighty,
true and just are your judgments.”

8 The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was given power to scorch people with fire.

9 They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.

10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness. Men gnawed their tongues in agony

11 and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they refused to repent of what they had done.

12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East.

13 Then I saw three evil spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

14 They are spirits of demons performing miraculous signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.

15 “Behold, I come like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed.”

16 Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.

17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and out of the temple came a loud voice from the throne, saying, “It is done!”

18 Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. No earthquake like it has ever occurred since man has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake.

19 The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered Babylon the Great and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.

20 Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.

21 From the sky huge hailstones of about a hundred pounds each fell upon men. And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail, because the plague was so terrible.

Cross References for Revelation 16:3-21

1 Corinthians 15:45 - So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:45 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:45

Genesis 7:22 - Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. Click to read the verse Genesis 7:22 Click to read the verse Genesis 7:22

Psalms 78:44 - He turned their rivers to blood; they could not drink from their streams. Click to read the verse Psalms 78:44 Click to read the verse Psalms 78:44

Revelation 11:6 - These men have power to shut up the sky so that it will not rain during the time they are proph... Click to read the verse Revelation 11:6 Click to read the verse Revelation 11:6

Psalms 105:29 - He turned their waters into blood, causing their fish to die. Click to read the verse Psalms 105:29 Click to read the verse Psalms 105:29

Revelation 8:9 - a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. Click to read the verse Revelation 8:9 Click to read the verse Revelation 8:9

Psalms 78:45 - He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them. Click to read the verse Psalms 78:45 Click to read the verse Psalms 78:45

Ezekiel 16:38 - I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and who shed blood; I will b... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:38 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:38

Revelation 13:1 - 13 And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea. The Beast out of the Sea And I saw a beast com... Click to read the verse Revelation 13:1 Click to read the verse Revelation 13:1

Exodus 7:17-21 - This is what the Lord says: By this you will know that I am the Lord: With the staff that is in... Click to read the verse Exodus 7:17-21 Click to read the verse Exodus 7:17-21

Revelation 10:2 - He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the se... Click to read the verse Revelation 10:2 Click to read the verse Revelation 10:2

Revelation 8:8-9 - The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was throw... Click to read the verse Revelation 8:8-9 Click to read the verse Revelation 8:8-9