Revelation – The Wrath of God

Revelation 8:1–13 (NKJV) — The Seventh Seal & The First Four Trumpets

Revelation 8:1

“When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.”

Revelation 8:2

“And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets.”

Revelation 8:3

“Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.”

Revelation 8:4

“And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand.”

Revelation 8:5

“Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth. And there were noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake.”

Revelation 8:6

“So the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.”

The First Trumpet

Revelation 8:7

“The first angel sounded: And hail and fire followed, mingled with blood, and they were thrown to the earth. And a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.”

The Second Trumpet

Revelation 8:8

“Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood.”

Revelation 8:9

“And a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.”

The Third Trumpet

Revelation 8:10

“Then the third angel sounded: And a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.”

Revelation 8:11

“The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the water, because it was made bitter.”

The Fourth Trumpet

Revelation 8:12

“Then the fourth angel sounded: And a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. A third of the day did not shine, and likewise the night.”

Revelation 8:13

“And I looked, and I heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, ‘Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!’”


Revelation 9:1–6 — The Fifth Trumpet

Revelation 9:1

“Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit.”

Revelation 9:2

“And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit.”

Revelation 9:3

“Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.”

Revelation 9:4

“They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.”

Revelation 9:5

“And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.”

Revelation 9:6

“In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.”


Revelation 9:13–15 — The Sixth Trumpet

Revelation 9:13

“Then the sixth angel sounded: And I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,”

Revelation 9:14

“saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, ‘Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.’”

Revelation 9:15

“So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind.”


Revelation 16:1–16 — The Seven Bowls of Wrath

Revelation 16:1

“Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, ‘Go and pour out the bowls of the wrath of God on the earth.’”

First Bowl

Revelation 16:2

“So the first went and poured out his bowl upon the earth, and a foul and loathsome sore came upon the men who had the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image.”

Second Bowl

Revelation 16:3

“Then the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it became blood as of a dead man; and every living creature in the sea died.”

Third Bowl

Revelation 16:4

“Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood.”

Revelation 16:5

“And I heard the angel of the waters saying: ‘You are righteous, O Lord, The One who is and who was and who is to be, Because You have judged these things.’”

Revelation 16:6

“For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, And You have given them blood to drink. For it is their just due.”

Revelation 16:7

“And I heard another from the altar saying, ‘Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.’”

Fourth Bowl

Revelation 16:8

“Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire.”

Revelation 16:9

“And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory.”

Fifth Bowl

Revelation 16:10

“Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain.”

Revelation 16:11

“They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.”

Sixth Bowl

Revelation 16:12

“Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared.”

Revelation 16:13

“And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.”

Revelation 16:14

“For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.”

Revelation 16:15

“‘Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.’”

Revelation 16:16

“And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon.”