Isa 34:2-10, 37:36, 63:1-6, Eze 39:17-20, Rev 16-19 | ESV | STEP | For the Lord is enraged against all the nations , and furious against all their host ; he has devoted them to destruction , has given them over for slaughter .

Isaiah 34:2-10

2 For the Lord is enraged against all the nations,
and furious against all their host;
he has ^adevoted them to destruction, ^{▼▼That is, set apart ( devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction); also verse 5} has given them over for slaughter.
3 Their slain shall be cast out,
and ^cthe stench of their corpses shall rise;
^dthe mountains shall flow with their blood.
4 ^eAll the host of heaven shall rot away,
and the skies roll up like a scroll.
All their host shall fall,
as leaves fall from the vine,
like leaves falling from the fig tree.
5 For my sword has drunk its fill in the heavens;
behold, it descends for judgment upon ^fEdom,
upon the people ^gI have devoted to destruction.
6 The Lord has a sword; it is sated with blood;
it is gorged with fat,
with the blood of lambs and goats,
with the fat of the kidneys of rams.
^hFor the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah,
a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
7 ⁱWild oxen shall ^jfall with them,
and ^kyoung steers with ^lthe mighty bulls.
Their land shall drink its fill of blood,
and their soil shall be gorged with fat.
8 ^mFor the Lord has a day of vengeance,
a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
9 ⁿAnd the streams of Edom ^{▼▼Hebrew her streams} shall be turned into pitch,
and her soil into sulfur;
her land shall become burning pitch.
10 Night and day ^pit shall not be quenched;
^qits smoke shall go up forever.
^rFrom generation to generation it shall lie waste;
none shall pass through it forever and ever.

Isaiah 37:36

36 ^sAnd the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.

Isaiah 63:1-6

The Lord’s Day of Vengeance

1 Who is this who comes from ^tEdom,
in crimsoned garments from ^uBozrah,
he who is splendid in his apparel,
^vmarching in the greatness of his strength?
“It is I, speaking in righteousness,
mighty to save.”
2 Why is your ^wapparel red,
and your garments like his ^xwho treads in the winepress?
3 ^y“I have trodden the winepress alone,
^zand from the peoples no one was with me;
I trod them in my anger
and trampled them in my wrath;
their lifeblood ^{▼▼Or their juice; also verse 6} spattered on my garments,
and stained all my apparel.
4 ^abFor the day of vengeance was in my heart,
and my year of redemption ^{▼▼Or the year of my redeemed} had come.
5 I looked, but ^adthere was no one to help;
I was appalled, but there was no one to uphold;
so my own arm brought me salvation,
and my wrath upheld me.
6 I trampled down the peoples in my anger;
^aeI made them drunk in my wrath,
and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.”

Ezekiel 39:17-20

17 “As for you, ^afson of man, thus says the Lord God: ^agSpeak to ^ahthe birds of every sort and to ^aiall beasts of the field: ‘Assemble and come, gather from all around to ^ajthe sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great sacrificial feast on the mountains of Israel, and you shall eat flesh and drink blood. 18 ^akYou shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth—of rams, of lambs, and of he-goats, of bulls, all of them ^alfat beasts of Bashan. 19 And you shall eat fat till you are filled, and drink blood till you are drunk, at the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you. 20 And you shall be filled at my table with horses and charioteers, with mighty men and all kinds of warriors,’ declares the Lord God.

Revelation of John 16

The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath

1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling ^amthe seven angels, “Go and ^anpour out on the earth ^aothe seven bowls of the wrath of God.”

2 So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful ^apsores came upon the people who bore ^aqthe mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

3 The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and ^arit became like the blood of a corpse, and ^asevery living thing died that was in the sea.

4 The third angel poured out his bowl into ^atthe rivers and the springs of water, and ^authey became blood. 5 And I heard the angel in charge of the waters ^{▼▼Greek angel of the waters} say,

^aw“Just are you, ^axO Holy One, ^aywho is and who was,
for you brought these judgments.
6 For ^azthey have shed the blood of ^basaints and prophets,
and ^bbyou have given them blood to drink.
It is what they deserve!”
7 And I heard ^bcthe altar saying,

“Yes, Lord God the Almighty,
^bdtrue and just are your judgments!”
8 The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people ^bewith fire. 9 They were scorched by the fierce heat, and ^bfthey cursed ^{▼▼Greek blasphemed; also verses 11, 21} the name of God who had power over these plagues. ^bhThey did not repent ^biand give him glory.

10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on ^bjthe throne of the beast, and ^bkits kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish 11 and cursed ^blthe God of heaven for their pain and ^bmsores. ^bnThey did not repent of their deeds.

12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on ^bothe great river Euphrates, and ^bpits water was dried up, ^bqto prepare the way for the kings ^brfrom the east. 13 And I saw, coming out of the mouth of ^bsthe dragon and out of the mouth of ^btthe beast and out of the mouth of ^buthe false prophet, three ^bvunclean spirits like ^bwfrogs. 14 For they are ^bxdemonic spirits, ^byperforming signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, ^bzto assemble them for battle on ^cathe great day of God the Almighty. 15 (“Behold, ^cbI am coming like a thief! ^ccBlessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, ^cdthat he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”) 16 And ^cethey assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called ^cfArmageddon.

The Seventh Bowl

17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into ^cgthe air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, ^ch“It is done!” 18 And there were ^ciflashes of lightning, rumblings, ^{▼▼Or voices, or sounds} peals of thunder, and ^cka great earthquake ^clsuch as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. 19 ^cmThe great city ^cnwas split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God ^coremembered ^cpBabylon the great, ^cqto make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. 20 And ^crevery island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. 21 And ^csgreat hailstones, about one hundred pounds ^{▼▼Greek a talent in weight} each, fell from heaven on people; and ^cuthey cursed God for ^cvthe plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.

Revelation of John 17

The Great Prostitute and the Beast

1 Then ^cwone of the seven angels who had ^cxthe seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of ^cythe great prostitute ^czwho is seated on many waters, 2 ^dawith whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and ^dbwith the wine of whose sexual immorality ^dcthe dwellers on earth have become drunk.” 3 And ^ddhe carried me away in the Spirit ^deinto a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on ^dfa scarlet beast that was full of ^dgblasphemous names, and ^dhit had seven heads and ten horns. 4 The woman ^diwas arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned ^djwith gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand ^dka golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. 5 And on her forehead was written a name of ^dlmystery: ^dm“Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth’s abominations.” 6 And I saw the woman, drunk ^dnwith the blood of the saints, the blood of ^dothe martyrs of Jesus. ^{▼▼Greek the witnesses to Jesus}

When I saw her, I marveled greatly. 7 But the angel said to me, “Why do you marvel? I will tell you ^dqthe mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her. 8 The beast that you saw ^drwas, and is not, and ^dsis about to rise from ^dtthe bottomless pit ^{▼▼Greek the abyss} and ^dvgo to destruction. And ^dwthe dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in ^dxthe book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because ^dyit was and is not and is to come. 9 ^dzThis calls for a mind with wisdom: the seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated; 10 they are also seven kings, five of whom have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he does come he must remain only a little while. 11 As for the beast ^eathat was and is not, it is an eighth but it belongs to the seven, and it goes to destruction. 12 And ^ebthe ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received royal power, but they are to receive authority as kings ^ecfor one hour, together with the beast. 13 These are of one mind, and they hand over their power and authority to the beast. 14 They ^edwill make war on the Lamb, and ^eethe Lamb will conquer them, for he is ^efLord of lords and ^egKing of kings, and those with him are ^ehcalled and chosen and faithful.”

15 And the angel ^{▼▼Greek he} said to me, ^ej“The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages. 16 And ^ekthe ten horns that you saw, they and the beast ^elwill hate the prostitute. They will make her ^emdesolate and ^ennaked, and ^eodevour her flesh and ^epburn her up with fire, 17 for ^eqGod has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by being of one mind and ^erhanding over their royal power to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. 18 And the woman that you saw is ^esthe great city that has dominion over the kings of the earth.”

Revelation of John 18

The Fall of Babylon

1 After this I saw ^etanother angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and ^euthe earth was made bright with his glory. 2 And he called out with a mighty voice,

^ev“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!
She has become ^ewa dwelling place for demons,
a haunt ^exfor every unclean spirit,
a haunt ^eyfor every unclean bird,
a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.
3 For all nations have drunk ^{▼▼Some manuscripts fallen by}
^fathe wine of the passion of her sexual immorality,
and ^fbthe kings of the earth have committed immorality with her,
and ^fcthe merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.”
4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying,

^fd“Come out of her, my people,
lest you take part in her sins,
lest you share in her plagues;
5 for ^feher sins are heaped high as heaven,
and ^ffGod has remembered her iniquities.
6 ^fgPay her back as she herself has paid back others,
and repay her ^fhdouble for her deeds;
mix a double portion for her ^fiin the cup she mixed.
7 ^fjAs she glorified herself and lived in luxury,
so give her a like measure of torment and mourning,
since in her heart she says,
^fk‘I sit as a queen,
I am no widow,
and mourning I shall never see.’
8 For this reason her plagues will come ^flin a single day,
death and mourning and famine,
and ^fmshe will be burned up with fire;
for ^fnmighty is the Lord God who has judged her.”
9 And ^fothe kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her, ^fpwill weep and wail over her ^fqwhen they see the smoke of her burning. 10 ^frThey will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say,

“Alas! Alas! ^fsYou great city,
you mighty city, Babylon!
For ^ftin a single hour your judgment has come.”
11 And ^futhe merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys their cargo anymore, 12 cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble, 13 cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls. ^{▼▼Or and slaves, and human lives}

14 “The fruit for which your soul longed
has gone from you,
and all your delicacies and your splendors
are lost to you,
never to be found again!”
15 ^fwThe merchants of these wares, who gained wealth from her, ^fxwill stand far off, in fear of her torment, weeping and mourning aloud,

16 “Alas, alas, for the great city
^fythat was clothed in fine linen,
in purple and scarlet,
adorned with gold,
with jewels, and with pearls!
17 For ^fzin a single hour all this wealth ^gahas been laid waste.”
And ^gball shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off 18 and ^gccried out ^gdas they saw the smoke of her burning,

^ge“What city was like the great city?”
19 And they threw ^gfdust on their heads as they wept and mourned, crying out,

“Alas, alas, for the great city
^ggwhere all who had ships at sea
grew rich by her wealth!
For ^ghin a single hour she has been laid waste.
20 ^giRejoice over her, O heaven,
and you saints and ^gjapostles and prophets,
for ^gkGod has given judgment for you against her!”
21 Then ^gla mighty angel ^gmtook up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,

“So will Babylon ^gnthe great city be thrown down with violence,
and will be found no more;
22 and ^gothe sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters,
will be heard in you no more,
and a craftsman of any craft
will be found in you no more,
and ^gpthe sound of the mill
will be heard in you no more,
23 and the light of a lamp
will shine in you no more,
and ^gqthe voice of bridegroom and bride
will be heard in you no more,
for ^gryour merchants were the great ones of the earth,
and all nations were deceived ^gsby your sorcery.
24 And ^gtin her was found the blood of prophets and of saints,
and of ^guall who have been slain on earth.”

Revelation of John 19

Rejoicing in Heaven

1 After this I heard ^gvwhat seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
^gwSalvation and glory and power belong to our God,
2 for ^gxhis judgments are true and just;
for he has judged ^gythe great prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her immorality,
and ^gzhas avenged on her the blood of his servants.” ^{▼▼Greek bondservants; also verse 5}
3 Once more they cried out,

“Hallelujah!
^hbThe smoke from her goes up forever and ever.”
4 And ^hcthe twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!” 5 And from the throne came a voice saying,

^hd“Praise our God,
all you his servants,
^heyou who fear him,
small and great.”

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

6 Then I heard what seemed to be ^hfthe voice of a great multitude, like ^hgthe roar of many waters and ^hhlike the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God
the Almighty ^hireigns.
7 Let us rejoice and exult
and give him the glory,
for ^hjthe marriage of the Lamb has come,
and ^hkhis Bride has made herself ready;
8 ^hlit was granted her to clothe herself
with fine linen, bright and pure”—
for the fine linen is ^hmthe righteous deeds of the saints.

9 And the angel said ^{▼▼Greek he said} to me, “Write this: ^hoBlessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, ^hp“These are the true words of God.” 10 Then ^hqI fell down at his feet to worship him, ^hrbut he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant ^{▼▼Greek fellow bondservant} with you and your brothers who hold to ^htthe testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

The Rider on a White Horse

11 Then I saw ^huheaven opened, and behold, ^hva white horse! The one sitting on it is called ^hwFaithful and True, and ^hxin righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 ^hyHis eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are ^hzmany diadems, and he has ^iaa name written that no one knows but himself. 13 He is clothed in ^iba robe dipped in ^{▼▼Some manuscripts sprinkled with} blood, and the name by which he is called is ^idThe Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, ^iearrayed in fine linen, white and pure, ^ifwere following him on white horses. 15 ^igFrom his mouth comes a sharp sword ^ihwith which to strike down the nations, and ⁱⁱhe will rule them with a rod of iron. ^ijHe will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh ^ikhe has a name written, ^ilKing of kings and Lord of lords.

17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to ^imall the birds that fly directly overhead, ⁱⁿ“Come, gather for ^iothe great supper of God, 18 ^ipto eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, ^{▼▼Greek bondservant} both small and great.” 19 And I saw ^irthe beast and the kings of the earth with their armies ^isgathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army. 20 And the beast was captured, and with it ^itthe false prophet ^iuwho in its presence ^{▼▼Or on its behalf} had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who ^iwworshiped its image. These two were ^ixthrown alive into the lake of ^iyfire that burns with sulfur. 21 And the rest were slain by the sword ^izthat came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and ^jaall the birds were gorged with their flesh.