Rev 9-17 | ESV | STEP | And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star fallen from heaven to earth , and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit .

1 And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and ^aI saw a star fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given ^bthe key to the shaft of ^cthe bottomless pit. ^{▼▼Greek the abyss; also verses 2, 11} 2 He opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and from the shaft ^erose smoke like the smoke of a great furnace, and ^fthe sun and the air were darkened with the smoke from the shaft. 3 Then from the smoke came ^glocusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth. 4 They were told ^hnot to harm ⁱthe grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, but only those people who do not have ^jthe seal of God on their foreheads. 5 They were allowed to torment them ^kfor five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone. 6 And in those days ^lpeople will seek death and will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them.

7 ^mIn appearance the locusts were like horses prepared for battle: ⁿon their heads were what looked like crowns of gold; their faces were ^olike human faces, 8 their hair like women’s hair, and ^ptheir teeth like lions’ teeth; 9 they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the noise of their wings was ^qlike the noise of many chariots with ^rhorses rushing into battle. 10 They have tails and stings like scorpions, and their power to hurt people ^sfor five months is in their tails. 11 They have ^tas king over them the angel of the bottomless pit. His name in Hebrew is ^uAbaddon, and in Greek he is called Apollyon. ^{▼▼ Abaddon means destruction; Apollyon means destroyer}

12 ^wThe first woe has passed; behold, two woes are still to come.

13 Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice from ^xthe four horns of the golden altar before God, 14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release ^ythe four angels who are bound at ^zthe great river Euphrates.” 15 So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour, the day, the month, and the year, were released ^aato kill a third of mankind. 16 The number of ^abmounted troops was ^actwice ten thousand times ten thousand; ^adI heard their number. 17 And this is how I saw the horses in my vision and those who rode them: they wore breastplates the color of fire and of sapphire ^{▼▼Greek hyacinth} and of sulfur, and the heads of the horses were ^aflike lions’ heads, and fire and smoke and sulfur came out of their mouths. 18 By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed, by the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of their mouths. 19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails, for their tails are like serpents with heads, and by means of them they wound.

20 The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, ^agdid not repent of ^ahthe works of their hands nor give up worshiping ^aidemons ^ajand idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk, 21 nor did they repent of their murders or their ^aksorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.

Revelation of John 10

The Angel and the Little Scroll

1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with ^ala rainbow over his head, and ^amhis face was like the sun, and ^anhis legs like pillars of fire. 2 ^aoHe had a little scroll open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the land, 3 and called out with a loud voice, ^aplike a lion roaring. When he called out, the seven thunders sounded. 4 And when the seven thunders had sounded, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, ^aq“Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.” 5 And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land ^arraised his right hand to heaven 6 and swore by ^ashim who lives forever and ever, ^atwho created heaven and what is in it, the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, that there would be no more delay, 7 but that ^auin the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh angel, the mystery of God would be fulfilled, ^avjust as he announced to his servants ^{▼▼Greek bondservants} the prophets.

8 Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the scroll that is open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.” 9 So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, ^ax“Take and ^ayeat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.” 10 And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it. It was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it my stomach was made bitter. 11 And I was told, ^az“You must again prophesy about many peoples and nations and languages and kings.”

Revelation of John 11

The Two Witnesses

1 Then I was given ^baa measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, “Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there, 2 but do not measure ^bbthe court outside the temple; leave that out, for ^bcit is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for ^bdforty-two months. 3 And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for ^be1,260 days, ^bfclothed in sackcloth.”

4 These are ^bgthe two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. 5 And if anyone would harm them, ^bhfire pours from their mouth and consumes their foes. If anyone would harm them, ^bithis is how he is doomed to be killed. 6 They have the power ^bjto shut the sky, that no rain may fall during the days of their prophesying, and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood and ^bkto strike the earth with every kind of plague, as often as they desire. 7 And when they have finished their testimony, ^blthe beast that rises from ^bmthe bottomless pit ^{▼▼Or the abyss} ^bowill make war on them and conquer them and kill them, 8 and their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city that symbolically ^{▼▼Greek spiritually} is called ^bqSodom and ^brEgypt, where their Lord was crucified. 9 For three and a half days some from the peoples and tribes and languages and nations will gaze at their dead bodies and ^bsrefuse to let them be placed in a tomb, 10 and ^btthose who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and make merry and ^buexchange presents, because these two prophets ^bvhad been a torment to those who dwell on the earth. 11 But after the three and a half days ^bwa breath of life from God entered them, and they stood up on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. 12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, ^bx“Come up here!” And ^bythey went up to heaven ^bzin a cloud, and their enemies watched them. 13 And at that hour there was ^caa great earthquake, and ^cba tenth of the city fell. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and ^ccgave glory to ^cdthe God of heaven.

14 ^ceThe second woe has passed; behold, the third woe is soon to come.

The Seventh Trumpet

15 Then ^cfthe seventh angel blew his trumpet, and ^cgthere were loud voices in heaven, saying, ^ch“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of ^cihis Christ, and ^cjhe shall reign forever and ever.” 16 And the twenty-four elders ^ckwho sit on their thrones before God ^clfell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying,

“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
^cmwho is and who was,
for you have taken your great power
and ^cnbegun to reign.
18 The nations raged,
but ^coyour wrath came,
and ^cpthe time for the dead to be judged,
and for rewarding your servants, ^{▼▼Greek bondservants} the prophets and saints,
and ^crthose who fear your name,
both small and great,
and ^csfor destroying the destroyers of the earth.”
19 Then ^ctGod’s temple in heaven was opened, and ^cuthe ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, ^{▼▼Or voices, or sounds} peals of thunder, an earthquake, and ^cwheavy hail.

Revelation of John 12

The Woman and the Dragon

1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman ^cxclothed with ^cythe sun, with ^czthe moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. 2 She was pregnant and ^dawas crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth. 3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great ^dbred dragon, ^dcwith seven heads and ^ddten horns, and on his heads ^deseven diadems. 4 His tail swept down ^dfa third of the stars of heaven and ^dgcast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child ^dhhe might devour it. 5 She gave birth to a male child, ^dione who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was ^djcaught up to God and to his throne, 6 and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for ^dk1,260 days.

Satan Thrown Down to Earth

7 Now war arose in heaven, ^dlMichael and ^dmhis angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, 8 but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. 9 And ^dnthe great dragon was thrown down, ^dothat ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, ^dpthe deceiver of the whole world— ^dqhe was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now ^drthe salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} has been thrown down, ^dtwho accuses them day and night before our God. 11 And ^duthey have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for ^dvthey loved not their lives ^dweven unto death. 12 Therefore, ^dxrejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But ^dywoe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because ^dzhe knows that his time is short!”

13 And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued ^eathe woman who had given birth to the male child. 14 But the woman was given the two ^ebwings of the great eagle so that she might fly from the serpent ^ecinto the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished ^edfor a time, and times, and half a time. 15 The serpent poured water ^eelike a river out of his mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with a flood. 16 But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth. 17 Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off ^efto make war on the rest of ^egher offspring, ^ehon those who keep the commandments of God and hold to ^eithe testimony of Jesus. And he stood ^{▼▼Some manuscripts And I stood, connecting the sentence with 13:1} on the sand of the sea.

Revelation of John 13

The First Beast

1 And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, ^ekwith ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and ^elblasphemous names on its heads. 2 And the beast that I saw was ^emlike a leopard; its feet were like ^ena bear’s, and its mouth was like ^eoa lion’s mouth. And to it ^epthe dragon gave his power and ^eqhis throne and great authority. 3 One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and ^erthe whole earth marveled as they followed the beast. 4 And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, ^es“Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”

5 And the beast was given ^eta mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for ^euforty-two months. 6 It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling, ^{▼▼Or tabernacle} that is, those who dwell in heaven. 7 Also it was allowed ^ewto make war on the saints and to conquer them. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts omit this sentence} And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation, 8 and all ^eywho dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in ^ezthe book of life of ^fathe Lamb ^fbwho was slain. 9 ^fcIf anyone has an ear, let him hear:

10 ^fdIf anyone is to be taken captive,
to captivity he goes;
^feif anyone is to be slain with the sword,
with the sword must he be slain.
^ffHere is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.

The Second Beast

11 Then ^fgI saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. 12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, ^{▼▼Or on its behalf} and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, ^fiwhose mortal wound was healed. 13 ^fjIt performs great signs, even ^fkmaking fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, 14 and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of ^{▼▼Or on behalf of} the beast ^fmit deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast ^fnthat was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not ^foworship the image of the beast ^fpto be slain. 16 Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, ^{▼▼Greek bondservant} ^frto be marked on the right hand or the forehead, 17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, ^fsthe name of the beast or ^ftthe number of its name. 18 ^fuThis calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number ^fvof a man, and his number is 666. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts 616}

Revelation of John 14

The Lamb and the 144,000

1 Then I looked, and behold, on ^fxMount Zion ^fystood the Lamb, and with him ^fz144,000 who ^gahad his name and his Father’s name written ^gbon their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven ^gclike the roar of many waters and ^gdlike the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like the sound of ^geharpists playing on their harps, 3 and they were singing ^gfa new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. ^ggNo one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. 4 It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for ^ghthey are virgins. It is these ^giwho follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as ^gjfirstfruits for God and the Lamb, 5 and ^gkin their mouth no lie was found, for they are ^glblameless.

The Messages of the Three Angels

6 Then I saw another angel ^gmflying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to ^gnthose who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. 7 And he said with a loud voice, ^go“Fear God and ^gpgive him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and ^gqworship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the ^grsprings of water.”

8 Another angel, a second, followed, saying, ^gs“Fallen, fallen is ^gtBabylon the great, ^gushe who made all nations drink ^gvthe wine of the passion ^{▼▼Or wrath} of her sexual immorality.”

9 And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone ^gxworships the beast and its image and receives ^gya mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he also will drink ^gzthe wine of God’s wrath, ^hapoured full strength into the cup of his anger, and ^hbhe will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And ^hcthe smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and ^hdthey have no rest, day or night, these ^heworshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”

12 ^hfHere is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who ^hgkeep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus. ^{▼▼Greek and the faith of Jesus}

13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: ^hiBlessed are the dead ^hjwho die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, ^hk“that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”

The Harvest of the Earth

14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one ^hllike a son of man, ^hmwith a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 And another angel ^hncame out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, ^ho“Put in your sickle, and reap, for the hour to reap has come, for ^hpthe harvest of the earth is fully ripe.” 16 So he who sat on the cloud swung his sickle across the earth, and the earth was reaped.

17 Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. 18 And another angel came out from the altar, ^hqthe angel who has authority over the fire, and he called with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, “Put in your sickle and gather the clusters from the vine of the earth, ^hrfor its grapes are ripe.” 19 So the angel swung his sickle across the earth and gathered the grape harvest of the earth and threw it into the great ^hswinepress of the wrath of God. 20 And ^htthe winepress was trodden ^huoutside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress, as high as ^hva horse’s bridle, for 1,600 stadia. ^{▼▼About 184 miles; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters}

Revelation of John 15

The Seven Angels with Seven Plagues

1 Then ^hxI saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, ^hyseven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished.

2 And I saw ^hzwhat appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those ^iawho had conquered the beast and its image and ^ibthe number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass ^icwith harps of God in their hands. 3 And they sing ^idthe song of Moses, ^iethe servant ^{▼▼Greek bondservant} of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

^ig“Great and amazing are your deeds,
O Lord God the Almighty!
^ihJust and true are your ways,
O King of the nations! ^{▼▼Some manuscripts the ages}
4 ^ijWho will not fear, O Lord,
and glorify your name?
For you alone are ^ikholy.
^ilAll nations will come
and worship you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”
5 After this I looked, and ^imthe sanctuary of ⁱⁿthe tent ^{▼▼Or tabernacle} of witness in heaven was opened, 6 and out of the sanctuary came ^ipthe seven angels with the seven plagues, clothed in pure, bright ^iqlinen, ^irwith golden sashes around their chests. 7 And one of ^isthe four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven ^itgolden bowls full of the wrath of God ^iuwho lives forever and ever, 8 and ^ivthe sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and ^iwno one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.

Revelation of John 16

The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath

1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling ^ixthe seven angels, “Go and ^iypour out on the earth ^izthe 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 ^jasores came upon the people who bore ^jbthe mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

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

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

^jh“Just are you, ^jiO Holy One, ^jjwho is and who was,
for you brought these judgments.
6 For ^jkthey have shed the blood of ^jlsaints and prophets,
and ^jmyou have given them blood to drink.
It is what they deserve!”
7 And I heard ^jnthe altar saying,

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

10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on ^juthe throne of the beast, and ^jvits kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish 11 and cursed ^jwthe God of heaven for their pain and ^jxsores. ^jyThey did not repent of their deeds.

12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on ^jzthe great river Euphrates, and ^kaits water was dried up, ^kbto prepare the way for the kings ^kcfrom the east. 13 And I saw, coming out of the mouth of ^kdthe dragon and out of the mouth of ^kethe beast and out of the mouth of ^kfthe false prophet, three ^kgunclean spirits like ^khfrogs. 14 For they are ^kidemonic spirits, ^kjperforming signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, ^kkto assemble them for battle on ^klthe great day of God the Almighty. 15 (“Behold, ^kmI am coming like a thief! ^knBlessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, ^kothat he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”) 16 And ^kpthey assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called ^kqArmageddon.

The Seventh Bowl

17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into ^krthe air, and a loud voice came out of the temple, from the throne, saying, ^ks“It is done!” 18 And there were ^ktflashes of lightning, rumblings, ^{▼▼Or voices, or sounds} peals of thunder, and ^kva great earthquake ^kwsuch as there had never been since man was on the earth, so great was that earthquake. 19 ^kxThe great city ^kywas split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and God ^kzremembered ^laBabylon the great, ^lbto make her drain the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. 20 And ^lcevery island fled away, and no mountains were to be found. 21 And ^ldgreat hailstones, about one hundred pounds ^{▼▼Greek a talent in weight} each, fell from heaven on people; and ^lfthey cursed God for ^lgthe plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.

Revelation of John 17

The Great Prostitute and the Beast

1 Then ^lhone of the seven angels who had ^lithe seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of ^ljthe great prostitute ^lkwho is seated on many waters, 2 ^llwith whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and ^lmwith the wine of whose sexual immorality ^lnthe dwellers on earth have become drunk.” 3 And ^lohe carried me away in the Spirit ^lpinto a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on ^lqa scarlet beast that was full of ^lrblasphemous names, and ^lsit had seven heads and ten horns. 4 The woman ^ltwas arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned ^luwith gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand ^lva golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. 5 And on her forehead was written a name of ^lwmystery: ^lx“Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth’s abominations.” 6 And I saw the woman, drunk ^lywith the blood of the saints, the blood of ^lzthe 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 ^mbthe mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her. 8 The beast that you saw ^mcwas, and is not, and ^mdis about to rise from ^methe bottomless pit ^{▼▼Greek the abyss} and ^mggo to destruction. And ^mhthe dwellers on earth whose names have not been written in ^mithe book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel to see the beast, because ^mjit was and is not and is to come. 9 ^mkThis 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 ^mlthat was and is not, it is an eighth but it belongs to the seven, and it goes to destruction. 12 And ^mmthe ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received royal power, but they are to receive authority as kings ^mnfor 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 ^mowill make war on the Lamb, and ^mpthe Lamb will conquer them, for he is ^mqLord of lords and ^mrKing of kings, and those with him are ^mscalled and chosen and faithful.”

15 And the angel ^{▼▼Greek he} said to me, ^mu“The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages. 16 And ^mvthe ten horns that you saw, they and the beast ^mwwill hate the prostitute. They will make her ^mxdesolate and ^mynaked, and ^mzdevour her flesh and ^naburn her up with fire, 17 for ^nbGod has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by being of one mind and ^nchanding over their royal power to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. 18 And the woman that you saw is ^ndthe great city that has dominion over the kings of the earth.”