Revelation 15-17 - Prayer Tents

The Song of Moses and of the Lamb

15Then I saw in heaven another marvelous event of great significance. Seven angels were holding the seven last plagues, which would bring God's wrath to completion.G2532G1492G243G4592G1722G3772G3173G2532G2298G2033G32G2192G2033G2078G4127G3754G1722G846G5055G2372G2316 2I saw before me what seemed to be a glass sea mixed with fire. And on it stood all the people who had been victorious over the beast and his statue and the number representing his name. They were all holding harps that God had given them.G2532G1492G5613G2281G5193G3396G4442G2532G3528G1537G2342G2532G1537G846G1504G2532G1537G846G5480G1537G706G846G3686G2476G1909G2281G5193G2192G2788G2316 3And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: "Great and marvelous are your works, O Lord God, the Almighty. Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations.G2532G103G5603G3475G1401G2316G2532G5603G721G3004G3173G2532G2298G4675G2041G2962G2316G3841G1342G2532G228G4675G3598G935G40 4Who will not fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous deeds have been revealed."G5101G5399G3364G5399G4571G2962G2532G1392G4675G3686G3754G3441G3741G3754G3956G1484G2240G2532G4352G1799G4675G3754G4675G1345G5319

The Seven Bowls of the Seven Plagues

5Then I looked and saw that the Temple in heaven, God's Tabernacle, was thrown wide open.G2532G3326G5023G1492G2532G2400G3485G4633G3142G1722G3772G455 6The seven angels who were holding the seven plagues came out of the Temple. They were clothed in spotless white linen with gold sashes across their chests.G2532G2033G32G1831G1537G3485G2192G2033G4127G1746G2513G2532G2986G3043G2532G4738G4024G4012G5552G2223 7Then one of the four living beings handed each of the seven angels a gold bowl filled with the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.G2532G1520G1537G5064G2226G1325G2033G32G2033G5552G5357G1073G2372G2316G3588G2198G1519G165G165 8The Temple was filled with smoke from God's glory and power. No one could enter the Temple until the seven angels had completed pouring out the seven plagues.G2532G3485G1072G2586G1537G1391G2316G2532G1537G846G1411G2532G3762G1410G1525G1519G3485G891G2033G4127G2033G32G5055

16Then I heard a mighty voice from the Temple say to the seven angels, "Go your ways and pour out on the earth the seven bowls containing God's wrath."G2532G191G3173G5456G1537G3485G3004G2033G32G5217G2532G1632G5357G2372G2316G1519G1093 2So the first angel left the Temple and poured out his bowl on the earth, and horrible, malignant sores broke out on everyone who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue.G2532G4413G565G2532G1632G846G5357G1909G1093G2532G1096G2556G2532G4190G1668G1519G444G3588G2192G5480G2342G2532G4352G846G1504 3Then the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse. And everything in the sea died.G2532G1208G32G1632G846G5357G1519G2281G2532G1096G5613G129G3498G2532G3956G2198G5590G599G1722G2281 4Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs, and they became blood.G2532G5154G32G1632G846G5357G1519G4215G2532G1519G4077G5204G2532G1096G129 5And I heard the angel who had authority over all water saying, "You are just, O Holy One, who is and who always was, because you have sent these judgments.G2532G191G32G5204G3004G1488G1342G2962G3588G5607G3801G2532G2258G3801G2532G3741G3801G3754G2919G5023 6Since they shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets, you have given them blood to drink. It is their just reward."G3754G1632G129G40G2532G4396G2532G1325G846G129G4095G1063G1526G514 7And I heard a voice from the altar, saying, "Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, your judgments are true and just."G2532G191G243G1537G2379G3004G3483G2962G2316G3841G228G2532G1342G4675G2920 8Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, causing it to scorch everyone with its fire.G2532G5067G32G1632G846G5357G1909G2246G2532G1325G846G2739G444G1722G4442 9Everyone was burned by this blast of heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over all these plagues. They did not repent of their sins and turn to God and give him glory.G2532G444G2739G3173G2738G2532G987G3686G2316G3588G2192G1849G1909G5025G4127G2532G3340G3756G1325G846G1391 10Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness. His subjects ground their teeth in anguish,G2532G3991G32G1632G846G5357G1909G2362G2342G2532G846G932G1096G4656G2532G3145G846G1100G1537G4192 11and they cursed the God of heaven for their pains and sores. But they did not repent of their evil deeds and turn to God.G2532G987G2316G3772G1537G846G4192G2532G1537G846G1668G2532G3340G3756G1537G846G2041 12Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great Euphrates River, and it dried up so that the kings from the east could march their armies toward the west without hindrance.G2532G1623G32G1632G846G5357G1909G3173G4215G2166G2532G5204G846G3583G2443G3598G935G575G395G2246G2090 13And I saw three evil spirits that looked like frogs leap from the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.G2532G1492G5140G169G4151G3664G944G1537G4750G1404G2532G1537G4750G2342G2532G1537G4750G5578 14They are demonic spirits who work miracles and go out to all the rulers of the world to gather them for battle against the Lord on that great judgment day of God the Almighty.G1063G1526G4151G1142G4160G4592G1607G3739G1607G1909G935G1093G2532G3650G3625G4863G846G1519G4171G1565G3173G2250G2316G3841 15"Look, I will come as unexpectedly as a thief! Blessed are all who are watching for me, who keep their clothing ready so they will not have to walk around naked and ashamed."G2400G2064G5613G2812G3107G1127G2532G5083G846G2440G3363G4043G1131G2532G991G846G808 16And the demonic spirits gathered all the rulers and their armies to a place with the Hebrew name Armageddon.G2532G4863G846G4863G1519G5117G2564G1447G717 17Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. And a mighty shout came from the throne in the Temple, saying, "It is finished!"G2532G1442G32G1632G846G5357G1519G109G2532G1831G3173G5456G575G3485G3772G575G2362G3004G1096 18Then the thunder crashed and rolled, and lightning flashed. And a great earthquake struck—the worst since people were placed on the earth.G2532G1096G5456G2532G1027G2532G796G2532G1096G3173G4578G3634G1096G3756G3739G575G444G1096G1909G1093G5082G4578G3779G3173 19The great city of Babylon split into three sections, and the cities of many nations fell into heaps of rubble. So God remembered all of Babylon's sins, and he made her drink the cup that was filled with the wine of his fierce wrath.G2532G3173G4172G1096G1519G5140G3313G2532G4172G1484G4098G2532G3173G897G3415G1799G2316G1325G846G4221G3631G2372G846G3709 20And every island disappeared, and all the mountains were leveled.G2532G3956G3520G5343G2532G3735G2147G3756G2147 21There was a terrible hailstorm, and hailstones weighing as much as seventy-five pounds fell from the sky onto the people below. They cursed God because of the terrible plague of the hailstorm.G2532G2597G1909G444G3173G5464G1537G3772G5613G5006G2532G444G987G2316G1537G4127G5464G3754G4127G846G2076G4970G3173

The Great Prostitute

17One of the seven angels who had poured out the seven bowls came over and spoke to me. "Come with me," he said, "and I will show you the judgment that is going to come on the great prostitute, who rules over many waters.G2532G2064G1520G1537G2033G32G3588G2192G2033G5357G2532G2980G3326G1700G3004G3427G1204G1166G4671G2917G3173G4204G2521G1909G4183G5204 2The kings of the world have committed adultery with her, and the people who belong to this world have been made drunk by the wine of her immorality."G3326G3739G935G1093G4203G2532G2730G1093G3184G1537G3631G846G4202 3So the angel took me in the Spirit into the wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that had seven heads and ten horns, and blasphemies against God were written all over it.G2532G667G3165G667G1722G4151G1519G2048G2532G1492G1135G2521G1909G2847G2342G1073G3686G988G2192G2033G2776G2532G1176G2768 4The woman wore purple and scarlet clothing and beautiful jewelry made of gold and precious gems and pearls. In her hand she held a gold goblet full of obscenities and the impurities of her immorality.G2532G1135G2258G4016G4209G2532G2847G2532G5558G5557G2532G5093G3037G2532G3135G2192G5552G4221G1722G846G5495G1073G946G2532G168G846G4202 5A mysterious name was written on her forehead: "Babylon the Great, Mother of All Prostitutes and Obscenities in the World."G2532G1909G846G3359G3686G1125G3466G897G3173G3384G4204G2532G946G1093 6I could see that she was drunk—drunk with the blood of God's holy people who were witnesses for Jesus. I stared at her in complete amazement.G2532G1492G1135G3184G1537G129G40G2532G1537G129G3144G2424G2532G1492G846G2296G3173G2295 7"Why are you so amazed?" the angel asked. "I will tell you the mystery of this woman and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns on which she sits.G2532G32G2036G3427G1302G2296G1473G2046G4671G3466G1135G2532G2342G941G846G3588G2192G2033G2776G2532G1176G2768 8The beast you saw was once alive but isn't now. And yet he will soon come up out of the bottomless pit and go to eternal destruction. And the people who belong to this world, whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made, will be amazed at the reappearance of this beast who had died.G2342G3739G1492G2258G2532G2076G3756G2532G3195G305G1537G12G2532G5217G1519G684G2532G2730G1909G1093G2296G3739G3686G1125G3756G1125G1909G975G2222G575G2602G2889G991G2342G3748G2258G2532G2076G3756G2539G2076 9"This calls for a mind with understanding: The seven heads of the beast represent the seven hills where the woman rules. They also represent seven kings.G5602G3563G3588G2192G4678G2033G2776G1526G2033G3735G1909G846G1135G2521G3699 10Five kings have already fallen, the sixth now reigns, and the seventh is yet to come, but his reign will be brief.G2532G1526G2033G935G4002G4098G2532G1520G2076G243G2064G3768G2064G2532G3752G2064G846G1163G3306G3641 11"The scarlet beast that was, but is no longer, is the eighth king. He is like the other seven, and he, too, is headed for destruction.G2532G2342G3739G2258G2532G2076G3756G2532G846G2076G3590G2532G2076G1537G2033G2532G5217G1519G684 12The ten horns of the beast are ten kings who have not yet risen to power. They will be appointed to their kingdoms for one brief moment to reign with the beast.G2532G1176G2768G3739G1492G1526G1176G935G3748G2983G3768G932G3768G235G2983G1849G5613G935G3391G5610G3326G2342 13They will all agree to give him their power and authority.G3778G2192G3391G1106G2532G1239G1438G1411G2532G1849G2342 14Together they will go to war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will defeat them because he is Lord of all lords and King of all kings. And his called and chosen and faithful ones will be with him."G3778G4170G3326G721G2532G721G3528G846G3754G2076G2962G2962G2532G935G935G2532G3326G846G2822G2532G1588G2532G4103 15Then the angel said to me, "The waters where the prostitute is ruling represent masses of people of every nation and language.G2532G3004G3427G5204G3739G1492G3757G4204G2521G1526G2992G2532G3793G2532G1484G2532G1100 16The scarlet beast and his ten horns all hate the prostitute. They will strip her naked, eat her flesh, and burn her remains with fire.G2532G1176G2768G3739G1492G1909G2342G3778G3404G4204G2532G4160G846G2049G2532G1131G2532G5315G846G4561G2532G2618G846G1722G4442 17For God has put a plan into their minds, a plan that will carry out his purposes. They will agree to give their authority to the scarlet beast, and so the words of God will be fulfilled.G1063G2316G1325G1519G846G2588G4160G846G1106G2532G4160G3391G1106G2532G1325G846G932G2342G891G4487G2316G5055 18And this woman you saw in your vision represents the great city that rules over the kings of the world."G2532G1135G3739G1492G2076G3173G4172G3588G2192G932G1909G935G1093