One of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven gold bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.

Then I heard a loud voice from the Temple saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour the seven bowls of God's wrath on the earth."

Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls came and told me, "Come, I will show you how the notorious prostitute who sits on many waters will be judged.

Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came to me and said, "Come! I will show you the bride, the wife of the lamb."

"No one lights a lamp and hides it under a bowl or puts it under a bed. Instead, he puts it on a lamp stand so that those who come in will see the light.

When the lamb had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders bowed down in front of him. Each held a harp and a gold bowl full of incense, the prayers of the saints.

So the first angel went and poured his bowl on the earth. A horrible, painful sore appeared on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshipped the image.

The second angel poured his bowl into the sea. It became like the blood of a dead body, and every living thing in the sea died.

The third angel poured his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood.

The fourth angel poured his bowl on the sun, which then was allowed to burn people with fire,

The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast. Its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed on their tongues in anguish

The sixth angel poured his bowl on the great Euphrates River. Its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the east.

The seventh angel threw the contents of his bowl across the sky. A loud voice came from the throne in the Temple and said, "It has happened!"

He replied, "The man who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me.

He told them, "It's one of you Twelve, the one who is dipping his bread into the bowl with me.