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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/revelation/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/revelation/16.htm">New International Version</a> Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, &#8220Go, pour out the seven bowls of God&#8217s wrath on the earth.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/revelation/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then 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.” <a href="/esv/revelation/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.” <a href="/bsb/revelation/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.” <a href="/blb/revelation/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour out into the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God." <a href="/kjv/revelation/16.htm">King James Bible</a> And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. <a href="/nkjv/revelation/16.htm">New King James Version</a> 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.” <a href="/nasb_/revelation/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then I heard a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.” <a href="/nasb/revelation/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then I heard a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels, &#8220Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/revelation/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And I heard a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God into the earth.” <a href="/lsb/revelation/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then I heard a loud voice from the sanctuary, saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.” <a href="/amp/revelation/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then I heard a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath and indignation of God.” <a href="/csb/revelation/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.” <a href="/hcsb/revelation/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then I heard a loud voice from the sanctuary saying to the seven angels, &#8220Go and pour out the seven bowls of God&#8217s wrath on the earth.&#8221 <a href="/asv/revelation/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, Go ye, and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God into the earth. <a href="/cev/revelation/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> From the temple I heard a voice shout to the seven angels, "Go and empty the seven bowls of God's anger on the earth." <a href="/erv/revelation/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, Go ye, and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God into the earth. <a href="/gwt/revelation/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, "Pour the seven bowls of God's anger over the earth." <a href="/gnt/revelation/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then I heard a loud voice speaking from the temple to the seven angels: "Go and pour out the seven bowls of God's anger on the earth!" <a href="/isv/revelation/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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." <a href="/msb/revelation/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, ?Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God?s wrath.? <a href="/net/revelation/16.htm">NET Bible</a> Then I heard a loud voice from the temple declaring to the seven angels: "Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls containing God's wrath." <a href="/nheb/revelation/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on the earth." <a href="/wbt/revelation/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, Go, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. <a href="/wey/revelation/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then I heard a loud voice from the sanctuary say to the seven angels, "Go and pour on to the earth the seven bowls of the anger of God." <a href="/web/revelation/16.htm">World English Bible</a> I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on the earth!” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven messengers, “Go away, and pour out the bowls of the wrath of God into the earth”; <a href="/blb/revelation/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour out into the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God." <a href="/ylt/revelation/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I heard a great voice out of the sanctuary saying to the seven messengers, 'Go away, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God to the earth;' <a href="/slt/revelation/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I heard a great voice out of the temple saving to the seven angels, Go forward, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God in the earth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels: Go, and pour out the seven vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I heard a great voice from the temple, saying to the seven Angels: “Go forth and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God upon the earth.” <a href="/nabre/revelation/16.htm">New American Bible</a> I heard a loud voice speaking from the temple to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of God’s fury upon the earth.” <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> AND I heard a great voice saying the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the seven vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And I heard a great voice from the Temple that said to the seven Angels: “Go and pour out the seven vessels of the passion of God on The Earth.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels: Go and pour out the seven cups of the wrath of God upon the earth.<CM> <a href="/godbey/revelation/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God upon the earth. <a href="/haweis/revelation/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> AND I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, Go and pour out the vases of the wrath of God upon the earth. <a href="/mace/revelation/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a> THEN I heard a terrible voice from the temple, crying to the seven angels, "go pour out the VIALS of divine vengeance upon the earth." <a href="/wey/revelation/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then I heard a loud voice from the sanctuary say to the seven angels, "Go and pour on to the earth the seven bowls of the anger of God." <a href="/worrell/revelation/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And I heard a great voice out of the Temple, saying to the seven angels, "Go, and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God into the earth." <a href="/worsley/revelation/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And I heard a great voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels, Go and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. <a href="/parallel/revelation/16-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=3140" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/16.htm">The First Six Bowls of Wrath</a> 1<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: ēkousa (V-AIA-1S) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">I heard</a> <a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="3173: megalēs (Adj-GFS) -- Large, great, in the widest sense. ">a loud</a> <a href="/greek/5456.htm" title="5456: phōnēs (N-GFS) -- Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.">voice</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3485.htm" title="3485: naou (N-GMS) -- A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.">temple</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legousēs (V-PPA-GFS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">saying</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to the</a> <a href="/greek/2033.htm" title="2033: hepta (Adj-DMP) -- Seven. A primary number; seven.">seven</a> <a href="/greek/32.htm" title="32: angelois (N-DMP) -- From aggello; a messenger; especially an angel; by implication, a pastor.">angels,</a> <a href="/greek/5217.htm" title="5217: Hypagete (V-PMA-2P) -- To go away, depart, begone, die. From hupo and ago; to lead under, i.e. Withdraw or retire, literally or figuratively.">“Go,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1632.htm" title="1632: ekcheete (V-PMA-2P) -- Or ekchuno ek-khoo'-no from ek and cheo; to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow.">pour out</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1093.htm" title="1093: gēn (N-AFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">earth</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2033.htm" title="2033: hepta (Adj-AFP) -- Seven. A primary number; seven.">seven</a> <a href="/greek/5357.htm" title="5357: phialas (N-AFP) -- A shallow and flat bowl. Of uncertain affinity; a broad shallow cup.">bowls</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God’s</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2372.htm" title="2372: thymou (N-GMS) -- An outburst of passion, wrath. From thuo; passion.">wrath.”</a> 2So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/7-19.htm">Exodus 7:19-20</a> And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and all the reservoirs—that they may become blood.’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and stone.” / Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was turned to blood. <a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">Exodus 9:8-11</a> Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the furnace; in the sight of Pharaoh, Moses is to toss it into the air. / It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on man and beast throughout the land.” / So they took soot from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on man and beast. ... <a href="/exodus/9-22.htm">Exodus 9:22-26</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that hail may fall on all the land of Egypt—on man and beast and every plant of the field throughout the land of Egypt.” / So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt. / The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation. ... <a href="/exodus/10-21.htm">Exodus 10:21-23</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.” / So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days. / No one could see anyone else, and for three days no one left his place. Yet all the Israelites had light in their dwellings. <a href="/isaiah/51-17.htm">Isaiah 51:17</a> Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs—the cup that makes men stagger. <a href="/isaiah/66-6.htm">Isaiah 66:6</a> Hear the uproar from the city; listen to the voice from the temple! It is the voice of the LORD, repaying His enemies what they deserve! <a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15-17</a> This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. / And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.” / So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations drink from it, each one to whom the LORD had sent me, <a href="/jeremiah/25-30.htm">Jeremiah 25:30-31</a> So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth. / The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/38-22.htm">Ezekiel 38:22</a> I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him. <a href="/joel/3-9.htm">Joel 3:9-13</a> Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack! / Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’ / Come quickly, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves. Bring down Your mighty ones, O LORD. ... <a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">Zephaniah 3:8</a> Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy. <a href="/zechariah/14-2.htm">Zechariah 14:2-3</a> For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city. / Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle. <a href="/matthew/24-21.htm">Matthew 24:21-22</a> For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again. / If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short. <a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29-31</a> Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. <a href="/mark/13-19.htm">Mark 13:19-20</a> For those will be days of tribulation unseen from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again. / If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God on the earth.I heard.<a href="/revelation/14-15.htm">Revelation 14:15,18</a> And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe… <a href="/revelation/15-5.htm">Revelation 15:5-8</a> And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: … the seven.<a href="/revelation/15-1.htm">Revelation 15:1,6</a> And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God… and pour.<a href="/revelation/16-2.htm">Revelation 16:2-12,17</a> And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image… <a href="/revelation/14-9.htm">Revelation 14:9-11</a> And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, … <a href="/revelation/15-7.htm">Revelation 15:7</a> And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/15-8.htm">Angels</a> <a href="/revelation/15-7.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/revelation/15-7.htm">Bowls</a> <a href="/revelation/14-13.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/revelation/14-19.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/revelation/15-3.htm">God's</a> <a href="/revelation/15-3.htm">Great</a> <a href="/revelation/14-13.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/revelation/15-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/revelation/14-18.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/revelation/15-8.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-18.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/revelation/15-8.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/revelation/15-8.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/revelation/13-14.htm">Telling</a> <a href="/revelation/15-8.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/revelation/15-7.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/revelation/15-7.htm">Vials</a> <a href="/revelation/14-18.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/revelation/15-3.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/revelation/15-7.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Angels</a> <a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Bowls</a> <a href="/revelation/16-5.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/revelation/16-2.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/revelation/17-17.htm">God's</a> <a href="/revelation/16-9.htm">Great</a> <a href="/revelation/16-5.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/revelation/16-17.htm">House</a> <a href="/revelation/16-17.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/revelation/16-2.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/revelation/16-17.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/genesis/31-20.htm">Telling</a> <a href="/revelation/16-17.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Vials</a> <a href="/revelation/16-5.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/revelation/16-9.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 16</div>1. <a href="/revelation/16-1.htm">The angels pour out their bowls of wrath.</a> 6. <a href="/revelation/16-6.htm">The plagues that follow.</a> 16. <a href="/revelation/16-16.htm">Armageddon.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The temple in Revelation often symbolizes God's presence and authority. The loud voice suggests urgency and authority, possibly representing God's own voice or that of a high-ranking angel. This aligns with Old Testament instances where God speaks from His temple, such as in <a href="/isaiah/6.htm">Isaiah 6:1-4</a>.saying to the seven angels The number seven is significant in biblical literature, symbolizing completeness or perfection. The seven angels are likely the same ones mentioned earlier in <a href="/revelation/15.htm">Revelation 15:1</a>, tasked with executing God's final judgments. Angels often serve as messengers or agents of God's will throughout scripture, as seen in <a href="/daniel/9-21.htm">Daniel 9:21-23</a> and <a href="/luke/1-26.htm">Luke 1:26-38</a>.“Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.” The command to "go" indicates immediate action, reflecting the urgency of the impending judgment. The "seven bowls" are symbolic containers of God's wrath, representing the fullness of His judgment against sin and rebellion. This imagery is reminiscent of the plagues in Egypt (Exodus 7-12), where God's judgments were poured out to demonstrate His power and justice. The concept of God's wrath is consistent with His holiness and justice, as seen in <a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a> and <a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Nahum 1:2-3</a>. The pouring out on the earth signifies a global impact, affecting all of creation, similar to the universal scope of the flood in <a href="/genesis/6.htm">Genesis 6-9</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/l/loud_voice.htm">Loud Voice</a> This voice is authoritative and comes from the temple, indicating divine origin. It commands the angels to act, signifying God's direct involvement in the unfolding events. 2. <a href="/topical/t/temple.htm">Temple</a> The temple here symbolizes the heavenly dwelling place of God, emphasizing the sacred and divine nature of the command. 3. <a href="/topical/s/seven_angels.htm">Seven Angels</a> These angels are messengers and executors of God's will, tasked with pouring out the bowls of wrath, representing divine judgment. 4. <a href="/topical/s/seven_bowls_of_god's_wrath.htm">Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath</a> These bowls symbolize the complete and final judgment of God upon the earth, reflecting the fullness of His righteous anger against sin. 5. <a href="/topical/e/earth.htm">Earth</a> The target of the bowls, representing humanity and the world system that stands in opposition to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_authority.htm">Divine Authority</a> The loud voice from the temple underscores the authority of God in executing judgment. Believers are reminded of God's sovereignty and the ultimate accountability of all creation to Him. <a href="/topical/c/completeness_of_judgment.htm">Completeness of Judgment</a> The use of seven bowls signifies the completeness and finality of God's judgment. This serves as a warning to live righteously and be prepared for the return of Christ. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_angels.htm">Role of Angels</a> The angels' role as executors of God's will highlights the importance of obedience and service in the spiritual realm. Believers are encouraged to be attentive to God's commands and act accordingly. <a href="/topical/g/god's_wrath_and_justice.htm">God’s Wrath and Justice</a> The pouring out of wrath is a reminder of God's justice. While God is loving and merciful, He is also just and will not tolerate sin indefinitely. This calls for repentance and a turning away from sin. <a href="/topical/u/urgency_of_the_gospel.htm">Urgency of the Gospel</a> The impending judgment emphasizes the urgency of sharing the Gospel. Believers are called to be active in evangelism, warning others of the coming judgment and offering the hope of salvation through Jesus Christ.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XVI.THE SEVEN VIALS.(1) And I heard . . .--A great voice is heard out of the temple; it bids the angels pour out their vials "into the earth;" later on (<a href="/revelation/16-17.htm" title="And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.">Revelation 16:17</a>) the voice is heard saying, "It is done." The voice is then said to come from the throne; it seems likely that the voice of the first verse is the same--the divine voice from the throne itself.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - And I heard a great voice. Characteristic of all the heavenly utterances (cf. <a href="/revelation/14-7.htm">Revelation 14:7, 9</a>, etc.). We have now the narration in full of the events of which <a href="/revelation/15.htm">Revelation 15</a>. has given us a summary. Out of the temple. The ναός, shrine of God, mentioned in <a href="/revelation/15-8.htm">Revelation 15:8</a>, and which no one could enter; the voice must, therefore, be the voice of God himself. Saying to the seven angels (see on Revelation 15:1). Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth; go ye and pour, etc. The seven vials is read in א, A, B, C, Andreas, Arethas, Primasius, and others. So, in <a href="/revelation/8-5.htm">Revelation 8:5</a>, the angel casts fire on the earth. <a href="/commentaries/revelation/16-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Then Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. I heard ἤκουσα (ēkousa) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. [a] loud μεγάλης (megalēs) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3173.htm">Strong's 3173: </a> Large, great, in the widest sense. voice φωνῆς (phōnēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5456.htm">Strong's 5456: </a> Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. temple ναοῦ (naou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3485.htm">Strong's 3485: </a> A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple. saying λεγούσης (legousēs) Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. to the τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. seven ἑπτὰ (hepta) Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2033.htm">Strong's 2033: </a> Seven. A primary number; seven. angels, ἀγγέλοις (angelois) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_32.htm">Strong's 32: </a> From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor. “Go, Ὑπάγετε (Hypagete) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5217.htm">Strong's 5217: </a> To go away, depart, begone, die. From hupo and ago; to lead under, i.e. Withdraw or retire, literally or figuratively. pour out ἐκχέετε (ekcheete) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1632.htm">Strong's 1632: </a> Or ekchuno ek-khoo'-no from ek and cheo; to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow. on εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. earth γῆν (gēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. the τὰς (tas) Article - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. seven ἑπτὰ (hepta) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2033.htm">Strong's 2033: </a> Seven. A primary number; seven. bowls φιάλας (phialas) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5357.htm">Strong's 5357: </a> A shallow and flat bowl. Of uncertain affinity; a broad shallow cup. of God’s Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. wrath.? θυμοῦ (thymou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2372.htm">Strong's 2372: </a> An outburst of passion, wrath. 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