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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="/nkjv/revelation/16.htm">New King James Version</a> So the first went and poured out his bowl upon the earth, and a foul and loathsome sore came upon the men who had the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. <a href="/nasb_/revelation/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and a harmful and painful sore afflicted the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image. <a href="/nasb/revelation/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and it became a loathsome and malignant sore on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image. <a href="/nasb77/revelation/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And the first angel went and poured out his bowl into the earth; and it became a loathsome and malignant sore upon the men who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image. <a href="/lsb/revelation/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and it became a loathsome and malignant sore on the people who have the mark of the beast and who worship his image. <a href="/amp/revelation/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and loathsome and malignant sores came on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image. <a href="/csb/revelation/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The first went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and severely painful sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped its image. <a href="/hcsb/revelation/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The first went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and severely painful sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image. <a href="/asv/revelation/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth; and it became a noisome and grievous sore upon the men that had the mark of the beast, and that worshipped his image. <a href="/cev/revelation/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The first angel emptied his bowl on the earth. At once ugly and painful sores broke out on everyone who had the mark of the beast and worshiped the idol. <a href="/erv/revelation/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth; and it became a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and which worshipped his image. <a href="/gwt/revelation/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The first angel poured his bowl over the earth. Horrible, painful sores appeared on the people who had the brand of the beast and worshiped its statue. <a href="/gnt/revelation/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth. Terrible and painful sores appeared on those who had the mark of the beast and on those who had worshiped its image. <a href="/isv/revelation/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/msb/revelation/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So 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. <a href="/net/revelation/16.htm">NET Bible</a> So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth. Then ugly and painful sores appeared on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image. <a href="/nheb/revelation/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth, and it became a harmful and evil sore on the people who had the mark of the beast, and who worshiped his image. <a href="/wbt/revelation/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men who had the mark of the beast, and upon them who worshiped his image. <a href="/wey/revelation/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So the first angel went away and poured his bowl on to the earth; and it brought a bad and painful sore upon the men who had on them the mark of the Wild Beast and worshipped his statue. <a href="/web/revelation/16.htm">World English Bible</a> The first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth, and it became a harmful and painful sore on the people who had the mark of the beast, and who worshiped his image. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the first went away, and poured out his bowl into the earth, and there came a sore—bad and grievous—to men, those having the mark of the beast, and those worshiping his image. <a href="/blb/revelation/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And the first departed and poured out his bowl into the earth, and an evil and grievous sore came upon the men having the mark of the beast and those worshiping its image. <a href="/ylt/revelation/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the first did go away, and did pour out his vial upon the land, and there came a sore -- bad and grievous -- to men, those having the mark of the beast, and those bowing to his image. <a href="/slt/revelation/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the first went forth, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and a bad and evil sore was upon the men having the stamp of the wild beast, and them worshipping his image.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth, and there fell a sore and grievous wound upon men, who had the character of the beast; and upon them that adored the image thereof. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the first Angel went forth and poured out his bowl upon the earth. And a severe and most grievous wound occurred upon the men who had the character of the beast, and upon those who adored the beast or its image. <a href="/nabre/revelation/16.htm">New American Bible</a> The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth. Festering and ugly sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast or worshiped its image. <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So the first angel went and poured his bowl on the earth, and a foul and painful sore came on those who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped its image.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there came a severe and malignant sore upon the men who had the mark of the beast, and upon those who worshipped his image. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And the first went and poured his vessel upon The Earth, and there were severe and painful abscesses over the people who have the mark of The Beast upon them and over those who worship its image.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And the first angel went, and poured out his cup on the land; and there came a hurtful and afflictive sore upon the men that had the mark of the beast, and that worshiped his image.<CM> <a href="/godbey/revelation/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> and the first went away, and poured out his bowl upon the earth. And a destructive and grievous sore came on the men having the mark of the beast, and those worshiping his image. <a href="/haweis/revelation/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And the first angel went, and poured out his vase upon the earth; and there came an ulcer malignant and painful upon the men that had the brand of the beast, and upon those who worshipped his image.<CM> <a href="/mace/revelation/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Immediately the FIRST went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisom and grievous ulcer upon the men who had the mark of the beast, and upon those who worshipped his image. <a href="/wey/revelation/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So the first angel went away and poured his bowl on to the earth; and it brought a bad and painful sore upon the men who had on them the mark of the Wild Beast and worshipped his statue. <a href="/worrell/revelation/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And the first went, and poured out his bowl into the earth; and there came a baneful and painful sore upon the men who had the mark of the beast, and who worshiped his image. <a href="/worsley/revelation/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And the first angel went forth and poured out his vial upon the earth, and there was a sore and grievous ulcer inflicted upon the men that had the mark of the beast, and upon them that worshipped his image. <a href="/parallel/revelation/16-2.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=3150" 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> 1Then 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.” 2<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">So</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- 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/4413.htm" title="4413: prōtos (Adj-NMS) -- First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost.">first angel</a> <a href="/greek/565.htm" title="565: apēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.">went</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1632.htm" title="1632: execheen (V-AIA-3S) -- Or ekchuno ek-khoo'-no from ek and cheo; to pour forth; figuratively, to bestow.">poured out</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</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."></a> <a href="/greek/5357.htm" title="5357: phialēn (N-AFS) -- A shallow and flat bowl. Of uncertain affinity; a broad shallow cup.">bowl</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/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2556.htm" title="2556: kakon (Adj-NNS) -- Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious.">loathsome,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/4190.htm" title="4190: ponēron (Adj-NNS) -- Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful. ">malignant</a> <a href="/greek/1668.htm" title="1668: helkos (N-NNS) -- A (festering) sore, a wound. Probably from helkuo; an ulcer.">sores</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: egeneto (V-AIM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">broke out</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">those</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpous (N-AMP) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echontas (V-PPA-AMP) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">had</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- 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/5480.htm" title="5480: charagma (N-ANS) -- Sculpture; engraving, a stamp, sign. From the same as charax; a scratch or etching, i.e. Stamp, or scupltured figure.">mark</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/2342.htm" title="2342: thēriou (N-GNS) -- Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute. Diminutive from the same as thera; a dangerous animal.">beast</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4352.htm" title="4352: proskynountas (V-PPA-AMP) -- From pros and a probable derivative of kuon; to fawn or crouch to, i.e. prostrate oneself in homage.">worshiped</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GN3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">its</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1504.htm" title="1504: eikoni (N-DFS) -- An image, likeness, bust. From eiko; a likeness, i.e. statue, profile, or representation, resemblance.">image.</a> 3And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died.…<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/9-9.htm">Exodus 9:9-11</a> 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. / The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Deuteronomy 28:27</a> The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-35.htm">Deuteronomy 28:35</a> The LORD will afflict you with painful, incurable boils on your knees and thighs, from the soles of your feet to the top of your head. <a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Isaiah 1:6</a> From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil. <a href="/isaiah/24-6.htm">Isaiah 24:6</a> Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth’s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive. <a href="/zechariah/14-12.htm">Zechariah 14:12</a> And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Leviticus 26:21</a> If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins. <a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Leviticus 26:16</a> then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it. <a href="/job/2-7.htm">Job 2:7</a> So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. <a href="/psalms/78-49.htm">Psalm 78:49-50</a> He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity—a band of destroying angels. / He cleared a path for His anger; He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague. <a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a> Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. <a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a> There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven. <a href="/revelation/9-4.htm">Revelation 9:4</a> They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. <a href="/revelation/14-9.htm">Revelation 14:9-11</a> And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand, / he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. / And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.” <a href="/revelation/13-16.htm">Revelation 13:16-17</a> And the second beast required all people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, / so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the first went, and poured out his vial on the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore on the men which had the mark of the beast, and on them which worshipped his image.upon the earth.<a href="/revelation/8-7.htm">Revelation 8:7</a> The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.<a href="/revelation/14-16.htm">Revelation 14:16</a> And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.a noisome.<a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">Exodus 9:8-11</a> And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh… <a href="/deuteronomy/7-15.htm">Deuteronomy 7:15</a> And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.<a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Deuteronomy 28:27</a> The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.had.<a href="/revelation/13-15.htm">Revelation 13:15-18</a> And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/14-19.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/revelation/15-2.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/john/19-29.htm">Bowl</a> <a href="/revelation/16-1.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/revelation/11-16.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/revelation/14-4.htm">First</a> <a href="/1_john/5-3.htm">Grievous</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">Harmful</a> <a href="/revelation/15-2.htm">Image</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-10.htm">Loathsome</a> <a href="/luke/11-26.htm">Malignant</a> <a href="/revelation/15-2.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-12.htm">Noisome</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-11.htm">Painful</a> <a href="/psalms/78-45.htm">Poisoning</a> <a href="/revelation/16-1.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-7.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/luke/16-21.htm">Sores</a> <a href="/revelation/15-2.htm">Statue</a> <a href="/genesis/41-27.htm">Ugly</a> <a href="/revelation/8-5.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/luke/7-37.htm">Vial</a> <a href="/revelation/15-2.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/revelation/15-4.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/revelation/13-4.htm">Worshiped</a> <a href="/revelation/13-4.htm">Worshipped</a> <a href="/revelation/13-14.htm">Wound</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/16-3.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/revelation/16-10.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/revelation/16-3.htm">Bowl</a> <a href="/revelation/16-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/revelation/16-9.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/revelation/20-5.htm">First</a> <a href="/genesis/12-10.htm">Grievous</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-6.htm">Harmful</a> <a href="/revelation/19-20.htm">Image</a> <a href="/genesis/43-32.htm">Loathsome</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-51.htm">Malignant</a> <a href="/revelation/19-20.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/job/31-40.htm">Noisome</a> <a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Painful</a> <a href="/psalms/78-45.htm">Poisoning</a> <a href="/revelation/16-3.htm">Pour</a> <a href="/revelation/16-3.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/genesis/12-10.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/revelation/16-11.htm">Sores</a> <a href="/revelation/19-20.htm">Statue</a> <a href="/genesis/41-3.htm">Ugly</a> <a href="/revelation/16-3.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/revelation/16-3.htm">Vial</a> <a href="/revelation/16-10.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/revelation/19-4.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/revelation/19-4.htm">Worshiped</a> <a href="/revelation/19-4.htm">Worshipped</a> <a href="/genesis/4-23.htm">Wound</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 imagery of bowls being poured out is reminiscent of the Old Testament plagues in Egypt (Exodus 7-12), symbolizing God's wrath and judgment. The act of pouring out signifies the completeness and finality of God's judgment. The earth, as the target, indicates a global impact, affecting all humanity and creation, similar to the universal scope of the flood in <a href="/genesis/6.htm">Genesis 6-9</a>.and loathsome, malignant sores broke out The sores are reminiscent of the sixth plague of Egypt, where boils afflicted the Egyptians (<a href="/exodus/9-9.htm">Exodus 9:9-11</a>). These sores are described as "loathsome" and "malignant," indicating their painful and incurable nature. In a biblical context, physical afflictions often symbolize spiritual corruption or divine punishment. The severity of these sores underscores the seriousness of God's judgment against sin and rebellion.on those who had the mark of the beast The mark of the beast is a symbol of allegiance to the Antichrist, as described earlier in <a href="/revelation/13-16.htm">Revelation 13:16-17</a>. It represents a conscious decision to reject God and align with the forces of evil. The mark is often interpreted as a literal or symbolic identifier that distinguishes those who follow the beast from those who remain faithful to God. The judgment specifically targets those who have chosen to bear this mark, highlighting the consequences of their allegiance.and worshiped its image Worshiping the image of the beast signifies idolatry and the ultimate rejection of God. This act of worship is a direct violation of the first two commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-4</a>), which prohibit the worship of other gods and the making of idols. The image of the beast is a counterfeit to the true worship of God, and those who participate in this idolatry face divine retribution. This phrase emphasizes the spiritual battle between true worship and false worship, a recurring theme throughout the Bible.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/f/first_angel.htm">First Angel</a> One of the seven angels tasked with pouring out the bowls of God's wrath. This angel initiates the first of the final judgments. 2. <a href="/topical/e/earth.htm">Earth</a> The physical realm where the bowl is poured, signifying the global impact of this judgment. 3. <a href="/topical/l/loathsome_and_malignant_sores.htm">Loathsome and Malignant Sores</a> Physical afflictions that come upon those who have aligned themselves with the beast, symbolizing divine retribution. 4. <a href="/topical/m/mark_of_the_beast.htm">Mark of the Beast</a> A symbol of allegiance to the beast, representing those who reject God and follow the Antichrist. 5. <a href="/topical/w/worshipers_of_the_beast's_image.htm">Worshipers of the Beast's Image</a> Individuals who have chosen to worship the beast, indicating a spiritual and moral alignment with evil.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment_is_just.htm">Divine Judgment is Just</a> God's judgments are righteous and targeted at those who have willfully rejected Him. This should remind believers of the seriousness of sin and the justice of God. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_allegiance.htm">The Consequences of Allegiance</a> Aligning with the beast leads to severe consequences. Believers are called to remain faithful to God, even in the face of persecution or temptation. <a href="/topical/p/physical_and_spiritual_realities.htm">Physical and Spiritual Realities</a> The sores are a physical manifestation of a deeper spiritual rebellion. This teaches us that spiritual choices have tangible consequences. <a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_faith.htm">Endurance in Faith</a> In times of trial, believers must hold fast to their faith, knowing that God's ultimate victory is assured. <a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_evangelism.htm">The Urgency of Evangelism</a> Understanding the fate of those who follow the beast should motivate Christians to share the Gospel with urgency and compassion.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) And the first . . .--Translate, And the first went forth, &c. The angel which receives the command departs and pours forth his vial upon the earth. All the vials are poured forth "into the earth" (<a href="/revelation/16-1.htm" title="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.">Revelation 16:1</a>) generally; the first angel pours his vial forth upon the earth, that is, the dry land. And there came an evil and painful sore upon the men (i.e., upon that part of the human race) who, &c. The plague falls on those who carry the mark of the beast, and who worship it. Like the plagues of Egypt, they are directed against those who aid the oppressor. The plague here described resembles the sixth of the Egyptian plagues, the plague of boils (comp. <a href="/context/exodus/9-8.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses and to Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.">Exodus 9:8-12</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm" title="The LORD will smite you with the botch of Egypt, and with the tumors, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof you can not be healed.">Deuteronomy 28:27</a>). Egypt is one type of the world-power; and the plagues are used as types also, and are not to be understood literally. The plague of the "evil sore" denotes some throbbing and hateful sore, perhaps spiritual or mental, which distracts attention and disturbs the personal serenity and self-complacency of the worshippers of the world-power.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; his bowl into, etc. (Revised Version). (On "vial," see on Revelation 5:8.) The preposition εἰς, "into," distinguishes the first three vials from the last four, which have ἐπί, "upon," and some writers make this the basis for classifying the vials into groups of three and four; but it seems better to divide into groups of four and three (see on ver. 1, and preliminary remarks on the trumpet visions). And there fell; and it became (Revised Version). Compare the phraseology of <a href="/exodus/9-10.htm">Exodus 9:10</a>. A noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. The counterpart of the sixth plague of Egypt. The word ε{λκος, "sore," used here, is the same used in LXX., <a href="/exodus/9.htm">Exodus 9</a>. It is impossible to say with certainty what (if any) particular judgment upon the ungodly is intended to be signified by St. John in this plague. From amongst the numerous interpretations which have been given to illustrate this passage, we may mention that of Andreas, who sees in it a reference to the "ulcer" (ἕλκος) of conscience. Or it may be that the writer has in contemplation that bodily disease which is the inevitable outcome of sin, and which often afflicts men in this world as the direct result of their misdoings; though, of course, it cannot always be asserted to be a consequence of a man's own personal misdoings. (On the latter part of the verse, see on Revelation 13.) <a href="/commentaries/revelation/16-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[So] Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative 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. first [angel] πρῶτος (prōtos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4413.htm">Strong's 4413: </a> First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost. went ἀπῆλθεν (apēlthen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_565.htm">Strong's 565: </a> From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. poured out ἐξέχεεν (execheen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <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. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. bowl φιάλην (phialēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5357.htm">Strong's 5357: </a> A shallow and flat bowl. Of uncertain affinity; a broad shallow cup. 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. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. loathsome, κακὸν (kakon) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2556.htm">Strong's 2556: </a> Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious. malignant πονηρὸν (ponēron) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4190.htm">Strong's 4190: </a> Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful. sores ἕλκος (helkos) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1668.htm">Strong's 1668: </a> A (festering) sore, a wound. Probably from helkuo; an ulcer. broke out ἐγένετο (egeneto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. those τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative 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. who τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative 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. had ἔχοντας (echontas) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter 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. mark χάραγμα (charagma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5480.htm">Strong's 5480: </a> Sculpture; engraving, a stamp, sign. From the same as charax; a scratch or etching, i.e. Stamp, or scupltured figure. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter 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. beast θηρίου (thēriou) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2342.htm">Strong's 2342: </a> Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute. Diminutive from the same as thera; a dangerous animal. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. worshiped προσκυνοῦντας (proskynountas) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4352.htm">Strong's 4352: </a> From pros and a probable derivative of kuon; to fawn or crouch to, i.e. prostrate oneself in homage. its αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. image. εἰκόνι (eikoni) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1504.htm">Strong's 1504: </a> An image, likeness, bust. 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