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Revelation 16:11 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores. They still didn’t repent of their works. "
Revelation 16:11
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9 People were scorched with great heat, and people blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. They didn’t repent and give him glory.
10 The fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was darkened. They gnawed their tongues because of the pain,
11 and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores. They still didn’t repent of their works.
12 The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates. Its water was dried up, that the way might be prepared for the kings that come from the sunrise.
13 I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits, something like frogs;
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Revelation 16:1
"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!”"
Revelation 16:2
"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."
Revelation 16:3
"The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood as of a dead man. Every living thing in the sea died."
Revelation 16:4
"The third poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood."
Revelation 16:5
"I heard the angel of the waters saying, “You are righteous, who are and who were, O Holy One, because you have judged these things."
Revelation 16:6
"For they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this.”"
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