The Revelation

I saw what looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire. Those defeating the beast, its image and the number of its name were standing by the sea of glass, holding harps which God had given them.

They were singing the song of Moshe, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are the things you have done, Adonai, God of heaven’s armies! Just and true are your ways, king of the nations!

Adonai, who will not fear and glorify your name? because you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous deeds have been revealed.”

After this I looked, and the sanctuary (that is, the Tent of Witness in heaven) was opened,

and out of the sanctuary came the seven angels with the seven plagues. They were dressed in clean bright linen and had gold belts around their chests.

One of the four living beings gave to the seven angels seven gold bowls filled with the fury of God, who lives forever and ever.

Then the sanctuary was filled with smoke from God’s Sh’khinah, that is, from his power; and no one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels had accomplished their purpose.

I heard a loud voice from the sanctuary say to the seven angels, “Go, and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s fury!”

So the first one went and poured his bowl onto the earth, and disgusting and painful sores appeared on all the people who had the mark of the beast and worshipped its image.

The second one poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died.

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

Then I heard the angel of the waters say, “O HaKadosh, the One who is and was, you are just in these judgments of yours.

They poured out the blood of your people and your prophets, so you have made them drink blood. They deserve it!”

Then I heard the altar say, “Yes, Adonai, God of heaven’s armies, your judgments are true and just!”

The fourth one poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was permitted to burn people with fire.

People were burned by the intense heat; yet they cursed the name of God, who had the authority over these plagues, instead of turning from their sins to give him glory.

The fifth one poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom grew dark. People gnawed on their tongues from the pain,

yet they cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and sores, and did not turn from their sinful deeds.

The sixth one poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water dried up, in order to prepare the way for the kings from the east.

And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs; they came from the mouth of the dragon, from the mouth of the beast and from the mouth of the false prophet.

They are miracle-working demonic spirits which go out to the kings of the whole inhabited world to assemble them for the War of the Great Day of Adonai-Tzva’ot.

(“Look! I am coming like a thief! How blessed are those who stay alert and keep their clothes clean, so that they won’t be walking naked and be publicly put to shame!”)

And they gathered the kings to the place which in Hebrew is called Har Megiddo.

The seventh one poured out his bowl on the air, and a loud voice came out of the Temple from the throne, saying, “It is done!”

There were flashes of lightning, voices and peals of thunder; and there was a massive earthquake, such as has never occurred since mankind has been on earth, so violent was the earthquake.