16:2. 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.

                So the first angel went and poured his bowl on the earth, Revelation 8:7.               

                And foul and evil sores came upon the men who bore the mark of the beast and worshiped its image:

Exod. 9:9-11;

                Deut. 28:21, 22, 27, 35, 59-61.

16:3. And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead [man]: and every living soul died in the sea.

                The second angel poured his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a dead man, and every living thing died that was in the sea:  (See 5:13 “Sea”)

Isaiah 50:2;

Ezek. 5:17.

Revelation 8:8-9.

16:4. And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.

                The third angel poured his bowl into the rivers and the fountains of water, and they became blood:

Exod. 7:17-21;

Revelation 8:10.

16:5. And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.

                And I heard the angel of water say, “Just art thou in these thy judgments:  Revelation 15:3.             

                Thou who art and wast, O Holy One:  Revelation 11:17.              

16:6. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

                For men have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink:

Psalm 79:3;

Isaiah 49:26; 63:6;

Ezek. 7:23-24, 27; 16:15-52, esp. v. 38 (spoken of Jerusalem, see Ezek. 16:3)

Hab. 2:17;

Matt. 23:34-35;

Revelation 17:6; 18:24.

                It is their due!”

16:7. And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous [are] thy judgments.

                And I heard the altar cry, Revelation 6:9.       

                “Yea, Lord God the Almighty, true and just are thy judgments!”

Psalm 119:137.

Revelation 15:3; 19:2.

16:8. And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

                The fourth angel poured his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch men with fire;

Deut. 32:22-24;

Revelation 8:12; 14:18.

16:9. And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

                Men were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues,

Deut. 32:24.          

                and they did not repent and give him glory:

Jer. 20:16;

Jonah 3:6-10;

Matt. 11:20;

2 Cor. 7:10;

Revelation 2:21; 9:20; 16:11.

16:10. And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

                The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was in darkness:

Exod. 10:21-22; 14:20;

Deut. 28:28-29;

Isaiah 5:30; 9:1-19; 24:23;

Jer. 4:23;

Micah 3:6;

Matt. 27:45;

Mark 13:24-5; 15:33;

Revelation 9:2; 13:2.

                Men gnawed their tongues in anguish:

16:11. And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

                And cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores and did not repent of their deeds:  Revelation 2:21; 16:9, 21.

16:12. And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

                The sixth angel poured his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up:

Gen. 2:14;

Isaiah 11:15-16;

Jer. 51:63-64.

Revelation 9:14.

                to prepare the way for the kings from the east:

2 Kings 6:17;

Isaiah 41:2; 46:11;

Eph. 1:18.

16:13. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs [come] out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

                And I saw issuing from the mouth of the dragon and from the mouth of the beast and from the mouth of the false prophet, three foul spirits like frogs:

Deut. 32:24.

1 Kings 22:21-23;

Matt. 7:15;

Mark 13:22 (false prophet);

Revelation 12:3; 13:1; 19:20.

16:14. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, [which] go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

                For they are demonic spirits, performing signs,

Exod. 7:9-12;

1 Tim. 4:1;

Revelation 13:13-14.

                Who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty:

Ezek. 22:19-22;

Revelation 3:10; 17:14.

16:15. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed [is] he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

                (“Lo I am coming like a thief!

Matt. 24:43-44, 46;

Luke 12:39-40;

1 Thess. 5:2.

                 Blessed is he who is awake, keeping his garments that he may not go naked and be seen exposed!”):

2 Cor. 5:1-4;

Revelation 19:8.

16:16. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

                And they assembled them at the place which is called in Hebrew:

Micah 4:11-13;

Zech. 14:2;

Revelation 19:17-19.

                Armageddon:

Judges 5:19-20; 6:33;1 Sam. 31;

2 Sam. 4:4;

2 Kings 9:27; 23:29-30;

Jer. 19:1-14;

Joel 3:13;

(Battles at Megiddo: Judges 5:19-20; 6:

33.)

 Zech. 12:11).

16:17. 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.

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

 Revelation 11:15; 21:6.

16:18. And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, [and] so great.

                And there were flashes of lightning, voices, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake such as had never been since men were on the earth, so great was that earthquake:

Deut. 32:41;

Isaiah 29:6; 30:30; 66:15;

Ezek. 38:19;

Daniel 12:1;

Hag. 2:21;

Matt. 27:51; 28:2;

Heb. 12:26-28;

Revelation 4:5; 6:12.

16:19. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

                The great city was split into three parts:

                (“Great City“: See Revelation 11:8; 14:8; 16:19; 17:18; 18:10, 16, 19, 21).

                And the cities of the nations fell:  (See “Nations” 2:26.)

                And God remembered great Babylon to make her drain the cup of the fury of his wrath:

Psalm 16:19;

Jer. 25:15, 27-29;

Ezek. 23:31-34;

Lamentation 1:12.

Matt. 23:34-38;

Rom. 9:22;

Revelation 14:8, 10; 18:5.

16:20. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

                And every island fled away, and no mountains were to be found;

Jer. 4:23;

Revelation 6:14; 20:11.

16:21. And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, [every stone] about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

                And great hailstones, heavy as a hundred-weight, dropped on men from heaven, till men cursed God for the plague of the hail, so fearful was that plague: