Revelation 16:1

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

Then I heard a loud voice from the Temple saying to the seven angels, “You [angels], go and pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath upon the earth.”

Cross References

Revelation 11:19

Then God’s Temple in heaven was opened, and inside of it was seen the Chest containing God’s Agreement [i.e., between Him and Israel]. [Immediately] there came lightning flashes, [loud] sounds, rumbling thunder, an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.

Revelation 14:15

Then another angel [i.e., the fourth] came out of the Temple, calling out with a loud voice to Him who was sitting on the cloud, “Use your sharp sickle to reap [a harvest] because it is harvest time, and the crop of the earth is ripe.”

Revelation 14:18

Then another angel [i.e., the sixth] came out of the Altar. He had authority over [its] fire and he called out in a loud voice to the One who had the sharp sickle [i.e., the fifth angel] saying, “Use your sharp sickle to gather the clusters from the vines of the earth, for its grapes are ripe.”

Revelation 15:1

Then I saw another great and marvelous [supernatural] sign in heaven. There were seven angels that had the seven last judgments which would complete the wrath of God.

Revelation 16:17

Then the seventh [angel] poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the Temple from the throne [of God], saying, “It is over!” [i.e., the series of judgments have been completed].