he alsowill drinkof the wineof the wrathof God,which is mixedin full strengthin the cupof His anger;and he will be tormentedwith fireand brimstonein the presenceof the holyangelsand in the presenceof the Lamb.
Then the LORDrainedon Sodomand Gomorrahbrimstoneand firefrom the LORDout of heaven,
"There dwellsin his tentnothingof his; Brimstoneis scatteredon his habitation.
"Let his own eyesseehis decay,And let him drinkof the wrathof the Almighty.
Upon the wickedHe will rainsnares;Fireand brimstoneand burningwindwill be the portionof their cup.
Waitfor the LORDand keepHis way,And He will exaltyou to inheritthe land;When the wickedare cutoff,you will seeit.
The righteouswill seeand fear,And will laughat him, [saying],
You have made Your peopleexperiencehardship;You have givenus wineto drinkthat makes us stagger.
Thereforehis peoplereturnto thisplace,And watersof abundanceare drunkby them.
For a cupis in the handof the LORD,and the winefoams;It is wellmixed,and He poursout of this;Surelyallthe wickedof the earthmust drain[and] drinkdownits dregs.
You will onlylookon with your eyesAnd seethe recompenseof the wicked.
Be delayedand wait,Blindyourselves and be blind;They becomedrunk,but not with wine,They stagger,but not with strongdrink.
For Tophethhas longbeen ready,Indeed,it has been preparedfor the king.He has madeit deepand large,A pyreof firewith plentyof wood;The breathof the LORD,like a torrentof brimstone,setsit afire.
Its streamswill be turnedinto pitch,And its looseearthinto brimstone,And its landwill becomeburningpitch.
Rouseyourself!Rouseyourself!Arise,O Jerusalem,You whohave drunkfrom the LORD'Shandthe cupof His anger;The chaliceof reelingyou have drainedto the dregs.
"You shall sayto them, 'Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,"Drink,be drunk,vomit,falland risenomore becauseof the swordwhichI will sendamongyou."'
For thussaysthe LORD,"Behold,those whowere not sentencedto drinkthe cupwill certainlydrink[it], and are you the onewho will be completelyacquitted?You will not be acquitted,but you will certainlydrink[it].
"I will makeher princesand her wisemendrunk,Her governors,her prefectsand her mightymen,That they may sleepa perpetualsleepand not wakeup," Declaresthe King,whose nameis the LORDof hosts.
Rejoiceand be glad,O daughterof Edom,Who dwellsin the landof Uz;[But] the cupwill comearoundto you as well,You will becomedrunkand makeyourself naked.
"Allfleshwill seethat I, the LORD,have kindledit; it shall not be quenched."'"
"With pestilenceand with bloodI will enterinto judgmentwith him; and I will rainon him and on his troops,and on the manypeopleswhoare with him, a torrentialrain,with hailstones,fireand brimstone.
"You will be filledwith disgraceratherthanhonor.Nowyou yourselfdrinkand exposeyour [own] nakedness.The cupin the LORD'Srighthandwill comearoundto you, And utterdisgrace[will come] upon your glory.
But Jesusanswered,"You do not knowwhatyou are asking.Are you ableto drinkthe cupthat I am aboutto drink?"They saidto Him, "We are able."
"ThenHe will alsosayto thoseon His left,Departfrom Me, accursedones, into the eternalfirewhich has been preparedfor the deviland his angels;
And He wenta littlebeyond[them], and fellon His faceand prayed,saying,"My Father,ifit is possible,let thiscuppassfrom Me; yetnot as I will,but as You will."
"For whoeveris ashamedof Me and My wordsin thisadulterousand sinfulgeneration,the Sonof Manwill alsobe ashamedof him whenHe comesin the gloryof His Fatherwith the holyangels."
[whereTHEIR WORMDOES NOT DIE,AND THE FIREIS NOT QUENCHED].
They said,"Cornelius,a centurion,a righteousand God-fearingmanwell spokenof by the entirenationof the Jews,was [divinely] directedby a holyangelto sendfor you [to come] to his houseand heara messagefrom you."
Allits landis brimstoneand salt,a burningwaste, unsownand unproductive,and nograssgrowsin it, like the overthrowof Sodomand Gomorrah,Admahand Zeboiim,whichthe LORDoverthrewin His angerand in His wrath.'
and [to give] reliefto you who are afflictedand to us as well whenthe LordJesuswill be revealedfrom heavenwith His mightyangelsin flamingfire,
justas Sodomand Gomorrahand the citiesaroundthem, since they in the samewayas theseindulged in gross immoralityand wentafterstrangeflesh,are exhibitedas an examplein undergoingthe punishmentof eternalfire.
Thenoneof the fourliving creaturesgaveto the sevenangelssevengoldenbowlsfullof the wrathof God,who livesforeverand ever.
The greatcitywas splitinto threeparts,and the citiesof the nationsfell.Babylonthe greatwas rememberedbeforeGod,to giveher the cupof the wineof His fiercewrath.
"For allthe nationshave drunkof the wineof the passionof her immorality,and the kingsof the earthhave committed [acts of] immoralitywith her, and the merchantsof the earthhave become richby the wealthof her sensuality."
"Payher backevenas she has paid,and give back [to her] doubleaccordingto her deeds;in the cupwhichshe has mixed,mixtwice as muchfor her.
From His mouthcomesa sharpsword,sothat with it He may strike downthe nations,and He will rulethem with a rodof iron;and He treadsthe winepressof the fiercewrathof God,the Almighty.
And the beastwas seized,and with him the false prophetwho performedthe signsin his presence,by whichhe deceivedthosewho had receivedthe markof the beastand thosewho worshipedhis image;thesetwowere thrownaliveinto the lakeof firewhich burnswith brimstone.
And the devilwho deceivedthem was throwninto the lakeof fireand brimstone,wherethe beastand the false prophetare also;and they will be tormenteddayand nightforeverand ever.
Thendeathand Hadeswere throwninto the lakeof fire.Thisis the seconddeath,the lakeof fire.
"But for the cowardlyand unbelievingand abominableand murderersand immoral personsand sorcerersand idolatersand allliars,their part[will be] in the lakethat burnswith fireand brimstone,whichis the seconddeath."
