The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land. Horrid, painful sores broke out on people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped its statue.
The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were thrown down onto the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all of the green grass was burned up.
They spoke curses against the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores. But they still refused to turn away from the sins they were committing.
This beast had all the authority of the first beast, and it carried out its wishes. It made the earth and everyone who lives on it worship the first beast. The first beast was the one whose deadly wound had been healed.
A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its statue and receives its mark on their forehead or their hand,