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# Revelation 16 General Notes
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### Structure and formatting
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This chapter continues the vision of chapter 15. Together they give the seven plagues that complete the wrath of God. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wrath]])
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Some translations set poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to show that it is poetry. The ULB does this with the poetry in verses 5-7.
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### Special concepts in this chapter
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#### "I heard a loud voice call out of the temple"
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This is the same temple that was mentioned in chapter 15.
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#### Seven bowls of God's wrath
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This chapter reveals severe judgments. They are pictured as angels pouring out seven bowls of God's wrath. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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### Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter
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The tone of this chapter is meant to astonish the reader. Translations should not minimize the vivid language expressed in this chapter.
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#### Armageddon
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This is a Hebrew word. It is the name of a place. John used the sounds of the Hebrew word and wrote them with Greek letters. Translators are encouraged to transliterate it using the letters of the target language. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-transliterate]])
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## Links:
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* __[Revelation 16:1 Notes](./01.md)__
__[<<](../15/intro.md) | [>>](../17/intro.md)__
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