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Revelation 16 General Notes
Structure and formatting
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)
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.
Special concepts in this chapter
"I heard a loud voice call out of the temple"
This is the same temple that was mentioned in chapter 15.
Seven bowls of God's wrath
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)
Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter
The tone of this chapter is meant to astonish the reader. Translations should not minimize the vivid language expressed in this chapter.
Armageddon
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)