8 The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire. 9 They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed¹ the name of God who had power over these plagues. They ^adid not repent and give him glory.

10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on ^bthe throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into ^cdarkness. People gnawed their tongues in anguish 11 and cursed the God of heaven for their pain and sores. They did not repent of their deeds.

12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, ^dand its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east. 13 And I saw, coming out of the mouth of ^ethe dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of ^fthe false prophet, three unclean spirits like ^gfrogs. 14 For they are demonic spirits, ^hperforming signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to ⁱassemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. 15 (“Behold, I am coming ^jlike a thief! Blessed is the one who ^kstays awake, ^lkeeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”) 16 And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.