Revelation 16:14

12 And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.

13 And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.

These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.

15 “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”

16 And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
KJV
For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
WEB
for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole inhabited earth, to gather them together for the war of that great day of God the Almighty.
ASV
for they are spirits of demons, working signs; which go forth unto the kings of the whole world, to gather them together unto the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.
DARBY
for they are [the] spirits of demons, doing signs; which go out to the kings of the whole habitable world to gather them together to the war of [that] great day of God the Almighty.
BLB
for they are spirits of demons doing signs that go forth to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together unto the battle of the great day of God the Almighty.
ÅB
for de er djevle-ånder som gjør tegn, og de går ut til kongene over hele jorderike for å samle dem til krigen på Guds, den allmektiges, store dag.
OTB
Dette er demoniske ånder som gjør tegn, som går ut til kongene i hele verden for å samle dem til striden på Guds, den Allmektiges, store dag.
B1930
for de er djevle-ånder som gjør tegn, og de går ut til kongene over hele jorderike for å samle dem til krigen på Guds, den allmektiges, store dag.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 17:14

    They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”

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  • 1 Timothy 4:1

    Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

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  • Revelation 20:8

    and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.

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  • 2 Corinthians 11:13–15

    For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.

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  • James 3:15

    Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

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  • 1 John 5:19

    We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.

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  • John 8:44

    You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

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  • Mark 13:22

    For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

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