Discovery BoxRevelation 16:14 
Context16:14 For they are the spirits of the demons performing signs who go out to the kings of the earth 1 to bring them together for the battle that will take place on the great day of God, the All-Powerful. 2
Revelation 16:16
Context16:16 Now 3 the spirits 4 gathered the kings and their armies 5 to the place that is called Armageddon 6 in Hebrew.
1 tn BDAG 699 s.v. οἰκουμένη 1 states, “the inhabited earth, the world…ὅλη ἡ οἰκ. the whole inhabited earth…Mt 24:14; Ac 11:28; Rv 3:10; 16:14.”
2 tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π. …Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”
3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the resumption and conclusion of the remarks about the pouring out of the sixth bowl.
4 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the demonic spirits, v. 14) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Grk “gathered them”; the referent (the kings and [implied] their armies, v. 14) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tc There are many variations in the spelling of this name among the Greek
tn Or “Harmagedon” (a literal transliteration of the Greek), or “Har-Magedon” (NASB), meaning “the Mount of Magedon” in Hebrew.
