Discovery BoxRevelation 16:17-18 
Context16:17 Finally 1 the seventh angel 2 poured out his bowl into the air and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying: “It is done!” 16:18 Then 3 there were flashes of lightning, roaring, 4 and crashes of thunder, and there was a tremendous earthquake – an earthquake unequaled since humanity 5 has been on the earth, so tremendous was that earthquake.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “finally” to indicate the conclusion of the seven bowl judgments.
2 tn Grk “the seventh”; the referent (the seventh angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
4 tn Or “sounds,” “voices.” It is not entirely clear what this refers to. BDAG 1071 s.v. φωνή 1 states, “In Rv we have ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί (cp. Ex 19:16) 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 (are certain other sounds in nature thought of here in addition to thunder, as e.g. the roar of the storm?…).”
5 tn The singular ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used generically here to refer to the human race.
