Revelation16:14

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Translation

They are indeed demonic spirits performing signs intended to go forth to the kings of the entire inhabited world, in order to gather them together for the battle of the great day of GOD ALMIGHTY.

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Paraphrase

They are indeed demonic spirits utilizing teaching tools intended to influence the powerful leaders of the entire inhabited world, in order to gather them for the battle of the great day of THE CREATOR AND OWNER OF ALL THINGS, THE ALMIGHTY ONE.

Footnotes

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The “great day of the Lord” is not imagery, but it is a common Old Testament phrase meaning something akin to “the day of God’s reckoning.” A day of reckoning can have positive or negative consequences, depending on the actions of the individual in question. That fits perfectly with use of the image of the bowls in this passage.