Revelation 16:12

16:12 Then ¹  the sixth angel ²  poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates and dried up its water ³  to prepare the way ⁴  for the kings from the east. ⁵ 

Revelation 14:15

14:15 Then ⁶  another angel came out of the temple, shouting in a loud voice to the one seated on the cloud, “Use ⁷  your sickle and start to reap, ⁸  because the time to reap has come, since the earth’s harvest is ripe!”

[16:12]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:12]  ² tn Grk “the sixth”; the referent (the sixth angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:12]  ³ tn Grk “and its water was dried up.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one.

[16:12]  ⁴ tn Grk “in order that the way might be prepared.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one.

[16:12]  ⁵ tn Grk “from the rising of the sun.” BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατολή 2.a takes this as a geographical direction: “ἀπὸ ἀ. ἡλίου…from the east Rv 7:2; 16:12; simply ἀπὸ ἀ. …21:13.”

[14:15]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[14:15]  ⁷ tn Grk “Send out.”

[14:15]  ⁸ tn The aorist θέρισον (qerison) has been translated ingressively.