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| Chapter 15 |
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1 ¶ And I saw another sign in Heaven, great and marvelous: seven angels holding the seven last plagues, for in them is filled up the wrath of God. 2 And I saw, as it were, a sea of glass mingled with fire, and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass and having the harps of God. 3 And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are Thy works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Thy ways, Thou King of saints! 4 Who shall not fear Thee, O Lord, and glorify Thy name? For Thou only art holy. For all nations shall come and worship before Thee, for Thy judgments are made manifest." 5 ¶ And after that I looked, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in Heaven was opened; 6 and the seven angels, having the seven plagues, came out of the temple, clothed in pure and white linen and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. 7 And one of the four living beings gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. 8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power, and no man was able to enter into the temple till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. |
The final battle between God and Satan is drawing close. Throughout the Bible we can see a record of Satan trying to defeat God. With him being beaten by Christ on the cross, Christ now having the keys to death and hell and His blood creating a way back to God. God had been very patient with Man, loving, kind full of grace and mercy, even though the world had seen the power of God they still chose to follow and serve "the Beast." v1-4 John tells us that seven angels prepare to pour out the final vial’s of God’s wrath upon the earth, these may be part of the final trumpet and woe as they seem to be a new set of judgements. But first there is a short period to reassure the faithful saints. These who are standing on the sea of glass are the believers from the Tribulation who had refused to follow the "beast" and his system. They had not received the ‘mark of the beast’ and so would not have been able to buy food etc. They had been dependent on the Lord. Prison and death would have been a common result of their action, Rev 13:10. Now they are able to sing a song of praise. v5-8 Seven angels come out of the temple and prepare to release seven plagues. These seven angels are also given seven vials or bowls full of the ‘wrath of God.’ (the containers are probably a broad shallow vessel, shaped to release the contents quickly). The temple is filled with the glory of God and His power. |
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