Семь ангелов с семью бедствиями

15 Я увидел на небе еще одно великое и удивительное знамение: семь ангелов с семью последними бедствиями. Последними потому, что на этом ярость Божья заканчивалась. Я видел нечто похожее на стеклянное море, смешанное с огнем. На море стояли те, кто вышел победителем в борьбе со зверем, его изображением и с числом его имени. Они держали в руках Божьи арфы и пели песнь Моисея, слуги Божьего[a], и песнь Ягненка:

– Велики и чудны Твои дела,
    Господь Бог Вседержитель!
Твои пути справедливы и истинны,
    Царь народов![b]
Кто не устрашится Тебя, Господи[c],
    и не прославит Твоего имени?
Ведь Ты один только свят!
    К Тебе придут на поклонение все народы[d],
потому что все узнали о Твоих справедливых судах!

После этого я увидел, что на небе открыт храм – скиния свидетельства[e]. Из храма вышли семь ангелов с семью бедствиями. Они были одеты в чистую и блестящую льняную одежду, и по груди каждый был опоясан золотым поясом. Потом одно из четырех существ раздало семи ангелам по золотому сосуду, наполненному яростью Бога, живущего вечно. Храм наполнился дымом от славы и силы Божьей, и никто уже не мог войти в храм[f] до тех пор, пока не окончатся семь бедствий, посылаемых семью ангелами.

Footnotes

  1. 15:3 См. Исх. 15:1-18.
  2. 15:3 Или: «Царь веков».
  3. 15:3-4 См. Иер. 10:7.
  4. 15:4 Ср. Пс. 85:9-10.
  5. 15:5 Скиния свидетельства – под словом «свидетельство» имеются в виду или две каменные плитки с написанными на них 10 заповедями, которые служат свидетельством завета между Израилем и Богом, или же здесь говорится о том, что сам шатер был свидетельством присутствия Бога среди Своего народа.
  6. 15:8 См. Исх. 40:34-35; 3 Цар. 8:10-11.

Prelude to the Bowl Judgments

15 Then (A)I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous: (B)seven angels having the seven last plagues, (C)for in them the wrath of God is complete.

And I saw something like (D)a sea of glass (E)mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, (F)over his image and [a]over his mark and over the (G)number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, (H)having harps of God. They sing (I)the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the (J)Lamb, saying:

(K)“Great and marvelous are Your works,
Lord God Almighty!
(L)Just and true are Your ways,
O King of the [b]saints!
(M)Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are (N)holy.
For (O)all nations shall come and worship before You,
For Your judgments have been manifested.”

After these things I looked, and [c]behold, (P)the [d]temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened. And out of the [e]temple came the seven angels having the seven plagues, (Q)clothed in pure bright linen, and having their chests girded with golden bands. (R)Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God (S)who lives forever and ever. (T)The temple was filled with smoke (U)from the glory of God and from His power, and no one was able to enter the temple till the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 15:2 NU, M omit over his mark
  2. Revelation 15:3 NU, M nations
  3. Revelation 15:5 NU, M omit behold
  4. Revelation 15:5 sanctuary, the inner shrine
  5. Revelation 15:6 sanctuary, the inner shrine

15 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.

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, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

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.

And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:

And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.

And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.

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 Seven Angels with Seven Plagues

15 Then (A)I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, (B)seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished.

And I saw (C)what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those (D)who had conquered the beast and its image and (E)the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass (F)with harps of God in their hands. And they sing (G)the song of Moses, (H)the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

(I)“Great and amazing are your deeds,
    O Lord God the Almighty!
(J)Just and true are your ways,
    O King of the nations![a]
(K)Who will not fear, O Lord,
    and glorify your name?
For you alone are (L)holy.
    (M)All nations will come
    and worship you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”

After this I looked, and (N)the sanctuary of (O)the tent[b] of witness in heaven was opened, and out of the sanctuary came (P)the seven angels with the seven plagues, clothed in pure, bright (Q)linen, (R)with golden sashes around their chests. And one of (S)the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven (T)golden bowls full of the wrath of God (U)who lives forever and ever, and (V)the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and (W)no one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 15:3 Some manuscripts the ages
  2. Revelation 15:5 Or tabernacle