Preparation for the Bowl Judgments

15 Then I saw another great and awe-inspiring sign^[a] in heaven:^(A) seven angels with the seven last plagues; for with them God’s wrath will be completed.^{(B) 2} I also saw something like a sea of glass^(C) mixed with fire, and those who had won the victory over the beast, its image,^[b] and the number of its name, were standing on the sea of glass with harps from God.^{(D) 3} They sang the song of God’s servant Moses^(E) and the song of the Lamb:

⁵ After this I looked, and the heavenly temple—the tabernacle of testimony^(J)—was opened.^{(K) 6} Out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in pure, bright linen, with golden sashes wrapped around their chests. ⁷ One of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God who lives forever and ever.^{(L) 8} Then the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power,^(M) and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.