Revelation 15
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Sign 3: Seven Angels With The Seven Last Plagues, And The Overcomers Singing
15 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous: seven angels having seven plagues— the last, because the fury of God was finished[a] in them. 2 And I saw something like a sea of-glass[b] having been mixed with fire, and the ones overcoming[c] from the beast and from his image and from the number of his name standing upon the sea of-glass, holding harps of God. 3 And they are singing the song of Moses the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying “Your works are great and marvelous, Lord God Almighty. Your ways are righteous and true, King of the nations. 4 Who will never come-to-fear, Lord, and glorify Your name? Because You alone are holy. Because all the nations will come and worship[d] before You, because Your righteous-acts were revealed”.
Vision 4: The Seven Bowls of Wrath
5 And after these things I saw, and the temple of [e] the tabernacle[f] of [g] testimony[h] in heaven was opened[i]. 6 And the seven angels having the seven plagues[j] came out of the temple, having been dressed-in clean shining linen and having been girded-with golden belts around the chests. 7 And one of the four living-creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls being full of the fury of God, the One living forever and ever. 8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from His power. And no one was able to enter into the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.
Footnotes
- Revelation 15:1 This third sign in heaven is carried out in detail beginning in v 5. John refers to it here as if it were already accomplished, as in 10:7.
- Revelation 15:2 That is, made of glass, as in 4:6.
- Revelation 15:2 Or, coming off victorious from.
- Revelation 15:4 Or, prostrate-themselves.
- Revelation 15:5 That is, containing; or, consisting of.
- Revelation 15:5 Or, tent of witness.
- Revelation 15:5 That is, containing.
- Revelation 15:5 Or, witness. That is, the ark of the covenant.
- Revelation 15:5 This scene resumes from 11:19. This may be a reopening of that temple, or a new opening of an inner or outer temple.
- Revelation 15:6 This phrase refers back to what was seen in v 1, the sign there now actually taking place here.
Revelation 15
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Angels With the Seven Last Plagues
15 Then I saw another great and remarkable sign in heaven: seven angels with seven plagues—the last plagues, because in them God’s wrath is completed.
2 And I saw what looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire. I also saw those who had won the victory over the beast and his image[a] and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass. They held the harps of God, 3 and they were singing the song of Moses, God’s servant, and the song of the Lamb. They said:
Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God Almighty.
Just and true are your ways, King of the Nations.[b]
4 Who will not fear you,[c] Lord,
and who will not praise your name?
You alone are holy!
All the nations will come and will bow down before you,
because your righteous verdicts have been revealed.
5 After these things I looked, and the sanctuary of the Tent of the Testimony was opened in heaven. 6 The seven angels who hold the seven plagues came out of the sanctuary. They were clothed with clean bright linen, and they wore gold sashes around their chests.
7 One of the four living creatures gave the seven angels the seven gold bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever. 8 And the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power. No one was able to enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
Footnotes
- Revelation 15:2 A few witnesses to the text add and his mark.
- Revelation 15:3 Some witnesses to the text read ages. A few witnesses read saints.
- Revelation 15:4 A few witnesses to the text omit you.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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