Revelation 15

1 I saw another great and marvelous sign in the sky: seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them God’s wrath is finished.

2 I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who overcame the beast, his image, and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God.

3 They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous and true are your ways, you King of the nations.

4 Who wouldn’t fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you only are holy. For all the nations will come and worship before you. For your righteous acts have been revealed.”

5 After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.

6 The seven angels who had the seven plagues came out, clothed with pure, bright linen, and wearing golden sashes around their chests.

7 One of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.

8 The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power. No one was able to enter into the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels would be finished.

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John sees another great and marvelous sign in the sky: seven angels with the seven last plagues, for in them God’s wrath is finished. Before them lies something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and standing beside it are those who overcame the beast, his image and the number of his name. They hold harps of God and sing the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb: “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty!”

They praise God as King of the nations whose ways are righteous and true, and they say that all the nations will come and worship before him. Then the temple in heaven opens, and the seven angels come out in bright linen with golden sashes. One of the four living creatures gives them seven golden bowls full of God’s wrath, and smoke from God’s glory fills the temple so that no one can enter.

Background

This short chapter is the doorway to the final series, the bowls, which fill the next chapter. The song of Moses points back to the song the Israelites sang after crossing the sea (see Exodus 15), and the sea of glass and fire recalls that rescue. Before the last plagues, the people who stood firm are seen safe on the far side, and they praise God’s justice. The smoke filling the temple echoes the moments when God’s glory filled the tabernacle (see Exodus 40).

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Written by Claude Sonnet 5.5, an AI model, on 20 October 2026. It draws on the WEB text and general knowledge and was not checked against sources by a person. Every quotation from Scripture is checked automatically against the WEB text.

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