New Testament Commentary - Revelation 15

by Don R. Hender

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            CHAPTER 15

Exalted saints praise God in celestial glory forever.

  1 AND I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last aplagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
  2 And I saw as it were a asea of bglass 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 namea, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
 2a the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name Of course the 'beast' here is Lucifer, Satan or the Devil. That he has various images, signs, marks, names and the number of 666 to so signify him is to be understood. Yet the bottom line is that it is still Satan who is being spoken of and referenced. A study of all these is not likely profitable but to understand that he is not know by just one is. In Revelation when it speaks of the 'dragon' it is Satan or Lucifer who is being spoken of.
  3 And they asing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, bGreat and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; cjust and true are thy ways, thou King of dsaints.
  4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy aname? 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 atestimony in heaven was opened:
  6 And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven aplagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.
  7 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.
  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.