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Revelation 15
A short, hinge chapter. John sees seven angels holding the seven last plagues "in which God's wrath is finished," and beside a sea of glass mixed with fire stand those who overcame the beast, holding harps. They sing the song of Moses and of the Lamb. Then the heavenly temple opens, the angels receive seven golden bowls, and smoke fills the sanctuary so no one can enter—watch how this sets the stage for chapter 16.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.
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The seven angels who had the seven plagues came out, clothed with pure, bright linen, and wearing golden sashes around their chests.
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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.
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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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Vi no céu outro sinal, grande e maravilhoso: sete anjos que tinham as sete últimas pragas, pois com elas a ira de Deus é consumada.
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Vi algo como um mar de vidro misturado com fogo, e aqueles que venceram a besta, a sua imagem, e o número do seu nome, em pé sobre o mar de vidro, tendo harpas de Deus.
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Eles cantavam o cântico de Moisés, o servo de Deus, e o cântico do Cordeiro, dizendo: “Grandes e maravilhosas são as tuas obras, Senhor Deus, o Todo-Poderoso! Justos e verdadeiros são os teus caminhos, ó Rei das nações.
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Quem não te temerá, ó Senhor, e não glorificará o teu nome? Pois só tu és santo. Por isso, todas as nações virão e adorarão diante de ti. Porque os teus atos de justiça se manifestaram.”
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Depois destas coisas olhei, e o templo do tabernáculo do testemunho no céu foi aberto.
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Os sete anjos que tinham as sete pragas saíram do templo, vestidos de linho puro e resplandecente, e com faixas de ouro ao redor do peito.
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Um dos quatro seres viventes deu aos sete anjos sete taças de ouro cheias da ira de Deus, que vive para todo o sempre.
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O templo encheu-se de fumaça proveniente da glória de Deus e do seu poder. E ninguém podia entrar no templo, até que se consumassem as sete pragas dos sete anjos.
The song before the bowls
Pairing "the song of Moses" with "the song of the Lamb" links the Red Sea deliverance to this final one; the victors praise God whose works are "great and marvelous" and whose ways are just, foreseeing that all nations will come and worship.
The chapter is almost entirely preparation: it names the instruments of judgment and seals the temple with smoke from God's glory. The seven bowls are loaded but not yet poured—that begins in the next chapter.
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