Revelation · Chapter 15
Revelation 15 KJV Explained Verse by Verse
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About Revelation 15
Chapter 15 is the shortest chapter in Revelation, only eight verses. But this is the moment heaven gets ready for the final judgments, and before a single bowl is poured out, God lets us hear a song. Before the wrath, there’s worship.
Verse 1: “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.”
Notice that word, last. God’s wrath against this rebellious world has a limit, and it has an end. And if you’re in a hard season right now, the same God who measures out His judgments also measures out your trials.
Then John sees them that had gotten the victory over the beast, standing on a sea of glass. On earth it looked like the beast beat them. Heaven says they won. So what do the overcomers sing on that sea of glass, and why can no man enter the temple until the seven plagues are fulfilled?
Revelation 15 (KJV)
1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass 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 name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? 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 testimony in heaven was opened:
6 And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, 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.