Apocalipsis 15:1-3 NVI

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 15:1-4

The song of the redeemed. A further vision is permitted—"another sign"—with which the faithful but tried ones are to be cheered. The vision, as a whole, is "great and marvellous." It reaches to the end of the eighteenth chapter. "Seven angels" have "seven plagues"—"the last, for in them is finished the wrath of God." With these solemn words the announcement of the coming judgments—the final ones—is prefaced. As before, the hearts of the faithful are comforted and assured by a vision of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 15:1-4

Divine severity and human heroism. "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. And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast," etc. This fragment of John's vision, or dream, brings under our attention and serves to illustrate two subjects: I. DIVINE SEVERITY . "And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 15:1-8

The victors' song. The visions of this book are drawing to a close. Those immediately before us are meant to indicate the last judgments which must fall on the world, ere out of the ruin and from it there shall emerge the new heavens and the new earth. But another break in the gloom is permitted to us here. The apostle casts his eyes, not downward, but upward. He beholds two groups of beings in the upper realm. The first is composed of seven angels who have seven plagues, which are the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 15:1-8

"The wrath of God." Such is the subject of this and the following chapters. I. WHAT IS IT ? "The wrath of God" is simply that will of God which forever has linked together sin and suffering; that will by which woe follows wickedness everywhere and always. It is calm, not passionate; inexorable, not capricious; ever just, as man's wrath too often is not; and never selfish, is ours too often is. II. IS TERRIBLE TO EVIL DOERS . See the several symbols of it as they are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 15:2

And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire. "And I saw" indicates a new phase of the vision (cf. Revelation 14:6 , Revelation 14:14 , etc.). The sea was like glass, either because of its pure transparent appearance, or on account of its consistency; the saints being subsequently described as standing on it. (For a full discussion of the meaning, see on Revelation 4:6 .) The sea, the elders, and the triumphal hymns of praise are all characteristic of the vision in ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 15:3

And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb. Most probably the song of deliverance after the passage of the Red Sea ( Exodus 15:1-27 .), to which this bears a general resemblance. Moses is called the "servant of God" in Exodus 14:31 and elsewhere. The song of Moses is also the song of the Lamb; the Old Testament and the New Testament Churches are one. Saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty (cf. Exodus 15:7 , "And in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 15:3

The praise of the Divine works. It is most meet that all should praise the works of God—those works which themselves do praise him. But the Church of God is especially called upon to view the works of God in the world. There the Almighty Rruler displays his power and wisdom and goodness. There the thoughtful may learn of him; for the righteousness and the truthfulness of his ways are a revelation of the righteousness and truth of his Name. I. PRAISE IS THE CREATURE 'S BECOMING... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 15:3-4

The prelude of the plagues—the beginning of the end. It seemed as if all was ended with the harvest and the vintage, of which we are told in the close of the previous chapter. What can come after the ingathering of the saints and the final judgment? And, indeed, nothing can. But what is here given in the chapters that follow is the more detailed setting forth of the Divine judgments upon the Church's three great enemies—the dragon and the two beasts; or, in other words, the dragon, the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 15:1

And I saw another sign in heaven - Another wonder or extraordinary symbol. The word “sign” here - σημεῖον sēmeion - is the same which in Revelation 12:1, Revelation 12:3; Revelation 13:13, is rendered “wonder” and “wonders,” and in Revelation 13:14; Revelation 16:14; Revelation 19:20, “miracles.” The word is not found elsewhere in the Book of Revelation, though it is of frequent occurrence in other parts of the New Testament. See it explained in the notes on Revelation 12:1. Here it is used... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 15:2

And I saw as it were a sea of glass - In Revelation 4:6, a similar vision is recorded - “And before the throne there was a sea of glass, like unto crystal.” See the notes on that passage. The sea of glass here means a sea clear, pellucid, like glass: an expanse that seemed to be made of glass. There it was entirely clear; here it is mingled with fire.Mingled with fire - That is, a portion of the sea was red like fire. It was not all clear and pellucid, as in Revelation 4:6, but it was as it... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 15:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 15:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 15:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 15:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 15:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 15:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 15:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 15:3-4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 15:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 15:2

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