Revelation 15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 15:3

And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God ,.... Not that in Deuteronomy 32:1 but that in Exodus 15:1 and the sense is, either that they observed the law of Moses, which he as a servant in the Lord's house faithfully delivered, and kept it distinct from the Gospel, and did not blend them together, as in the times before; or rather, that they sung a song like that of Moses, and on a like occasion. Pharaoh was the very picture of the pope of Rome; his oppression and cruel usage of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 15:4

Who shall not fear thee, O Lord ,.... At this time the people of the Jews shall seek after Christ, and fear him and his goodness; the forces of the Gentiles shall be brought into Zion, whose heart shall then fear, and be enlarged; the fear of the Lord will be in all places, and in all men, both Jews and Gentiles, Hosea 3:5 and glorify thy name ? by ascribing all divine perfections to him, giving him divine worship and adoration, and attributing the whole of salvation to him, and the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 15:5

And after that I looked ,.... That is, after John had seen the above vision, he looked again, and saw what follows: and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened ; this does not refer to heaven itself, the antitype of the holy of holies, which is opened by the blood of Christ, by which he himself has entered, and his people have boldness to enter now by faith, and where their souls always enter upon their departure from their bodies; for of this temple... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 15:6

And the seven angels came out of the temple ,.... By which it appears, that they are such who are of, or belong to the church of Christ; and are either ministers, or members of churches, who will be the executioners of God's wrath upon the beast, and his followers; some copies, and the Complutensian edition, read, "out of heaven": having the seven plagues ; that is, they were appointed to inflict them, and were preparing and furnishing for it, and quickly had orders to do it: clothed... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 15:7

And one of the four beasts ,.... Or living creatures: now we hear of them, as of the four and twenty elders, under the blowing of the seventh trumpet, Revelation 11:16 with which this vision is contemporary; these living creatures are the ministers of the Gospel; See Gill on Revelation 4:6 and this was one, or the first of them, who was like a lion, for fortitude and courage, and whose voice was as the noise of thunder, Revelation 4:7 and so fitly represents those ministers who shall... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 15:8

And the temple was filled with smoke ,.... Not with the smoke of false doctrine and superstition; that comes out of the bottomless pit, this from God, Revelation 9:2 and besides, Gospel churches will grow purer and purer, while the seven angels are pouring out the vials: but rather this may be understood of judicial blindness and hardness of heart, upon the antichristian party, which will come upon them from God in righteous judgment; so that they will not be reformed by the plagues, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 15

The seven angels with the seven last plagues, Revelation 15:1 . The sea of glass, and those who had a victory over the beast, Revelation 15:2 . The song of Moses and the Lamb, Revelation 15:3 , Revelation 15:4 . The temple in heaven opened, Revelation 15:5 . Seven angels come out of the temple, who receive from one of the four living creatures seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, Revelation 15:6-8 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 15:1

Seven angels having the seven last plagues - Under the emblems of harvest and vintage God's judgments on the enemies of his Church have already been pointed out: but these are farther signified by the seven vials, which are called the seven last plagues of God. The seven last plagues appear to fall under the seventh and last trumpet. As the seventh seal contained the seven trumpets, so the seventh trumpet contains the seven vials. And as seven angels sounded the seven trumpets, so seven... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 15:2

A sea of glass - A spacious lucid plain around the throne, from which fiery coruscations were continually emitted: or, the reflection of the light upon this lucid plain produced the prismatic colors of the most vivid rainbow. Over the beast, and over his image - See the notes on Revelation 13:1-18 (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 15:3

They sing the song of Moses - That which Moses sang, Exodus 15:1 , when he and the Israelites, by the miraculous power of God, had got safely through the Red Sea, and saw their enemies all destroyed. And the song of the Lamb - The same song adapted to the state of the suffering, but now delivered Christians. Great and marvellous are thy works - God's works are descriptive of his infinite power and wisdom. Lord God Almighty - Nearly the same as Jehovah, God of hosts. Just and... read more

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