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Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Revelation 15:1-8

THE ANGELS OF THE SEVEN VIALSCRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTESTHE pledges and tokens of Divine retribution being thus given, the execution of it is speedily to begin. Seven angels are commissioned to go and inflict upon the beast and his coadjutors the seven last plagues, so called because the wrath of God is accomplished by them.Revelation 15:1.—No sooner is this command given than the glorious host of martyrs around the throne of God, whose blood had been shed by the beast, sing the song of... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Revelation 15:1-8

Chapter 15And now we come to the prelude to the final seven plagues, by which God's judgment will be completed upon the earth and the earth prepared for the reign of Jesus Christ.And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is completed the wrath of God. [filled up, accomplished] And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire ( Revelation 15:1-2 ):The sea of glass that is before the throne of God now being mingled with... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 15:1-8

Revelation 15:1 . I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous: a vision very sublime, to attract the notice and study of the church. There appeared seven angels, the final ministers of divine vengeance on the beast, and his progeny. Their work seem too great for created beings; they might be the seven Spirits of God, who go forth into all the earth. Revelation 15:2 . A sea of glass, as is noted in Revelation 4:6. A pavement of gems, like that seen by Moses, which reflected the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Revelation 15:5-6

Revelation 15:5-6The seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues.Angelic agencies of retributionNote,1. The instruments employed by God for executing His wrath upon sinners--angels, seven angels: not that He needs them, but He is pleased to make use of them, and they are but instruments in His hand, who receive all their efficacy from the hand that uses them.2. From whence these seven angels come, namely, out of the temple, more immediately from the presence of God, implying... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Revelation 15:5

5 And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: Ver. 5. The temple of the tabernacle ] These words are all one with those Revelation 11:19 , to the consideration whereof we are here recalled, after so long an interruption. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Revelation 15:5

Revelation 11:19, Exodus 25:21, Numbers 1:50, Numbers 1:53, Matthew 27:51 Reciprocal: Proverbs 14:3 - the mouth Revelation 14:1 - I looked Revelation 14:17 - came Revelation 16:1 - I heard Revelation 16:17 - there Revelation 19:11 - heaven read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Revelation 15:5

And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:After these things the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony — The holiest of all.Was opened — Disclosing a new theatre for the coming forth of the judgments of God now made manifest. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 15:1-8

IV. THE SEVEN TRUMPETS, Revelation 7:1 to Revelation 20:10. Of the trumpets, the first four are mundane, or earthly; each of the four blasts draws down a judgment upon some creational point, as earth, sea, fountains and rivers; firmamental luminaries. It is the sins of men that draw down these bolts of wrath, rendering every point of creation hostile to our peace. “Cursed is the ground for thy sake,” (Genesis 3:17,) is the key-note. This sad status of humanity has existed through all past... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 15:5

5. The present song of the martyr spirits before the throne corresponds with their song on Zion, Revelation 14:1, and also to the utterances of the great voices in heaven at the sounding of the seventh trumpet, Revelation 11:15-19. And as in the latter passage (Revelation 11:19) the ark of the testimony is made visible, so there is here also the same opening of the same token of testimony to the sight. In both presentations the meaning is the same, (see note Revelation 11:19,)... read more

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