William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 15:8
15:8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter into the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels had been completed. The idea of the glory of God being symbolized as smoke is common in the Old Testament. In the vision of Isaiah the whole house was filled with smoke ( Isaiah 6:4 ). Further, the idea that no one could approach while the smoke was there is also common in the Old Testament. This was true both of the... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 15:5-8
Observe, I. How these angels appeared?coming out of heaven to execute their commission: The temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened, Rev. 15:5. Here is an allusion to the holiest of all the tabernacle and temple, where was the mercy-seat, covering the ark of the testimony, where the high priest made intercession, and God communed with his people, and heard their prayers. Now by this, as it is here mentioned, we may understand, 1. That, in the judgments God was now about... read more