Then I saw aanother sign in heaven, great and wonderful a warning of terrifying and horrible events: bseven angels who had cseven plagues , which are dthe last, because with them the wrath of God is finished that is, it is completely expressed and reaches its zenith. Lev 26:21Rev 12:1, 3Rev 15:6-8; 16:1; 17:1; 21:9Lev 26:21Rev 9:20
2 Then I saw something like a asea or large expanse of glass mixed with fire, and those who bwere victorious over the cbeast and over dhis image and over the enumber corresponding to his name were standing on the fsea or large expanse of glass, holding gharps of God worshiping Him. Rev 4:6; 7:9-17Rev 4:6Rev 12:11Rev 13:1Rev 13:14fRev 13:17Rev 5:8 3 And they 1sang the asong of Moses, bthe bond-servant of God, and the csong of the Lamb, saying,“dGreat and wonderful and awe-inspiring are Your works in judgment,eO Lord God, the Almighty the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all;Righteous and true are Your ways,O fKing of the 2nations! Ex 15:1-8; Ps 145:17At the end, the old covenant that came through Moses is seen to be in complete unity with the new covenant in Jesus Christ.Two early mss read ages.Ex 15:1ffJosh 22:5; Heb 3:5Rev 5:9f, 12fDeut 32:3f; Ps 111:2; 139:14Hos 14:9; Rev 1:81 Tim 1:17
5 After these things I looked, and athe temple of the btabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened,Rev 11:19Ex 38:21; Num 1:50; Heb 8:5; Rev 13:6 6 and the aseven angels who had the seven plagues bcame out of the temple, arrayed in linen, pure and gleaming, and cwrapped around their chests were golden sashes.Rev 15:1Rev 14:15Rev 1:13 7 Then one of the afour living creatures gave to the bseven angels seven cgolden bowls full of the dwrath and indignation of God, who elives forever and ever. Rev 4:6Rev 4:6Rev 15:1Rev 5:8Rev 14:10; 15:1Rev 4:9 8 And the temple was filled with 1asmoke from the glory and radiance and splendor of God and from His power; and no one was able to enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished. Ex 33:9, 10; 1+@Kin 8:10, 11; Is 6:4; Ezek 44:4The awe-inspiring manifestation of God’s shekinah glory was seen in the tabernacle, then when Solomon’s temple was dedicated, and the prophets said it would be seen again at the end.Ex 19:18; 40:34f; Lev 16:2; 1 Kin 8:10f; 2 Chr 5:13f; Is 6:4