Revelation 15
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15 Then kai I saw another allos sign sēmeion in en · ho heaven ouranos, great megas and kai marvelous thaumastos: seven hepta angels angelos with echō seven hepta plagues plēgē, which are the ho last eschatos, because hoti with en them autos the ho wrath thumos of ho God theos is finished teleō.
2 And kai I saw what appeared to be hōs a sea thalassa of glass hyalinos mixed mignymi with fire pyr, and kai those ho who had conquered nikaō the ho beast thērion and kai · ho his autos image eikōn and kai the ho number arithmos of ho his autos name onoma. They were standing histēmi beside epi the ho sea thalassa of ho glass hyalinos with echō harps kithara given them by ho God theos. 3 And kai they sing adō the ho song ōdē of Moses Mōysēs the ho servant of ho God theos and kai the ho song ōdē of the ho Lamb arnion, saying legō, “ Great megas and kai marvelous thaumastos are · ho your sy deeds ergon, O Lord kyrios · ho God theos · ho Almighty pantokratōr! Just dikaios and kai true alēthinos are · ho your sy ways hodos, O ho King basileus of the ho nations ethnos! 4 Who tis will not ou mē fear phobeomai you, O Lord kyrios, and kai glorify doxazō · ho your sy name onoma? For hoti you alone monos are holy hosios, for hoti all pas · ho nations ethnos will come hēkō and kai worship proskyneō before enōpion you sy, for hoti · ho your sy righteous acts dikaiōma have been revealed phaneroō.”
5 · kai After meta this houtos I looked, and kai the ho temple naos, that is, the ho tent skēnē of ho witness martyrion, in en · ho heaven ouranos was opened anoigō, 6 and kai out of ek the ho temple naos came exerchomai the ho seven hepta angels angelos who ho had echō the ho seven hepta plagues plēgē. They were clothed endyō in linen linon, clean katharos and bright lampros, · kai wearing perizōnnymi golden chrysous sashes zōnē across peri their ho chests stēthos. 7 Then kai one heis of ek the ho four tessares living creatures zōon gave didōmi the ho seven hepta angels angelos seven hepta golden chrysous bowls phialē full gemō of the ho wrath thumos of ho God theos who ho lives zaō for eis all ho time aiōn ho; · ho 8 and kai the ho temple naos was filled gemizō with smoke kapnos from ek the ho glory doxa of ho God theos and kai from ek · ho his autos power dynamis, and kai no one oudeis could dynamai enter eiserchomai eis the ho temple naos until achri the ho seven hepta plagues plēgē from the ho seven hepta angels angelos had run their course teleō.
Revelation 15
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 15
The Seven Angels and the Seven Plagues.[a] 1 Then I saw in heaven another great and wondrous sign: seven angels with the seven plagues, the last plagues of all, for through them the wrath of God is completed.
The Song of Moses and the Song of the Lamb.[b] 2 I saw something that looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire. Standing beside the sea of glass and holding the harps that God had given them were those who had been victorious over the beast and its image and over the number of its name. They were holding harps given them by God 3 and singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:
“How great and wonderful are your works,
Lord God Almighty!
Just and true are your ways,
O King of the nations!
4 Who shall not fear you, O Lord,
and bring glory to your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come
and worship before you,
for your acts of justice have been revealed.”
The Justice and Triumph of God[c]
Vision of the Temple. 5 After this, in my vision, the temple, that is, the tabernacle of the Testimony,[d] was opened in heaven, 6 and from the temple emerged the seven angels with the seven plagues. They were robed in clean, shining linen, and breastplates of gold were fastened around their chests.
7 Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven gold bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever. 8 The temple was filled with the smoke from the glory of God and from his power, so that no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
Footnotes
- Revelation 15:1 These constitute the decisive sign of the Judgment, whose execution will be set forth later.
- Revelation 15:2 Those who have resisted are like the Hebrews after their crossing of the Red Sea. Here the mass of water, so terrifying to the ancients, seems marvelously tamed. It is the turn of the martyrs to chant the song of liberation (see Ex 15:1-8), playing on instruments far superior to any earthly musical instruments.
- Revelation 15:5 Will heaven be mute in the presence of oppression by political authorities or by a civilization that turns human beings into slaves and claims to pass as God? Are the sufferings and martyrdom of victims a cry that is perhaps useless and fades away in the history of the world? The conscience of believers protests against this possibility. But it is necessary to determine in what God’s Judgment consists: it will unmask the imposture and recognize the courage of those who have resisted this perversion. Here some scenes of this Judgment flash before our eyes.
- Revelation 15:5 The temple, that is, the tabernacle of the Testimony: i.e., the heavenly sanctuary. The phrase conflates the tabernacle of Moses and the temple of Solomon. The Old Testament had described in blazing images the God who mysteriously took possession of the temple. In the same images (see 1 Ki 8:10) we here contemplate the true temple of heaven, the manifestation of God. It is a description of the Judgment.
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