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Revelation 15

1BSBThen I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.

KJVAnd I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.

6 cross-references
  • Leviticus 26:21

    21If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.

    Open Leviticus 26:21
  • Revelation 15:6–7

    6And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests.

    7Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.

    Open Revelation 15:6–7
  • Daniel 4:2–3

    2I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.

    3How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.

    Open Daniel 4:2–3
  • Revelation 21:9

    9Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

    Open Revelation 21:9
  • Revelation 19:15

    15And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

    Open Revelation 19:15
  • Matthew 13:41–42

    41The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.

    42And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

    Open Matthew 13:41–42

2BSBAnd I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,

KJVAnd I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

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  • Revelation 4:6

    6And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.

    Open Revelation 4:6
  • Revelation 12:11

    11They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.

    Open Revelation 12:11
  • Revelation 19:1–7

    1After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!

    2For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”

    Open Revelation 19:1–7
  • Revelation 5:8

    8When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

    Open Revelation 5:8
  • 1 Peter 1:7

    7so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

    Open 1 Peter 1:7
  • Revelation 21:18

    18The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.

    Open Revelation 21:18

3BSBand they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!

KJVAnd they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

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  • Psalm 111:2

    2Great are the works of the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them.

    Open Psalm 111:2
  • Exodus 15:1–18

    1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: “I will sing to the Lord, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.

    2The Lord is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

    Open Exodus 15:1–18
  • Psalm 139:14

    14I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.

    Open Psalm 139:14
  • Revelation 5:9–13

    9And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

    10You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”

    Open Revelation 5:9–13
  • Psalm 145:17

    17The Lord is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.

    Open Psalm 145:17
  • Hosea 14:9

    9Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the Lord are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.

    Open Hosea 14:9

4BSBWho will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”

KJVWho shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

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  • Psalm 86:9

    9All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.

    Open Psalm 86:9
  • Jeremiah 10:7

    7Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.

    Open Jeremiah 10:7
  • Malachi 1:11

    11For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord of Hosts.

    Open Malachi 1:11
  • Psalm 22:27

    27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.

    Open Psalm 22:27
  • Revelation 11:15

    15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

    Open Revelation 11:15
  • Revelation 14:7

    7And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”

    Open Revelation 14:7

5BSBAfter this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven.

KJVAnd after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:

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  • Revelation 11:19

    19Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.

    Open Revelation 11:19
  • Numbers 1:50

    50Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it.

    Open Numbers 1:50
  • Matthew 27:51

    51At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.

    Open Matthew 27:51
  • Exodus 38:21

    21This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, as recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

    Open Exodus 38:21
  • Numbers 1:53

    53But the Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath will fall on the congregation of Israel. So the Levites are responsible for the tabernacle of the Testimony.”

    Open Numbers 1:53
  • Exodus 25:21

    21Set the mercy seat atop the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.

    Open Exodus 25:21

6BSBAnd out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests.

KJVAnd the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.

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  • Revelation 1:13

    13and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.

    Open Revelation 1:13
  • Revelation 15:1

    1Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.

    Open Revelation 15:1
  • Ezekiel 44:17–18

    17When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen garments; they must not wear anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple.

    18They are to wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that makes them perspire.

    Open Ezekiel 44:17–18
  • Luke 24:4

    4While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.

    Open Luke 24:4
  • Revelation 14:15

    15Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.”

    Open Revelation 14:15
  • Exodus 28:5–8

    5They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.

    6They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.

    Open Exodus 28:5–8

7BSBThen one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.

KJVAnd one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.

6 cross-references
  • Revelation 5:8

    8When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

    Open Revelation 5:8
  • Revelation 16:2–17:1

    2So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

    Open Revelation 16:2–17:1
  • Revelation 10:6

    6And he swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: “There will be no more delay!

    Open Revelation 10:6
  • Revelation 21:9

    9Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

    Open Revelation 21:9
  • Revelation 15:1

    1Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.

    Open Revelation 15:1
  • Psalm 75:8

    8For a cup is in the hand of the Lord, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.

    Open Psalm 75:8

8BSBAnd the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.

KJVAnd the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.

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  • Isaiah 6:4

    4At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.

    Open Isaiah 6:4
  • 1 Kings 8:10–11

    10And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the Lord

    11so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.

    Open 1 Kings 8:10–11
  • Exodus 40:34–35

    34Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

    35Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

    Open Exodus 40:34–35
  • 2 Chronicles 5:13–14

    13The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the Lord with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the Lord: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud

    14so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.

    Open 2 Chronicles 5:13–14
  • Revelation 15:1

    1Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.

    Open Revelation 15:1
  • Psalm 29:9

    9The voice of the Lord twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”

    Open Psalm 29:9