Revelation 15:7
in Revelation 15Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.
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ASV
And one of the four living creatures gave unto the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.
KJV
And 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.
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This verse in Revelation 15
Commentary
9 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And one of the four beasts - See the notes on Rev 4:6-7. Which one of the four is not mentioned. From the explanation given of the design of the representation of the “four beasts,” or living creatures, in the notes on Rev 4:6-7, it would seem that the meaning here is, that the great principles of that divine government would be illustrated in the events which are now to occur.
This site's exposition
seven golden bowls
on Revelation 15:7-8
The bowls, phialas, are broad and shallow. The temple is filled with smoke from the glory of God, as at Solomon's temple in 1 Kings 8:10-11 and in Isaiah 6:4. Until the plagues were completed, no one could enter the temple.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
Previously [the seer] mentioned seven angels with the same number of bowls containing the prayers of the saints. Now he says that they are full of the wrath of God. The very same bowls are said to hold both the sweetness of supplication and the …
These then are the seven angels taken from one of the four living creatures, before whom there is much said, the wrath of God in seven golden bowls. Golden is well said; for the wrath of God is honorable too, bearing good and advantage in …
The Medieval Church2 voices
The angels take the golden bowls filled with the wrath of the Lord from the four living creatures, as it also says in Ezekiel. This shows that eternally in heaven the knowledge of God's plans is shared by those who are preeminent to those who …
And one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels, etc. These are the bowls which the living creatures and elders, who are the Church, bear with odors, who are also the seven angels. For the same bowls are said to contain both …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels - After they were come out of the temple. Seven golden phials - Or bowls. The Greek word signifies vessels broader at the top than at the bottom.
2 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And one of the four beasts,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
one of the four beasts--Greek, "living creatures." The presentation of the vials to the angels by one of the living creatures implies the ministry of the Church as the medium for manifesting to angels the glories of redemption (Eph 3:10). vials--"bowls"; a broad shallow cup or bowl.
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The words behind it
25 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἓν | hen | one | G1520 → | 343 times |
| ἐκ | ek | of | G1537 → | 911 times |
| τῶν | ton | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| τεσσάρων | tessaron | four | G5064 → | 41 times |
| ζῴων | zoon | living creatures | G2226 → | 23 times |
| ἔδωκεν | edoken | gave | G1325 → | 412 times |
| τοῖς | tois | to the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἑπτὰ | hepta | seven | G2033 → | 86 times |
| ἀγγέλοις | angelois | angels | G32 → | 175 times |
| ἑπτὰ | hepta | seven | G2033 → | 86 times |
| φιάλας | phialas | bowls | G5357 → | 12 times |
| χρυσᾶς | chrusas | golden | G5552 → | 18 times |
| γεμούσας | gemousas | full | G1073 → | 11 times |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θυμοῦ | thumou | wrath | G2372 → | 18 times |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θεοῦ | theou | of God | G2316 → | 1312 times |
| τοῦ | tou | who | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ζῶντος | zontos | is living | G2198 → | 139 times |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| τοὺς | tous | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| αἰῶνας | aionas | ages | G165 → | 121 times |
| τῶν | ton | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| αἰώνων. | aionon | ages. | G165 → | 121 times |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἓνone
henG1520 →343 times
ἐκof
ekG1537 →911 times
τῶνthe
tonG3588 →19766 times
τεσσάρωνfour
tessaronG5064 →41 times
ζῴωνliving creatures
zoonG2226 →23 times
ἔδωκενgave
edokenG1325 →412 times
τοῖςto the
toisG3588 →19766 times
ἑπτὰseven
heptaG2033 →86 times
ἀγγέλοιςangels
angeloisG32 →175 times
ἑπτὰseven
heptaG2033 →86 times
φιάλαςbowls
phialasG5357 →12 times
χρυσᾶςgolden
chrusasG5552 →18 times
γεμούσαςfull
gemousasG1073 →11 times
τοῦof the
touG3588 →19766 times
θυμοῦwrath
thumouG2372 →18 times
τοῦ<the>
touG3588 →19766 times
θεοῦof God
theouG2316 →1312 times
τοῦwho
touG3588 →19766 times
ζῶντοςis living
zontosG2198 →139 times
εἰςto
eisG1519 →1755 times
τοὺςthe
tousG3588 →19766 times
αἰῶναςages
aionasG165 →121 times
τῶνof the
tonG3588 →19766 times
αἰώνων.ages.
aiononG165 →121 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 5:8When 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…
it leads to
- Psalms 141:2
May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.
- Revelation 8:3–4
Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before…
- Philippians 2:9–11
Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
- Revelation 4:10
the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
- Psalms 33:2
Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings.
- Psalms 141:2
Through
Revelation 21:9Then 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.”
it leads to
- Revelation 19:7
Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
- Revelation 21:2
I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
- Revelation 19:7
Through
Revelation 16:2So 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.
it leads to
- Revelation 8:7
Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the…
- Revelation 8:7
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 15:7; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation and Primasius of Hadrumetum, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 15:7.
