Revelation 15
The 7 last punishments
1Then I saw another big and wonderful sign in heaven: There were 7 angels who brought the 7 last punishments of God. After these 7 punishments, God will not punish the people anymore. He will have punished them enough. 2I saw something that looked like a sea of glass and fire. There were people standing next to the sea. These were the people who had defeated the beast and his idol and the number of his name. The people had harps that God had given them. 3Then they sang the song of Moses, the servant of God. It is also the song of the Lamb. They sang and said:
‘Lord God Almighty,
the things that You do
are great and wonderful.
You always do what is right and true.
You are the King of all the nations.
4Lord, everyone will respect You.
All will honour You because
only You are holy.
Everyone will come and worship You,
because they can see that You
always do what is right.’
5Then I saw the temple, God's tent in heaven, open. 6The 7 angels, who brought the 7 punishments, came out of the temple. They had clean, white clothes and each one had a golden belt around his chest. 7One of the 4 living_beings gave 7 golden bowls to the 7 angels. In the bowls were all the punishments that God, who lives forever, will give the people. 8The temple was filled with smoke. Yes, God, the strong King, was there. No one could go into the temple until the 7 angels had finished giving the 7 punishments.
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