The seven angels are given seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God by one of the four living creatures. The bowls contain the plagues that will be poured out on the earth as judgment. This is the same bowls that in chapter 5 contained the prayers of the saints, which have now been transformed into God's wrathful judgments. The temple is filled with smoke from God's glory and power, and no one can enter until the seven plagues contained in the bowls have been completed.

1. The Unveiling of the Bowls
Revelation 15:1-8

2. • (1) Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and
marvelous, seven angels who had seven
plagues, which are the last, because in them the
wrath of God is finished.

3. • (1) Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and
marvelous, seven angels who had seven
plagues, which are the last, because in them the
wrath of God is finished.
• Revelation 8:13 Then I looked, and I heard an eagle
flying in midheaven, saying with a loud
voice, "Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the
earth, because of the remaining blasts of the
trumpet of the three angels who are about to
sound!"
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4. • Isaiah 13:6-9 Wail, for the day of the LORD is near!
It will come as destruction from the Almighty. (7)
Therefore all hands will fall limp, And every man's
heart will melt. (8) They will be terrified, Pains
and anguish will take hold of them; They will
writhe like a woman in labor, They will look at one
another in astonishment, Their faces aflame. (9)
Behold, the day of the LORD is coming, Cruel, with
fury and burning anger, To make the land a
desolation; And He will exterminate its sinners
from it.

5. • John 19:30 Therefore when Jesus had received the
sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And He bowed
His head and gave up His spirit.

6. • (2) And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed
with fire, and those who had been victorious over
the beast and his image and the number of his
name, standing on the sea of glass, holding harps
of God.

7. • (2) And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed
with fire, and those who had been victorious over
the beast and his image and the number of his
name, standing on the sea of glass, holding harps
of God.
• Revelation 4:6a and before the throne there was
something like a sea of glass, like crystal

8. • Daniel 7:10 "A river of fire was flowing And coming
out from before Him; Thousands upon thousands
were attending Him, And myriads upon myriads
were standing before Him; The court sat, And the
books were opened.

9. • Daniel 7:10 "A river of fire was flowing And coming
out from before Him; Thousands upon thousands
were attending Him, And myriads upon myriads
were standing before Him; The court sat, And the
books were opened.
• Revelation 13:7 It was also given to him to make
war with the saints and to overcome them, and
authority over every tribe and people and tongue
and nation was given to him.

10. • Nikao however, is used here with the preposition
ek three times, one for each of the areas of
victory—the beast, his image, and his mark. Ek
means “out of, from, away from.” It is used to
introduce the person, place, or thing from which a
separation takes place. Here, nikao„ carries the
idea of deliverance. Because of their victory in
Christ, they were delivered from the beast, from
his image, and from his mark.

11. • 1 Peter 4:12-14 Beloved, do not be surprised at the
fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for
your testing, as though some strange thing were
happening to you; (13) but to the degree that you
share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so
that also at the revelation of His glory you may
rejoice with exultation. (14) If you are reviled for
the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the
Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

12. • (3) And they *sang the song of Moses, the bondservant of God, and the song of the
Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are Your
works, O Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and
true are Your ways, King of the nations! (4) "Who
will not fear, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For
You alone are holy; For ALL THE NATIONS WILL
COME AND WORSHIP BEFORE YOU, FOR YOUR
RIGHTEOUS ACTS HAVE BEEN REVEALED."

13. The Song of Moses Exodus 15:1-18
The Song of the Lamb Revelation 5:8-14

14. The Song of Moses Exodus 15:1-18
Sung at the Red Sea
The Song of the Lamb Revelation 5:8-14
Sung at the Crystal Sea

15. The Song of Moses Exodus 15:1-18
The Song of the Lamb Revelation 5:8-14
Sung at the Red Sea
Sung at the Crystal Sea
Triumph over Egypt
Triumph over Babylon the Great

16. The Song of Moses Exodus 15:1-18
The Song of the Lamb Revelation 5:8-14
Sung at the Red Sea
Sung at the Crystal Sea
Triumph over Egypt
Triumph over Babylon the Great
Tells how God brought His people out
Tells how God brought His people in

17. The Song of Moses Exodus 15:1-18
The Song of the Lamb Revelation 5:8-14
Sung at the Red Sea
Sung at the Crystal Sea
Triumph over Egypt
Triumph over Babylon the Great
Tells how God brought His people out
Tells how God brought His people in
The first song in Scripture
The last song in scripture

18. • The song of Moses commemorated the execution
of the foe, the expectation of the saints, and the
exaltation of the Lord, the song of the Lamb deals
with the same three themes.” John Phillips quoted
by John Macarthur.

19. • Genesis 17:1 Now when Abram was ninety-nine
years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to
him, "I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be
blameless.

20. • Genesis 17:1 Now when Abram was ninety-nine
years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to
him, "I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be
blameless.
• Daniel 4:37 "Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt
and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are
true and His ways just, and He is able to humble
those who walk in pride."

21. • Jeremiah 10:7 Who would not fear You, O King of
the nations? Indeed it is Your due! For among all
the wise men of the nations And in all their
kingdoms, There is none like You.

22. • Jeremiah 10:7 Who would not fear You, O King of
the nations? Indeed it is Your due! For among all
the wise men of the nations And in all their
kingdoms, There is none like You.
• 1 Samuel 2:2 "There is no one holy like the
LORD, Indeed, there is no one besides You, Nor is
there any rock like our God.

23. • Psalms 86:9 All nations whom You have made shall
come and worship before You, O Lord, And they
shall glorify Your name.

24. • (5) After these things I looked, and the temple of
the tabernacle of testimony in heaven was
opened, (6) and the seven angels who had the
seven plagues came out of the temple, clothed in
linen, clean and bright, and girded around their
chests with golden sashes.

25. • (7) Then one of the four living creatures gave to
the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the
wrath of God, who lives forever and ever. (8) And
the temple was filled with smoke from the glory 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.

26. • “In chapter 5, the golden bowls are filled with the
prayers of the saints, while in chapter 15 they are
filled with the wrath of God. The identification of
these two sets of golden bowls as the same bowls
is not simply the result of the fact that they are
described by the same terminology. There is also
the parallel of Revelation 8, where the prayers of
the saints are mixed with incense, and then with
fire, and then cast to the earth in the form of the
plagues.

27. • Revelation 8:3-5 Another angel came and stood at
the altar, holding a golden censer; and much
incense was given to him, so that he might add it
to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar
which was before the throne. (4) And the smoke
of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went
up before God out of the angel's hand. (5) Then
the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire
of the altar, and threw it to the earth; and there
followed peals of thunder and sounds and flashes
of lightning and an earthquake.

28. • It seems evident that God has transformed the
prayers of the saints (once contained in the golden
bowls) to the plagues of the final series of
judgments about to be poured out on the earth
(now contained in the same golden bowls). The
prayers of the righteous thus become the plagues
of Revelation 15 and 16.” Keith Krell

29. • Isaiah 6:3-4 And one called out to another and
said, "Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts, The
whole earth is full of His glory." (4) And the
foundations of the thresholds trembled at the
voice of him who called out, while the temple was
filling with smoke.

30. • Isaiah 6:3-4 And one called out to another and
said, "Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts, The
whole earth is full of His glory." (4) And the
foundations of the thresholds trembled at the
voice of him who called out, while the temple was
filling with smoke.
• Psalm 76:7, “You, even You are to be feared; and
who may stand in Your presence when once You
are angry.”