Revelation 15:7

Revelation 15:7 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And 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,
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Revelation 15:7

5After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of testimony in heaven was opened, 6and 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. 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. 8And 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.

Revelation 15:7 word by word

καὶ ἓν ἐκ τῶν τεσσάρων ζῴων ἔδωκεν τοῖς ἑπτὰ ἀγγέλοις ἑπτὰ φιάλας χρυσᾶς γεμούσας τοῦ θυμοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.Read the interlinear

• Thenκαίkai · andG2532
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• fourτέσσαρεςtessares tessara · fourG5064
• livingζῷονzōon · living thingG2226
• gaveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033
• angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• goldenχρύσεοςchruseos · goldenG5552
• bowlsφιάληphialē · bowlG5357
• fullγέμωgemō · be fullG1073
• wrathθυμόςthumos · wrathG2372
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• livesζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• foreverαἰώνaiōn · an age: eternityG165

Cross-references for Revelation 15:7

• Revelation 4:6and before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal; and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.
• Revelation 5:8When He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
• Revelation 16:2So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and it became a loathsome and malignant sore on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.
• Revelation 17:1Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters,
• Revelation 21:9Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
• Psalms 75:8For a cup is in the hand of the Lord, and the wine foams; It is well mixed, and He pours out of this; Surely all the wicked of the earth must drain and drink down its dregs.
• Jeremiah 25:15For thus the Lord, the God of Israel, says to me, “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from My hand and cause all the nations to whom I send you to drink it.
• Revelation 4:9And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever,
• Revelation 10:6and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that there will be delay no longer,
• 1 Thessalonians 1:9For they themselves report about us what kind of a reception we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,

Commentaries on Revelation 15:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And one of the four beasts - See the notes on Revelation 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 Revelation 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. In events that were so closely connected with the honor of God…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-8Verses 5-8 In the judgments God executes upon antichrist and his followers, he fulfils the prophecies and promises of his word. These angels are prepared for their work, clothed with pure and white linen, their breasts girded with golden girdles, representing the holiness, and righteousness, and excellence of these dealings with men. They are ministers of Divine justice, and do every thing in a pure and holy manner. They were armed with the wrath of God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7the four living creatures: See Revelation 4:6–8. seven golden bowls: These bowls are likely similar to the offering pans used in ancient worship (see Exodus 37:16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. 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 (Ep 3:10). vials--"bowls"; a broad shallow cup or bowl. The breadth of the vials in their upper part would tend to cause their contents to pour out all at once, implying the overwhelming suddenness of the woes. full of…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 15:7

• Anger
• God
• Plague
• Seven
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• God
• Living creatures
• Sing
• Creature, Living
• Four
• Number
• Print; Printing; Printed
• Retribution
• Revelation of John

Commentaries on Revelation 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings