CHAPTER XV. _The seven angels with the seven last plagues_, 1. _The sea of glass, and those who had a victory over the beast_, 2. _The song of Moses and the Lamb_, 3, 4. _The temple in heaven opened_, 5. _Seven angels come out of the temple, who receive from one of_ _the four living creatures... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Revelation 15:2. _A SEA OF GLASS_] A spacious lucid plain around the throne, from which fiery coruscations were continually emitted: or, the reflection of the light upon this lucid plain produced the prismatic colours of the most vivid _rainbow_. _OVER THE BEAST, AND OVER HIS IMAGE_] See the... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Revelation 15:3. _THEY SING THE SONG OF MOSES_] That which Moses sang, Exodus 15:1, when he and the Israelites, by the miraculous power of God, had got safely through the Red Sea, and saw their enemies all destroyed. _AND THE SONG OF THE LAMB_] The same song adapted to the state of the suffer... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Revelation 15:4. _WHO SHALL NOT FEAR THEE_] That is, _All should fear_ and worship this true God, because he is just and true and holy; and his _saints_ should love and obey him, because he is their _King_; and they and all men _should_ acknowledge his judgments, because they are _made manifes... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Revelation 15:5. _THE TEMPLE OF THE TABERNACLE OF THE TESTIMONY_] The _temple_ which succeeded the _tabernacle_, in which was the _testimony_, viz., the two tables, Aaron's rod, pot of manna, holy anointing oil, c. All bearing _testimony_ to the _truth_ of God and his miraculous interposition... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Revelation 15:6. _THE SEVEN ANGELS CAME OUT OF THE TEMPLE_] To show that they were sent from God himself. _CLOTHED IN PURE AND WHITE LINEN_] Habited as _priests_. For these habits see Exodus 28:6; Exodus 28:8; and Revelation 1:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Revelation 15:8. _THE TEMPLE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE_] So was the tabernacle when consecrated by Moses, Exodus 40:34-2, and the temple when consecrated by Solomon, 1 Kings 8:10; 2 Chronicles 5:14. See Isaiah 6:4. This account seems at least partly copied from those above. When the high priest... [ Continue Reading ]