Revelation 15:6

And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. HAVING. So 'Aleph (') B; but A C, 'who have:' not that they had them yet (cf. Revelation 15:7), but by anticipation described according to their office. LINEN. So B 'Aleph ('), 'linens;' but A C, Vulgate [ lithon (G3037)], 'a stone.' The principle, that the harder reading is least likely to be an interpolation, favours 'a stone pure, (and is omitted in 'Aleph (') A B C, Andreas) brilliant' [ lampron (G2986)], probably the diamond (cf....

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 against his enemies. Even the meanest creature, when armed with the anger of God, will be too hard for any man in the world. The angels received the vials from one of the four living creatures, one of the ministers of the true church, as in answer to the prayers of the ministers and people of God. Antichrist could not be destroyed without a great shock to all the world, and even the people of God would be in trouble and confusion while the grea...

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....

AND THE SEVEN ANGELS - See the notes on Revelation 15:1. CAME OUT OF THE TEMPLE - Were seen to come from the temple; that is, from the immediate presence of God. HAVING THE SEVEN PLAGUES - See the notes on Revelation 15:1. Each one entrusted with a single “plague” to be executed upon the earth. The meaning here is, that they were designated or appointed to execute those plagues in judgments. The symbols of their office - the golden vials - were given to them afterward, Revelation 15:7. CLOTHED IN PURE AND WHITE LINEN - The emblem of holiness - the c

EXPOSITION REVELATION 15:1 AND I SAW ANOTHER SIGN IN HEAVEN. The last time we had this expression was in Revelation 12:1., where the history of the war between Satan and the Church was begun. Once more we have a new departure, the seer again, as it were, returning to the beginning? in order to trace the course of the punishments inflicted on men for their worship of the devil. Revelation 15:1. gives a short summary of this, which is expanded in Revelation 16:1.; and it is introduced, as usual, by a vision of the saints in glory, in order to comfort and s

AND THE SEVEN ANGELS CAME OUT OF THE TEMPLE,.... By which it appears, that they are such who are of, or belong to the church of Christ; and are either ministers, or members of churches, who will be the executioners of God's wrath upon the beast, and his followers; some copies, and the Complutensian edition, read, "out of heaven": HAVING THE SEVEN PLAGUES; that is, they were appointed to inflict them, and were preparing and furnishing for it, and quickly had orders to do it: CLOTHED IN PURE AND WHITE LINEN; in which habit angels have been used to appear, as at our Lord's resurrection and ascension, and is by some thought to be expressive of the purity and holiness of angels; but rather saints are meant, who appear in the habit of priests, being all made kings and priests; and denotes their being clothed with the pure and spotless robe of Christ's righteousness, which is fine linen, clea...

ANGELS (_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...

REVELATION 15:6 li,non {B} Although the reading li,qon is strongly attested (A C 2053 vg _al_) and was widely circulated at an early date, in the opinion of the Committee it is a transcriptional error that, despite a superficial parallel with Ezekiel 28:13, makes no sense; it is particularly inapposite with the adjective kaqaro,n, which, on the contrary, is altogether appropriate with li,non (P 051 1 1006 1611 1859 2081 itgig, h, ar syrph, h arm _al_). The reading linou/n (î47 046 94 1828; cf. linouj...

CHAPTER S 15-16 The Seven Vials _ 1. The victors' song and worship (Revelation 15:1)_ 2. The seven angels leave the temple (Revelation 15:5) 3. The first vial (Revelation 16:1) 4. The second vial (Revelation 16:3) 5. The third vial (Revelation 16:4) 6. The fourth vial (Revelation 16:8) 7. The fifth vial ...

THE PREPARATION FOR THE VISION OF THE BOWLS. Revelation 15:1. which are the last: an indication that we are nearing the end of the tragedy. Revelation 15:2. Before the plagues are poured out from the bowls we have a new vision of heaven and the triumphs of the redeemed. GLASSY SEA: _ cf._ Revelation 4:6. MINGLED WITH FIRE: this addition to the description of the _heavenly_ sea is difficult to explain. The crystal light of the sea of glass is reddened as by fire, and The red glow on the sea spoke of the fire through which the martyrs passed, and yet more of the wrath about to fall upon the world which had condemned them (Swete). This seems to be the only possible explan