Teks -- Revelation 15:6-8 (NET)

15:6 and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out of the temple, dressed in clean bright linen, wearing wide golden belts around their chests. 15:7 Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God who lives forever and ever, 15:8 and the temple was filled with smoke from God’s glory and from his power. Thus no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues from the seven angels were completed.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Robertson: Rev 15:6 - There came out

There came out ( exēlthan ).

Second aorist active indicative of exerchomai with ̇an rather than ̇on . Proleptic and prophetic aorist.

Robertson: Rev 15:6 - The seven angels

The seven angels ( hoi hepta aggeloi ).

Those in Rev 15:1.

Robertson: Rev 15:6 - The seven plagues

The seven plagues ( tas hepta plēgas ).

The bowls are not given them till Rev 15:7.

Robertson: Rev 15:6 - Arrayed

Arrayed ( endedumenoi ).

Perfect passive participle of enduō .

Robertson: Rev 15:6 - With precious stone pure and bright

With precious stone pure and bright ( lithon katharon lampron ).

Accusative case retained with verb of clothing as so often, literally "with a stone pure bright."For both adjectives together see Rev 19:8, Rev 19:14. Some MSS. read linon (linen). For lithon see Rev 17:4; Rev 18:16; Eze 28:13.

Robertson: Rev 15:6 - Girt

Girt ( periezōsmenoi ).

Perfect passive participle of perizōnnuō . See Rev 1:13 for both participles. For stēthos (breast) see Luk 18:13.

Robertson: Rev 15:6 - With golden girdles

With golden girdles ( zōnas chrusās ).

Accusative case after the perfect passive participle periezōsmenoi as in Rev 1:13.

Robertson: Rev 15:7 - Seven golden bowls

Seven golden bowls ( hepta phialas chrusās ).

Golden saucers, but not full of incense as in Rev 5:8, but "full (gemousas for which see Rev 5:8) of the wrath of God who liveth for ever and ever"(tou thumou tou theou tou zōntos eis tous aiōnas tōn aiōnōn ). Portents of dreadful events.

Robertson: Rev 15:8 - Was filled with smoke

Was filled with smoke ( egemisthē kapnou ).

First aorist passive indicative of gemizō (from gemō ), to fill full, and with the genitive kapnou (smoke). Smoke is here the symbol of God’ s presence (Exo 19:18; Isa 6:5).

Robertson: Rev 15:8 - Till should be finished

Till should be finished ( achri telesthōsin ).

Temporal clause for future time with achri (equal to heōs in import) and the first aorist passive subjunctive of teleō , a metaphorical and symbolic "smoke screen"to keep all out of the sanctuary for the time being.||

Vincent: Rev 15:6 - Linen

Linen ( λίνον )

The Rev. follows the reading λίθον stone , after the analogy of Eze 28:13, " Every precious stone was thy covering." The idea is that of raiment studded with precious stones. See on Rev 2:17.

Vincent: Rev 15:6 - White

White ( λαυπρὸν )

Mostly applied in the New Testament to clothing , as Luk 23:11; Act 10:30; Jam 2:2. Also to the water of life (Rev 22:1), and the morning-star (Rev 22:16). Rev., bright .

Vincent: Rev 15:6 - Girt round their breasts

Girt round their breasts

As the Lord in the vision of Rev 1:13; where, however, μαστοῖς paps is used instead of στήθη breasts .

Vincent: Rev 15:7 - Vials

Vials ( φιάλας )

Rev., bowls . See on Rev 5:8.

Vincent: Rev 15:8 - Smoke

Smoke

Compare Exo 40:34; 1Ki 8:10; Psa 18:8; Isa 6:4; Eze 10:2-4.

Vincent: Rev 15:8 - None was able to enter

None was able to enter

" God cannot be approached at the moment when He is revealing Himself in all the terrors of His indignation" (Milligan). See Exo 19:21.

Wesley: Rev 15:6 - And the seven angels came out of the temple

As having received their instructions from the oracle of God himself. St. John saw them in heaven, Rev 15:1, before they went into the temple. They appeared in habits like those the high priest wore when he went into the most holy place to consult the oracle. In this was the visible testimony of God's presence.

Wesley: Rev 15:6 - Clothed in pure white linen

Linen is the habit of service and attendance.

Wesley: Rev 15:6 - Pure

unspotted, unsullied.

Wesley: Rev 15:6 - White

Or bright and shining, which implies much more than bare innocence.

Wesley: Rev 15:6 - And having their breasts girt with golden girdles

In token of their high dignity and glorious rest.

Wesley: Rev 15:7 - And one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels

After they were come out of the temple.

Wesley: Rev 15:7 - Seven golden phials

Or bowls. The Greek word signifies vessels broader at the top than at the bottom. Full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever - A circumstance which adds greatly to the dreadfulness of his wrath.

Wesley: Rev 15:8 - And the temple was filled with smoke

The cloud of glory was the visible manifestation of God's presence in the tabernacle and temple. It was a sign of protection at erecting the tabernacle and at the dedication of the temple. But in the judgment of Korah the glory of the Lord appeared, when he and his companions were swallowed up by the earth. So proper is the emblem of smoke from the glory of God, or from the cloud of glory, to express the execution of judgment, as well as to be a sign of favour. Both proceed from the power of God, and in both he is glorified.

Wesley: Rev 15:8 - And none

Not even of those who ordinarily stood before God.

Wesley: Rev 15:8 - Could go into the temple

That is, into the inmost part of it.

Wesley: Rev 15:8 - Till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled

Which did not take up a long time, like the seven trumpets, but swiftly followed each other.

JFB: Rev 15:6 - having

So B reads. But A and C, read "who have": not that they had them yet (compare Rev 15:7), but they are by anticipation described according to their office.

JFB: Rev 15:6 - linen

So B reads. But A, C, and Vulgate, "a stone." On the principle that the harder reading is the one least likely to be an interpolation, we should read, "a stone pure ('and' is omitted in A, B, C, and ANDREAS), brilliant" (so the Greek): probably the diamond. With English Version, compare Act 1:10; Act 10:30.

JFB: Rev 15:6 - golden girdles

Resembling the Lord in this respect (Rev 1:13).

JFB: Rev 15:7 - 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 (Eph 3:10).

JFB: Rev 15:7 - 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.

JFB: Rev 15:7 - full of . . . wrath

How sweetly do the vials full of odors, that is, the incense-perfumed prayers of the saints, contrast with these!

JFB: Rev 15:8 - temple . . . filled

(Isa 6:4); compare Exo 40:34; 2Ch 5:14, as to the earthly temple, of which this is the antitype.

JFB: Rev 15:8 - the glory of God and . . . power

Then fully manifested.

JFB: Rev 15:8 - no man was able to enter . . . the temple

Because of God's presence in His manifested glory and power during the execution of these judgments.

Clarke: Rev 15:6 - The seven angels came out of the temple

The seven angels came out of the temple - To show that they were sent from God himself

Clarke: Rev 15:6 - Clothed in pure and white linen

Clothed in pure and white linen - Habited as priests. For these habits see Exo 28:6, Exo 28:8; and see the note on Rev 1:13.

Clarke: Rev 15:8 - The temple was filled with smoke

The temple was filled with smoke - So was the tabernacle when consecrated by Moses, Exo 40:34, Exo 40:35, and the temple when consecrated by Solomon, 1Ki 8:10, 1Ki 8:11; 2Ch 5:14. See Isa 6:4. This account seems at least partly copied from those above

When the high priest entered into the holy of holies, and the ordinary priest into the holy place, they always carried with them a great deal of smoking incense, which filled those places with smoke and darkness, which prevented them from considering too attentively the parts and ornaments of those holy places, and thus served to produce an air of majesty in the temple, which none dared to approach without the deepest reverence. To this Calmet thinks the allusion may be here.

Defender: Rev 15:7 - seven golden vials

The Greek word here is phiale, from which we get "vial." Some translators render it "bowl," others "censer." The exact form of the container is unknown, though it might even be thought of as a large urn, overflowing with God's long restrained wrath.

Defender: Rev 15:7 - for ever and ever

This phrase "for ever and ever" occurs twenty-one times in the book of Revelation; seventeen stress the uniquely eternal nature of God. Three times it refers to the never-ending punishment of the ungodly. Once, in its final occurrence, it refers to the never-ending blessedness of the redeemed. "The Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever" (Rev 22:5)."

Defender: Rev 15:8 - glory of God

This must be the shekinah glory cloud, indicating the presence of God. It had similarly filled the ancient tabernacle and the Solomonic temple when they had first been dedicated to the Lord (Exo 40:34; 1Ki 8:10, 1Ki 8:11)."

TSK: Rev 15:6 - the seven angels // clothed

the seven angels : Rev 15:1

clothed : Rev 1:13; Exo 28:5-8; Eze 44:17, Eze 44:18; Luk 24:4

TSK: Rev 15:7 - one // seven // who

one : Rev 4:6-9

seven : Rev 5:8, 16:2-21, Rev 17:1, Rev 21:9; Psa 75:8; Jer 25:15

who : Rev 4:9, Rev 10:6; 1Th 1:9

TSK: Rev 15:8 - was // from the // no // till

was : Exo 40:34; 1Ki 8:10; 2Ch 5:14; Psa 18:8-14; Isa 6:4

from the : Psa 29:9; 2Th 1:9

no : Jer 15:1; Lam 3:44; Rom 11:33

till : Rev 15:1

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Poole: Rev 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

And the seven angels the seven ministers of God’ s vengeance on antichrist, to whom the vials were given.

Came out of the temple that is, out of the tabernacle of the testimony; for in Moses’ s tabernacle there was only this inward court for the priests, the people worshipped without. They came (as the high priest was wont) out of the oracle to bring God’ s answer to all his saints’ prayers.

Having the seven plagues: the answer was seven plagues, that is, that God had employed them to bring seven plagues successively upon the antichristian party, and all the enemies of his church, till by them they should be consumed.

Clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles these angels came in the habit of high priests, when they went in to inquire of God, or came out with an answer from God.

Poole: Rev 15:7 - And one of the four beasts // Gave unto the seven angels // Seven golden vials

And one of the four beasts one of those four beasts round about the throne, Rev 4:6 .

Gave unto the seven angels the seven angels mentioned Rev 15:6 .

Seven golden vials: a vial is a plain pot or glass with a wide mouth, used to drink in: these were

full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever The meaning is no more than that the seven angels, before mentioned, were commissioned from God, by one plague after another, to bring antichrist to his ruin.

Poole: Rev 15:8 - And the temple // Was filled with smoke // From the glory of God, and from his power // And no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled

And the temple that is, the church, as temple most ordinarily signifieth in this book.

Was filled with smoke: by smoke, doubtless, is meant confusions and troubles.

From the glory of God, and from his power caused by God’ s glorious manifestation of his power, in bringing antichrist to ruin, who had so twisted his interest with that of the civil magistracy in several kingdoms, that there was no rooting him out, without a terrible shaking of all those parts of the earth where he set his foot.

And no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled so as no part of the church could be at rest until God had fulfilled his ruin by these plagues: nor must any quiet state of the church be expected, until this great work be effected.

PBC: Rev 15:6

These seven angels who came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, were clothed in the attire of the priesthood, " And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office." {Ex 28:41} Seven is a complete number of perfection. We may conclude that these seven angels represented the entire priesthood which would no longer be used by God in the administration of the Mosaic Temple. These plagues would be to the destruction of this mode of worship. It was finished with the pouring out of these vials.— Eld. Charles Taylor

PBC: Rev 15:7

Could this beast be the era of time in which animal sacrifices were offered to appease the anger of God? It seems possible because the priesthood came out of the temple. They no longer had a place of service. The offerings of animals could never atone for sin. God’s anger had never been satisfied with these sacrifices. The wrath of God was completely satisfied when He accepted the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son when He became sin for us on the Cross.— Eld. Charles Taylor

PBC: Rev 15:8

God’s glory had filled the temple at various times under the law. In the beginning of congregational temple worship, when Moses had made the Tabernacle as God had commanded, " So Moses finished the work." {Ex 40:33} " Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle." {Ex 40:34-35} God now performs the same miracle at the ending of temple worship. No longer would man enter into this last Temple to worship. God’s wrath was now ready to be poured out upon Jerusalem.— Eld. Charles Taylor

Haydock: Rev 15:8 - The temple was filled with smoke

The temple was filled with smoke, &c., as in the time of Solomon. (2 Paralipomenon vii.) (Witham) ---

The vials are given to the Angels by one of the four living creatures, that is, by a prophet, because at that time the effects had not happened, but were to happen in time to come, and are therefore announced by way of prophecy; and the temple was filled with smoke, manifesting first the majesty of God, and secondly his power. (Pastorini)

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Gill: Rev 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

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, clean and white, and the righteousness of the saints, Rev 19:8 and also their spiritual joy in their present situation, and in the view of the destruction of antichrist, their sackcloth being put off, in which they, the witnesses, before appeared. So the linen garment of the high priest was, as Philo the Jew says ⁿ, made of "fine linen", καθαρωτατος, "most pure". The Alexandrian copy, and some copies of the Vulgate Latin version, and some exemplars mentioned by Andreas Caesariensis, an ancient commentator on this book, read, "clothed with a stone, pure and white"; as if they were arrayed in garments of stone, which is not likely; unless reference is had to the stone asbestos, of an iron colour, found, as Pliny says ^o, in the mountains of Arcadia, of which linen was made, called "asbestinum", and of that garments; which were so far from being consumed by fire, that they became clean and brighter by it; or to the Carystian stone, which the inhabitants of Carystus used to comb, spin, and weave, and make carpets of ^p.

And having their breasts girded with golden girdles; such an one as Christ himself was girded with, Rev 1:13 and this some understand of the love, which the breasts of angels are filled with towards the saints, and their readiness to perform all good offices to them, and to execute the judgments of God upon their enemies, whenever they have orders: but since these angels come out of the temple, and members of Gospel churches seem designed, rather this is to be understood either of the grace of faith, which is much more precious than of gold that perisheth, which receives the righteousness of Christ, puts it on, and girds it about the believer; or of love, the love of God and Christ, which encompass the saints about, and constrain them, and engage them in fervent love to them, and one another: or of the girdle of truth, Eph 6:14 which is near and close to them, and which keeps them close to Christ; nor can they depart totally and finally from him, or that; or in general, this may denote their strength and readiness for what service they shall be called to; see Luk 12:35.

Gill: Rev 15:7 - 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

And one of the four beasts,.... Or living creatures: now we hear of them, as of the four and twenty elders, under the blowing of the seventh trumpet, Rev 11:16 with which this vision is contemporary; these living creatures are the ministers of the Gospel; See Gill on Rev 4:6 and this was one, or the first of them, who was like a lion, for fortitude and courage, and whose voice was as the noise of thunder, Rev 4:7 and so fitly represents those ministers who shall give out the vials of God's wrath: not any particular person is designed, who shall be at this time; and much less Luke the evangelist, as Lord Napier thinks; nor Peter, who prophesied of the last time, 2Pe 3:10 as Grotius; but a set of Gospel ministers, comparable to one of the living creatures John had before seen; of whom it is said, that they

gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever: these seven vials are for the seven last plagues to be put into, and out of which they are to be taken, or poured, and inflicted; see Rev 21:9 hence it appears, that the seven plagues, and the wrath of God, are the same thing, and both design God's judgments upon antichrist; and these being expressed by "vials", which are measures, and large ones, show the large abundance and plenteous effusion of God's wrath, and the secret, sudden, and irresistible power of it; and yet that it will be poured out in measure, according to righteous judgment, and therefore it is put into vials; and these golden ones, expressive of the purity, holiness, and justice of the divine proceedings: and it will be very terrible; it will be, not the wrath of men, but of God, and a cup of the fierceness of his wrath; it will be the wrath of the living God, of him that lives for ever, and as he is, such will his wrath be; it will continue for ever, for this wrath will issue in the everlasting destruction of antichrist: so the wrath of God is signified by a wine cup of fury, Jer 25:15 and that destruction, and those plagues which God designed to bring upon Pharaoh, are by Jonathan ben Uzziel, in his Targum on Gen 40:12 called דרוגזא פיילא, "a vial of wrath", which he should drink of: and in the pouring out of there seven vials, there is in some of them a manifest allusion to the plagues of Egypt. So the cup of trembling, in Isa 51:17 is by the Targumists called פילי, "a vial", and also "the cup of fury", Isa 51:22 and that these vials were not small narrow mouthed vessels, but large broad mouthed ones, and more properly basins or bowls, is manifest from the use of the word with Jewish writers. The dishes on which the loaves of the shewbread were set, each of which loaves was ten hands breadth long, and five broad ^q, are by the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem on Exo 25:29 called פיילת, "vials"; and so the chargers offered at the dedication of the tabernacle, Num 7:13 are, by the same, rendered vials, which weighed 130 shekels; and so the silver bowl they offered, is, by Josephus ^r, called a vial: the bowls in Amo 6:6 are, by the Targum there, said to be "silver vials". The lordly dish brought by Jael to Sisera, Jdg 5:25 the Targum calls the vial of the mighty ones; and the earthen vessels used at the trial of the suspected wife, and at the cleansing of the leper, are both by Jewish writers said to be "vials" ^s. Now these vials were given to the seven angels by one of the living creatures, the ministers of the word; from whence it seems that these angels design members of churches, as distinct from ministers; and may intend civil magistrates, and very principal ones, as kings of the earth, who, in this state of things, and times, will belong to the churches, and will be the instruments of destroying antichrist: and these vials may be said to be given to them by the ministers, since they will execute this vengeance in consequence of their prayers, and the churches', called vials full of odours, Rev 5:8 and because these great men will be stirred up by the ministers of the Gospel, and by their ministrations, to do this work; see Rev 18:4.

Gill: Rev 15:8 - And the temple was filled with smoke // from the glory of God, and from his power // and no man was able to enter into the temple till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled

And the temple was filled with smoke,.... Not with the smoke of false doctrine and superstition; that comes out of the bottomless pit, this from God, Rev 9:2 and besides, Gospel churches will grow purer and purer, while the seven angels are pouring out the vials: but rather this may be understood of judicial blindness and hardness of heart, upon the antichristian party, which will come upon them from God in righteous judgment; so that they will not be reformed by the plagues, and vials of wrath, nor repent of their sins; but blaspheme God, who has power over the plagues, and so shall not be able to enter into the temple: or else this may design God's powerful and gracious presence in his church, in allusion to the cloud which filled the tabernacle, so that Moses could not enter; and which filled the temple, so that the priests could not minister, Exo 40:34 since this is said to be

from the glory of God, and from his power; whose presence is the glory in the midst of his church, and a covert, a protection and defence, to the saints, so that none can come into the temple to hurt them: see Isa 4:5 or rather this intends "the smoke of the anger of God", as the Ethiopic version renders it, and which is intolerable; and it may have respect not only to the wrath of God, which is insupportable, but to that great affliction which will befall the saints in those times, through the last struggle of the beast; called the earthquake, and the hour of temptation, and a time of trouble, as never the like was, and which will be shortened for the elect's sake:

and no man was able to enter into the temple till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. None of the anti-Christian party will attempt to enter in, because of their blindness and obduracy; nor can they get in to do any mischief, because the glorious and powerful presence of God is a defence against them: and this may also have some respect to the darkness of God's judgments, which will not be clearly manifest until these seven plagues are accomplished; till that time God's judgments on antichrist will remain a great deep, and be unsearchable; there will be no entering into the temple, so as fully to understand them, which is meant by going into the sanctuary of God, Psa 73:17 and this makes the interpretation of the pouring out of these vials, in the next chapter, very difficult.