Revelation 15

Something else very unusual appeared in the sky. I saw seven angels, whose duty it was to punish rebellious people in seven different ways. This is the last time that God will punish people in this way, for it will fully show how angry he is.

I saw what looked like an ocean made of glass mixed with fire. I also saw the people who had defeated the beast and its image and the number that represents the beast's name. They were standing by the ocean (that was as clear as glass), and they were holding the harps that God gave them.

They were singing a song like God's servant Moses sang long ago. They sang this to praise the Lamb in this way: "Lord God, who rules over everything, whatever you do is powerful and marvelous! You always act righteously and truthfully. You are king forever over all nations!

O Lord, everyone will fear you and honor you because you alone are holy. All nations will come and bow down before you because you have shown that you have judged everyone in the right way."

After this I saw that the temple in heaven was open, where the sacred tent was.

The seven angels whose duty it was to punish rebellious people in seven different ways came out of the very holy place. The angels were dressed in clean, white linen garments; they wore gold bands around their chests.

One of the four living creatures gave each of the seven angels a golden bowl filled with wine. The wine symbolized that God, who lives forever, was very angry with the people who had rebelled against him and was going to punish them.

The temple was filled with smoke that symbolized the presence of the glorious and all-powerful God. No one was able to enter the temple until the seven angels finished punishing the people of the earth in seven different ways.