The Revelation of St. John the Divine

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- Kapitel 15 -

(Deuteronomy 32:1–47)

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 this way, for it will fully show how angry he is.

I saw what looked like an ocean that looked as though it was made of glass and mixed with fire. I also saw the people who had overcome the beast by not worshiping it or its image, and by not allowing its servant to mark them with 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 the groups of people!

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

Preparation for Judgment

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.

Vorspiel zu den Schalengerichten

(5. Mose 32,1-47)

Und ich sah ein anderes Zeichen im Himmel, groß und wunderbar: Sieben Engel, welche die sieben letzten Plagen hatten; denn durch sie ward der Zorn Gottes vollendet.

Und ich schaute, wie ein gläsernes Meer gemischt mit Feuer; und die über das Tier, und sein Bild, und über die Zahl seines Namens gesiegt hatten, standen an dem gläsernen Meere, und hatten Harfen Gottes,

und sangen das Lob Moses, des Dieners Gottes, und das Lied des Lammes, und sprachen: Groß und wunderbar sind deine Werke, Herr, Gott, Allmächtiger! gerecht und wahrhaftig sind deine Wege, König der Ewigkeit!

Wer sollte dich nicht fürchten, Herr! und deinen Namen preisen? Du allein ja bist heilig. Ja, alle Völker werden kommen, und vor dir anbeten, denn deine Gerichte sind offenbar geworden.

Und darnach schaute ich, und siehe, der Tempel des Gezeltes des Zeugnisses im Himmel tat sich auf;

und es gingen die sieben Engel aus dem Tempel hervor, welche die sieben Plagen hatten, angetan mit reiner lichter Leinwand, und um die Brust gegürtet mit goldenen Gürteln.

Und eines der vier Wesen gab den sieben Engeln sieben goldenen Schalen, gefüllt mit dem Zorne Gottes, der in alle Ewigkeit lebt.

Und der Tempel ward voll Rauch von der Herrlichkeit Gottes, und von seiner Macht, und niemand konnte in den Tempel eintreten, bis die sieben Plagen der sieben Engel vollendet werden.