Preparation for the Bowl Judgments

15 Then I saw another great and awe-inspiring sign h in heaven: i seven angels with the seven last plagues, for with them, God’s wrath will be completed. j 2 I also saw something like a sea of glass k mixed with fire, and those who had won the victory over the beast, his image, l and the number of his name, were standing on the sea of glass with harps from God. m n 3 They sang the song of God’s servant Moses o and the song of the Lamb:

Great and awe-inspiring are Your works,

Lord God, the Almighty;

righteous and true p are Your ways,

King of the Nations. qr

4 Lord, who will not fear

and glorify Your name?

Because You alone are holy, s

for all the nations will come

and worship before You t

because Your righteous acts

have been revealed.

5 After this I looked, and the heavenly sanctuary—the tabernacle of testimony u—was opened. v 6 Out of the sanctuary came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in * clean, bright linen, with gold sashes wrapped around their chests. 7 One of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven gold bowls filled with the wrath of God who lives forever and ever. w 8 Then the sanctuary was filled with smoke from God’s glory and from His power, x and no one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.