15:1: And I saw another big and astonishing sign in heaven: seven angels who had seven plagues—the last ones, because God’s rage was finished in them. “Another big … sign in heaven” harks back to the “big sign … in heaven” at 12:1 (though see also “another sign … in heaven” at 12:3). Now John adds “and astonishing” to his description of the sign as “big.” The reason for this double description will come out in 15:3. The description of the seven plagues as “the