15:1 Then¹ I saw another great and astounding sign in heaven: seven angels who have seven final plagues² (they are final because in them God’s anger is completed).

15:2 Then³ I saw something like a sea of glass⁴ mixed with fire, and those who had conquered⁵ the beast and his image and the number of his name. They were standing⁶ by⁷ the sea of glass, holding harps given to them by God.⁸ 15:3 They⁹ sang the song of Moses the servant¹⁰ of God and the song of the Lamb:¹¹

“Great and astounding are your deeds,
Lord God All-Powerful!¹²
Just¹³ and true are your ways,
King over the nations!¹⁴
15:4 Who will not fear you, O Lord,
and glorify¹⁵ your name, because you alone are holy?
All nations¹⁶ will come and worship before you
for your righteous acts¹⁷ have been revealed.”

15:5 After¹⁸ these things I looked, and the temple (the tent¹⁹ of the testimony) was opened in heaven, 15:6 and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out of the temple, dressed in clean bright linen, wearing wide golden belts²⁰ around their chests. 15:7 Then²¹ one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath²² of God who lives forever and ever, 15:8 and the temple was filled with smoke from God’s glory and from his power. Thus²³ no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues from the seven angels were completed.