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Text -- Revelation 15:7 (NET)

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15:7 Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God who lives forever and ever,
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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Robertson: Rev 15:7 - -- Seven golden bowls ( hepta phialas chrusās ). Golden saucers, but not full of incense as in Rev 5:8, but "full (gemousas for which see Rev 5:8) o...

Seven golden bowls ( hepta phialas chrusās ).

Golden saucers, but not full of incense as in Rev 5:8, but "full (gemousas for which see Rev 5:8) of the wrath of God who liveth for ever and ever"(tou thumou tou theou tou zōntos eis tous aiōnas tōn aiōnōn ). Portents of dreadful events.

Vincent: Rev 15:7 - -- Vials ( φιάλας ) Rev., bowls . See on Rev 5:8.

Vials ( φιάλας )

Rev., bowls . See on Rev 5:8.

Wesley: Rev 15:7 - -- After they were come out of the temple.

After they were come out of the temple.

Wesley: Rev 15:7 - -- Or bowls. The Greek word signifies vessels broader at the top than at the bottom. Full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever - A circumsta...

Or bowls. The Greek word signifies vessels broader at the top than at the bottom. Full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever - A circumstance which adds greatly to the dreadfulness of his wrath.

JFB: Rev 15:7 - -- Greek, "living creatures." The presentation of the vials to the angels by one of the living creatures implies the ministry of the Church as the medium...

Greek, "living creatures." The presentation of the vials to the angels by one of the living creatures implies the ministry of the Church as the medium for manifesting to angels the glories of redemption (Eph 3:10).

JFB: Rev 15:7 - -- "bowls"; a broad shallow cup or bowl. The breadth of the vials in their upper part would tend to cause their contents to pour out all at once, implyin...

"bowls"; a broad shallow cup or bowl. The breadth of the vials in their upper part would tend to cause their contents to pour out all at once, implying the overwhelming suddenness of the woes.

JFB: Rev 15:7 - -- How sweetly do the vials full of odors, that is, the incense-perfumed prayers of the saints, contrast with these!

How sweetly do the vials full of odors, that is, the incense-perfumed prayers of the saints, contrast with these!

Defender: Rev 15:7 - -- The Greek word here is phiale, from which we get "vial." Some translators render it "bowl," others "censer." The exact form of the container is unknow...

The Greek word here is phiale, from which we get "vial." Some translators render it "bowl," others "censer." The exact form of the container is unknown, though it might even be thought of as a large urn, overflowing with God's long restrained wrath.

Defender: Rev 15:7 - -- This phrase "for ever and ever" occurs twenty-one times in the book of Revelation; seventeen stress the uniquely eternal nature of God. Three times it...

This phrase "for ever and ever" occurs twenty-one times in the book of Revelation; seventeen stress the uniquely eternal nature of God. Three times it refers to the never-ending punishment of the ungodly. Once, in its final occurrence, it refers to the never-ending blessedness of the redeemed. "The Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever" (Rev 22:5)."

TSK: Rev 15:7 - -- one : Rev 4:6-9 seven : Rev 5:8, 16:2-21, Rev 17:1, Rev 21:9; Psa 75:8; Jer 25:15 who : Rev 4:9, Rev 10:6; 1Th 1:9

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Barnes: Rev 15:7 - -- And one of the four beasts - See the notes on Rev 4:6-7. Which one of the four is not mentioned. From the explanation given of the design of th...

And one of the four beasts - See the notes on Rev 4:6-7. Which one of the four is not mentioned. From the explanation given of the design of the representation of the "four beasts,"or living creatures, in the notes on Rev 4:6-7, it would seem that the meaning here is, that the great principles of that divine government would be illustrated in the events which are now to occur. In events that were so closely connected with the honor of God and the triumph of his cause on the earth, there was a propriety in the representation that these living creatures, symbolizing the great principles of divine administration, would be particularly interested.

Gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials - The word used here - φιάλη phialē - means properly, "a bowl or goblet, having more breadth than depth"(Robinson, Lexicon). Our word vial, though derived from this, means rather a thin long bottle of glass, used particularly by apothecaries and druggists. The word would be better rendered by "bowl"or "goblet,"and probably the representation here was of such bowls as were used in the temple service. See the notes on Rev 5:8. They are called in Rev 16:1, "vials of the wrath of God"; and here they are said to be "full of the wrath of God."The allusion seems to be to a drinking cup or goblet filled with poison, and given to persons to drink - an allusion drawn from one of the methods of punishment in ancient times. See the notes on Rev 14:10. These vials or goblets thus became emblems of divine wrath, to be inflicted on the beast and his image.

Full of the wrath of God - Filled with what represented his wrath; that is, they seemed to be filled with a poisonous mixture, which being poured upon the earth, the sea, the rivers, the sun, the seat of the beast, the river Euphrates, and into the air, was followed by severe divine judgments on this great anti-Christian power. See Rev 16:2-4, Rev 16:8,Rev 16:10, Rev 16:12, Rev 16:17.

Who liveth forever and ever - The eternal God. The particular object in referring to this attribute here appears to be, that though there may seem to be delay in the execution of his purposes, yet they will be certainly accomplished, as he is the ever-living and unchangeable God. He is not under a necessity of abandoning his purposes, like people, if they are not soon accomplished.

Poole: Rev 15:7 - -- And one of the four beasts one of those four beasts round about the throne, Rev 4:6 . Gave unto the seven angels the seven angels mentioned Rev 15...

And one of the four beasts one of those four beasts round about the throne, Rev 4:6 .

Gave unto the seven angels the seven angels mentioned Rev 15:6 .

Seven golden vials: a vial is a plain pot or glass with a wide mouth, used to drink in: these were

full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever The meaning is no more than that the seven angels, before mentioned, were commissioned from God, by one plague after another, to bring antichrist to his ruin.

PBC: Rev 15:7 - -- Could this beast be the era of time in which animal sacrifices were offered to appease the anger of God? It seems possible because the priesthood came...

Could this beast be the era of time in which animal sacrifices were offered to appease the anger of God? It seems possible because the priesthood came out of the temple. They no longer had a place of service. The offerings of animals could never atone for sin. God’s anger had never been satisfied with these sacrifices. The wrath of God was completely satisfied when He accepted the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son when He became sin for us on the Cross.— Eld. Charles Taylor

Gill: Rev 15:7 - -- And one of the four beasts,.... Or living creatures: now we hear of them, as of the four and twenty elders, under the blowing of the seventh trumpet, ...

And one of the four beasts,.... Or living creatures: now we hear of them, as of the four and twenty elders, under the blowing of the seventh trumpet, Rev 11:16 with which this vision is contemporary; these living creatures are the ministers of the Gospel; See Gill on Rev 4:6 and this was one, or the first of them, who was like a lion, for fortitude and courage, and whose voice was as the noise of thunder, Rev 4:7 and so fitly represents those ministers who shall give out the vials of God's wrath: not any particular person is designed, who shall be at this time; and much less Luke the evangelist, as Lord Napier thinks; nor Peter, who prophesied of the last time, 2Pe 3:10 as Grotius; but a set of Gospel ministers, comparable to one of the living creatures John had before seen; of whom it is said, that they

gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever: these seven vials are for the seven last plagues to be put into, and out of which they are to be taken, or poured, and inflicted; see Rev 21:9 hence it appears, that the seven plagues, and the wrath of God, are the same thing, and both design God's judgments upon antichrist; and these being expressed by "vials", which are measures, and large ones, show the large abundance and plenteous effusion of God's wrath, and the secret, sudden, and irresistible power of it; and yet that it will be poured out in measure, according to righteous judgment, and therefore it is put into vials; and these golden ones, expressive of the purity, holiness, and justice of the divine proceedings: and it will be very terrible; it will be, not the wrath of men, but of God, and a cup of the fierceness of his wrath; it will be the wrath of the living God, of him that lives for ever, and as he is, such will his wrath be; it will continue for ever, for this wrath will issue in the everlasting destruction of antichrist: so the wrath of God is signified by a wine cup of fury, Jer 25:15 and that destruction, and those plagues which God designed to bring upon Pharaoh, are by Jonathan ben Uzziel, in his Targum on Gen 40:12 called דרוגזא פיילא, "a vial of wrath", which he should drink of: and in the pouring out of there seven vials, there is in some of them a manifest allusion to the plagues of Egypt. So the cup of trembling, in Isa 51:17 is by the Targumists called פילי, "a vial", and also "the cup of fury", Isa 51:22 and that these vials were not small narrow mouthed vessels, but large broad mouthed ones, and more properly basins or bowls, is manifest from the use of the word with Jewish writers. The dishes on which the loaves of the shewbread were set, each of which loaves was ten hands breadth long, and five broad q, are by the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem on Exo 25:29 called פיילת, "vials"; and so the chargers offered at the dedication of the tabernacle, Num 7:13 are, by the same, rendered vials, which weighed 130 shekels; and so the silver bowl they offered, is, by Josephus r, called a vial: the bowls in Amo 6:6 are, by the Targum there, said to be "silver vials". The lordly dish brought by Jael to Sisera, Jdg 5:25 the Targum calls the vial of the mighty ones; and the earthen vessels used at the trial of the suspected wife, and at the cleansing of the leper, are both by Jewish writers said to be "vials" s. Now these vials were given to the seven angels by one of the living creatures, the ministers of the word; from whence it seems that these angels design members of churches, as distinct from ministers; and may intend civil magistrates, and very principal ones, as kings of the earth, who, in this state of things, and times, will belong to the churches, and will be the instruments of destroying antichrist: and these vials may be said to be given to them by the ministers, since they will execute this vengeance in consequence of their prayers, and the churches', called vials full of odours, Rev 5:8 and because these great men will be stirred up by the ministers of the Gospel, and by their ministrations, to do this work; see Rev 18:4.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Rev 15:7 Or “anger.”

Geneva Bible: Rev 15:7 And one of the ( 13 ) four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. ( 13 ) Of the...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Rev 15:1-8 - --1 The seven angels with the seven last plagues.3 The song of them that overcame the beast.7 The seven vials full of the wrath of God.

MHCC: Rev 15:5-8 - --In the judgments God executes upon antichrist and his followers, he fulfils the prophecies and promises of his word. These angels are prepared for the...

Matthew Henry: Rev 15:5-8 - -- Observe, I. How these angels appeared - coming out of heaven to execute their commission: The temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven w...

Barclay: Rev 15:5-7 - --The tent of witness, or the tent of testimony, is a common title in the Old Testament for the tabernacle in the wilderness (Num 9:15; Num 17:7; Nu...

Constable: Rev 4:1--22:6 - --III. THE REVELATION OF THE FUTURE 4:1--22:5 John recorded the rest of this book to reveal those aspects of the f...

Constable: Rev 15:1-8 - --2. Preparation for the bowl judgments ch. 15 John recorded what he saw in this chapter to height...

Constable: Rev 15:5-8 - --The preparation of the agents of judgment 15:5-8 15:5 "After these things I looked" (Gr. meta tauta eidon) indicates a transition to a new vision and ...

College: Rev 15:1-8 - -- REVELATION 15 e. The Seven Last Plagues or Seven Bowls of God's Wrath (15:1-16:21) 1 I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign: seven angel...

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: Revelation (Book Introduction) THE REVELATION OF JOHN ABOUT a.d. 95 By Way of Introduction Difficulty in the Problem Perhaps no single book in the New Testament presents so ...

JFB: Revelation (Book Introduction) AUTHENTICITY.--The author calls himself John (Rev 1:1, Rev 1:4, Rev 1:9; Rev 2:8). JUSTIN MARTYR [Dialogue with Trypho, p. 308] (A.D. 139-161) quotes ...

JFB: Revelation (Outline) TITLE: SOURCE AND OBJECT OF THIS REVELATION: BLESSING ON THE READER AND KEEPER OF IT, AS THE TIME IS NEAR: INSCRIPTION TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES: APOSTOL...

TSK: Revelation (Book Introduction) The obscurity of this prophecy, which has been urged against its genuineness, necessarily results from the highly figurative and symbolical language i...

TSK: Revelation 15 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Rev 15:1, The seven angels with the seven last plagues; Rev 15:3, The song of them that overcame the beast; Rev 15:7, The seven vials ful...

Poole: Revelation 15 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 15

MHCC: Revelation (Book Introduction) The Book of the Revelation of St. John consists of two principal divisions. 1. Relates to " the things which are," that is, the then present state of...

MHCC: Revelation 15 (Chapter Introduction) (Rev 15:1-4) A song of praise is sung by the church. (Rev 15:5-8) Seven angels with the seven plagues; and to them one of the living creatures gives ...

Matthew Henry: Revelation (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Revelation of St. John the Divine It ought to be no prejudice to the credit and authority of this b...

Matthew Henry: Revelation 15 (Chapter Introduction) Hitherto, according to the judgment of very eminent expositors, God had represented to his servant, John, I. The state of the church under the pag...

Barclay: Revelation (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO THE REVELATION OF JOHN The Strange Book When a student of the New Testament embarks upon the study of the Revelation he feels him...

Barclay: Revelation 15 (Chapter Introduction) The Victors Of Christ (Rev_15:1-2) The Song Of The Victors Of Christ (Rev_15:3-4) The Avenging Angels (Rev_15:5-7) The Unapproachable Glory (Rev_...

Constable: Revelation (Book Introduction) Introduction Historical background The opening verses of the book state that "John" wr...

Constable: Revelation (Outline) Outline I. The preparation of the prophet ch. 1 A. The prologue of the book 1:1-8 ...

Constable: Revelation Revelation Bibliography Abbott-Smith, George. A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament. Edinburgh: T. & ...

Haydock: Revelation (Book Introduction) THE APOCALYPSE OF ST. JOHN, THE APOSTLE. INTRODUCTION. Though some in the first ages [centuries] doubted whether this book was canonical, and ...

Gill: Revelation (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO REVELATION That this book was written by the Apostle and Evangelist John, is clear not only from the express mention of his name, a...

Gill: Revelation 15 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO REVELATION 15 This chapter is a preparation to the pouring out of the seven vials, and contains a vision of the seven angels in hea...

College: Revelation (Book Introduction) PREFACE This commentary on the Revelation of John has been prepared for general readers of the Bible who desire to deepen their understanding of God'...

College: Revelation (Outline) OUTLINE I. PROLOGUE - 1:1-20 A. Introduction to the Prophecy - 1:1-3 B. Sender - 1:4a C. Recipients - 1:4b D. Prescript - 1:4c-5a E. ...

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