Revelation 8:5

8:5 Then ¹  the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it on the earth, and there were crashes of thunder, roaring, ²  flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.

Revelation 14:2

14:2 I also heard a sound ³  coming out of heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. Now ⁴  the sound I heard was like that made by harpists playing their harps,

Revelation 15:1

The Final Plagues

15:1 Then ⁵  I saw another great and astounding sign in heaven: seven angels who have seven final plagues ⁶  (they are final because in them God’s anger is completed).

Revelation 15:7

15:7 Then ⁷  one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath ⁸  of God who lives forever and ever,

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

² tn Or “sounds,” “voices.” It is not entirely clear what this refers to. BDAG 1071 s.v. φωνή 1 states, “In Rv we have ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί (cp. Ex 19:16) 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 (are certain other sounds in nature thought of here in addition to thunder, as e.g. the roar of the storm?…).”

³ tn Or “a voice” (cf. Rev 1:15), but since in this context nothing is mentioned as the content of the voice, it is preferable to translate φωνή (fwnh) as “sound” here.

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of a new topic.

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

⁶ tn Grk “seven plagues – the last ones.”

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

⁸ tn Or “anger.”