Revelation 15:1

The Final Plagues

15:1 Then ¹  I saw another great and astounding sign in heaven: seven angels who have seven final plagues ²  (they are final because in them God’s anger is completed).

Revelation 9:17

9:17 Now ³  this is what the horses and their riders ⁴  looked like in my ⁵  vision: The riders had breastplates that were fiery red, ⁶  dark blue, ⁷  and sulfurous ⁸  yellow in color. ⁹  The ¹⁰  heads of the horses looked like lions’ heads, and fire, smoke, and sulfur ¹¹  came out of their mouths.

Revelation 15:2

15:2 Then ¹²  I saw something like a sea of glass ¹³  mixed with fire, and those who had conquered ¹⁴  the beast and his image and the number of his name. They were standing ¹⁵  by ¹⁶  the sea of glass, holding harps given to them by God. ¹⁷ 

Revelation 16:2

16:2 So ¹⁸  the first angel ¹⁹  went and poured out his bowl on the earth. Then ²⁰  ugly and painful sores ²¹  appeared on the people ²²  who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.

[15:1]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[15:1]  ² tn Grk “seven plagues – the last ones.”

[9:17]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of the description of the horses and riders, which is somewhat parenthetical in the narrative.

[9:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “and those seated on them.”

[9:17]  ⁵ tn Grk “the vision”; the Greek article has been translated as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[9:17]  ⁶ tn L&N 79.31 states, “‘fiery red’ (probably with a tinge of yellow or orange).”

[9:17]  ⁷ tn On this term BDAG 1022 s.v. ὑακίνθινος states, “hyacinth-colored, i.e. dark blue (dark red?) w. πύρινος Rv 9:17.”

[9:17]  ⁸ tn On this term BDAG 446 s.v. θειώδης states, “sulphurous Rv 9:17.”

[9:17]  ⁹ sn The colors of the riders’ breastplates parallel the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur in v. 18.

[9:17]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[9:17]  ¹¹ tn Traditionally, “brimstone.”

[15:2]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[15:2]  ⁶ sn See Rev 4:6 where the sea of glass was mentioned previously.

[15:2]  ⁷ tn Or “had been victorious over”; traditionally, “had overcome.”

[15:2]  ⁸ tn Grk “of his name, standing.” A new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the words “They were.”

[15:2]  ⁹ tn Or “on.” The preposition ἐπί (epi) with the accusative case could mean “on, at, by, near”; given the nature of this scene appearing in a vision, it is difficult to know precisely which the author of Revelation intended. See BDAG 363 s.v. ἐπί 1.c.γ, “At, by, near someone or someth.”

[15:2]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “harps of God.” The phrase τοῦ θεοῦ (tou qeou) has been translated as a genitive of agency.

[16:2]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the directions given by the voice from the temple.

[16:2]  ⁸ tn Grk “the first”; the referent (the first angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:2]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:2]  ¹⁰ tn Or “ulcerated sores”; the term in the Greek text is singular but is probably best understood as a collective singular.

[16:2]  ¹¹ tn Grk ‘the men,” but this is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") and refers to both men and women.