Revelation 7:3

7:3 “Do not damage the earth or the sea or the trees until we have put a seal on the foreheads of the servants ¹  of our God.”

Revelation 8:8

8:8 Then ²  the second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain of burning fire was thrown into the sea. A ³  third of the sea became blood,

Revelation 15:2

15:2 Then ⁴  I saw something like a sea of glass ⁵  mixed with fire, and those who had conquered ⁶  the beast and his image and the number of his name. They were standing ⁷  by ⁸  the sea of glass, holding harps given to them by God. ⁹ 

[7:3]  ¹ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[8:8]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[8:8]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[15:2]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

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

[15:2]  ⁵ tn Or “had been victorious over”; traditionally, “had overcome.”

[15:2]  ⁶ tn Grk “of his name, standing.” A new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the words “They were.”

[15:2]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ tn Grk “harps of God.” The phrase τοῦ θεοῦ (tou qeou) has been translated as a genitive of agency.