Revelation:15
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And (
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This is that other passage of the acts of Christ ,
as I noted before (:
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I saw another sign in heaven ,
great and marvellous ,
seven Of which (
Rev_8
:9 )
in sending forth the plagues of the world :
for even these plagues do for the most part agree with those .
angels having the seven last plagues ;
for in them is filled up the wrath of God . {{
See Rev_14
:14 }}.
Now therefore is shown a singular work of the judgment of God belonging to the overthrow of Antichrist and his forces ,
of which divine work the preparation is described in this chapter :
and the execution in the next .
The preparation is first set down generally and in type in this verse :
and is after particularly set forth in the rest of the chapter .
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And they sing (
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That song of triumph ,
which is (
Exo_15
:2 ).(:
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the song of Moses the So is Moses called for honour '
s sake ,
as it is set forth in (
Deu_34
:10 ).
servant of God ,
and the song of the Lamb ,
saying ,
This song has two parts :
one a confession ,
both particular ,
in this verse ,
and general ,
in the beginning of the next verse (
Rev_15
:4 ),
another ,
a narration of causes belonging to the confession ,
of which one kind is eternal in itself ,
and most present to the godly ,
in that God is both holy and alone God :
another kind is future and to come ,
in that the elect taken out of the Gentiles (
that is ,
out of the wicked ones and unbelieving :
as in (
Rev_11
:2 )
were to be brought to the same state of happiness ,
by the magnificence of the judgment of God ,
in (
Rev_15
:4 ).
Great and marvellous [
are ]
thy works ,
Lord God Almighty ;
just and true [
are ]
thy Thy doings .
ways ,
thou King of saints .
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Who shall not feare thee ,
O Lord ,
and glorifie thy Name !
for thou onely art holy ,
and all nations shall come and worship before thee :
for thy iudgements are made manifest .
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And the seven angels came out of the temple ,
having the (
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That is ,
commandments to inflict those seven plagues ,
by way of metonymy .(:
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seven plagues ,
clothed in Which was in old time a sign of the kingly or princely dignity .
pure and white linen ,
and having their breasts This girding was a sign of diligence ,
and the girdle of gold was a sign of sincerity and trustworthiness in taking in charge the commandments of God .
girded with golden girdles .
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And one of the (
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Of these before (
Rev_4
:7 ).(:
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four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God ,
who liveth for ever and ever .
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And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God ,
and from his power ; (
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None of those seven angels could return ,
till he had performed fully the charge committed to him ,
according to the decree of God .(:
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and no man was able to enter into the temple ,
till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled .