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Book of Revelation

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New Testament

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Apocalypse

Revelation 15

Revelation 15 is the fifteenth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle.

Contents

Text

  • The original text is written in Koine Greek.
  • Some of the oldest manuscripts containing this chapter are:
  • Papyrus 115 (ca. AD 275; extant: verses 1, 4-7)
  • Papyrus 47 (3rd century; complete)
  • Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
  • Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
  • Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. AD 450; complete)
  • Papyrus 43 (6th/7th century; extant: verse 8)
  • This chapter is divided into 8 verses.

    • Structure

    This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):

  • Revelation 15:1-4 = Song of the Lamb
  • Revelation 15:5-8 = Prelude to the Bowl Judgments

    • Verse 2

    New King James Version

    And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, over his image and over his mark and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God.

    Verse 3

    New King James Version

    They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying:“Great and marvelous are Your works,Lord God Almighty!Just and true are Your ways,O King of the saints!

    Verse 6

    New King James Version

    And out of the temple came the seven angels having the seven plagues, clothed in pure bright linen, and having their chests girded with golden bands.

    References

    Revelation 15 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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