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The Gift New Testament

Truth Over Tradition

The sea of glass and the Temple

1 Then I saw another sign in heaven, huge and perplexing: seven angels with the seven last disasters, since with them the fury of God is fully spent. 2 And I saw a glassy sea mixed with fire. Standing next to it were those who had conquered the beast, its image, and the number of its name, and they held glassy harps from God.

3 They sing the song of Moses, the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb: “Great and awesome are your actions, oh Master God Almighty! Just and true are your ways, King of the Nations! 4 Who will not fear you, Master, and honor your name? For you alone are clean; all the nations will come and worship before you because your equitable decrees were revealed.”

5 After these things I saw that the Temple of the Sanctuary of the Testimony in heaven was opened. 6 Out of it came seven angels with the seven disasters, clothed in clean, shining linen with golden sashes around their chests. 7 And one of the four creatures gave them seven golden bowls filled with the fury of God, who lives forever. 8 The temple was completely filled with the smoke of the majesty and power of God, and no one was able to enter into the temple until the seven disasters of the seven angels were fully discharged.