Revelation Chapter 15 in Simple English

Updated on September 28, 2026

Read Revelation Chapter 15

1Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and wonderful: seven angels with the seven last plagues. With these plagues the anger of God is completed.

2And I saw what looked like a sea of glass mixed with fire. Standing on the sea of glass were those who had won the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name. They held the harps of God.

3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and wonderful are your works, Lord God Almighty. Your ways are just and true, King of saints."

4"Who will not fear you, Lord, and give glory to your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your judgments have been made known."

5After that I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.

6The seven angels came out of the temple with the seven plagues. They were dressed in pure white linen, and golden belts were around their chests.

7One of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever.

8The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power. No one was able to go into the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.

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Explanation

Revelation 15

In short

John sees a vision of God's final judgment about to unfold. Before the last plagues are poured out, those who resisted the beast stand victorious and worship God, while seven angels receive bowls full of God's wrath from the heavenly temple. The temple then fills with smoke, signaling that judgment cannot be stopped or interrupted until all seven plagues are complete.

Context

This chapter opens the final sequence of Revelation's vision of end times. John has already described the beast and its followers (chapters 12-14). Now he turns to what comes next: the pouring out of God's wrath on the earth. The chapter serves as a pause and a prelude, showing both the victory of those who have resisted the beast and the preparation of God's judgment to come.

What the text says

In verses 1-4, John sees a great sign: seven angels carrying "the seven last plagues." He then sees people standing on "a sea of glass mingled with fire" who have "gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over his name" (verse 2). These victorious ones hold harps and sing "the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb" (verse 3), praising God's great works, just ways, and declaring "all nations shall come and worship before thee" (verse 4).

In verses 5-8, the heavenly temple opens. Seven angels emerge clothed in white linen with golden sashes. One of the four living creatures gives them "seven golden vials full of the wrath of God" (verses 6-7). The temple then fills with smoke from God's glory and power, and "no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled" (verse 8).

Takeaways

Those who resist evil participate in God's victory and worship before the final judgment arrives.
God's wrath is portrayed as ordered and complete, delivered through seven angels in seven bowls.
The sealing of the temple signals that what is about to happen cannot be stopped or interrupted.

Revelation 15 - Simple English