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Day 28 Revelation 15 Revelation 15:1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. 2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. 3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. 4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? For thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. 5 And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: 6 And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. 7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever. 8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. When something momentous is about to take place, a lot of pomp precedes the action. Jesus showed John heaven’s reaction to the seven last plagues. They rejoiced because God would bring the final judgment against the Antichrist, Satan. All of God’s judgments had seven parts to it. Seven in the Bible means complete and perfect. God would bring about His complete wrath against Satan, finishing what began on the cross with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jesus conquered death, hell, and the grave with His resurrection. Now, Jesus would bring the final sentence to Satan in the last seven plagues, making everything complete and perfect before God. As the angels came forth with the seven vials given to them by one of the four beasts the temple filled with the smoke of God’s glory and power. No one could enter the temple until God fulfilled His judgment on the Antichrist, his false prophet and beast. Only two other times has God’s glory prevented people from entering and performing their duty in the tabernacle or temple. Exodus 40:34 Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 35 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. (KJV) 1 Kings 8:5 And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude. 6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims. 7 For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 8 And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day. 9 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. 10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, 11 So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD. (KJV) All those who accepted Jesus during the Tribulation would witness the last plagues. The sea of glass represents people standing on the fragile earth. In the plagues already seen, God judged the earth. Earth became fragile because of the plagues and with the last plagues, the earth would also see the last judgments of God. When you know something wonderful is about to take place, you can barely contain your joy. Heaven is in the same state of joy with the seven last plagues because Antichrist, Satan, would receive his eternal sentence. Let’s pray: Father, fill me with Your joy as You work in my life to fulfill the work You have for me. Let me know that everything You purpose for me is beneficial for me. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen. Copyright © 26 July 2019 by Valerie Routhieaux Image courtesy of Pixabay