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The seven angels who had the seven plagues came out from the temple, clothed with pure, bright linen, and wearing golden sashes around their breasts.
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Judgment from God's Presence
The angels emerge directly from the temple, God's inner sanctuary. Commentators explain this signifies that these final judgments are not random events but holy, righteous acts originating from God's immediate presence. One scholar notes the powerful irony that judgment proceeds from the very place of mercy that was offered and then rejected.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the seven angels. See the notes on Revelation 15:1.
Came out of the temple. They were seen to come from the temple; th…
There came out (εξηλθαν). Second aorist active indicative of εξερχομα with -αν rather than -ον. Proleptic and prophetic aorist.
19th Century
Anglican
And the seven angels . . .—Better, And there came out the seven angels who had the seven plagues from the temple, clothed in l…
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A second and still more impressive scene follows. The door to the temple in heaven is again opened (cf. 11:19), and the seven angels dressed in whi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the seven angels came out of the temple By which it appears, that they are such who are of, or belong to the chu…
In the judgments God executes upon antichrist and his followers, he fulfills the prophecies and promises of his word. These angels are prepared for…
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