there were seven angels bringing seven plagues.
These are the last plagues, because in them God's anger has
found full expression.
015:002 And I saw what seemed to be a sea of glass mingled with fire,
and those who had gained the victory over the Wild Beast
and over his statue and the number of his name, standing by
the sea of glass and having harps which belonged to God.
015:003 And they were singing the song of Moses, God's servant,
and the song of the Lamb. Their words were, "Great and
wonderful are Thy works, O Lord God, the Ruler of all.
Righteous and true are Thy ways, O King of the nations.
015:004 Who shall not be afraid, O Lord, and glorify Thy name?
For Thou alone art holy. All nations shall come and shall
worship Thee, because the righteousness of all that Thou hast
done has been made manifest."
015:005 After this, when the doors of the sanctuary of the tent
of witness in Heaven were opened, I looked;
015:006 and there came out of the sanctuary the seven angels who were
bringing the seven plagues. The angels were clad in pure,
bright linen, and had girdles of gold across their breasts.
015:007 And one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels
seven bowls of gold, full of the anger of God who lives until
the Ages of the Ages.
015:008 And the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God
and from His power; and no one could enter the sanctuary till
the seven plagues brought by the seven angels were at an end.
016:001 Then I heard a loud voice from the sanctuary say to the
seven angels, "Go and pour on to the earth the seven bowls
of the anger of God."
016:002 So the first angel went away and poured his bowl on to the earth;