Revelation 15:6

And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The seer John records this vision immediately after the heavenly tabernacle is opened, placing the scene between the declaration of the seven plagues and their distribution.

The words — The text uses ἐξῆλθον (exēlthon) to describe the angels coming forth from the temple, and ἔχοντες (echontes) to indicate they are carrying the seven plagues.

The thread — The linen garments and golden sashes parallel the priestly attire in Ezekiel 44:17 and the figure in Revelation 1:13, while the seven angels are first introduced as bearers of the final plagues in Revelation 15:1.

Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to identify the angels as purified executors of divine judgment, distinct from the worship due to God alone.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Revelation 1:13 and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.
Revelation 15:1 Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.
Ezekiel 44:17 When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen garments; they must not wear anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple.
Exodus 28:5 They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.
Luke 24:4 While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.
Revelation 14:15 Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.”