Revelation 15:8

And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrator records John’s vision to the early church at the moment the four living creature hands the seven golden bowls of God’s wrath to the seven angels.

The words — ναὸς (naos) = temple and ἐγεμὴσθη (egemisthē) = was filled describe the sanctuary becoming completely occupied. καπνοῦ (kapnou) = smoke and δόξης (doxēs) = glory specify that this smoke originates from God’s glory and power.

The thread — The imagery of a space filling with smoke or cloud marks divine presence in Exodus 40:34, 1 Kings 8:10, and Isaiah 6:4.

Why it lands — The text states that divine presence blocks access to the temple until the seven plagues conclude. It asks the reader to acknowledge that God’s judgment proceeds without interruption and that access to His presence is suspended until His wrath is finished.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Isaiah 6:4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.
1 Kings 8:10 And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD
Exodus 40:34 Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
2 Chronicles 5:13 The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud
Psalms 29:9 The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”
2 Thessalonians 1:9 They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
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.
Psalms 18:8 Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
Jeremiah 15:1 Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go!
Lamentations 3:44 You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.