Seven Angels With Seven Plagues
1I saw in heaven another great and wonderful sign. Seven angels were about to bring the seven last plagues. The plagues would complete God’s anger. 2Then I saw something that looked like a sea of glass glowing with fire. Standing beside the sea were those who had won the battle over the beast. They had also overcome its statue and the number of its name. They held harps given to them by God. 3They sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb. They sang,
“Lord God who rules over all,
everything you do is great and wonderful.
King of the nations,
your ways are true and fair.
4Lord, who will not have respect for you?
Who will not bring glory to your name?
You alone are holy.
All nations will come
and worship you.
They see that the things you do are right.”
5After this I looked, and I saw the temple in heaven. And it was opened. The temple is the holy tent where the tablets of the covenant law were kept. 6Out of the temple came the seven angels who were bringing the seven plagues. They were dressed in clean, shining linen. They wore gold strips of cloth around their chests. 7Then one of the four living creatures gave seven golden bowls to the seven angels. The bowls were filled with the anger of God, who lives for ever and ever. 8The temple was filled with smoke that came from the glory and power of God. No one could enter the temple at that time. They had to wait until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
Malaika Saba Na Mapigo Saba
115:1 Ufu 12:1-3; 17:1; 21:9; Law 26:21Ndipo nikaona ishara nyingine kubwa ya ajabu mbinguni: malaika saba wenye yale mapigo saba ya mwisho, kwa sababu kwa mapigo hayo ghadhabu ya Mungu ilikuwa imekamilika. 215:2 Ufu 4:6; 13:14Nikaona kile kilichoonekana kama bahari ya kioo iliyochanganyikana na moto. Kando ya hiyo bahari, walikuwa wamesimama wale watu waliomshinda yule mnyama na sanamu yake pamoja na tarakimu ya jina lake. Mikononi mwao walikuwa wameshika vinubi walivyopewa na Mungu. 315:3 Kut 15:1; Kum 32:4; Za 111:2; 145:17Nao wakaimba wimbo wa Mose, mtumishi wa Mungu, na wimbo wa Mwana-Kondoo, wakisema:
“Bwana Mungu Mwenyezi,
matendo yako ni makuu na ya ajabu.
Njia zako wewe ni za haki na za kweli,
Mfalme wa nyakati zote!
415:4 Yer 10:7; Isa 66:23Ni nani ambaye hatakuogopa wewe Bwana
na kulitukuza jina lako?
Kwa kuwa wewe peke yako ndiwe mtakatifu.
Mataifa yote yatakuja
na kuabudu mbele zako,
kwa kuwa matendo yako ya haki
yamedhihirishwa.”
515:5 Ufu 11:19; Hes 1:50Baada ya haya nikatazama, nalo hekalu, la hema la Ushuhuda, lilikuwa limefunguliwa mbinguni. 615:6 Ufu 14:15; 1:13Ndani ya lile hekalu wakatoka malaika saba wakiwa na mapigo saba. Walikuwa wamevaa nguo safi za kitani ingʼaayo na kufungwa mikanda ya dhahabu vifuani mwao. 715:7 Ufu 4:6Ndipo mmoja wa wale viumbe wanne wenye uhai akawapa wale malaika saba mabakuli saba ya dhahabu yaliyojaa ghadhabu ya Mungu, yeye aishiye milele na milele. 815:8 Isa 6:4; 1Fal 8:10-11; 2Nya 5:13-14Nalo lile hekalu lilijawa na moshi uliotokana na utukufu wa Mungu na uweza wake, wala hakuna yeyote aliyeweza kuingia mle hekaluni mpaka yale mapigo saba ya wale malaika saba yalipomalizika.
