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Rev 15:1-8 reverse parallelism
1a) Rev 15:1, I saw seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them God’s wrath is finished;
1b) Rev 15:2-3a, Those who overcame sang the song of Moses and the Lamb;
1a) Rev 15:2a, I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire;
central axis) Rev 15:2b, And those who overcame the beast, his image, the number of his name;
2a) Rev 15:2c-3a, Standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God/ They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying;
2b) Rev 15:3b-4, The song of Moses and the Lamb;
1a) Rev 15:3b, Great + marvelous are Your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous + true are Your ways;
1b) Rev 15:3c, You King of the nations;
1c) Rev 15:4a, Who wouldn’t fear You, Lord;
central axis) Rev 15:4b, And glorify Your name?
2c) Rev 15:4c, For You only are holy;
2b) Rev 15:4d, For all the nations will come + worship before You;
2a) Rev 15:4e, For Your righteous acts have been revealed;
2a) Rev 15:5-8, The seven angels who have the seven plagues were given seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God;
1a) Rev 15:5-6, After this, the temple in heaven was opened/ seven angels who had the seven plagues came out;
1b) Rev 15:7a, One of the four living creatures;
central axis) Rev 15:7b, Gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God;
2b) Rev 15:7c, Who lives forever and ever;
2a) Rev 15:8 The temple was filled with the glory of God + His power/ No one could enter it until the seven plagues of the seven angels would be finished.
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