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.
Parallel translations
- WEB The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power. No one was able to enter into the temple, until the seven plagues of the seven angels would be finished.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power, and no one was able to enter the temple till the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
- NASB And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one was able to enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.
- NLT The Temple was filled with smoke from God’s glory and power. No one could enter the Temple until the seven angels had completed pouring out the seven plagues.
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Quick answer
The temple fills with smoke from God's glory, and none can enter until the plagues are finished. God's awesome holiness governs the hour of judgment.
Overview
Smoke from God's glory and power fills the temple, recalling Sinai and the cloud that filled the tabernacle and Solomon's temple. No one may enter until the seven plagues are complete, signaling that this season of judgment is wholly God's and not to be interrupted. The scene magnifies the unapproachable majesty of the holy God who judges.
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Cross-references · 11
- Isa 6:4At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.
- 1 Kgs 8:10–11And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD
- Exod 40:34–35Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
- 2 Chr 5:13–14The 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
- Ps 29:9The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”
- 2 Th 1:9They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,
- Rev 15:1Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.
- Ps 18:8–14Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
- Jer 15:1Then 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.
- Lam 3:44You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.
- Rom 11:33O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
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