And they refused to receive the mark of the beast having his number: 666. They refused to worship the beast or his image. Regardless, these crowd members are victors. This statement is contained in the part of Revelation which is not in any exact chronological order. The crowd seen standing before the sea of glass may be martyrs, or they may be survivors of the tribulation. The fire in the sea of glass may represent divine judgment that is about to fall on the wicked when the seven angels release the seven plagues mentioned in verse 1. However, there is no need of cleansing or sacrificing in heaven, so a sea of glass appears before God's throne.
In Old Testament times priests washed in a bronze basin before offering sacrifices. Revelation 4:6 identifies a sea of glass lying before God's throne. John looked at what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire. Revelation 15:2, CSB: I also saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had won the victory over the beast, its image, and the number of its name, were standing on the sea of glass with harps from God. They were all holding harps that God had given them. And on it stood all the people who had been victorious over the beast and his statue and the number representing his name. Revelation 15:2, NLT: I saw before me what seemed to be a glass sea mixed with fire. Revelation 15:2, NASB: And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who were victorious over the beast and his image and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, holding harps of God. Please join us for our monthly National Prayer Cenacle These monthly gatherings are essential as we unite our prayers together to blind satan so that families. Revelation 15:2, KJV: And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. Revelation 15:2, ESV: And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire-and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands. Revelation 15:2 Parallel Verses Revelation 15:2, NIV: And I saw what looked like a sea of glass glowing with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been victorious over the beast and its image and over the number of its name.
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