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Revelation 15 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Revelation 15, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 5
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Revelation 15 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἑπτά | heptá | G2033 | 8 | seven |
| ναός | naós | G3485 | 4 | shrine, temple |
| πληγή | plēgḗ | G4127 | 3 | plague, stripe, wound |
| ἄγγελος | ángelos | G32 | 4 | angel, messenger |
| ὑάλινος | hyálinos | G5193 | 2 | of glass |
| θαυμαστός | thaumastós | G2298 | 2 | marvel |
| ᾠδή | ōidḗ | G5603 | 2 | song |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on Revelation 15, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Hitherto, according to the judgment of very eminent expositors, God had represented to his servant, John, I. The state of the church under the pagan powers, in the six seals opened; and then, II. The state of the church under the papal powers, in the vision of the six trumpets that began to sound upon the opening of the seventh seal: and then is inserted. III. A more general and brief account of the past, present, and future state of the church, in the little book, &c. He now proceeds, IV. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 6 (Acts to Revelation), on Revelation 15:1–25 (Public Domain)
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