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Version</a></span><br />After this I looked, and the sanctuary of the tent of witness in heaven was opened,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/revelation/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/revelation/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And after these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/revelation/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/revelation/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />After these things I looked, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/revelation/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of testimony in heaven was opened,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/revelation/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of testimony in heaven was opened,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/revelation/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of testimony in heaven was opened,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/revelation/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And after these things I looked, and the sanctuary of the tabernacle of testimony in heaven was opened,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/revelation/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />After these things I looked, and the temple (sanctuary) of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/revelation/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After this I looked, and the heavenly temple—the tabernacle of testimony —was opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/revelation/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After this I looked, and the heavenly sanctuary—the tabernacle of testimony—was opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/revelation/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And after these things I saw, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/revelation/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After this, I noticed something else in heaven. The sacred tent used for a temple was open. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/revelation/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And after these things I saw, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/revelation/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After these things I looked, and I saw that the temple of the tent containing the words of God's promise was open in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/revelation/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />After this I saw the temple in heaven open, with the Sacred Tent in it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/revelation/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After these things, I looked, and the Temple, which is the Tent of Testimony in heaven, was open! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/revelation/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />After these things I looked, and the temple (the tent of the testimony) was opened in heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/revelation/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/revelation/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And after that I looked, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/revelation/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />After this, when the doors of the sanctuary of the tent of witness in Heaven were opened, I looked;<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/revelation/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />After this I looked, and the temple—the tabernacle of the Testimony—was opened in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/revelation/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/revelation/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And after these things I saw, and behold, the temple of the Dwelling Place of the Testimony was opened in Heaven;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/revelation/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And after these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/revelation/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And after these things I saw, and lo, opened was the sanctuary of the tabernacle of the testimony in the heaven;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/revelation/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And after these things I saw, and behold, the temple of the tent of testimony was opened in heaven:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/revelation/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And after these things I looked; and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/revelation/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And after these things, I saw, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/revelation/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />After this I had another vision. The temple that is the heavenly tent of testimony opened,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/revelation/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />After this I looked, and the temple of the tent of witness in heaven was opened,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/revelation/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And after these things, I looked, and behold the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But after these things, I looked, and the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony was opened in Heaven.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/revelation/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And after this I saw, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/revelation/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And after these things I saw, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in the heaven was open:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/revelation/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And after these things I beheld, and, lo! the temple of the tabernacle of witness in heaven was opened:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/revelation/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />After that I looked, and the tabernacle of the testimony in the heavenly temple was opened:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/revelation/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />After this, when the doors of the sanctuary of the tent of witness in Heaven were opened, I looked;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/revelation/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And after these things I saw, and the Temple of the Tabernacle of the testimony in Heaven was opened;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/revelation/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And after these <i>things</i> I saw, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/15-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=3095" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/revelation/15.htm">Preparation for Judgment</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.” <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">After</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tauta (DPro-ANP) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: eidon (V-AIA-1S) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">I looked,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3485.htm" title="3485: naos (N-NMS) -- A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.">temple—</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4633.htm" title="4633: skēnēs (N-GFS) -- A tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation. Apparently akin to skeuos and skia; a tent or cloth hut.">tabernacle</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/3142.htm" title="3142: martyriou (N-GNS) -- Neuter of a presumed derivative of martus; something evidential, i.e. evidence given or, the Decalogue.">Testimony—</a> <a href="/greek/455.htm" title="455: ēnoigē (V-AIP-3S) -- To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.">was opened</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranō (N-DMS) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heaven.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">6</span>And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8-9</a></span><br />And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them. / You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Exodus 40:34-35</a></span><br />Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. / Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-23.htm">Hebrews 9:23-24</a></span><br />So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. / For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a></span><br />And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah 6:1-4</a></span><br />In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/10-18.htm">Ezekiel 10:18-19</a></span><br />Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim. / As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground, with the wheels beside them as they went. And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, with the glory of the God of Israel above them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/26-30.htm">Exodus 26:30-33</a></span><br />So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain. / Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it. / Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood, overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Hebrews 8:5</a></span><br />The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-20.htm">Exodus 40:20-21</a></span><br />Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark. / Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-13.htm">2 Chronicles 5:13-14</a></span><br />The 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 / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-6.htm">Isaiah 66:6</a></span><br />Hear the uproar from the city; listen to the voice from the temple! It is the voice of the LORD, repaying His enemies what they deserve!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/43-4.htm">Ezekiel 43:4-5</a></span><br />and the glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east. / Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-21.htm">Exodus 25:21-22</a></span><br />Set the mercy seat atop the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark. / And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11-12</a></span><br />But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation. / He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Leviticus 16:2</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Revelation 11:19</a></b></br> And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/25-21.htm">Exodus 25:21</a></b></br> And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/1-50.htm">Numbers 1:50,53</a></b></br> But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that <i>belong</i> to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/revelation/15-1.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/revelation/14-17.htm">House</a> <a href="/revelation/13-6.htm">Open</a> <a href="/revelation/13-6.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/revelation/14-17.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/revelation/13-6.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/revelation/14-17.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/revelation/7-15.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/revelation/12-17.htm">Testimony</a> <a href="/revelation/12-11.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/revelation/16-11.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/revelation/15-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Open</a> <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/revelation/15-6.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/revelation/15-6.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/revelation/17-6.htm">Testimony</a> <a href="/revelation/22-16.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/15-1.htm">The seven angels with the seven last plagues.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/15-3.htm">The song of those who overcame the beast.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/15-7.htm">The seven bowls full of the wrath of God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It emphasizes the sequential nature of the visions in Revelation, where each vision builds upon the previous one. This phrase is a common literary device in apocalyptic literature, used to draw attention to the significance of what follows.<p><b>and the temple</b><br>The term "temple" here refers to the heavenly temple, which is a central theme in Revelation. The temple in heaven is seen as the true dwelling place of God, in contrast to the earthly temple. This reflects the Jewish understanding of the temple as the meeting place between God and humanity. The heavenly temple signifies God's presence and authority.<p><b>the tabernacle of the Testimony</b><br>The "tabernacle of the Testimony" refers to the inner sanctuary where the Ark of the Covenant was kept, containing the tablets of the Law. This connects to the Old Testament, where the tabernacle was the portable dwelling place of God among the Israelites during their journey in the wilderness. It symbolizes God's covenant and His faithfulness to His promises.<p><b>was opened in heaven</b><br>The opening of the temple in heaven signifies the revelation of divine mysteries and the execution of God's judgment. This opening is a recurring theme in Revelation, indicating that God's plans are being unveiled. It also suggests accessibility to God's presence and the fulfillment of His purposes. The opening of the heavenly temple is a prelude to the outpouring of the seven last plagues, highlighting the seriousness and imminence of God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/john_the_apostle.htm">John the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the Book of Revelation, who receives and records the vision.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_in_heaven.htm">Temple in Heaven</a></b><br>Represents the heavenly dwelling place of God, symbolizing His presence and holiness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle_of_the_testimony.htm">Tabernacle of the Testimony</a></b><br>Refers to the heavenly counterpart of the earthly tabernacle, which housed the Ark of the Covenant and the tablets of the Law, symbolizing God's covenant and His faithfulness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a></b><br>The spiritual realm where God resides, often depicted as the ultimate place of worship and divine revelation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/v/vision_of_revelation.htm">Vision of Revelation</a></b><br>The series of prophetic visions given to John, revealing God's ultimate plan for humanity and the end times.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_holiness_and_sovereignty.htm">God's Holiness and Sovereignty</a></b><br>The opening of the heavenly temple signifies God's holiness and His sovereign rule over all creation. Believers are called to revere and worship Him with awe and respect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_of_god's_promises.htm">The Fulfillment of God's Promises</a></b><br>The "tabernacle of the testimony" reminds us of God's faithfulness to His covenant promises. Christians can trust in God's Word and His ultimate plan for redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heavenly_reality_and_earthly_worship.htm">Heavenly Reality and Earthly Worship</a></b><br>The connection between the heavenly temple and the earthly tabernacle encourages believers to view their worship as a reflection of heavenly realities. Our worship should be sincere and aligned with God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_god's_judgment.htm">Preparation for God's Judgment</a></b><br>The opening of the temple precedes the pouring out of the seven plagues, indicating the preparation for God's righteous judgment. This serves as a reminder for believers to live righteously and be prepared for Christ's return.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/access_to_god's_presence.htm">Access to God's Presence</a></b><br>The opening of the temple symbolizes access to God's presence through Jesus Christ. Believers are invited to draw near to God with confidence, knowing that Christ has made a way for us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_sons_of_jacob.htm">What are the three biblical tabernacles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_heal_on_the_sabbath.htm">Is there work in Heaven?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_3_biblical_tabernacles.htm">What are the three biblical tabernacles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_2_chron_5_10_differ_from_heb_9_4.htm">2 Chronicles 5:10 - Why does this verse say only the tablets were in the Ark when Hebrews 9:4 mentions additional items, creating a seeming contradiction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">And after that . . .</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">And after these things I saw, and there was opened the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony</span> (or, <span class= "ital">witness</span>)<span class= "ital"> in the heaven.</span> This temple is called the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony; the expression sounds cumbrous, but it is nevertheless suitable. St. Stephen spoke of "the tabernacle of witness" in the wilderness, which was made after the pattern showed in the mount (<a href="/acts/7-44.htm" title="Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking to Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.">Acts 7:44</a>). The tabernacle was well called the tabernacle of witness, for it contained the ark of the testimony with the Law of God, and was a perpetual witness of God's presence among His people. The temple of the tabernacle then is the shrine, or inner sanctuary, of the heavenly true tabernacle, after the pattern of which the tabernacle of Moses was fashioned, which is now opened.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And after that I looked, and, behold;</span> <span class="accented">and after these things 1 saw.</span> The characteristic commencement of a new vision or portion of a vision (see on Revelation 4:1, etc.). <span class="cmt_word">The temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.</span> The <span class="accented">tabernacle</span> had its counterpart in heaven (<a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Hebrews 8:5</a>). In <a href="/exodus/25-16.htm">Exodus 25:16, 21</a> we have the reason of the title "tabernacle of the testimony" - a name which is common in the Bible (see <a href="/exodus/38-21.htm">Exodus 38:21</a>; <a href="/numbers/1-50.htm">Numbers 1:50, 53</a>; <a href="/numbers/9-15.htm">Numbers 9:15</a>; <a href="/numbers/10-11.htm">Numbers 10:11</a>). The "temple" is the <span class="greek">ναός</span>, the inner shrine, the holy of holies which contained the ark of the testimony, which in <a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1</a>.9 is seen in connection with the judgments of God. Thence now proceed the angels bearing the plagues for men. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/revelation/15-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">After</span><br /><span class="grk">μετὰ</span> <span class="translit">(meta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="grk">ταῦτα</span> <span class="translit">(tauta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">I looked,</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶδον</span> <span class="translit">(eidon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">temple—</span><br /><span class="grk">ναὸς</span> <span class="translit">(naos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3485.htm">Strong's 3485: </a> </span><span class="str2">A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῆς</span> <span class="translit">(tēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Tabernacle</span><br /><span class="grk">σκηνῆς</span> <span class="translit">(skēnēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4633.htm">Strong's 4633: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation. Apparently akin to skeuos and skia; a tent or cloth hut.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(tou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Testimony—</span><br /><span class="grk">μαρτυρίου</span> <span class="translit">(martyriou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3142.htm">Strong's 3142: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of a presumed derivative of martus; something evidential, i.e. evidence given or, the Decalogue.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was opened</span><br /><span class="grk">ἠνοίγη</span> <span class="translit">(ēnoigē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_455.htm">Strong's 455: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heaven.</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐρανῷ</span> <span class="translit">(ouranō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/revelation/15-5.htm">Revelation 15:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/revelation/15-5.htm">Revelation 15:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/revelation/15-5.htm">Revelation 15:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/revelation/15-5.htm">Revelation 15:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/revelation/15-5.htm">Revelation 15:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/revelation/15-5.htm">Revelation 15:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/revelation/15-5.htm">Revelation 15:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/revelation/15-5.htm">Revelation 15:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/revelation/15-5.htm">Revelation 15:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/revelation/15-5.htm">Revelation 15:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/revelation/15-5.htm">NT Prophecy: Revelation 15:5 After these things I looked and (Rev. 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