and the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his might, nor could anyone enter the temple till the seven plagues of the seven angels were over.
Then I saw another portent in heaven, great and marvellous: seven angels with seven plagues — the last plagues, for they complete the wrath of God.
men who will pay the penalty of being destroyed eternally from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
What a fathomless wealth lies in the wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable his judgments! How mysterious his methods!
with the glory of God. The sheen of it resembled some rare jewel like jasper, clear as crystal;