Revelation 15:2 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Revelation 15:2 Mean?
Before the throne stretches a sea of glass, now mingled with fire, a scene of dazzling stillness and judgment together. Standing upon it are those who refused the beast, its image, its mark, and the number of its name. They hold harps of God, ready to sing. These are the faithful who held firm through the great testing the earlier chapters described.
Their place is one of triumph. They had seemed to lose, marked out for pressure and death for refusing to bow; now they stand secure and vindicated above the very waters of trial. The victory is named four times, pressing home that faithfulness was not in vain. To everyone who endures hardship for the sake of conscience and Christ, this picture promises that the last word is not defeat but a song. What looked like loss in the world's eyes is crowned as victory in God's.
Revelation 15:2 in the Original Language
nikao (νικάω), 'gotten the victory' -- to conquer or overcome, to prevail and come off victor.
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What does Revelation 15:2 mean?
John sees a glassy sea shot through with fire, and standing on it the victors who overcame the beast, holding harps to praise God.