Revelation 15:7,8 - The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God

15:7

One of the four living creatures gave to the angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God. I’ve said this several times before, but I am going to say it again because the zeitgeist is so against the concept of God’s wrath. The wrath of God is both a passionate hatred of sin, and at the same time is completely rational and just. It is not a dispassionate consequence of sin, but an active judgement upon the part of God. God hates sin because of what it does to us, and what it does to others, and how it is so completely at odds with the truth.  Man’s wrath so easily becomes an uncontrollable anger, and is often totally unreasonable. The wrath of God is quite different. It is completely rational, and is totally just.

15:8

The “temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and His power”. No one could enter the temple until the seven plagues were completed. This whole chapter is emphasising that the plagues emanate from God, are part of His glory and holiness. Too often we seem to think we need to apologise for the wrath of God. Nothing could be further from the truth.