Seven Last Plagues
“And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.” (Rev 15:1 KJV)
Chapter 15 sets the stage for the last seven vial judgments. These judgments cover the last 3.5 years of the Great Tribulation period and cover chapters 16-19. These are the seven last plagues seen here and are called the judgments of the “seven golden vials”. These are the last judgments before the Battle of Armageddon.
“And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.” (Rev 15:7 KJV)
Last – 2078 ἔσχατος eschatos {es’-khat-os}
Meaning: 1) extreme 1a) last in time or in place 1b) last in a series of places 1c) last in a temporal succession 2) the last 2a) last, referring to time 2b) of space, the uttermost part, the end, of the earth 2c) of rank, grade of worth, last i.e. lowest
Origin: a superlative probably from 2192 (in the sense of contiguity); TDNT – 2:697,264; adj
Usage: AV – last 46, lowest 2, uttermost 2, last state 2, ends 1, latter end 1; 54
Plague – 4127 πληγή plege {play-gay’}
Meaning: 1) a blow, stripe, a wound 2) a public calamity, heavy affliction, plague,
Origin: from 4141;; n f
Usage: AV – plague 12, stripe 5, wound 4; 21