shall themselves have escaped
from the perils of the many waters which had threatened to engulf them.

The judgments of God being manifested on the nations of the ungodly, there
are none remaining, only "the nations of them which are saved," 21:24. As
these will all walk in the light of the new Jerusalem, those on the sea of
glass may well sing:

"Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty!
Just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints!
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name?
For thou only art Holy:
For all nations shall come and worship before thee;
For thy judgments are made manifest."

In accordance with the foregoing view, this synchronizes with the "new
song" sung by those who are redeemed from every nation, kindred, tongue
and people (5:9), who are afterwards seen standing with the Lamb on Mount
Zion, 14:3.

The Angels with the Seven Vials.

"And after this, I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of the
testimony in heaven was opened; and the seven angels came out of
the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure white linen,
and girded around the breasts with golden girdles. And one of the
four living beings gave to the seven angels, seven golden bowls
filled with the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. And
the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from
his power, and no one was able to enter the temple till the seven
plagues of the seven angels were completed." Rev. 15:5-8.

"And I heard a loud voice out of the temple saying, to the seven
angels, Depart, and pour out the bowls of the wrath of God on the
earth." Rev. 16:1.

"The temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven," must symbolize
heaven itself. It corresponds with the tabernacle "after the second
veil,"--called "the holiest of all," where the tables of the covenant were
deposited by the command of Moses, Heb. 9:1-5. There, the "cherubims of
glory" over-shadowed the mercy-seat,--a type of the presence-chamber of the
Almighty. Consequently, when it is symbolized as being opened in heaven,
the angels who come out are divinely commissioned executors of God's
purposes.

The "seven angels," are the ministers of the divine vengeance,--the
rectitude of their character and the dignity of their office, being
symbolized by their "white robes" and "golden girdles."

The period of time symbolized by the pouring out of the v