1I saw another great and marvelous sign in the sky: seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them God’s wrath is finished.
2I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who overcame the beast, his image, and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God. 3They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,
“Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty!
Righteous and true are your ways, you King of the nations.
4Who wouldn’t fear you, Lord,
and glorify your name?
For you only are holy.
For all the nations will come and worship before you.
For your righteous acts have been revealed.”
5After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened. 6The seven angels who had the seven plagues came out, clothed with pure, bright linen, and wearing golden sashes around their chests.
7One of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever. 8The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power. No one was able to enter into the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels would be finished.
Glorify (Gk. δοξάζω, doxadzo). (Acts 3:13; Matt 5:16; 6:2; Luke 5:25; Acts 21:20; Rom 1:21; 8:30; Heb 5:5; 1 Pet 1:8; Rev 15:4) Strong’s 1392
To glorify can mean to enhance one’s reputation in the eyes of another, to “praise, honor, extol.” It can also mean to cause to have splendid greatness, “clothe in splendor.” In this verse, it refers specifically to the resurrection and ascension of Jesus to the right hand of God. These events are arguably some of the most splendid and glorious in history, and some of the most honoring to Jesus and His Father. God’s eternal and ultimate purpose is to glorify Himself. God’s highest purpose for a human being, His image, is that he or she glorify Him. In both Testaments, the glory of God is understood as a tangible, physical reflection of God’s intangible, invisible attributes (nature). To glorify God is to give tangible expression to His intangible nature and personality. This enhances God’s reputation, the very point of praise (recounting experiences that reflect something of who God is or does.)