Discovery BoxRevelation 15:8 
Context15:8 and the temple was filled with smoke from God’s glory and from his power. Thus 1 no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues from the seven angels were completed.
Revelation 17:17
Context17:17 For God has put into their minds 2 to carry out his purpose 3 by making 4 a decision 5 to give their royal power 6 to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled. 7
1 tn Grk “power, and no one.” A new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “thus” to indicate the implied result of the temple being filled with smoke.
2 tn Grk “hearts.”
3 tn Or “his intent.”
4 tn The infinitive ποιῆσαι (poihsai) was translated here as giving the logical means by which God’s purpose was carried out.
5 tn On this term BDAG 203 s.v. γνώμη 4 states, “declaration, decision, resolution…of God Rv 17:17.”
6 tn For this translation see BDAG 168 s.v. βασιλεία 1.a, “kingship, royal power, royal rule.”
7 tn Or “completed.”
