Revelation 15:2

Then ¹  I saw something like a sea of glass ²  mixed with fire, and those who had conquered ³  the beast and his image and the number of his name. They were standing ⁴  by ⁵  the sea of glass, holding harps given to them by God. ⁶ 

Isa 4:4,5; Eze 22:30,31; Mt 3:11; 1Pe 1:7; 1Pe 4:12; Re 4:6; Re 5:8; Re 11:11,12; Re 12:11; Re 13:14-18; Re 14:1-5; Re 14:2; Re 19:1-7; Re 21:18

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

² sn See Rev 4:6 where the sea of glass was mentioned previously.

³ tn Or “had been victorious over”; traditionally, “had overcome.”

⁴ tn Grk “of his name, standing.” A new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the words “They were.”

⁵ tn Or “on.” The preposition ἐπί (epi) with the accusative case could mean “on, at, by, near”; given the nature of this scene appearing in a vision, it is difficult to know precisely which the author of Revelation intended. See BDAG 363 s.v. ἐπί 1.c.γ, “At, by, near someone or someth.”

⁶ tn Grk “harps of God.” The phrase τοῦ θεοῦ (tou qeou) has been translated as a genitive of agency.