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The Golden Bowls and the Weight of Wrath: A Study in Relative Clause Complexity in Revelation 15:7

καὶ ἓν ἐκ τῶν τεσσάρων ζῴων ἔδωκε τοῖς ἑπτὰ ἀγγέλοις ἑπτὰ φιάλας χρυσᾶς, γεμούσας τοῦ θυμοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.

In the apocalyptic vision of Revelation, language becomes a vehicle for divine mystery—layered, symbolic, and often grammatically complex. In Revelation 15:7, we encounter a vivid image of cosmic judgment:

καὶ ἓν ἐκ τῶν τεσσάρων ζῴων ἔδωκε τοῖς ἑπτὰ ἀγγέλοις ἑπτὰ φιάλας χρυσᾶς, γεμούσας τοῦ θυμοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.

“And one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of the living God who lives forever and ever.”… Learn Koine Greek

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