Revelation 11:14
12 And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.
13 And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
The second woe has passed. Behold, the third woe is coming shortly.
15 Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
16 And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The second woe has passed. Behold, the third woe is coming shortly.
- KJV
- The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.
- WEB
- The second woe is past. Behold, the third woe comes quickly.
- ASV
- The second Woe is past: behold, the third Woe cometh quickly.
- DARBY
- The second woe has passed; behold, the third woe comes quickly.
- BLB
- The second woe has passed. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly.
- ÅB
- Det annet ve er over; se, det tredje ve kommer snart.
- OTB
- Den andre ve er over; se, den tredje ve kommer raskt.
- B1930
- Det annet ve er over; se, det tredje ve kommer snart.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 8:13
And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”
Read in contextRevelation 9:12
The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to follow.
Read in contextRevelation 15:1
Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.
Read in contextRevelation 16:1–21
Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”
Read in context