Revelation 11:18

16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,

17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.

And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

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.

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BSB
The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great— and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
KJV
And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
WEB
The nations were angry, and your wrath came, as did the time for the dead to be judged, and to give your bondservants the prophets, their reward, as well as to the saints and those who fear your name, to the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
ASV
And the nations were wroth, and thy wrath came, and the time of the dead to be judged, and [the time] to give their reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to them that fear thy name, the small and the great; and to destroy them that destroy the earth.
DARBY
And the nations have been full of wrath, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead to be judged, and to give the recompense to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to those who fear thy name, small and great; and to destroy those that destroy the earth.
BLB
And the nations were angry, and Your wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged and to give the reward to Your servants the prophets, and to the saints and to those fearing Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who are destroying the earth.”
ÅB
Og hedningene er blitt vrede, og din vrede er kommet, og den tid da de døde skal dømmes, og da du skal lønne dine tjenere profetene og de hellige og dem som frykter ditt navn, de små og de store, og da du skal ødelegge dem som ødelegger jorden.
OTB
Nasjonene var rasende,
og din vrede har kommet.
Tiden er kommet for å dømme de døde,
og for å belønne dine tjenere profetene
og de hellige, og de som frykter ditt navn,
både små og store,
og for å ødelegge dem som ødelegger jorden.”
B1930
Og hedningene er blitt vrede, og din vrede er kommet, og den tid da de døde skal dømmes, og da du skal lønne dine tjenere profetene og de hellige og dem som frykter ditt navn, de små og de store, og da du skal ødelegge dem som ødelegger jorden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 19:5

    And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.

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  • Revelation 20:12

    And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

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  • Revelation 13:10

    He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

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  • Revelation 6:10–11

    And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

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  • Revelation 20:4–5

    And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

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  • Revelation 22:12

    And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

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  • Micah 7:15–17

    According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things.

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  • Psalms 103:11

    For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

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