Revelation 20:11

Judgment God's holiness

⁹ And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.

¹⁰ And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.

¹² And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.

¹³ The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.

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: Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.
KJV: And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
WEB: I saw a great white throne and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the sky fled away. There was found no place for them.
ASV: And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
DARBY: And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled, and place was not found for them.
BLB: And I saw a great white throne and the One sitting on it, from whose face the earth and heaven fled, and no place was found for them.

ÅB: Og jeg så en stor hvit trone, og ham som satt på den; og for hans åsyn vek jorden og himmelen bort, og det ble ikke funnet sted for dem.
OTB: Så så jeg en stor hvit trone og Ham som satt på den. For Hans åsyn flyktet jorden og himmelen, og det ble ikke funnet noe sted for dem.
B1930: Og jeg så en stor hvit trone, og ham som satt på den; og for hans åsyn vek jorden og himmelen bort, og det blev ikke funnet sted for dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Revelation 21:1
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
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2 Peter 3:7
And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
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Daniel 2:35
Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
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Matthew 25:31
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
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2 Peter 3:10–12
But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
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Romans 2:5
But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
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Acts 17:30–31
Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
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Jeremiah 4:23–26
I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.
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