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Revelation 11
Revelation 11:15-16 on the recto side of Uncial 0308 (P. Oxy. 4500) from c. AD 350.
BookBook of Revelation
CategoryApocalypse
Christian Bible partNew Testament
Order in the Christian part27

Revelation 11 is the eleventh chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Revelation of Jesus Christ shown to John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle,[1][2] but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate.[3] This chapter contains the accounts related to the sounding of the "Seventh Trumpet".[4]

Text

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See also: Events of Revelation § Chapter 11

The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 19 verses.

Textual witnesses

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Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are among others:[5][a]

Old Testament references

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The two witnesses (11:1–6)

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Verse 1

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Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood “Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there."[8]
  • "Then": in Greek καί kai, meaning "and"; translated as "then" here to 'indicate the implied sequence within the narrative'.[9]

Verse 2

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[The angel said:] "But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months."[10]

Verse 3

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And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.[12]
  • "Power": This word is not in the Greek text, but is implied; added here for clarification.[13]
  • "one thousand two hundred and sixty days": Since the Hebrew calendar is composed of twelve 30-day months, this represents three and a half years.

Verse 4

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Napoleon Tiara of Pope Pius VII on which the text of Revelation 11:4 was engraved.
These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.[14]

This verse was engraved on a papal tiara which Napoleon gave to Pope Pius VII.[15]

Verse 5

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And if any man will hurt them, fire cometh out of his mouth, and devoureth his enemies; and if anyone wants to harm them, it matters that he is killed.[16]

Verse 6

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They have the power to shut the sky, that no rain may fall during the days of their prophesying, and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague, as often as they desire.[17]
  • "Power": or "authority"[18]

Two witnesses killed and raised (11:7–14)

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Verse 8

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And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.[19]
  • "Street": from the Greek word πλατεῖα, plateia, referring to "a major (broad) street".[20]

Verse 11

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Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them. [21][22]

In Revelation, the symbolism of times does not lie in the unit of measurement (days, weeks, years) but in the numerical value attached to the measurement.[23] It is a symbolic illustration of the apparent victory of hostile forces over God's people in the in-between age.[24]

The Seventh Trumpet (11:15–19)

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Verse 15

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The seventh angel sounded, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying:
"The kingdoms of the world have become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ,
and He shall reign forever and ever."[25]
  • "Christ" from Greek word christos which means “one who has been anointed", the same as the word “Messiah” in Hebrew and Aramaic.[26]

Verse 18

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The nations were angry, and Your wrath has come, And the time of the dead, that they should be judged, And that You should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints, And those who fear Your name, small and great, And should destroy those who destroy the earth.[27]

Verse 19

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Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.[28]

Uses

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Music

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The King James Version of verse 15 from this chapter is cited as texts in the English-language oratorio "Messiah" by George Frideric Handel (HWV 56).[29]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Book of Revelation is missing from Codex Vaticanus.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Davids, Peter H (1982). I Howard Marshall and W Ward Gasque (ed.). New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Epistle of James (Repr. ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans. ISBN 0802823882.
  2. ^ Evans, Craig A (2005). Craig A Evans (ed.). Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John, Hebrews-Revelation. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Victor. ISBN 0781442281.
  3. ^ F. L. Cross, The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1997), 45
  4. ^ Bauckham 2007, p. 1289.
  5. ^ Elliott, J. K. "Revelations from the apparatus criticus of the Book of Revelation: How Textual Criticism Can Help Historians." Union Seminary Quarterly Review 63, no. 3-4 (2012): 1-23.
  6. ^ Claremont Coptic Encyclopaedia, Codex Vaticanus, accessed 29 September 2018
  7. ^ "Biblical concordances of Revelation 11 in the 1611 King James Bible".
  8. ^ Revelation 11:1 NKJV
  9. ^ Note on Revelation 11:1 in NET Bible
  10. ^ Revelation 11:2 NKJV
  11. ^ Note [e] on Revelation 11:2 in NET Bible
  12. ^ Revelation 11:3 NKJV
  13. ^ Note on Revelation 11:3 in NET Bible
  14. ^ Revelation 11:4 KJV
  15. ^ Twining, Edward Francis (1960). A History of the Crown Jewels of Europe. B. T. Batsford. p. 380.
  16. ^ Revelation 11:5 KJV
  17. ^ Revelation 11:6 ESV
  18. ^ Note [a] and [d] on Revelation 11:6 in NET Bible
  19. ^ Revelation 11:8 NKJV
  20. ^ Note [b] on Revelation 11:8 in NET Bible
  21. ^ Revelation 11:11 NKJV
  22. ^ John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible - Revelation 11:11
  23. ^ Edmondo F. Lupieri, A Commentary on the Apocalypse of John (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2006), 154.
  24. ^ Koester¸ Revelation, 502.
  25. ^ Revelation 11:15 MEV
  26. ^ Note [b] on Revelation 11:15 in NET Bible
  27. ^ Revelation 11:18 NKJV
  28. ^ Revelation 11:19 NKJV
  29. ^ Block, Daniel I. (2001). "Handel's Messiah: Biblical and Theological Perspectives" (PDF). Didaskalia. 12 (2). Retrieved 19 July 2011.

Bibliography

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Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Gill, John. Exposition of the Entire Bible (1746-1763).

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