Revelation 11:13
in Revelation 11And 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell; and there were killed in the earthquake seven thousand persons: and the rest were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
KJV
And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
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This verse in Revelation 11
Commentary
14 notes on this verseAnd they gave glory to the God of heaven. These are the ones built upon the rock, who, while others fall from the earthquake, glorify the Lord with a righteous confession from their stability. For the righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance of …
This site's exposition
there was a great earthquake
At once there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed, and Seven thousand were killed. The rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven, the one place in the judgments where survivors give glory, and the text leaves open whether this is repentance.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
"In that hour there was a great earthquake." By mentioning again the persecution, he confirms what he had said above. The Lord also expressed an opinion that is in harmony with this passage. He said, "In that hour let him who is on the housetop …
Since all things are clearly evident and destined to occur perceptibly at that time, it is excessive to dwell on what has been acknowledged.
The Medieval Church3 voices
It is possible that these things will happen at that time in a physical way. But we think that the "earthquake" symbolizes the transposition of those things that are shaking and tottering to something more firm and secure. That a "tenth of the city" falls …
And at that hour there was made a great earthquake. After showing the resurrection, he recapitulates starting from the last persecution. It is not surprising if he calls the time shortened for the sake of the elect an hour, when he says elsewhere concerning all …
And in that hour there was a great earthquake, etc. With the terror of the judgment impending, the entire city of the devil built upon the sand will collapse with all its builders. For both the number ten and the number seven are perfect. But …
7 more voices on this verse
The Medieval Church1 voice
And the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven. Who among men will boast that he has a pure heart when the powers of heaven will be shaken?
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
When the whole multitude gives glory to the God of heaven, then that "treading of the holy city" ceases. This is the point so long aimed at, the desired "fulfilling of the mystery of God," when the divine promises are so richly fulfilled on those who have gone through so great afflictions.
Thus, when God's work and witnesses revive, the devil's work and witnesses fall before him. 14 The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
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And the same hour was there a great earthquake,.... Or the same day, as the Complutensian edition, and some copies, read; that is, at the time of the resurrection and ascension of the witnesses, as there was at the resurrection of Christ; and is to be understood of a very great commotion in the civil affairs of kingdoms and nations within the Roman jurisdiction, as there was when Rome Pagan was near its ruin, Rev 6:12. And the tenth part of the city fell.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And the same hour - In immediate connection with their triumph. Was there a great earthquake - “An earthquake is a symbol of commotion, agitation, change; of great political revolutions, etc. See the notes on Rev 6:12. The meaning here is, that the triumph of the witnesses, represented by their ascending to heaven, would be followed by such revolutions as would be properly symbolized by an earthquake. And the tenth part of the city fell - That is, the tenth part of that which is represented by the “city” - the persecuting power.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The nine-tenths remain and become when purified the center of Christ's earthly kingdom. of men--Greek, "names of men." The men are as accurately enumerated as if their names were given. seven thousand--ELLIOTT interprets seven chiliads or provinces, that is, the seven Dutch United Provinces lost to the papacy; and "names of men," titles of dignity, duchies, lordships, &c.
A great earthquake - Violent commotions among the persecutors, and revolutions of states. Slain of men seven thousand - Many perished in these popular commotions. The remnant were affrighted - Seeing the hand of God’s judgments so remarkably stretched out. Gave glory - Received the pure doctrines of the Gospel, and glorified God for his judgments and their conversion.
The words behind it
35 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| ἐκείνῃ | ekeine | that [very] | G1565 → | |
| τῇ | tea | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ὥρᾳ | hora | hour | G5610 → | 106 times |
| ἐγένετο | egeneto | there was | G1096 → | 667 times |
| σεισμὸς | seismos | an earthquake | G4578 → | 14 times |
| μέγας, | megas | great, | G3173 → | 243 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| τὸ | to | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| δέκατον | dekaton | a tenth | G1182 → | |
| τῆς | tes | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| πόλεως | poleos | city | G4172 → | 163 times |
| ἔπεσεν, | epesen | fell, | G4098 → | 90 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἀπεκτάνθησαν | apektanthesan | were killed | G615 → | 74 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| τῷ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| σεισμῷ | seismo | earthquake | G4578 → | 14 times |
| ὀνόματα | onomata | names | G3686 → | 227 times |
| ἀνθρώπων | anthropon | of men | G444 → | 549 times |
| χιλιάδες | chiliades | thousand | G5505 → | 23 times |
| ἑπτά. | hepta | seven. | G2033 → | 86 times |
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| λοιποὶ | loipoi | rest | G3062 → | 39 times |
| ἔμφοβοι | emphoboi | terrified | G1719 → | |
| ἐγένοντο | egenonto | became | G1096 → | 667 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἔδωκαν | edokan | they gave | G1325 → | 412 times |
| δόξαν | doxan | glory | G1391 → | 165 times |
| τῷ | to | to the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θεῷ | theo | God | G2316 → | 1312 times |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| οὐρανοῦ. | ouranou | of heaven. | G3772 → | 272 times |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
ἐκείνῃthat [very]
ekeineG1565 →
τῇ<the>
teaG3588 →19766 times
ὥρᾳhour
horaG5610 →106 times
ἐγένετοthere was
egenetoG1096 →667 times
σεισμὸςan earthquake
seismosG4578 →14 times
μέγας,great,
megasG3173 →243 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
τὸ<the>
toG3588 →19766 times
δέκατονa tenth
dekatonG1182 →
τῆςof the
tesG3588 →19766 times
πόλεωςcity
poleosG4172 →163 times
ἔπεσεν,fell,
epesenG4098 →90 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἀπεκτάνθησανwere killed
apektanthesanG615 →74 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
τῷthe
toG3588 →19766 times
σεισμῷearthquake
seismoG4578 →14 times
ὀνόματαnames
onomataG3686 →227 times
ἀνθρώπωνof men
anthroponG444 →549 times
χιλιάδεςthousand
chiliadesG5505 →23 times
ἑπτά.seven.
heptaG2033 →86 times
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
οἱthe
hoiG3588 →19766 times
λοιποὶrest
loipoiG3062 →39 times
ἔμφοβοιterrified
emphoboiG1719 →
ἐγένοντοbecame
egenontoG1096 →667 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἔδωκανthey gave
edokanG1325 →412 times
δόξανglory
doxanG1391 →165 times
τῷto the
toG3588 →19766 times
θεῷGod
theoG2316 →1312 times
τοῦ<the>
touG3588 →19766 times
οὐρανοῦ.of heaven.
ouranouG3772 →272 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 6:12And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
it leads to
- Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will…
- Joel 2:10
Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.
- Acts 2:19–20
I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
- Mark 13:24–25
But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
- Joel 2:30–31
I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.
- Matthew 24:29
Through
Revelation 14:7And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea…
it leads to
- Exodus 20:11
For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath…
- Revelation 15:4
Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
- Nehemiah 9:6
You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give…
- Exodus 20:11
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Alcuin of York, COMMENTARY ON REVELATION; Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 11:13; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation and Ticonius, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 11:13.
