Revelation 14:7
in Revelation 14And 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 and the springs of waters.”
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ASV
and he saith with a great voice, Fear God, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters.
KJV
Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
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This verse in Revelation 14
Commentary
12 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Saying with a loud voice - As if all the nations were summoned to hear. Fear God - That is, reverence, honor, obey God. Render homage not to the beast, to his image, or to any idol, but to the only true God. This is the substance of the gospel - its end and design - to turn people from all forms of idol worship and superstition, to the worship of the only true God.
This site's exposition
with the eternal gospel to proclaim
on Revelation 14:6-7
The angel carries the eternal gospel to every nation and tribe and tongue and people. Its call to worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea takes up the Creator language of Exodus 20:11.
This site's exposition
Fear God and give Him glory
The call answers chapter 13, where the whole earth worshiped the dragon and the beast. Albert Barnes reads fear God as a summons away from the beast and its image to the only true God. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown read the hour as a fixed time.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
He says, because the hour of his judgment has come, he will render justice unlike anything even he who terrifies those on earth has done. And worship him who made, he says, the one who made all creation, and not the deceitful and God-hating Devil. …
Although from the beginning of the Christian faith we have learned that the kingdom of heaven is said to be approaching, here, however, he proclaims that the hour of his judgment will come very soon and is virtually here already. And therefore he maintains that …
The Medieval Church1 voice
Fear God and give Him glory, etc. The more you look out for your salvation, he says, the more imminent the reward awaits you, which cannot be changed eternally, fearing the Lord, the creator of the world, and not the temporal tyranny of the beast.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The gospel is the great means whereby men are brought to fear God, and to give glory to him. Natural religion is not sufficient to keep up the fear of God, nor to secure to him glory from men; it is the gospel that revives the fear of God, and retrieves his glory in the world.
Fear God and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come - The joyful message is properly this, that the hour of God's judgment is come. And hence is that admonition drawn, Fear God and give glory to him.
4 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Saying with a loud voice,....
The second angel follows the other, and proclaims the actual fall of Babylon. The preaching of the everlasting gospel had shaken the foundations of antichristianism in the world, and hastened its downfall. By Babylon is generally understood Rome, which was before called Sodom and Egypt, for wickedness and cruelty, and is now first called Babylon, for pride and idolatry.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Fear God--the forerunner to embracing the love of God manifested in the Gospel. Repentance accompanies faith. give glory to him--and not to the beast (compare Re 13:4; Jer 13:16). the hour of his judgment--"The hour" implies the definite time.
Fear God, and give glory to him - This is the general language of the sacred writings. Worship the true God, the creator and governor of all things; and give him glory, for to him alone, not to idols or men, all glory and honor belong.
The words behind it
32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| λέγων | legon | saying | G3004 → | 1325 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| φωνῇ | phonea | a voice | G5456 → | 139 times |
| μεγάλῃ· | megale | loud; | G3173 → | 243 times |
| φοβήθητε | phobethete | do fear | G5399 → | 95 times |
| τὸν | ton | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θεὸν | theon | God | G2316 → | 1312 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| δότε | dote | do give | G1325 → | 412 times |
| αὐτῷ | auto | to Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| δόξαν, | doxan | glory, | G1391 → | 165 times |
| ὅτι | hoti | because | G3754 → | 1292 times |
| ἦλθεν | elthen | has come | G2064 → | 628 times |
| ἡ | he | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ὥρα | hora | hour | G5610 → | 106 times |
| τῆς | tes | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| κρίσεως | kriseos | judgment | G2920 → | 47 times |
| αὐτοῦ, | autou | of Him, | G846 → | 5565 times |
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| προσκυνήσατε | proskunesate | do worship | G4352 → | 60 times |
| τῷ | to | the [One] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ποιήσαντι | poiesanti | having made | G4160 → | 569 times |
| τὸν | ton | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| οὐρανὸν | ouranon | heaven | G3772 → | 272 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| τὴν | ten | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| γῆν | gen | earth | G1093 → | 248 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| θάλασσαν | thalassan | sea | G2281 → | 90 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| πηγὰς | pegas | springs | G4077 → | 11 times |
| ὑδάτων.¶ | hudaton | of waters. | G5204 → | 76 times |
λέγωνsaying
legonG3004 →1325 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
φωνῇa voice
phoneaG5456 →139 times
μεγάλῃ·loud;
megaleG3173 →243 times
φοβήθητεdo fear
phobetheteG5399 →95 times
τὸν<the>
tonG3588 →19766 times
θεὸνGod
theonG2316 →1312 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
δότεdo give
doteG1325 →412 times
αὐτῷto Him
autoG846 →5565 times
δόξαν,glory,
doxanG1391 →165 times
ὅτιbecause
hotiG3754 →1292 times
ἦλθενhas come
elthenG2064 →628 times
ἡthe
heG3588 →19766 times
ὥραhour
horaG5610 →106 times
τῆςof the
tesG3588 →19766 times
κρίσεωςjudgment
kriseosG2920 →47 times
αὐτοῦ,of Him,
autouG846 →5565 times
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
προσκυνήσατεdo worship
proskunesateG4352 →60 times
τῷthe [One]
toG3588 →19766 times
ποιήσαντιhaving made
poiesantiG4160 →569 times
τὸν<the>
tonG3588 →19766 times
οὐρανὸνheaven
ouranonG3772 →272 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
τὴνthe
tenG3588 →19766 times
γῆνearth
genG1093 →248 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
θάλασσανsea
thalassanG2281 →90 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
πηγὰςsprings
pegasG4077 →11 times
ὑδάτων.¶of waters.
hudatonG5204 →76 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 4:11“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and came to be.”
it leads to
- Colossians 1:16–17
For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
- Revelation 5:12
In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
- Isaiah 40:28
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching…
- Proverbs 16:4
The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.
- John 1:1–3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- Colossians 1:16–17
Through
Revelation 15:4Who 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.”
it leads to
- Psalms 86:9
All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
- Jeremiah 10:7
Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.
- Malachi 1:11
For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name…
- Psalms 86:9
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About Revelation

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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Revelation; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; 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 Primasius of Hadrumetum, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 14:7.
