Revelation 6:17 BSB

Revelation 6:17

For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”

BSB

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ASV

for the great day of their wrath is come; and who is able to stand?

KJV

For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

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Commentary

2 voices

Alcuin of York

COMMENTARY ON REVELATION (804)

For the great day of his wrath is come, and who shall be able to stand? As if they were saying, "If even a saint is terrified by the wrath of that God, who of us shall hold out?" We may disregard all that has …

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

For the great day of his wrath is come,.... The Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions read, "of their wrath"; both of him that sits upon the throne, and of the Lamb, against the Heathen gods and Heathen persecutors, in answer to the cry of the martyrs in Rev 6:9. And who shall be able to stand? against either of them, or in their presence, and so as to bear their wrath and displeasure; all which expresses guilt, shame, fear, and despair.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Mt 24:7, end, the fourth seal; Mt 24:9, the fifth seal, the persecutions and abounding iniquity under which, as well as consequent judgments accompanied with gospel preaching to all nations as a witness, are particularly detailed, Mt 24:9-28; Mt 24:29, the sixth seal. to stand--to stand justified, and not condemned before the Judge.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὅτι	hoti	because	G3754 →
ἦλθεν	ēlthen	has come	G2064 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
ἡμέρα	hēmera	day	G2250 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
μεγάλη	megalē	great	G3173 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
ὀργῆς	orgēs	wrath	G3709 →
αὐτῶν,	autōn	of them,	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τίς	tis	who	G5101 →
δύναται	dunatai	is able	G1410 →
σταθῆναι;¶	stathēnai	to stand?	G2476 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jeremiah 30:7
How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.
leads to
- Malachi 4:1
  “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Daniel 12:1
  “At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning…
Through
Malachi 3:2
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
leads to
- Zechariah 13:9
  This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They…
- Isaiah 4:4
  when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.
- 1 Corinthians 3:13–15
  his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
Through
Psalms 76:7
You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
leads to
- Nahum 1:6
  Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Joel 2:31
The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
leads to
- Revelation 6:12–13
  And 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,
- 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…

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Revelation

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Revelation