Revelation 11, new international version niv the bible app. This is a selftest on chapters 6 11 of the book of revelation. The millennium will answer these questions before the great judgment revelation 20. Shall make war with them it is at his last ascent, not out of the sea, but the bottomless pit, that the beast makes war upon the two witnesses. Revelation chapter 12 1 and there was given me a reed like unto a rod. The book of revelation, in a sense, completes the time line of the bible. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. There was given the line of thought in chapter 10 carries into chapter 11. Revelation 11 commentary wesleys explanatory notes.
Revelation 11 notes from adam were added on november 3rd and 8th, with daves permission, and are in maroon font. It may give us a shock that the bible describes any city by the names sodom and egypt. Chapter 11 measuring the temple, the two witnesses, and. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. You see all throughout bible history, the church grows the most under heavy persecution. We have already looked at trumpets 16 in revelation 8. Revelation 11, king james version kjv the bible app. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 11 the two. In the meantime, as the seventh trumpet sounds, heaven praises god for his righteous judgment on evil revelation 11.
Chapter 16 will resume the sequence of judgments and begin bringing the book of revelation to a close. The great city called sodom and egypt revelation 11. The next few chapters will discuss seven major figures in the end times, including the antichrist and the false prophet. They are cruelly killed, as he was killed, and are resurrected 312 days later, and ascend into heaven before the eyes of this startled crowd.
Without revelation, christianity would be left with a very good book. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 11 the. Revelation 11 bible commentary matthew henry concise. Commentary for revelation 11 the state of the church is represented under the figure of a temple measured. The versebyverse commentary on revelation introduction this commentary on revelation will prove, contrary to what most people think, that the revelation, the last book of the bible, is not difficult to understand if we will take a simple, facevalue, commonsense approach to interpreting it. Chapter 11 page 1 revelation chapter 11 bible verses are from the new american standard bible and are highlighted in blue and italics. Enduring word bible commentary revelation chapter 20. The millennium is important because it will display the eternal depravity of satan, who continues his evil as soon as he is released from his incarceration. Perhaps no passage in revelation is more controversial than chapter 11.
The description, power, and influence of these witnesses, revelation 11. Revelation 11 is the eleventh chapter of the book of revelation or the apocalypse of john in the new testament of the christian bible. Revelation 11 new international version niv the two witnesses. John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things. Four times in the revelation does the apostle john use the expression, in the spirit 1. We all know the feeling summed up by the expression the future is now. Each of these instances signifies a vision that john was given to. Geneva study bible commentary on revelation chapter 11.
The two witnesses, measuring the temple revelation chapter. Useful bible studies revelation commentary chapter 11. The angel who was talking to me came back and roused me as through rousing someone who was asleep. Book of revelation chapter 11 the two witnesses and. But the nations met gods wrath with their own anger. Pastor steven l anderson takes you versebyverse through the book of revelation. And i saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. Sodom was the city that god destroyed because of its wicked acts at. Revelation chapter 11 continued explained discover revelation. Pursuing the climate of acceptance and inclusion ravi zacharias at ucla duration.
Symbolic detailed descriptions of this wrath will be found in revelation 15. A verse by verse exposition of revelation chapter 11 by tony warren verse one and there was given me a reed like unto a rod. All of our revelation chapter by chapter studies, and any other posts related to the book of revelation, can be found here. The two witnesses 1 then i was given a measuring rod like a staff, and i was told, rise and measure the temple. They shall be slain by the beast which shall arise out of the bottomless pit, and shall arise again after three days and a half, and ascend to heaven. The second woe is past is perhaps one of the most important sentences in the whole revelation in relation to the chronology and sequencing of the book of revelation. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesrevelationchapter 11.
The bible describes time from the ageless past in genesis 1. The two witnesses and the seventh trumpet revelation 11. Once again when the passage is taken in its normal or literal meaning much of the diversity immediately. This chapter is called most difficult in the book of revelation to understand. Saying, i am alpha and omega, the first and the last. Pursuing the climate of acceptance and inclusion ravi zacharias at ucla. They shall be slain by the beast which shall arise out. Revelation 11 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Revelation 11 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes. But the judgments are hard on the heart, and bitter to the belly. There is a wide diversity of viewpoints regarding the interpretation of this chapter, but most of this occurs because men try to symbolize or spiritualize the city, the temple, and the events that are portrayed here.
A woman clothed with the sun and the moon under her feet and a crown of 12 stars and being with child. So the second woe, concluded in chapter 9, is now mentioned as an introduction to the third and final woe. The mighty angel declares that the end is near, but there is still some hope in the midst of judgments. Here john again resumes the sequential movement of the book. Many believe that man is really innocent, and corrupted only by a bad environment.
Other ways revelation describes this portion of gods wrath is the 3 rd woe, the seventh trumpet, or vials one through seven. Sodom was the city that god destroyed because of its wicked acts at the time of abraham genesis chapter 19. Of the measuringreed given to the apostle, to take the dimensions of the temple v. Book of revelation chapter 11 the two witnesses and the. By the end of this, you will have a clear understanding of chapter 11 of the book of revelation. The church is usually its strongest when it is in hiding. Enduring word bible commentary revelation chapter 11. I replied, as i look, there is a lampstand entirely of gold with a bowl at the top of it.
Mar 06, 2014 the tribulation temple pastor tom luitwieler. Literally, has come with the idea has come and gone. The two witnesses which should prophesy twelve hundred and sixty days, revelation 11. New international version 1 i was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, go and measure the temple of god and the altar, with. Isaiah 43 and ezekiel 43 phropecy is about them the men from the east. Revelation 11 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. The two witnesses and the seventh trumpet 1 and there was given me a reed like unto a rod. A great red dragon with seven heads, ten horns and his tail drew of the stars. To the god of heaven he is styled, the lord of the earth, verse 4, revelation 11.
Several references to the actual judgment itself are retrospective, referring. David guzik commentary on revelation 11, describes the introduction of the two witnesses, their ministry, death and reviving. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. Futurist commentary on revelation chapter 11, by don koenig two prophets of god give their testimony from jerusalem and judge their enemies for 1260 days. Watch our overview video on the book of revelation, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Commentaries for revelation chapter 11 the seventh trumpet, or third woe.
Mar 08, 2014 the two witnesses pastor tom luitwieler 03022014. And the angel stood, saying, rise and measure the temple of god, the altar, and those who worship there. Revelation 11 niv the two witnesses i was given a reed bible. Also, this eleventh chapter of revelation declares that the lord god almightys wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints 11. The two witnesses and the 7 th trumpet previous revelation study list next zechariah in his 5 th vision. Bible commentary on the book of revelation by brian pepper. Rev11 the two witnesses are the muslims in jerusalem god put them there. The vision of the mighty angel in chapter 10, and the vision of the. They shall be slain by the beast which shall arise out of the bottomless pit, and shall arise again after three. Of the sounding of the seventh trumpet, and what followed upon it v.
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