The Strand Study Bible

REVELATION 11:4 18

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Written From the Island of Patmos

12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And 1 they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. PF 13 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. Seventh Trumpet - Third Woe ( CHRIST prepares for Armageddon) 14 The second woe is past; and , behold, the third woe cometh quickly. The promise of a Kingdom where 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 7 LORD , and of his 8 CHRIST ; and H E shall reign for ever and ever. P 16 And the four and twenty 9 elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped 10 GOD , 17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O LORD GOD ALMIGHTY , 10 which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, 11 and hast reigned. The promise of a JUDGMENT DAY to come ; of rewards to all OT saints who are found faithful when CHRIST returns (Fulfilled - Rev 20:11-15 & 20:4) 18 And the nations were angry, and THY wrath is come, and the time of the dead, 12 that they should be judged, and that 13 THOU shouldest give reward unto thy CHRIST will rule (Fulfilled - Rev 20:4,6)

4 1 These are the 2 two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. PF 5 And if any man will hurt 1 them, fire proceedeth out of 2 their mouth, and de- voureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. PF PF 6 1 These 3 have power to 4 shut heav- en, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. PF PF The Antichrist murders $)3*45 4 two witnesses 7 And when 1 they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. PF 8 And 1 their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, 5 where also our LORD was crucified. PF 9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see 1 their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. PF 10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over 1 them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. PF 11 And after three days and an half the 6 SPIRIT of life from God entered into 1 them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. PF

1. See - Zech 4:14 & Mal 4:5-6 & Mt 17:11 & Mk 9:12 2. Zech 4:1-3,11-14 3. See - Lk 21:11 (See - II Ki 1:10) 4. I Ki 17:1 & Jms 5:17 5. Mt 27:31 & Heb 13:12 6. Jn 6:63 7. Mt 6:9-13 & 26:29 & Rev 12:10 & 19:6 8. Fulfilled - Rev 20:4,6 (Christ’s Kingdom) 9. Rev 4:10 10. Rev 1:4 & 4:8 11. Rev 12:10 & 19:6 12. Fulfilled - Rev 20:11-15 (Christ’s White Throne Judgment) 13. Fulfilled - Rev 20:4 (OT Rewards)

11:7 The Antichrist will kill God’s two witnesses during the middle of the seven-year Tribulation Period right before he sets himself up as God. The Antichrist’s ability to kill these two men when no one else can, will help to deceive the world into thinking that he really is God (II Thess 2:3-4). 11:11 These two men do not receive their new resurrected bodies here. They, like the rest of the OT saints, will have to wait until CHRIST returns at the SECOND COMING ( Rev 20:4a ). Which means: The pre-Israel saints (represented here by Enoch) will receive their resurrected bodies with the OT saints (represented here by Elijah). NOTE – There are four permanent resurrections of saved individuals ( I Cor 15: 22- 23 ). Chronologically, they are: (1) All Church Age saints (NT saints) at the Rapture (I Thess 4:13-18 and I Cor 15:51-57); (2) Tribulation saints (Rev 7:9-14); (3) All OT saints at the Second Coming (Dan 12:1-2); which includes pre-Israel (Rev 11:3-11); and (4) All Millennial saints at the end of the Millennium ( Isa 65:20a ). 11:15 This word ( he shall reign ) is the Greek word E α σ ιλε Xσ ε L ( basileusei ). It is singular in number (a singular verb), yet is connected with a plural subject ( the kingdoms of our LORD , and of his CHRIST ). Meaning: Jesus is as much God as the Father is God for He is addressed equally with the Father. What John was saying was: “ H E (both the FATHER and the SON – I Thess 3:11 ) shall bring you the kingdom, even the LORD and his CHRIST ” (not “they shall bring you the kingdom”). NOTE – According to the Bible, both the FATHER (Ezk 43:6-7, Zech 8:18-23 & 14:16-17 and Rev 7:15 & 11:17 & 12:10) and the SON (Rev 12:5, Dan 7:14,27, Mt 2:1-2 and Lk 1:32-33) ( H E ) will co-reign together in the Kingdom ( Isa 24:23 & 25:6 ). Then, because of the eternal price that CHRIST was willing to pay on the cross for our sins, He will hand over the Kingdom to the FATHER and become subject to Him for all eternity future ( I Cor 15:28 ).