Revelation 11:15-19

International Children’s Bible

The Seventh Trumpet

¹⁵Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet. And there were loud voices in heaven. The voices said:

“The power to rule the world
now belongs to our Lord and his Christ.
And he will rule forever and ever.”

¹⁶Then the 24 elders^[a] bowed down on their faces and worshiped God. These are the elders who sit on their thrones before God. ¹⁷They said:

“We give thanks to you, Lord God All-Powerful.
    You are the One who is and who was.
We thank you because you have used your great power
    and have begun to rule!
¹⁸The people of the world were angry;
    but now is the time for your anger.
    Now is the time for the dead to be judged.
It is time to reward your servants the prophets
    and to reward your holy people,
    all who respect you, great and small.
It is time to destroy those who destroy the earth!”

¹⁹Then God’s temple^[b] in heaven was opened. The Ark of the Covenant that holds the agreement that God gave to his people could be seen in his temple. Then there were flashes of lightning, noises, thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.

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Footnotes

11:16 24 elders Elder means “older.” Here the elders probably represent God’s people.
11:19 temple God’s house—the place where God’s people worship and serve him. John sees the heavenly temple pictured to be like the Temple of God’s people in the Old Testament.