The Seventh Trumpet

15 The seventh angel blew his trumpet,(A) and there were loud voices in heaven saying,

The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom
of our Lord and of his Christ,
and he will reign forever and ever.(B)

16 The twenty-four elders, who were seated before God on their thrones, fell facedown and worshiped God, 17 saying,

We give you thanks, Lord God, the Almighty,
who is and who was,[a](C)
because you have taken your great power
and have begun to reign.(D)
18 The nations were angry,(E)
but your wrath has come.
The time has come
for the dead to be judged
and to give the reward
to your servants the prophets,(F)
to the saints, and to those who fear your name,
both small and great,(G)
and the time has come to destroy
those who destroy the earth.

19 Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant[b] appeared in his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder,(H) an earthquake,[c] and severe hail.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 11:17 Other mss add and who is to come
  2. 11:19 Other mss read ark of the covenant of the Lord
  3. 11:19 Other mss omit an earthquake

The Vision of the Seventh Angel Blowing His Trumpet

15 When the seventh angel blew his trumpet, there were loud voices in heaven, saying,

“The world’s kingdom has become
    the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah,[a]
        and he will rule forever and ever.”

16 Then the twenty-four elders who were sitting on their thrones in God’s presence fell on their faces and worshipped God. 17 They said,

“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
    who is and who was,
because you have taken your great power
    and have begun to rule.
18 The nations were angry,
    but the time for[b] your wrath has come.
It is time for the dead to be judged—
    to reward your servants, the prophets, the saints, and all who fear your name,
        both unimportant and important,
    and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

19 Then the Temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen inside his Temple. There were flashes of lightning, noises, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 11:15 Or Christ
  2. Revelation 11:18 The Gk. lacks the time for