Revelation 4:11 WEB

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 4:9-11

Revelation 4:9-11. And when those living creatures give glory, &c., the elders fall down That is, as often as the living creatures begin their song of adoration and praise, the elders immediately fall down. The expression implies that they did so at the same instant, and that they both did this frequently. The living creatures do not say directly, Holy, holy, holy art thou; but only bend a little, out of deep reverence, and say, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord. But the elders, when... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 4:1-11

4:1-5:14 A VISION OF HEAVENVision of the throne (4:1-11)Jesus has shown John the present state of the churches as he sees them. He now shows him, again from the divine viewpoint, certain things that are going to happen as God works out his purposes in the world. By means of a vision of heaven, John begins to have some understanding of how God sees the world’s affairs. He is given a glimpse of the place where God, the possessor of absolute authority, reigns majestically in indescribable glory... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 4:11

O LORD. The texts read "our LORD and our God" ( App-98 .) glory, honour, power. The texts place article "the" before each. glory , as Revelation 4:9 . power. App-172 .1; Rev 176:1 . hast created = didst create. Greek. ktizo. In Rev. only here and Revelation 10:6 . pleasure. App-102 . are. The texts read "were". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 4:11

Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power: for thyself didst create all things, and because of thy will they were, and were created.Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God ... "These are the words that greeted the emperor in triumphal procession; and `our Lord and our God' was introduced into the cult of emperor worship by Domitian,"[46] the exact words of this passage being used. With characteristic `wisdom' the scholars immediately proclaim that... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 4:11

Revelation 4:11. Thou art worthy, O Lord, &c.— Some read and point the verse thus: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive the glory, and the honour, and the power: For thou hast created all things; and for thy pleasure they are, and were created. The last might be rendered, For thou hast created all things, and through thy will they were,—[that is, "were brought into existence,"] and were formed; 1:e. had their several shapes and qualities assigned to them. And thus God is declared to be the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 4:11

11. O Lord—The two oldest manuscripts, A, B, Vulgate, and Syriac add, "and our God." "Our" by virtue of creation, and especially redemption. One oldest manuscript, B, and Syriac insert "the Holy One." But another, A, Vulgate, and Coptic omit this, as English Version does. glory, c.—"the glory . . . the honour . . . the power." thou—emphatic in the Greek: "It is THOU who didst create." all things—Greek, "the all things": the universe. for, &c.—Greek, "on account of" "for the sake of Thy... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 4:9-11

The worship of God 4:9-11 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 4:11

The elders’ song is similar to that of the four living beings, but it focuses more on the wonders of God’s creation as the evidence of his glory and power. [Note: William Milligan, The Book of Revelation, vol. 25 of The Expositor’s Bible, pp. 74-75.] It is also directed to God directly. [Note: Mounce, p. 140.] "Worthy art thou" and "our Lord and God" were phrases that pagans used to worship the emperor in John’s day. [Note: Hanns Lilje, The Last Book of the Bible, p. 108.] "Because of Thy will"... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 4:1-11

The Glory of GodThe Church has been encouraged in the midst of her tribulation and temptation by the vision of the presence and support of Christ. Now (Revelation 4, 5) a further series of visions begins, in which are shown, under figures, the forces by which the life of the Church is affected, or, in other words, those who are for her and those who are against her. She is shown God and the Lamb, and she is shown the devil, the beast, the false prophet, and the apostate city. Then she is shown... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Revelation 4:11

(11) The doxology is three-fold. (See Note on Revelation 1:6.) It should run—“Worthy art Thou, O Lord, and our God,To receive the glory, and the honour, and the power,Because Thou didst create all things,And through (or, owing to—i.e., because of) Thy will they were (not ‘ are’) and were created.”The existence of all things was owing to the will of God, as also was the creation of all things, which was the realisation or manifestation of that will. read more