Revelation 20:11-13 WEB

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 20:1-15

Satan conquered. The Last JudgmentIn this chapter the visions of the overthrow of Christ’s enemies are continued. The devil is bound for 1,000 years (Revelation 20:1-3); the martyrs reign with Christ for 1,000 years (Revelation 20:4-6). It is foretold that, at the end of the 1,000 years, Satan will be loosed, and will make a last assault against the saints, after which he is cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:7-10). A vision of the Last Judgment follows (Revelation 20:11-15).The binding... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Revelation 20:11

(11) And I saw a great white throne . . .—Or, And I saw a great white throne, and Him that was seated thereon, from whose face fled the earth and the heaven, and place was not found for them. The throne is described as great and white, to set it in strong contrast to other thrones mentioned in the book, e.g., Revelation 4:4; Revelation 20:4. It is a white throne, in token of the purity of the judgment which follows. He who sits upon it is of purer eyes than to behold iniquity. It is asked, Who... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Revelation 20:12-13

(12, 13) And I saw the dead, small and great . . .—Or rather, And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before (not “God,” as in text, but) the throne, and books (or, rolls) were opened; and another book (or, roll) was opened, which is (the book) of life; and the dead were judged out of the things which had been written in the books (or, rolls) according to their works. And the sea gave forth the dead that were in it; and death and Hades gave forth the dead who were in them; and... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Revelation 20:1-15

The Thousand Years' Reign of Christ Revelation 20:4 I. First we shall show that the literal interpretation of the passage before us is altogether wrong and untenable. (1) The first proof of this is a very obvious one. We are dealing with a symbolic book. From the glorious description of the Saviour in the first chapter to the last picture of the Holy Jerusalem the book is one great series of panoramic displays of symbolic pictures. It is not intended to narrate literal events, whether... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Revelation 20:1-15

CHAPTER XVI.JUDGMENT OF SATAN AND OF THE WICKED.Revelation 20:1-15.IN now approaching chap. 20, with its yet unsolved difficulties of interpretation, it is of essential importance to observe, in the first place, the relation of the chapter to what immediately precedes. The Seer is not entering upon an entirely new subject. He distinctly continues, on the contrary, the prosecution of a theme he had before begun. In the previous portion of his book three great enemies of the saints of God had... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Revelation 20:7-15

CHAPTERS 20:7-22:5 After the Thousand Years and the New Jerusalem 1. Satan’s last revolt (Revelation 20:7-10 ) 2. The great white throne (Revelation 20:11-15 ) 3. The eternal state (Revelation 21:1-8 ) 4. The vision of the holy city (Revelation 21:9-27 ) 5. The glories of the redeemed (Revelation 22:1-5 ) Revelation 20:7-10 . Satan who was put into the abyss a thousand years before, is now loosed out of his prison. God permits him to come forth once more. Who would have ever thought of... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Revelation 20:11

20:11 {19} And I saw a great {20} white throne, and him that sat on it, {21} from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.(19) The second part of this chapter, in which the judge is described in this verse, and the last judgment in the verse following.(20) That is, a tribunal seat most princelike and glorious: for so does the Greek word signify.(21) That is, Christ, before whom when he comes to judgment, heaven and earth shall perish for the... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Revelation 20:12

20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before {22} God; and the {23} books were opened: and another book was opened, which is [the book] {24} of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.(22) That is, Christ the judge; 2 Corinthians 5:10 .(23) As it were, his books of reckoning or accounts, that is, the testimony of our conscience, and of our works, which by no means can be avoided.(24) The book of the eternal decree... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Revelation 20:13

20:13 {25} And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.(25) This is a reply or an answer to an objection: for some man will say, "But they are dead, whom the sea, death and the grave has consumed, how shall they appear before the judge?" John answers, by resurrection from death, where all things (however repugnant) shall minister and serve at the commandment of God, as in... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 20:1-15

Satan Bound for 1000 years Though the Beast and the False Prophet have been (inRevelation 19:1-21; Revelation 19:1-21) consigned to the Lake of Fire, the wicked spirit Satan who influenced them is not immediately sent there. Rather an angel (not the Lord) is delegated to take Satan captive and to secure him in the pit of "the abyss" for the specified time of one thousand years (vv. 1-3). A seal is set upon him: there is no possibility of escape. The object of this limited imprisonment is that... read more

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 20:1-15

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Revelation 20:11

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Revelation 20:12-13

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Revelation 20:1-15

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Revelation 20:1-15

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Revelation 20:7-15

Geneva Study Bible - Revelation 20:11

Geneva Study Bible - Revelation 20:12

Geneva Study Bible - Revelation 20:13

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 20:1-15

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