11:15 Then 6 the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying:
“The kingdom of the world
has become the kingdom of our Lord
and of his Christ, 7
and he will reign for ever and ever.”
11:16 Then 8 the twenty-four elders who are seated on their thrones before God threw themselves down with their faces to the ground 9 and worshiped God 11:17 with these words: 10
“We give you thanks, Lord God, the All-Powerful, 11
the one who is and who was,
because you have taken your great power
and begun to reign. 12
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
2 tn On the term αὐλήν (aulhn) BDAG 150 s.v. αὐλή 1 states, “(outer) court of the temple…Rv 11:2.”
3 tn The precise meaning of the phrase ἔκβαλε ἔξωθεν (ekbale exwqen) is difficult to determine.
4 tn Or “to the nations” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).
5 sn The holy city appears to be a reference to Jerusalem. See also Luke 21:24.
6 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
7 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”
8 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
9 tn Grk “they fell down on their faces.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”
10 tn Grk “saying.”
11 tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π. …Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”
12 tn The aorist verb ἐβασίλευσας (ebasileusa") has been translated ingressively.