18:1 After these things I saw another angel, who possessed great authority, coming down out of heaven, and the earth was lit up by his radiance. 3
19:1 After these things I heard what sounded like the loud voice of a vast throng in heaven, saying,
“Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
4:1 After these things I looked, and there was 4 a door standing open in heaven! 5 And the first voice I had heard speaking to me 6 like a trumpet 7 said: “Come up here so that 8 I can show you what must happen after these things.”
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
2 tn Grk “so that he might make her swept away.”
3 tn Grk “glory”; but often in the sense of splendor, brightness, or radiance (see L&N 14.49).
4 tn Grk “and behold.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) at the beginning of this statement has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).
5 tn Or “in the sky” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”).
6 tn Grk “with me.” The translation “with me” implies that John was engaged in a dialogue with the one speaking to him (e.g., Jesus or an angel) when in reality it was a one-sided conversation, with John doing all the listening. For this reason, μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ (met’ emou, “with me”) was translated as “to me.”
7 sn The phrase speaking to me like a trumpet refers back to Rev 1:10.
8 tn The conjunction καί (kai), much like the vav-consecutive in Hebrew, appears to be introducing a final/purpose clause here rather than a coordinate clause.