Revelation 20:11

Revelation 20:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
• New International Version (NIV)Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them.

Context of Revelation 20:11

9And they swarmed up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints (God’s people) and the beloved city [Jerusalem]; but fire came down from heaven and consumed them. 10And the devil who had deceived them was hurled into the lake of fire and burning brimstone (sulfur), where the beast (Antichrist) and false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night, forever and ever. And I saw a great white throne and Him who was seated upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them [for this heaven and earth are passing away]. 12And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the Book of Life; and the dead were judged according to what they had done as written in the books [that is, everything done while on earth]. 13And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and death and Hades (the realm of the dead) surrendered the dead who were in them; and they were judged and sentenced, every one according to their deeds.

Revelation 20:11 word by word

Καὶ εἶδον θρόνον μέγαν λευκὸν καὶ τὸν καθήμενον ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν, οὗ ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου ἔφυγεν ἡ γῆ καὶ ὁ οὐρανός, καὶ τόπος οὐχ εὑρέθη αὐτοῖς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• I sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• a greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• whiteλευκόςleukos · whiteG3022
• throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362
• himὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• that satκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• the heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• fled awayφεύγωpheugō · to fleeG5343
• there was foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• noοὐou · noG3756
• placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117

Cross-references for Revelation 20:11

• Revelation 20:2And he overpowered and laid hold of the dragon, that old serpent [of primeval times], who is the devil and Satan, and bound him [securely] for a thousand years (a millennium);
• Revelation 19:11And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who was riding it is called Faithful and True (trustworthy, loyal, incorruptible, steady), and in righteousness He judges and wages war [on the rebellious nations].
• Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to strike the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right [by executing just and righteous judgment]?”
• Psalms 9:7But the Lord will remain and sit enthroned forever; He has prepared and established His throne for judgment.
• Psalms 14:6You [evildoers] shamefully plan against the poor, But the Lord is his safe refuge.
• Psalms 47:8God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne.
• Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Lovingkindness and truth go before You.
• Psalms 97:2Clouds and thick darkness surround Him [as at Sinai]; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
• Matthew 25:31“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory and majesty and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
• Acts 17:30Therefore God overlooked and disregarded the former ages of ignorance; but now He commands all people everywhere to repent [that is, to change their old way of thinking, to regret their past sins, and to seek God’s purpose for their lives],
• Romans 2:5But because of your callous stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are [deliberately] storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
• Revelation 6:14The sky was split [separated from the land] and rolled up like a scroll, and every mountain and island were dislodged and moved out of their places.
• Revelation 16:20Then every island fled away, and no mountains could be found.
• Revelation 21:1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away (vanished), and there is no longer any sea.
• Jeremiah 4:23I looked at the earth [in my vision], and behold, it was [as at the time of creation] formless and void; And to the heavens, and they had no light.
• Daniel 2:35Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together and became like the chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them could be found. And the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

Commentaries on Revelation 20:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11A great white throne - Refulgent with glorious majesty. Him that sat on it - The indescribable Jehovah. From whose face the earth and the heaven fled away - Even the brightness of his countenance dissolved the universe, and annihilated the laws by which it was governed. This is a very majestic figure, and finely expressed. There was found no place for them - The glorious majesty of God filling all things, and being all in all.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And I saw a great white throne - This verse commences the description of the final judgment, which embraces the remainder of the chapter. The first thing seen in the vision is the burning throne of the Judge. The things that are specified in regard to it are, that it was “great,” and that it was “white.” The former expression means that it was high or elevated. Compare Isaiah 6:1. The latter expression - white - means that it was “splendid or shining.”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-15Verses 11-15 After the events just foretold, the end will speedily come; and there is no mention of any thing else, before the appearing of Christ to judge the world. This will be the great day: the Judge, the Lord Jesus Christ, will then put on majesty and terror. The persons to be judged are the dead, small and great; young and old, low and high, poor and rich. None are so mean, but they have some talents to account for; and none so great, as to avoid…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-15This segment describes a court hearing where the dead are judged based on their actions. God responds to ongoing rebellion with eternal punishment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. great--in contrast to the "thrones," Re 20:4. white--the emblem of purity and justice. him that sat on it--the Father [Alford]. Rather, the Son, to whom "the Father hath committed all judgment." God in Christ, that is, the Father represented by the Son, is He before whose judgment-seat we must all stand. The Son's mediatorial reign is with a view to prepare the kingdom for the Father's acceptance. When He has done that, He shall give it up to the…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 20:11

• Colors
• Earth
• Heaven
• Judgment
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Millennium
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Judgment, The final
• Seal
• Color; Colors
• Desire of All Nations
• Parousia
• Print; Printing; Printed
• Revelation of John
• Satan
• Urim and Thummim
• Book of Life

Commentaries on Revelation 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings