American Standard Version
Revelation 20:11
11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
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 went up over the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down out of heaven, and devoured them. 10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are also the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which isthe bookof life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13And the sea gave up the dead that were in it; and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
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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
- sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
- whiteλευκόςleukos · whiteG3022
- throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362
- satκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
- faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
- earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
- heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
- fledφεύγωpheugō · to fleeG5343
- foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
- placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
Cross-references for Revelation 20:11
- Revelation 20:2And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
- Revelation 19:11And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
- Genesis 18:25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
- Psalms 9:7But Jehovah sitteth as king for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment;
- Psalms 14:6Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor, Because Jehovah is his refuge.
- Psalms 47:8God reigneth over the nations: God sitteth upon his holy throne.
- Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne: Lovingkindness and truth go before thy face.
- Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness are round about him: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
- Matthew 25:31But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:
- Acts 17:30The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:
- Romans 2:5but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
- Revelation 6:14And the heaven was removed as a scroll when it is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
- Revelation 16:20And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
- Revelation 21:1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more.
- Jeremiah 4:23I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
- Daniel 2:35Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken in pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floors; and the wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image 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
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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
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