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 came up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, and fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found 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 is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds. 13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them 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

• Thenκαίkai · andG2532
• I sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• a greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• whiteλευκόςleukos · whiteG3022
• throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362
• and Him who satκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• upon it, from whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• presenceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• and heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• fledφεύγωpheugō · to fleeG5343
• noοὐou · noG3756
• placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• was foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147

Cross-references for Revelation 20:11

• Revelation 20:2And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;
• Revelation 19:11And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war.
• Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay 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 deal justly?”
• Psalms 9:7But the Lord abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment,
• Psalms 14:6You would put to shame the counsel of the afflicted, But the Lord is his 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; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
• Matthew 25:31“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.
• Acts 17:30Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent,
• Romans 2:5But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,
• Revelation 6:14The sky was split apart like 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 21:1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea.
• Jeremiah 4:23I looked on the earth, and behold, it was 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 all at the same time and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them was found. But 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