Revelation 11:7

Revelation 11:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
• New International Version (NIV)Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that rises from the bottomless pit will make war on them and conquer them and kill them,
• New King James Version (NKJV)When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.

Context of Revelation 11:7

5And if anyone wants to harm them, fire flows out of their mouth and devours their enemies; and so if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way. 6These have the power to shut up the sky, so that rain will not fall during the days of their prophesying; and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they desire. When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them and kill them. 8And their dead bodies will lie on the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9Those from the peoples, tribes, languages, and nations will look at their dead bodies for three and a half days, and will not allow their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb.

Revelation 11:7 word by word

καὶ ὅταν τελέσωσιν τὴν μαρτυρίαν αὐτῶν, τὸ θηρίον τὸ ἀναβαῖνον ἐκ τῆς ἀβύσσου ποιήσει μετ᾽ αὐτῶν πόλεμον καὶ νικήσει αὐτοὺς καὶ ἀποκτενεῖ αὐτούς.Read the interlinear

• Whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• they have finishedτελέωteleō · to finishG5055
• their testimonyμαρτυρίαmarturia · testimonyG3141
• the beastθηρίονthērion · wild animalG2342
• that comesἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• abyssἄβυσσοςabussos · abyssG12
• makeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• warπόλεμοςpolēmos · warG4171
• with them, and overcomeνικάωnikaō · to conquerG3528
• them and killἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615

Cross-references for Revelation 11:7

• Revelation 11:3And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”
• Luke 13:32And He said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I reach My goal.’
• John 17:4I glorified You on the earth by accomplishing the work which You have given Me to do.
• John 19:30Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.
• Acts 20:24But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of God’s grace.
• 2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith;
• Revelation 13:1And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore. Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads were blasphemous names.
• Revelation 17:6And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered greatly.
• Revelation 19:19And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies, assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse, and against His army.
• Daniel 7:21I kept looking, and that horn was waging war with the saints and prevailing against them,
• Daniel 8:23And in the latter period of their dominion, When the wrongdoers have run their course, A king will arise, Insolent and skilled in intrigue.
• Zechariah 14:2For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city will be taken, the houses plundered, the women raped, and half of the city exiled, but the rest of the people will not be eliminated from the city.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:8Then that lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will eliminate with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming;
• Revelation 9:2He opened the shaft of the abyss, and smoke ascended out of the shaft like the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened from the smoke of the shaft.

Commentaries on Revelation 11:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The beast that ascended out of the bottomless pit - This may be what is called antichrist; some power that is opposed to genuine Christianity. But what or whence, except from the bottomless pit, i.e., under the influence and appointment of the devil, we cannot tell; nor do we know by what name this power or being should be called. The conjectures concerning the two witnesses and the beast have been sufficiently multiplied. If the whole passage, as some…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And when they shall have finished their testimony - Prof. Stuart renders this, “And whenever they shall have finished their testimony.” The reference is undoubtedly to a period when they should have faithfully borne the testimony which they were appointed to bear. The word rendered here “shall have finished” - ́ telesōsinfrom ́ teleōmeans properly to end, to finish, to complete, to accomplish. It is used, in this respect, in two senses - either in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-13Verses 3-13 In the time of treading down, God kept his faithful witnesses to attest the truth of his word and worship, and the excellence of his ways, The number of these witnesses is small, yet enough. They prophesy in sackcloth. It shows their afflicted, persecuted state, and deep sorrow for the abominations against which they protested. They are supported during their great and hard work, till it is done. When they had prophesied in sackcloth the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8After the witnesses complete their testimony, the scene changes dramatically. The beast (compare Revelation 13:1) appears for the first time. It is linked to the bottomless pit. Like all enemies of God, the beast fights against God’s witnesses and kills them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. finished their testimony--The same verb is used of Paul's ending his ministry by a violent death. the beast that ascended out of the bottomless pit--Greek, "the wild beast ... the abyss." This beast was not mentioned before, yet he is introduced as "the beast," because he had already been described by Daniel (Da 7:3, 11), and he is fully so in the subsequent part of the Apocalypse, namely, Re 13:1; 17:8. Thus, John at once appropriates the Old…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Bottomless, Pit
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• Abyss
• Ascend
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• Eschatology of the New Testament
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• Revelation of John

Commentaries on Revelation 11

• 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