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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide.

Context of Revelation 20:11

9They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God’s people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. 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. 12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done.

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 20:2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
• Revelation 19:11I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war.
• Genesis 18:25Far be it from you to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
• Psalms 9:7The Lord reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.
• Psalms 14:6You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the Lord is their refuge.
• Psalms 47:8God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne.
• Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.
• Psalms 97:2Clouds and thick darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
• Matthew 25:31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.
• Acts 17:30In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
• Romans 2:5But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed.
• Revelation 6:14The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.
• Revelation 16:20Every island fled away and the mountains could not 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, and there was no longer any sea.
• Jeremiah 4:23I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone.
• Daniel 2:35Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge 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