Revelation 11:7 NLT,NIV,ESV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 11:7

And 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” - τελέσωσιν telesōsin, from τελέω teleō means properly to end, to finish, to complete, to accomplish. It is used, in this respect, in two senses - either in regard to time or in regard... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 11:7-14

Revelation 11:7-14. When they shall have finished their testimony, &c. After the description of the power and office of the witnesses, follows a prediction of those things which shall befall them at the latter end of their ministry; and their passion, death, resurrection, and ascension, are copied from our Saviour’s, who is emphatically styled, (Revelation 3:14,) the faithful and true Witness; but with this difference, that his were real, theirs are figurative and mystical. And when... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 11:1-14

Two witnesses (11:1-14)In Daniel 9:24-27 there is a prophecy that the enemies of the Jews would corrupt their city and their temple for three and a half years (which is the same as forty-two months, or 1260 days). This happened in 167-164 BC, when the ruler of the Syrian sector of the Greek Empire, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, conquered Jerusalem, killed Jews by the thousand and tried by every means to destroy their religion. His supreme expression of hate for God’s people was to set up a Greek idol... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 11:7

finished. See Revelation 10:7 . testimony. As in Revelation 1:2 , &c. Their testimony ended, they are at the mercy of their enemies. beast = wild beast, See Revelation 6:8 . First mention of this terrible being, whose rise is depicted in Revelation 13:0 . bottomless pit. See Revelation 9:1 . against. Greek. meta. App-104 . overcome. As in Rev 2 and Revelation 3:0 . See App-197 . kill. The two witnesses are on earth during Revelation 13:0 , and the beast is on earth in Revelation... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 11:7

And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that cometh up out of the abyss shall make war with them" and overcome them, and kill them.And when they shall have finished their testimony ... This may be construed as meaning (1) at the end of the gospel age when all proclamations of the truth has been completed or (2) repeatedly, whenever and wherever the message is faithfully delivered. We are certain that the latter of these two interpretations is correct and shall therefore... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 11:7-12

Revelation 11:7-12. When they shall have finished, &c.— Or, When they shall be about to finish their testimony, the wild beast that ascendeth out of the abyss, &c. After the description of the witnesses, their power and offices, follows a prediction of those things that shall befal them at the latter end of their ministry: and their passion, death, resurrection, and ascension, are copied from our Saviour's, who is emphatically styled, The faithful and true Witness, ch. Rev 3:14 but with... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 11:7

7. 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 (Daniel 7:3; Daniel 7:11), and he is fully so in the subsequent part of the Apocalypse, namely, Revelation 13:1; Revelation 17:8. Thus, John at once appropriates the Old Testament... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 11:1-14

F. Supplementary revelation of the two witnesses in the Great Tribulation 11:1-14John recorded the revelation dealing with the two witnesses to inform his readers of the ministries of these important individuals during the Great Tribulation. This section continues the parenthetical revelation begun in Revelation 10:1. It is one of the more difficult chapters to interpret, and students of the book have proposed many different explanations. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 11:7

It is only when they have finished their ministry that God will permit the beast to kill the two witnesses. They will not die prematurely. This is the first of 36 references to "the beast" in Revelation (cf. Daniel 7:21). He is Antichrist, as later passages will show. This verse describes him as having his origin in the abyss, the abode of Satan and his demons (cf. Revelation 9:1-3; Revelation 9:11; Luke 8:31). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 11:7-10

3. The death of the two witnesses 11:7-10 read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 11:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 11:7-14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 11:1-14

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 11:7

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 11:7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 11:7-12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 11:7

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 11:1-14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 11:7

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 11:7-10

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