Revelation 11:10-13

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

And after three days and an half - See the notes on Revelation 11:9.The Spirit of life from God - The living, or life-giving Spirit that proceeds from God entered into them. Compare the notes on Job 33:4. There is evidently allusion here to Genesis 2:7, where God is spoken of as the Author of life. The meaning is, that they would seem to come to life again, or that effects would follow as if the dead were restored to life. If, when they had been compelled to cease from prophesying, they should,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 11:12

And they heard a great voice from heaven - Some manuscripts read, “I heard” - ἤκουσα ēkousa - but the more approved reading is that of the common text. John says that a voice was addressed to them calling them to ascend to heaven.Come up hither - To heaven.And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud - So the Saviour ascended, Acts 1:9; and so probably Elijah, 2 Kings 2:11.And their enemies beheld them - That is, it was done openly, so that their enemies, who had put them to death, saw that... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 11:13

And the same hour - In immediate connection with their triumph.Was there a great earthquake - “An earthquake is a symbol of commotion, agitation, change; of great political revolutions, etc. See the notes on Revelation 6:12. The meaning here is, that the triumph of the witnesses, represented by their ascending to heaven, would be followed by such revolutions as would be properly symbolized by an earthquake.And the tenth part of the city fell - That is, the tenth part of that which is... 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 11:10

upon, on. App-104 . shall. Omit. over. Greek. epi . App-104 . send. App-174 . prophets. App-189 . tormented. See Revelation 9:5 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

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

after. App-104 . three = the three. spirit of life = breath of life. Greek. pneuma (compare App-101 .) zoes ( App-170 .) Compare Septuagint of Genesis 6:17 ; Genesis 7:15 . See also Genesis 2:7 ; Genesis 7:22 ( pnoe ). from. Greek. ek. App-104 . into. Greek. en. App-104 . fell. Greek. pipto . The texts read the strong word epipipto, indicating a paralyzing fear. saw. App-133 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 11:12

to heaven = into (Greek. eis) the heaven (See Revelation 3:12 ). a = the cloud. See Acts 1:9 . beheld. Same as "saw", Revelation 11:11 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 11:13

the same = in (Greek. en) that. was there = there came to be. tenth part = tenth. ( App-10 and App-197 ). of men. Literally names of men ( App-123 .) seven thousand. See App-197 . remnant. App-124 . were = became. glory. See p. 1511 and App-197 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 11:10

And they that dwell on the earth rejoice over them, and make merry; and they shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwell on the earth.What a mistake it is to refer this to the rejoicing of the whole world over the two fallen witnesses to some remote event following the alleged triumph of some Antichrist. There could hardly be an age of which these words are a better description than of our own. How is it that Christian people are able to live such... read more

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