Notes for Revelation
Revelation 1
aJn 12:49; 17:8
bver 19; Da 2:28, 29; Rev 22:6
cRev 22:16
dver 4, 9; Rev 22:8
ever 9; S Heb 4:12
fver 9; 1Co 1:6; Rev 6:9; 12:17; 19:10
gLk 11:28; Rev 22:7
hS Ro 13:11
iver 11, 20
jS Ro 1:7
kver 8; Rev 4:8; 11:17; 16:5
lIsa 11:2; Rev 3:1; 4:5; 5:6
mIsa 55:4; Jn 18:37; Rev 3:14
1 1:4 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
nPs 89:27; Col 1:18
oS 1Ti 6:15
pS Ro 8:37
qS Ro 3:25
rS 1Pe 2:5; Rev 5:10; 20:6
sRo 15:6
tS Ro 11:36
uDa 7:13; S Mt 16:27; 24:30; 26:64; S Lk 17:30; S 1Co 1:7; S 1Th 2:19; 4:16, 17
vJn 19:34, 37
wZec 12:10; Mt 24:30
xS ver 17; Rev 21:6; 22:13
2 1:7 Daniel 7:13
3 1:7 Zech. 12:10
yS ver 4
zRev 4:8; 15:3; 19:6
aver 1
bS Ac 14:22; 2Co 1:7; Php 4:14
cver 6
d2Ti 2:12
ever 2; S Heb 4:12
fS ver 2
gAc 20:7
hRev 4:2; 17:3; 21:10
iEx 20:18; Rev 4:1
jver 19
kver 4, 20
lS Ac 18:19
mRev 2:8
nRev 2:12
oAc 16:14; Rev 2:18, 24
pRev 3:1
qRev 3:7
rS Col 2:1; Rev 3:14
sver 20; Ex 25:31–40; Zec 4:2; Rev 2:1
tRev 2:1
uEze 1:26; Da 7:13; 10:16; Rev 14:14
vIsa 6:1
wDa 10:5; Rev 15:6
xDa 7:9; 10:6; Rev 2:18; 19:12
4 1:13 See Daniel 7:13.
yEze 1:7; Da 10:6; Rev 2:18
zEze 43:2; Rev 14:2; 19:6
aver 20; Rev 2:1; 3:1
bIsa 1:20; 49:2; Heb 4:12; Rev 2:12, 16; 19:15, 21
cJdg 5:31; Mt 17:2
dEze 1:28; Da 8:17, 18
eDa 8:18
fS Mt 14:27
gIsa 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; Rev 2:8; 22:13
hRo 6:9; Rev 2:8
iDt 32:40; Da 4:34; 12:7; Rev 4:9, 10; 10:6; 15:7
jRev 9:1; 20:1
kver 11; Hab 2:2
lS ver 16
mS ver 12
nver 4, 11
oMt 5:14, 15
5 1:20 Or messengers
Revelation 2
aS Ac 18:19
bRev 1:16
cRev 1:12, 13
dver 19; Rev 3:1, 8, 15
1 2:1 Or messenger; also in verses 8, 12 and 18
e1Jn 4:1
f2Co 11:13
gS Jn 15:21
hJer 2:2; Mt 24:12
iver 16, 22; Rev 3:3, 19
jRev 1:20
kver 15
lS Mt 11:15; ver 11, 17, 29; Rev 3:6, 13, 22; 13:9
mS Jn 16:33
nGe 2:9; 3:22–24; Rev 22:2, 14, 19
oLk 23:43
pRev 1:11
qS Rev 1:17
rRev 1:18
s2Co 6:10; Jas 2:5
tRev 3:9
uver 13, 24; S Mt 4:10
vRev 3:10
wDa 1:12, 14
xver 13; Rev 17:14
yS Mt 10:22; S 1Co 9:25
zS ver 7
aRev 20:6, 14; 21:8
bRev 1:11
cver 16; S Rev 1:16
dRev 14:12
eRev 1:5; 11:3
fver 9, 24; S Mt 4:10
gver 20
hS 2Pe 2:15
iS Ac 15:20
j1Co 6:13
kver 6
lS ver 5
m2Th 2:8; S Rev 1:16
nS ver 7
oS Jn 16:33
pJn 6:49, 50
qIsa 56:5; 62:2; 65:15
rRev 19:12
sver 24; Ac 16:14; Rev 1:11
tS Mt 4:3
uS Rev 1:14, 15
vS ver 2
w1Ki 16:31; 21:25; 2Ki 9:7
xver 14; S Ac 15:20
yRo 2:4; 2Pe 3:9
zRo 2:5; Rev 9:20; 16:9, 11
aRev 17:2; 18:9
b1Sa 16:7; 1Ki 8:39; Ps 139:1, 2, 23; Pr 21:2; Jer 17:10; Lk 16:15; Ro 8:27; 1Th 2:4
cS Mt 16:27
dAc 15:28
eRev 3:11
fS Mt 16:27
gS Jn 16:33
hMt 10:22
iPs 2:8; Rev 3:21
jRev 12:5; 19:15
kPs 2:9; Isa 30:14; Jer 19:11
lRev 22:16
2 2:27 Psalm 2:9
mS ver 7
Revelation 3
Revelation 4
Revelation 5
aver 7, 13; Rev 4:2, 9; 6:16
bEze 2:9, 10
cIsa 29:11; Da 12:4
dRev 10:1
eGe 49:9
fS Heb 7:14
gIsa 11:1, 10; Ro 15:12; Rev 22:16
hver 8, 9, 12, 13; S Jn 1:29
iS Rev 4:6
jS Rev 4:4
kZec 4:10
lS Rev 1:4
mS ver 1
1 5:6 That is, the sevenfold Spirit
nS Rev 4:6
oS Rev 4:4
pRev 14:2; 15:2
qPs 141:2; Rev 8:3, 4
rPs 40:3; 98:1; 149:1; Isa 42:10; Rev 14:3, 4
sRev 4:11
tHeb 9:12
uS 1Co 6:20
vS Rev 13:7
wS 1Pe 2:5
xRev 3:21; 20:4
yDa 7:10; Heb 12:22; Jude 14
2 5:10 Some manuscripts they reign
zS Rev 4:6
aS Rev 4:4
bver 13
cver 9
dRev 1:6; 4:11
ever 3; Php 2:10
fS ver 1, 7
gver 6; Rev 6:16; 7:10
h1Ch 29:11; Mal 1:6; 2:2; S Ro 11:36
iS Rev 4:6
jRev 4:9
kS Rev 4:4
lRev 4:10
Revelation 6
aS Rev 5:6
bRev 5:1
cS Rev 4:6, 7
dRev 14:2; 19:6
eZec 1:8; 6:3; Rev 19:11
fZec 6:11; Rev 14:14; 19:12
gPs 45:4
hRev 4:7
iZec 1:8; 6:2
jMt 10:34
kRev 4:7
lZec 6:2
mS Rev 4:6, 7
nEze 4:16
oRev 7:1, 3; 9:4
pRev 4:7
1 6:6 Or about 1 kilogram
2 6:6 Greek a denarius
3 6:6 Or about 3 kilograms
4 6:6 Greek a denarius
qZec 6:3
rHos 13:14; Rev 1:18; 20:13, 14
sJer 15:2, 3; 24:10; Eze 5:12, 17
tEx 29:12; Lev 4:7
uRev 14:18; 16:7
vRev 20:4
wRo 1:2; S Heb 4:12
xPs 119:84; Zec 1:12
yLk 2:29; 2Pe 2:1
zS Rev 3:7
aS Rev 3:10
bDt 32:43; 2Ki 9:7; Ps 79:10; Rev 16:6; 18:20; 19:2
cS Rev 3:4
dHeb 11:40
ePs 97:4; Isa 29:6; Eze 38:19; Rev 8:5; 11:13; 16:18
5 6:11 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 12:10; 19:10.
fS Mt 24:29
gIsa 50:3
hS Mt 24:29; Rev 8:10; 9:1
iIsa 34:4
jS 2Pe 3:10; Rev 20:11; 21:1
kPs 46:2; Isa 54:10; Jer 4:24; Eze 38:20; Na 1:5; Rev 16:20; 21:1
lRev 19:18
mIsa 2:10, 19, 21
nHos 10:8; Lk 23:30
oS Rev 5:1
pJoel 1:15; 2:1, 2, 11, 31; Zep 1:14, 15; Rev 16:14
6 6:16 See Hosea 10:8.
qPs 76:7; Na 1:6; Mal 3:2
7 6:17 Some manuscripts his
Revelation 7
Revelation 8
Revelation 9
aRev 8:10
bRev 1:18
cver 2, 11; S Lk 8:31
dGe 19:28; Ex 19:18
eJoel 2:2, 10
fver 1, 11; S Lk 8:31
gEx 10:12–15
hver 5, 10
iS Rev 6:6
jRev 8:7
kS Rev 7:2, 3
lver 10
mver 3
nJob 3:21; 7:15; Jer 8:3; Rev 6:16
oJoel 2:4
pDa 7:8
qJoel 1:6
rJoel 2:5
sver 3, 5, 19
tver 1, 2; S Lk 8:31
uRev 16:16
vJob 26:6; 28:22; 31:12; Ps 88:11
wS Rev 8:13
xEx 30:1–3
yRev 8:3
zRev 7:1
aGe 15:18; Dt 1:7; Jos 1:4; Isa 11:15; Rev 16:12
bRev 20:7
cS Rev 8:7
dver 18
eRev 5:11; 7:4
fRev 11:5
gver 18; Ps 11:6; Isa 30:33; Eze 38:22; Rev 14:10; 19:20; 20:10; 21:8
hS Rev 8:7
iver 15
jS ver 17
kS Rev 2:21
lDt 4:28; 31:29; Jer 1:16; Mic 5:13; Ac 7:41
mS 1Co 10:20
nPs 115:4–7; 135:15–17; Da 5:23
oS Rev 2:21
pIsa 47:9, 12; Rev 18:23
qRev 17:2, 5
Revelation 10
Revelation 11
aEze 40:3; Rev 21:15
bEze 40:17, 20
cLk 21:24
dS Rev 21:2
ever 3; Da 7:25; 12:7; Rev 12:6, 14; 13:5
fRev 1:5; 2:13
gS ver 2
hGe 37:34; 2Sa 3:31; Ne 9:1; Jnh 3:5
iPs 52:8; Jer 11:16; Zec 4:3, 11
jZec 4:14
k2Sa 22:9; 2Ki 1:10; Jer 5:14; Rev 9:17, 18
1 11:4 See Zech. 4:3, 11, 14.
lNu 16:29, 35
mS Lk 4:25
nver 3
oEx 7:17, 19; Rev 8:8
pRev 13:1–4
qS Lk 8:31
rDa 7:21; Rev 13:7
sRev 16:19
tIsa 1:9; Jer 23:14; Eze 16:46
uHeb 13:12
vS Rev 13:7
wPs 79:2, 3
xS Rev 3:10
yNe 8:10, 12; Est 9:19, 22
zver 9
aEze 37:5, 9, 10, 14
bRev 4:1
2 11:11 Or Spirit (see Ezek. 37:5, 14)
c2Ki 2:11; Ac 1:9
dS Rev 6:12
eRev 14:7; 16:9; 19:7
fRev 16:11
gS Rev 8:13
hS Mt 24:31
iRev 16:17; 19:1
jRev 12:10
kPs 145:13; Da 2:44; 7:14, 27; Mic 4:7; Zec 14:9; Lk 1:33
lS Rev 4:4
mS Rev 4:10
nPs 30:12
oS Rev 1:8
pS Rev 1:4
qRev 19:6
rPs 2:1
sRev 20:12
tRev 10:7
uS Rev 19:5
vRev 15:5, 8
wEx 25:10–22; 2Ch 5:7; Heb 9:4
xS Rev 4:5
yRev 16:21
Revelation 12
aver 3
bRev 11:19
cGe 37:9
dIsa 26:17; Gal 4:19
ever 1; Rev 15:1
fver 9, 13, 16, 17; Rev 13:1
gRev 13:1; 17:3, 7, 9
hDa 7:7, 20; Rev 13:1; 17:3, 7, 12, 16
iRev 19:12
jS Rev 8:7
kDa 8:10
lMt 2:16
mPs 2:9; Rev 2:27; 19:15
nS Ac 8:39
oS Rev 11:2
1 12:5 Psalm 2:9
pS Jude 9
qver 3
rMt 25:41
sver 15; Ge 3:1–7
tMt 25:41; Rev 20:2
uS Mt 4:10
vRev 20:3, 8, 10
wLk 10:18; Jn 12:31
xRev 11:15
yRev 7:10
zJob 1:9–11; Zec 3:1; 1Pe 5:8
aS Jn 16:33; Rev 15:2
bS Rev 7:14
cRev 6:9
dLk 14:26; Rev 2:10
ePs 96:11; Isa 44:23; 49:13; Rev 18:20
fS Rev 8:13
gRev 10:6
hver 3
iver 5
jEx 19:4
kS Rev 11:2
lver 9
mRev 11:7; 13:7
nGe 3:15
oS Jn 14:15
pS Rev 1:2
Revelation 13
Revelation 14
Revelation 15
Revelation 16
Revelation 17
aS Rev 15:1
bRev 15:7
cRev 16:19
dver 5, 15, 16; Isa 23:17; Rev 19:2
eJer 51:13
fS Rev 14:8
gS Rev 1:10
hRev 12:6, 14
iRev 18:12, 16
jRev 13:1
kS Rev 12:3
lEze 28:13; Rev 18:16
mJer 51:7; Rev 18:6
nver 2; S Rev 14:8
over 7
pS Rev 14:8
qver 1, 2
rRev 16:6; 18:24
sver 5
tver 3; S Rev 12:3
uS Lk 8:31
vRev 13:10
wS Rev 3:10
xS Rev 20:12
yRev 13:3
zRev 13:18
aver 3
bver 8
cS Rev 12:3
dRev 18:10, 17, 19
ever 17
fS Rev 16:14
gS Jn 16:33
hS 1Ti 6:15
iMt 22:14
jver 1; Isa 8:7; Jer 47:2
kS Rev 13:7
lS Rev 12:3
mver 1
nRev 18:17, 19
oEze 16:37, 39
pRev 19:18
qRev 18:8
r2Co 8:16
sver 13
tJer 39:16; Rev 10:7
uRev 16:19; 18:10, 18, 19, 21
Revelation 18
aRev 17:1
bRev 10:1; 20:1
cEze 43:2
dS Rev 14:8
eRev 16:13
fIsa 13:21, 22; 34:11, 13–15; Jer 50:39; 51:37; Zep 2:14, 15
gS Rev 14:8
1 18:2 Isaiah 21:9
hRev 17:2
iver 11, 15, 23; Eze 27:9–25
jver 7, 9
kIsa 48:20; Jer 50:8; 51:6, 9, 45; 2Co 6:17
lGe 19:15
m2Ch 28:9; Ezr 9:6; Jer 51:9
2 18:4 Jer. 51:45
nRev 16:19
oPs 137:8; Jer 50:15, 29
pIsa 40:2
qRev 14:10; 16:19; 17:4
rEze 28:2–8
sPs 10:6; Isa 47:7, 8; Zep 2:15
tver 10; Isa 9:14; 47:9; Jer 50:31, 32
3 18:7 See Isaiah 47:7, 8.
uRev 17:16
vver 3; Rev 14:8; 17:2, 4
wver 3, 7
xver 18; Rev 14:11; 19:3
yJer 51:8; Eze 26:17, 18
zver 15, 17
aver 16, 19
bver 17; Rev 17:12
cEze 27:27
dver 15, 19; Eze 27:31
eS ver 3
fEze 27:12–22; Rev 17:4
gEze 27:13; 1Ti 1:10
hS ver 3
iver 10, 17
jver 11, 19; Eze 27:31
kver 10, 19
lRev 17:4
mver 10; Rev 17:12
nRev 17:16
oEze 27:28–30
pver 10, 15
qver 9; Rev 19:3
rS Rev 17:18
sEze 27:32; Rev 13:4
tJos 7:6; La 2:10; Eze 27:30
uver 11, 15; Eze 27:31
vver 10, 16; Rev 17:18
wRev 17:16
xJer 51:48; S Rev 12:12
yRev 19:2
zRev 5:2; 10:1
aJer 51:63
bS Rev 17:18
cIsa 24:8; Eze 26:13
dJer 25:10
eJer 7:34; 16:9; 25:10
fver 3; Isa 23:8
gNa 3:4
hRev 16:6; 17:6
iJer 51:49; Mt 23:35
Revelation 19
aver 6; Rev 11:15
bver 3, 4, 6
cRev 7:10; 12:10
dRev 4:11; 7:12
eRev 16:7
fS Rev 17:1
gS Rev 6:10
hver 1, 4, 6
iIsa 34:10; Rev 14:11
jS Rev 4:4
kS Rev 4:6
lS Rev 4:10
mver 1, 3, 6
nPs 134:1
over 18; Ps 115:13; Rev 11:18; 13:16; 20:12
pver 1; Rev 11:15
qS Rev 1:15
rver 1, 3, 4
sS Rev 1:8
tRev 11:15
uS Rev 11:13
vver 9; Mt 22:2; 25:10; Eph 5:32
wRev 21:2, 9; 22:17
xver 14; Rev 15:6
yIsa 61:10; Eze 44:17; Zec 3:4; Rev 15:4
zver 10
aRev 1:19
bLk 14:15
cRev 21:5; 22:6
dRev 22:8
eAc 10:25, 26; Rev 22:9
fS Rev 1:2
gS Mt 3:16
hver 19, 21; Rev 6:2
iRev 3:14
jEx 15:3; Ps 96:13; Isa 11:4
kS Rev 1:14
lRev 6:2; 12:3
mver 16
nS Rev 2:17
oIsa 63:2, 3
pJn 1:1
qver 8
rS Rev 3:4
sver 21; S Rev 1:16
tIsa 11:4; 2Th 2:8
uPs 2:9; Rev 2:27; 12:5
vS Rev 14:20
wver 12
1 19:15 Psalm 2:9
xS 1Ti 6:15
yver 21
zRev 8:13; 14:6
aJer 12:9; Eze 39:17
bIsa 34:6; Jer 46:10
cEze 39:18–20
dRev 6:15
eS ver 5
fS Rev 13:1
gRev 16:14, 16
hver 11, 21
iRev 16:13
jS Mt 24:24
kRev 13:12
lRev 13:14
mRev 13:16
nRev 13:15
oDa 7:11; Rev 20:10, 14, 15; 21:8
pS Rev 9:17
qver 15; S Rev 1:16
rver 11, 19
sver 17
Revelation 20
Revelation 21
aS 2Pe 3:13
bS Rev 6:14
cver 10; Ne 11:18; Isa 52:1; Rev 11:2; 22:19
1 21:1 Isaiah 65:17
dver 10; Heb 11:10; 12:22; Rev 3:12
eS Rev 19:7
fEx 25:8; 2Ch 6:18; Eze 48:35; Zec 2:10
gS 2Co 6:16
hS Rev 7:17
iIsa 25:8; 1Co 15:26; Rev 20:14
jIsa 35:10; 65:19
kS 2Co 5:17
lRev 4:9; 20:11
2 21:4 Isaiah 25:8
mver 4
nRev 19:9; 22:6
oRev 16:17
pRev 1:8; 22:13
qIsa 55:1
rS Jn 4:10
sS Jn 16:33
tver 3; 2Sa 7:14; 2Co 6:16; S Ro 8:14
uver 27; Ps 5:6; 1Co 6:9; Heb 12:14; Rev 22:15
vS Rev 9:17
wS Rev 2:11
xS Rev 15:1, 6, 7
yS Rev 19:7
zEze 40:2; Rev 17:3
aS Rev 1:10
bS ver 2
cver 23; Isa 60:1, 2; Eze 43:2; Rev 15:8; 22:5
dver 18, 19; Rev 4:3
eRev 4:6
fver 15, 21, 25; Rev 22:14
gEze 48:30–34
hS Eph 2:20; Heb 11:10
iAc 1:26; Eph 2:20
jEze 40:3; Rev 11:1
kS ver 12
lRev 13:18
3 21:16 That is, about 1,400 miles or about 2,200 kilometers
mS ver 11
4 21:17 That is, about 200 feet or about 65 meters
5 21:17 Or high
nver 21
oEx 28:17–20; Isa 54:11, 12; Eze 28:13
pS ver 11
qRev 4:3
rS ver 12
6 21:20 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.
sIsa 54:12
tver 18
uJn 4:21, 23
vS Rev 1:8
wS Rev 5:6
xS ver 11
yIsa 24:23; 60:19, 20; Rev 22:5
zS Rev 5:6
aver 26; Isa 60:3, 5
bS ver 12
cIsa 60:11
dZec 14:7; Rev 22:5
ever 24
fIsa 52:1; Joel 3:17; Rev 22:14, 15
gS Rev 20:12
Revelation 22
aPs 36:8; 46:4
bver 17; S Jn 4:10
cRev 4:6
dEze 47:1; Zec 14:8
eS Rev 2:7
fEze 47:12
gZec 14:11
hRev 7:15
iS Mt 5:8
jS Rev 7:3
kRev 21:25; Zec 14:7
lIsa 60:19, 20; Rev 21:23
mDa 7:27; Rev 20:4
nRev 1:1
oRev 21:5
p1Co 14:32; Heb 12:9
qver 16; Rev 1:1
rver 12, 20; S Mt 16:27
sRev 1:3; 16:15
tver 10, 18, 19
uS Rev 1:1
vRev 19:10
wver 10, 18, 19
xRev 19:10
yDa 8:26; Rev 10:4
zver 7, 18, 19
aS Ro 13:11
bEze 3:27; Da 12:10
cver 7, 20; S Mt 16:27
dIsa 40:10; 62:11
eS Mt 16:27
fRev 1:8
gS Rev 1:17
hRev 21:6
iRev 7:14
jS Rev 2:7
kS Rev 21:12
lS Rev 21:27
mDt 23:18; 1Co 6:9, 10; Gal 5:19–21; Col 3:5, 6; Rev 21:8
nPhp 3:2
oRev 1:1
pver 6
qRev 1:4
rS Rev 5:5
sS Mt 1:1
t2Pe 1:19; Rev 2:28
uRev 2:7; 14:13
1 22:16 The Greek is plural.
vS Rev 19:7
wS Jn 4:10
xver 7, 10, 19
yDt 4:2; 12:32; Pr 30:6
zRev 15:6–16:21
aDt 4:2; 12:32; Pr 30:6
bver 7, 10, 18
cS Rev 2:7
dRev 1:2
ever 7, 12; S Mt 16:27
f1Co 16:22
gS Ro 16:20