Discovery BoxPsalms 96:11-13
Context96:11 Let the sky rejoice, and the earth be happy!
Let the sea and everything in it shout!
96:12 Let the fields and everything in them celebrate!
Then let the trees of the forest shout with joy
96:13 before the Lord, for he comes!
For he comes to judge the earth!
He judges the world fairly, 1
and the nations in accordance with his justice. 2
Malachi 3:16-18
Context3:16 Then those who respected 3 the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord took notice. 4 A scroll 5 was prepared before him in which were recorded the names of those who respected the Lord and honored his name. 3:17 “They will belong to me,” says the Lord who rules over all, “in the day when I prepare my own special property. 6 I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. 3:18 Then once more you will see that I make a distinction between 7 the righteous and the wicked, between the one who serves God and the one who does not.
Revelation 20:11-15
Context20:11 Then 8 I saw a large 9 white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven 10 fled 11 from his presence, and no place was found for them. 20:12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then 12 books were opened, and another book was opened – the book of life. 13 So 14 the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds. 15 20:13 The 16 sea gave up the dead that were in it, and Death 17 and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each one was judged according to his deeds. 20:14 Then 18 Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death – the lake of fire. 20:15 If 19 anyone’s name 20 was not found written in the book of life, that person 21 was thrown into the lake of fire.
[96:13] 1 tn The verbal forms in v. 13 probably describe God’s typical, characteristic behavior, though they may depict in dramatic fashion the outworking of divine judgment or anticipate a future judgment of worldwide proportions, in which case they could be translated “will judge the world.”
[96:13] 2 tn Heb “and the nations with his integrity.”
[3:16] 3 tn Or “fear” (so NAB); NRSV “revered”; NCV “honored.”
[3:16] 4 tn Heb “heard and listened”; NAB “listened attentively.”
[3:16] 5 sn The scroll mentioned here is a “memory book” (סֵפֶר זִכָּרוֹן, sefer zikkaron) in which the
[3:17] 6 sn The Hebrew word סְגֻלָּה (sÿgullah, “special property”) is a technical term referring to all the recipients of God’s redemptive grace, especially Israel (Exod 19:5; Deut 7:6; 14:2; 26:18). The
[3:18] 7 tn Heb “you will see between.” Cf. NRSV, TEV, NLT “see the difference.”
[20:11] 8 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
[20:11] 9 tn Traditionally, “great,” but μέγας (megas) here refers to size rather than importance.
[20:11] 10 tn Or “and the sky.” The same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky,” and context usually determines which is meant. In this apocalyptic scene, however, it is difficult to be sure what referent to assign the term.
[20:12] 12 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
[20:12] 13 tn Grk “another book was opened, which is of life.”
[20:12] 14 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the books being opened.
[20:12] 15 tn Grk “from the things written in the books according to their works.”
[20:13] 16 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[20:13] 17 sn Here Death is personified (cf. 1 Cor 15:55).
[20:14] 18 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
[20:15] 19 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[20:15] 20 tn The word “name” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
[20:15] 21 tn Grk “he”; the pronoun has been intensified by translating as “that person.”
