Revelation 1:16

1:16 He held ¹  seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword extended out of his mouth. His ²  face shone like the sun shining at full strength.

Revelation 6:12

6:12 Then ³  I looked when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and a huge ⁴  earthquake took place; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair, ⁵  and the full moon became blood red; ⁶ 

Revelation 7:2

7:2 Then ⁷  I saw another angel ascending from the east, ⁸  who had ⁹  the seal ¹⁰  of the living God. He ¹¹  shouted out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given permission ¹²  to damage the earth and the sea: ¹³ 

Revelation 9:2

9:2 He ¹⁴  opened the shaft of the abyss and smoke rose out of it ¹⁵  like smoke from a giant furnace. The ¹⁶  sun and the air were darkened with smoke from the shaft.

Revelation 10:1

The Angel with the Little Scroll

10:1 Then ¹⁷  I saw another powerful angel descending from heaven, wrapped ¹⁸  in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun and his legs were like pillars of fire. ¹⁹ 

Revelation 12:1

The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon

12:1 Then ²⁰  a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and with the moon under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars. ²¹ 

Revelation 16:12

16:12 Then ²²  the sixth angel ²³  poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates and dried up its water ²⁴  to prepare the way ²⁵  for the kings from the east. ²⁶ 

Revelation 19:17

19:17 Then ²⁷  I saw one angel standing in ²⁸  the sun, and he shouted in a loud voice to all the birds flying high in the sky: ²⁹ 

“Come, gather around for the great banquet ³⁰  of God,

Revelation 21:23

21:23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God lights it up, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Revelation 22:5

22:5 Night will be no more, and they will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.

[1:16]  ¹ tn Grk “and having.” In the Greek text this is a continuation of the previous sentence, but because contemporary English style employs much shorter sentences, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronoun “he.”

[1:16]  ² tn This is a continuation of the previous sentence in the Greek text, but a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[6:12]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[6:12]  ⁴ tn Or “powerful”; Grk “a great.”

[6:12]  ⁵ tn Or “like hairy sackcloth” (L&N 8.13).

[6:12]  ⁶ tn Grk “like blood,” understanding αἷμα (aima) as a blood-red color rather than actual blood (L&N 8.64).

[7:2]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[7:2]  ⁶ tn Grk “from the rising of the sun.” BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατολή 2.a takes this as a geographical direction: “ἀπὸ ἀ. ἡλίου…from the east Rv 7:2; 16:12…simply ἀπὸ ἀ. …21:13.”

[7:2]  ⁷ tn Grk “having,” but v. 3 makes it clear that the angel’s purpose is to seal others with the seal he carries.

[7:2]  ⁸ tn Or “signet” (L&N 6.54).

[7:2]  ⁹ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[7:2]  ¹⁰ tn The word “permission” is implied; Grk “to whom it was given to them to damage the earth.”

[7:2]  ¹¹ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[9:2]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[9:2]  ⁸ tn Grk “the shaft,” but since this would be somewhat redundant in English, the pronoun “it” is used here.

[9:2]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[10:1]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[10:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or “clothed.”

[10:1]  ¹¹ tn Or “like fiery pillars,” translating πυρός (puros) as an attributive genitive.

[12:1]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[12:1]  ¹² sn Sun…moon…stars. This imagery is frequently identified with the nation Israel because of Joseph’s dream in Gen 37.

[16:12]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:12]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “the sixth”; the referent (the sixth angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:12]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “and its water was dried up.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one.

[16:12]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “in order that the way might be prepared.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one.

[16:12]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “from the rising of the sun.” BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατολή 2.a takes this as a geographical direction: “ἀπὸ ἀ. ἡλίου…from the east Rv 7:2; 16:12; simply ἀπὸ ἀ. …21:13.”

[19:17]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[19:17]  ¹⁶ tn The precise significance of ἐν (en) here is difficult to determine.

[19:17]  ¹⁷ tn On μεσουρανήματι (mesouranhmati) here see L&N 1.10: “high in the sky, midpoint in the sky, directly overhead, straight above in the sky.” The birds mentioned here are carrion birds like vultures, circling high overhead, and now being summoned to feast on the corpses.

[19:17]  ¹⁸ tn This is the same Greek word (δεῖπνον, deipnon) used in 19:9.