Revelation 11:7

11:7 When ¹  they have completed their testimony, the beast that comes up from the abyss will make war on them and conquer ²  them and kill them.

Revelation 8:6-7

8:6 Now ³  the seven angels holding ⁴  the seven trumpets prepared to blow them.

8:7 The ⁵  first angel blew his trumpet, and there was hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was thrown at the earth so that ⁶  a third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.

Revelation 16:14

16:14 For they are the spirits of the demons performing signs who go out to the kings of the earth ⁷  to bring them together for the battle that will take place on the great day of God, the All-Powerful. ⁸ 

Revelation 19:15-21

19:15 From his mouth extends a sharp sword, so that with it he can strike the nations. ⁹  He ¹⁰  will rule ¹¹  them with an iron rod, ¹²  and he stomps the winepress ¹³  of the furious ¹⁴  wrath of God, the All-Powerful. ¹⁵  19:16 He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh: “King of kings and Lord of lords.”

19:17 Then ¹⁶  I saw one angel standing in ¹⁷  the sun, and he shouted in a loud voice to all the birds flying high in the sky: ¹⁸ 

“Come, gather around for the great banquet ¹⁹  of God,

19:18 to eat ²⁰  your fill ²¹  of the flesh of kings,

the flesh of generals, ²² 

the flesh of powerful people,

the flesh of horses and those who ride them,

and the flesh of all people, both free and slave, ²³ 

and small and great!”

19:19 Then ²⁴  I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to do battle with the one who rode the horse and with his army. 19:20 Now ²⁵  the beast was seized, and along with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf ²⁶  – signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur. ²⁷  19:21 The ²⁸  others were killed by the sword that extended from the mouth of the one who rode the horse, and all the birds gorged ²⁹  themselves with their flesh.

Daniel 7:21

7:21 While I was watching, that horn began to wage war against the holy ones and was defeating ³⁰  them,

Daniel 7:25

7:25 He will speak words against the Most High.

He will harass ³¹  the holy ones of the Most High continually.

His intention ³²  will be to change times established by law. ³³ 

They will be delivered into his hand

For a time, times, ³⁴  and half a time.

Daniel 11:9-12

11:9 Then the king of the north ³⁵  will advance against the empire of the king of the south, but will withdraw to his own land. 11:10 His sons ³⁶  will wage war, mustering a large army which will advance like an overflowing river and carrying the battle all the way to the enemy’s ³⁷  fortress. ³⁸ 

11:11 “Then the king of the south ³⁹  will be enraged and will march out to fight against the king of the north, who will also muster a large army, but that army will be delivered into his hand. 11:12 When the army is taken away, the king of the south will become arrogant. ⁴⁰  He will be responsible for the death ⁴¹  of thousands and thousands of people, ⁴²  but he will not continue to prevail.

Daniel 11:24-25

11:24 In a time of prosperity for the most productive areas of the province he will come and accomplish what neither his fathers nor their fathers accomplished. He will distribute loot, spoils, and property to his followers, and he will devise plans against fortified cities, but not for long. ⁴³  11:25 He will rouse his strength and enthusiasm ⁴⁴  against the king of the south ⁴⁵  with a large army. The king of the south will wage war with a large and very powerful army, but he will not be able to prevail because of the plans devised against him.

Zechariah 2:8

2:8 For the Lord who rules over all says to me that for his own glory ⁴⁶  he has sent me to the nations that plundered you – for anyone who touches you touches the pupil ⁴⁷  of his ⁴⁸  eye.

Matthew 25:40

25:40 And the king will answer them, ⁴⁹  ‘I tell you the truth, ⁵⁰  just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters ⁵¹  of mine, you did it for me.’

Acts 9:4-5

9:4 He ⁵²  fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, ⁵³  why are you persecuting me?” ⁵⁴  9:5 So he said, “Who are you, Lord?” He replied, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting!

[11:7]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[11:7]  ² tn Or “be victorious over”; traditionally, “overcome.”

[8:6]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[8:6]  ⁴ tn Grk “having.”

[8:7]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[8:7]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so that” because what follows has the logical force of a result clause.

[16:14]  ⁷ tn BDAG 699 s.v. οἰκουμένη 1 states, “the inhabited earth, the world…ὅλη ἡ οἰκ. the whole inhabited earth…Mt 24:14; Ac 11:28; Rv 3:10; 16:14.”

[16:14]  ⁸ tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π. …Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”

[19:15]  ⁹ tn Or “the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).

[19:15]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[19:15]  ¹¹ tn Grk “will shepherd.”

[19:15]  ¹² tn Or “scepter.” The Greek term ῥάβδος (rJabdo") can mean either “rod” or “scepter.”

[19:15]  ¹³ sn He stomps the winepress. See Isa 63:3, where Messiah does this alone (usually several individuals would join in the process), and Rev 14:20.

[19:15]  ¹⁴ tn The genitive θυμοῦ (qumou) has been translated as an attributed genitive. Following BDAG 461 s.v. θυμός 2, the combination of the genitives of θυμός (qumos) and ὀργή (orgh) in Rev 16:19 and 19:15 are taken to be a strengthening of the thought as in the OT and Qumran literature (Exod 32:12; Jer 32:37; Lam 2:3; CD 10:9).

[19:15]  ¹⁵ tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π. …Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”

[19:17]  ¹⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

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

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

[19:18]  ²⁰ tn The ἵνα (Jina) clause, insofar as it is related to the first imperative, has the force of an imperative.

[19:18]  ²¹ tn The idea of eating “your fill” is evident in the context with the use of χορτάζω (cortazw) in v. 21.

[19:18]  ²² tn Grk “chiliarchs”; normally a chiliarch was a military officer commanding a thousand soldiers, but here probably used of higher-ranking commanders like generals (see L&N 55.15; cf. Rev 6:15).

[19:18]  ²³ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[19:19]  ²⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[19:20]  ²⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of an unexpected development in the account: The opposing armies do not come together in battle; rather the leader of one side is captured.

[19:20]  ²⁶ tn For this meaning see BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνώπιον 4.b, “by the authority of, on behalf of Rv 13:12, 14; 19:20.”

[19:20]  ²⁷ tn Traditionally, “brimstone.”

[19:21]  ²⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[19:21]  ²⁹ tn On the translation of ἐχορτάσθησαν (ecortasqhsan) BDAG 1087 s.v. χορτάζω 1.a states, “of animals, pass. in act. sense πάντα τὰ ὄρνεα ἐχορτάσθησαν ἐκ τῶν σαρκῶν αὐτῶν all the birds gorged themselves with their flesh Rv 19:21 (cp. TestJud. 21:8).”

[7:21]  ³⁰ tn Aram “prevailing against” (KJV and ASV both similar); NASB “overpowering them”; TEV “conquered them.”

[7:25]  ³¹ tn Aram “wear out” (so KJV, ASV, NRSV); NASB, NLT “wear down.” The word is a hapax legomenon in biblical Aramaic, but in biblical Hebrew it especially refers to wearing out such things as garments. Here it is translated “harass…continually.”

[7:25]  ³² tn Aram “he will think.”

[7:25]  ³³ tn Aram “times and law.” The present translation is based on the understanding that the expression is a hendiadys.

[7:25]  ³⁴ sn Although the word times is vocalized in the MT as a plural, it probably should be regarded as a dual. The Masoretes may have been influenced here by the fact that in late Aramaic (and Syriac) the dual forms fall out of use. The meaning would thus be three and a half “times.”

[11:9]  ³⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king of the north) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:10]  ³⁶ sn The sons of Seleucus II Callinicus were Seleucus III Ceraunus (ca. 227-223 B.C.) and Antiochus III the Great (ca. 223-187 B.C.).

[11:10]  ³⁷ tn Heb “his”; the referent (the enemy of the king of the north) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:10]  ³⁸ tn Heb “and he will certainly come and overflow and cross over and return and be aroused unto a fortress.” The translation has attempted to simplify the syntax of this difficult sequence.

[11:11]  ³⁹ sn This king of the south refers to Ptolemy IV Philopator (ca. 221-204 B.C.).

[11:12]  ⁴⁰ tn Heb “his heart will be lifted up.” The referent (the king of the south) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:12]  ⁴¹ tn Heb “cause to fall.”

[11:12]  ⁴² tn Heb “of myriads.”

[11:24]  ⁴³ tn Heb “and unto a time.”

[11:25]  ⁴⁴ tn Heb “heart.”

[11:25]  ⁴⁵ sn This king of the south was Ptolemy Philometer (ca. 181-145 B.C.).

[2:8]  ⁴⁶ tn Heb “After glory has he sent me” (similar KJV, NASB). What is clearly in view is the role of Zechariah who, by faithful proclamation of the message, will glorify the Lord.

[2:8]  ⁴⁷ tn Heb “gate” (בָּבָה, bavah) of the eye, that is, pupil. The rendering of this term by KJV as “apple” has created a well-known idiom in the English language, “the apple of his eye” (so ASV, NIV). The pupil is one of the most vulnerable and valuable parts of the body, so for Judah to be considered the “pupil” of the Lord’s eye is to raise her value to an incalculable price (cf. NLT “my most precious possession”).

[2:8]  ⁴⁸ tc A scribal emendation (tiqqun sopherim) has apparently altered an original “my eye” to “his eye” in order to allow the prophet to be the speaker throughout vv. 8-9. This alleviates the problem of the Lord saying, in effect, that he has sent himself on the mission to the nations.

[25:40]  ⁴⁹ tn Grk “answering, the king will say to them.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.

[25:40]  ⁵⁰ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[25:40]  ⁵¹ tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited). In this context Jesus is ultimately speaking of his “followers” (whether men or women, adults or children), but the familial connotation of “brothers and sisters” is also important to retain here.

[9:4]  ⁵² tn Grk “and he.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun.

[9:4]  ⁵³ tn The double vocative suggests emotion.

[9:4]  ⁵⁴ sn Persecuting me. To persecute the church is to persecute Jesus.