Revelation 19:3

19:3 Then ¹  a second time the crowd shouted, “Hallelujah!” The smoke rises from her forever and ever. ² 

Revelation 4:9

4:9 And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, ³  and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,

Revelation 1:18

1:18 and the one who lives! I ⁴  was dead, but look, now I am alive – forever and ever – and I hold the keys of death and of Hades! ⁵ 

Revelation 4:10

4:10 the twenty-four elders throw themselves to the ground ⁶  before the one who sits on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever, and they offer their crowns ⁷  before his ⁸  throne, saying:

Revelation 7:12

7:12 saying,

“Amen! Praise and glory,

and wisdom and thanksgiving,

and honor and power and strength

be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!”

Revelation 11:15

The Seventh Trumpet

11:15 Then ⁹  the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying:

“The kingdom of the world

has become the kingdom of our Lord

and of his Christ, ¹⁰ 

and he will reign for ever and ever.”

Revelation 15:7

15:7 Then ¹¹  one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath ¹²  of God who lives forever and ever,

Revelation 20:10

20:10 And the devil who deceived ¹³  them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, ¹⁴  where the beast and the false prophet are ¹⁵  too, and they will be tormented there day and night forever and ever.

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.

Revelation 5:13

5:13 Then ¹⁶  I heard every creature – in heaven, on earth, under the earth, in the sea, and all that is in them – singing: ¹⁷ 

“To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb

be praise, honor, glory, and ruling power ¹⁸  forever and ever!”

Revelation 10:6

10:6 and swore by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, and the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, “There will be no more delay! ¹⁹ 

Revelation 14:11

14:11 And the smoke from their ²⁰  torture will go up ²¹  forever and ever, and those who worship the beast and his image will have ²²  no rest day or night, along with ²³  anyone who receives the mark of his name.”

Revelation 15:3

15:3 They ²⁴  sang the song of Moses the servant ²⁵  of God and the song of the Lamb: ²⁶ 

“Great and astounding are your deeds,

Lord God, the All-Powerful! ²⁷ 

Just ²⁸  and true are your ways,

King over the nations! ²⁹ 

[19:3]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[19:3]  ² tn Or “her smoke ascends forever and ever.”

[4:9]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[1:18]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[1:18]  ⁶ tn Concerning “Hades” BDAG 19 s.v. ᾅδης 1 and 2 states: “Orig. proper noun, god of the nether world, ‘Hades’, then the nether world, Hades as place of the dead, Ac 2:27, 31 (Ps 15:10; Eccl 9:10; PGM 1, 179; 16, 8; Philo, Mos. 1, 195; Jos., Bell. 1, 596, Ant. 6, 332). Of Jonah’s fish ἐκ τοῦ κατωτάτου ᾅδου. In the depths, contrasted w. heaven ἕως (τοῦ) ᾅδου Mt 11:23; Lk 10:15 (PsSol 15:10; cp.; Is 14:11, 15); ἐν τῷ ᾅδῃ 16:23; ἐν ῝Αιδου ApcPt Rainer. Accessible by gates (but the pl. is also used [e.g. Hom., X., Ael. Aristid. 47, 20 K.=23 p. 450 D.] when only one gate is meant), hence πύλαι ᾅδου (Il. 5, 646; Is 38:10; Wsd 16:13; 3 Macc 5:51; Pss. Sol. 16:2. – Lucian, Menipp. 6 the magicians can open τοῦ ῝Αιδου τὰς πύλας and conduct people in and out safely) Mt 16:18…locked ἔχω τὰς κλεῖς τοῦ θανάτου καὶ τοῦ ᾅδου Rv 1:18 (the genitives are either obj. [Ps.-Apollod. 3, 12, 6, 10 Aeacus, the son of Zeus holds the κλεῖς τοῦ ῝Αιδου; SEG VIII, 574, 3 (III ad) τῷ τὰς κλεῖδας ἔχοντι τῶν καθ᾿ ῝Αιδου (restored)] or possess.; in the latter case death and Hades are personif.; s. 2)…Hades personif.…w. θάνατος (cp. Is 28:15; Job 38:17…) Rv 6:8; 20:13f.”

[4:10]  ⁷ tn Grk “the twenty-four elders fall down.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”

[4:10]  ⁸ sn See the note on the word crown in Rev 3:11.

[4:10]  ⁹ tn The pronoun “his” is understood from the demonstrative force of the article τοῦ (tou) before θρόνου (qronou).

[11:15]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[11:15]  ¹⁰ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[15:7]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[15:7]  ¹² tn Or “anger.”

[20:10]  ¹³ tn Or “misled.”

[20:10]  ¹⁴ tn Traditionally, “brimstone.”

[20:10]  ¹⁵ tn The verb in this clause is elided. In keeping with the previous past tenses some translations supply a past tense verb here (“were”), but in view of the future tense that follows (“they will be tormented”), a present tense verb was used to provide a transition from the previous past tense to the future tense that follows.

[5:13]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[5:13]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “saying.”

[5:13]  ¹⁷ tn Or “dominion.”

[10:6]  ¹⁷ tn On this phrase see BDAG 1092 s.v. χρόνος.

[14:11]  ¹⁹ tn The Greek pronoun is plural here even though the verbs in the previous verse are singular.

[14:11]  ²⁰ tn The present tense ἀναβαίνει (anabainei) has been translated as a futuristic present (ExSyn 535-36). This is also consistent with the future passive βασανισθήσεται (basanisqhsetai) in v. 10.

[14:11]  ²¹ tn The present tense ἔχουσιν (ecousin) has been translated as a futuristic present to keep the English tense consistent with the previous verb (see note on “will go up” earlier in this verse).

[14:11]  ²² tn Grk “and.”

[15:3]  ²¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[15:3]  ²² tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[15:3]  ²³ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[15:3]  ²⁴ 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.”

[15:3]  ²⁵ tn Or “righteous,” although the context favors justice as the theme.

[15:3]  ²⁶ tc Certain mss (Ì⁴⁷ א*^,2 C 1006 1611 1841 pc) read “ages” (αἰώνων, aiwnwn) instead of “nations” (ἐθνῶν, eqnwn), which itself is supported by several mss (א¹ A 051 Ï). The ms evidence seems to be fairly balanced, though αἰώνων has somewhat better support. The replacement of “ages” with “nations” is possibly a scribal attempt to harmonize this verse with the use of “nations” in the following verse. On the other hand, the idea of “nations” fits well with v. 4 and it may be that “ages” is a scribal attempt to assimilate this text to 1 Tim 1:17: “the king of the ages” (βασιλεὺς τῶν αἰώνων, basileu" twn aiwnwn). The decision is a difficult one since both scenarios deal well with the evidence, though the verbal parallel with 1 Tim 1:17 is exact while the parallel with v. 4 is not. The term “king” occurs 17 other times (most occurrences refer to earthly kings) in Revelation and it is not used with either “ages” or “nations” apart from this verse. Probably the reading “nations” should be considered original due to the influence of 1 Tim 1:17.