Revelation 6:14

6:14 The sky ¹  was split apart ²  like a scroll being rolled up, ³  and every mountain and island was moved from its place.

Revelation 7:4

7:4 Now ⁴  I heard the number of those who were marked with the seal, ⁵  one hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed from all ⁶  the tribes of the people of Israel: ⁷ 

Revelation 7:16

7:16 They will never go hungry or be thirsty again, and the sun will not beat down on them, nor any burning heat, ⁸ 

Revelation 18:24

18:24 The ⁹  blood of the saints and prophets was found in her, ¹⁰ 

along with the blood ¹¹  of all those who had been killed on the earth.”

[6:14]  ¹ tn Or “The heavens were.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) can mean either “heaven” or “sky.”

[6:14]  ² tn BDAG 125 s.v. ἀποχωρίζω states, “ὁ οὐρανὸς ἀπεχωρίσθη the sky was split Rv 6:14.” Although L&N 79.120 gives the meaning “the sky disappeared like a rolled-up scroll” here, a scroll that is rolled up does not “disappear,” and such a translation could be difficult for modern readers to understand.

[6:14]  ³ tn On this term BDAG 317 s.v. ἑλίσσω states, “ὡς βιβλίον ἑλισσόμενον like a scroll that is rolled up…Rv 6:14.”

[7:4]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of new but related material.

[7:4]  ⁵ tn Grk “who were sealed.”

[7:4]  ⁶ tn Normally, “every,” but since 144,000 is the total number, “all” is clearer here.

[7:4]  ⁷ tn Grk “the sons of Israel,” normally an idiom for the Israelites as an ethnic entity (L&N 11.58). However, many scholars understand the expression in this context to refer to Christians rather than ethnic Israelites.

[7:16]  ⁷ tn An allusion to Isa 49:10. The phrase “burning heat” is one word in Greek (καῦμα, kauma) that refers to a burning, intensely-felt heat. See BDAG 536 s.v.

[18:24]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[18:24]  ¹¹ tn The shift in pronouns from second to third person corresponds to the Greek text.

[18:24]  ¹² tn Grk “and of all.” The phrase “along with the blood” has been repeated from the previous clause for stylistic reasons.