Revelation 7:3

7:3 “Do not damage the earth or the sea or the trees until we have put a seal on the foreheads of the servants ¹  of our God.”

Revelation 8:8

8:8 Then ²  the second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain of burning fire was thrown into the sea. A ³  third of the sea became blood,

Revelation 15:2

15:2 Then ⁴  I saw something like a sea of glass ⁵  mixed with fire, and those who had conquered ⁶  the beast and his image and the number of his name. They were standing ⁷  by ⁸  the sea of glass, holding harps given to them by God. ⁹ 

Revelation 7:2

7:2 Then ¹⁰  I saw another angel ascending from the east, ¹¹  who had ¹²  the seal ¹³  of the living God. He ¹⁴  shouted out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given permission ¹⁵  to damage the earth and the sea: ¹⁶ 

Revelation 12:12

12:12 Therefore you heavens rejoice, and all who reside in them!

But ¹⁷  woe to the earth and the sea

because the devil has come down to you!

He ¹⁸  is filled with terrible anger,

for he knows that he only has a little time!”

Revelation 14:7

14:7 He declared ¹⁹  in a loud voice: “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has arrived, and worship the one who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water!”

Revelation 16:3

16:3 Next, ²⁰  the second angel ²¹  poured out his bowl on the sea and it turned into blood, like that of a corpse, and every living creature that was in the sea died.

Revelation 18:17

18:17 because in a single hour such great wealth has been destroyed!” ²² 

And every ship’s captain, ²³  and all who sail along the coast ²⁴  – seamen, and all who ²⁵  make their living from the sea, stood a long way off

Revelation 18:21

18:21 Then ²⁶  one powerful angel picked up a stone like a huge millstone, threw it into the sea, and said,

“With this kind of sudden violent force ²⁷ 

Babylon the great city will be thrown down ²⁸ 

and it will never be found again!

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! ²⁹ 

[7:3]  ¹ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[8:8]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[8:8]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[15:2]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[15:2]  ⁴ sn See Rev 4:6 where the sea of glass was mentioned previously.

[15:2]  ⁵ tn Or “had been victorious over”; traditionally, “had overcome.”

[15:2]  ⁶ tn Grk “of his name, standing.” A new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the words “They were.”

[15:2]  ⁷ tn Or “on.” The preposition ἐπί (epi) with the accusative case could mean “on, at, by, near”; given the nature of this scene appearing in a vision, it is difficult to know precisely which the author of Revelation intended. See BDAG 363 s.v. ἐπί 1.c.γ, “At, by, near someone or someth.”

[15:2]  ⁸ tn Grk “harps of God.” The phrase τοῦ θεοῦ (tou qeou) has been translated as a genitive of agency.

[7:2]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[7:2]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ tn Or “signet” (L&N 6.54).

[7:2]  ⁸ 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]  ⁹ tn The word “permission” is implied; Grk “to whom it was given to them to damage the earth.”

[7:2]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[12:12]  ⁵ tn The word “But” is not in the Greek text, but the contrast is clearly implied. This is a case of asyndeton (lack of a connective).

[12:12]  ⁶ tn Grk “and is filled,” a continuation of the previous sentence. Because English tends to use shorter sentences (especially when exclamations are involved), a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[14:7]  ⁶ tn Grk “people, saying.” In the Greek text this is a continuation of the previous sentence. For the translation of λέγω (legw) as “declare,” see BDAG 590 s.v. 2.e.

[16:3]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “next” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:3]  ⁸ tn Grk “the second”; the referent (the second angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:17]  ⁸ tn On ἠρημώθη (hrhmwqh) L&N 20.41 states, “to suffer destruction, with the implication of being deserted and abandoned – ‘to be destroyed, to suffer destruction, to suffer desolation.’ ἐρημόομαι: μιᾷ ὥρᾳ ἠρημώθη ὁ τοσοῦτος πλοῦτος ‘such great wealth has been destroyed within a single hour’ Re 18:17.”

[18:17]  ⁹ tn On κυβερνήτης (kubernhth") BDAG 574 s.v. 1 states, “one who is responsible for the management of a ship, shipmaster, lit. Rv 18:17.”

[18:17]  ¹⁰ tn Or perhaps, “everyone who sails as a passenger.” On πλέων (plewn) BDAG 825 s.v. πλέω states, “πᾶς ὁ ἐπὶ τόπον πλέων everyone who sails to a place = seafarer, sea traveler…Rv 18:17. The vv.ll.…have led to various interpretations. Some render: everyone who sails along the coast…See EbNestle, Einführung in das Griech. NT 1909, 182; AFridrichsen, K. Hum. Vetensk.-Samf. i Upps. Årsb. ’43, 31 note ὁ ἐπίτοπον πλέων=one who sails occasionally, a passenger. – S. also IHeikel, StKr 106, ’34/’35, 317).”

[18:17]  ¹¹ tn Grk “and as many as.”

[18:21]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[18:21]  ¹⁰ tn On ὅρμημα ({ormhma) BDAG 724 s.v. states, “violent rush, onset ὁρμήματι βληθήσεται Βαβυλών Babylon will be thrown down with violence Rv 18:21.” L&N 68.82 refers to the suddenness of the force or violence.

[18:21]  ¹¹ sn Thrown down is a play on both the words and the action. The angel’s action with the stone illustrates the kind of sudden violent force with which the city will be overthrown.

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