And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Also another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, by what they had done.

Commentaries

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

The dead, the great and the small (τους νεκρους τους μεγαλους κα τους μικρους). The general resurrection of verse 13 is pictured b…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And I saw the dead, small and great. All the dead—for this language expresses that—the whole race being composed of the "small an…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And I saw the dead, small and great . . .—Or rather, And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before (not “God,” …

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

John describes in vivid pictures the sixth last thing , the final judgment of humankind. Unlike many of the vivid, imaginative paintings based on t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And I saw the dead
An account being given of the Judge, next the persons to be judged are described, and in this clause, by th…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

After the events just foretold, the end will speedily come; and there is no mention of anything else before the appearing of Christ to judge the wo…

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