Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
saying: "We give you thanks, Lord God, the Almighty, the one who is and who was; because you have taken your great power, and reigned.
Verse Takeaways
1
The King Has Come
Commentators highlight a subtle but profound change in God's title. In earlier chapters, God is described as the one "who is, and who was, and who is to come." Here, the phrase "who is to come" is omitted. This signals a fulfillment of prophecy; the heavenly beings are celebrating because, in this moment, the long-awaited King has come to establish His reign.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Revelation
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
6
18th Century
Presbyterian
Saying, We give you thanks. We, as the representatives of the church, and as identified in our feelings with it (see Barnes on Revelation …
O Lord God (Κυριε ο θεος). Vocative form κυριε and nominative form ο θεος (vocative in use). See 1:8; 4:8 for this combination wit…
19th Century
Anglican
THE CHORUS OF THE CHURCH OF GOD.
Saying, We give you thanks . . .—Better,
“We thank Thee, O Lor…
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
As the other features in these verses are anticipatory, so the expression “have begun to reign” looks forward to the millennial reign depicted in c…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Saying, we give you thanks, O Lord God Almighty The person addressed is the Lord Jesus Christ, whose the kingdoms ar…
Before the sounding of the seventh and last trumpet, there is the usual demand for attention. The saints and angels in heaven know the right of our…
Get curated content & updates
