Wahyu 19:19

19:19 Then ¹  I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to do battle with the one who rode the horse and with his army.

Wahyu 19:21

19:21 The ²  others were killed by the sword that extended from the mouth of the one who rode the horse, and all the birds gorged ³  themselves with their flesh.

Wahyu 20:11

The Great White Throne

20:11 Then ⁴  I saw a large ⁵  white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven ⁶  fled ⁷  from his presence, and no place was found for them.

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

[19:21]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[19:21]  ³ tn On the translation of ἐχορτάσθησαν (ecortasqhsan) BDAG 1087 s.v. χορτάζω 1.a states, “of animals, pass. in act. sense πάντα τὰ ὄρνεα ἐχορτάσθησαν ἐκ τῶν σαρκῶν αὐτῶν all the birds gorged themselves with their flesh Rv 19:21 (cp. TestJud. 21:8).”

[20:11]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[20:11]  ⁵ tn Traditionally, “great,” but μέγας (megas) here refers to size rather than importance.

[20:11]  ⁶ tn Or “and the sky.” The same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky,” and context usually determines which is meant. In this apocalyptic scene, however, it is difficult to be sure what referent to assign the term.

[20:11]  ⁷ tn Or “vanished.”

[20:11]  sn The phrase the earth and the heaven fled from his presence can be understood (1) as visual imagery representing the fear of corruptible matter in the presence of God, but (2) it can also be understood more literally as the dissolution of the universe as we know it in preparation for the appearance of the new heaven and new earth (Rev 21:1).