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Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The seventh angel sounds his trumpet, completing the series; loud voices in heaven then declare. The moment sits between the passing of the second woe (11:14) and the elders' worship (11:16).
The words — φωναί (phōnai, "voices") is plural and separate from the angel: he sounds, they speak. The declaration belongs to a heavenly chorus, not to the trumpet-blower.
The thread — The transfer of kingdom language echoes Daniel 7:14 and 7:27, where dominion is given to the Son of Man and the saints. Revelation 12:10 uses nearly identical phrasing ("the kingdom of our God") at the fall of Satan.
Why it lands — The BSB renders the verb as "has become," presenting the transfer as a completed fact rather than a future hope. It asks the reader to hear a done thing, not a promise still pending.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Cross-references
- Daniel 7:14 And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
- Daniel 7:27 Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him.’
- Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.
- Revelation 10:7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”
- Revelation 19:1 After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
- Zechariah 14:9 On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.
- Luke 1:33 and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
- Exodus 15:18 The LORD will reign forever and ever!”
- Daniel 2:44 In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
- Daniel 7:18 But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever—yes, forever and ever.’