Revelation 11:18

The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — This declaration follows the proclamation that the Lord God Almighty has taken His great power and begun to reign, addressing the gathered witnesses in the heavenly temple.

The words — ὠργίσθησαν (ōrgisthēsan) translates literally as “were enraged,” and ὀργὴ (orgē) means “wrath.”

The thread — The judgment of the dead appears in Revelation 20:12, where the dead stand before the throne for assessment. The reward of servants and those who fear God, both small and great, echoes Revelation 19:5, while the plea for judgment on those who dwell on the earth is first raised in Revelation 6:10.

Why it lands — It requires the reader to acknowledge that human rebellion triggers divine wrath, that God’s reign simultaneously judges the dead and rewards His faithful, and that those who ruin creation will be destroyed.

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The Greek words

καὶkaiAnd τὰtathe ἔθνηethnēnations ὠργίσθησαν,ōrgisthēsanwere enraged,καὶkaiand ἦλθενēlthencame ἡhēthe ὀργήorgēwrath σουsouof You καὶkaiand ὁhothe καιρὸςkairostime τῶνtōnfor the νεκρῶνnekrōndead κριθῆναιkrithēnaito be judged καὶkaiand δοῦναιdounaito give τὸνtonthe μισθὸνmisthonreward τοῖςtoisto the δούλοιςdouloisservants σουsouof You τοῖςtoisto the προφήταιςprophētaisprophets καὶkaiand τοῖςtoisto the ἁγίοιςhagioissaints καὶkaiand τοῖςtoisto those φοβουμένοιςphoboumenoisfearing τὸtothe ὄνομάonomaname σου,souof You,τοὺςtous[to] the μικροὺςmikroussmall καὶkaiand τοὺςtous[to] the μεγάλους,megalousgreat,καὶkaiand διαφθεῖραιdiaphtheiraito destroy τοὺςtousthose διαφθείρονταςdiaphtheirontasdestroying τὴνtēnthe γῆν.¶gēnearth.

King James Version

And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

Cross-references

Revelation 19:5 Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!”
Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
Revelation 6:10 And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”
Revelation 13:10 “If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.
Revelation 20:4 Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
Revelation 22:12 “Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.
Psalms 103:11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
Psalms 115:13 He will bless those who fear the LORD—small and great alike.
Micah 7:15 As in the days when you came out of Egypt, I will show My wonders.
Hebrews 11:25 He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.