Bible Strands
Revelation 19:3
And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A multitude responds to the declaration of God’s true and just judgments against the great prostitute. This utterance occurs immediately after the avenging of the saints’ blood and directly precedes the worship of the twenty-four elders and four living creatures.
The words — δεύτερον (deuteron) means second time, indicating a deliberate repetition of the initial praise. καπνὸς (kapnos) translates as smoke, describing the visible residue of divine consumption.
The thread — The imagery of enduring smoke appears in Isaiah 34:10, Revelation 18:18, and Revelation 14:11. Each passage uses ascending smoke to mark irreversible judgment.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that divine verdicts permanently terminate human rebellion. It requires a sober acknowledgment of finality rather than emotional engagement.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 34:10 It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it.
- Revelation 18:18 and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim.
- Revelation 14:11 And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
- Revelation 18:9 Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
- Genesis 19:28 He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw the smoke rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.
- Jude 1:7 In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
- 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!