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Revelation 20:12-13 KJV
Revelation · chapter 20 · verses 12–13
12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.Revelation 20:12-13 · King James Version
Revelation 20:12-13 in context
10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Commentary
Cross references
- 2 Corinthians 5:10
- Matthew 16:27
- Daniel 7:10
- Ecclesiastes 12:14
- Revelation 2:23
- Jeremiah 17:10
- Revelation 22:12
- Revelation 11:18
- John 5:28-29
Key words (Strong's)
- beforeenōpionin the presence of, before, of occupied place in that place which is before, or over…G1799 →
- openedanoigōto openG455 →
- judgedkrinōto separate, put asunder, to pick out, select, choose, to approve, esteem, to prefer, to…G2919 →
- smallmikrossmall, little, of size hence of stature, of length, of space, of age less by birth…G3398 →
- greatmegasgreat, of the external form or sensible appearance of things , in particular, of space…G3173 →
- standhistēmito cause or make to stand, to place, put, set, to bid to stand by, [set up], in the…G2476 →
- booksbibliona small book, a scroll, a written document, a sheet on which something has been written…G975 →
- deaththanatosthe death of the body, that separation of the soul and the body by which the life on…G2288 →
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The utter destruction of the devil's kingdom very properly leads to an account of the day of judgment, which will determine every man's everlasting state; and we may be assured there will be a judgment when we see the prince of this world is judged, Joh 16:11.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-15