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13 At that moment there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell in ruins. Seven thousand people[a] were killed during the earthquake; the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

14 The second woe has passed, but the third is coming soon.

The Seventh Trumpet.[b] 15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet. There were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world now belongs to our Lord and to his Anointed, and he will reign forever and ever.”

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Footnotes

  1. 11:13 Seven thousand people: a symbolic sum to represent all social classes (seven) and large numbers (thousands); cf. Introduction.
  2. 11:15–19 The seventh trumpet proclaims the coming of God’s reign after the victory over diabolical powers; see note on Rev 10:7.

13 At that very hour there was a severe earthquake(A) and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory(B) to the God of heaven.(C)

14 The second woe has passed; the third woe is coming soon.(D)

The Seventh Trumpet

15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet,(E) and there were loud voices(F) in heaven, which said:

“The kingdom of the world has become
    the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah,(G)
    and he will reign for ever and ever.”(H)

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