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Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
Revelation 11:17 — KJV
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Revelation 11:17
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Commentary
Commentary on Revelation 11:17
Theological / DevotionalLord God Almighty. See on ch. 1:8. A particularly fitting title for God as victor.
Which art. See on ch. 1:4.
And wast. See on ch. 1:4.
And art to come. Textual evidence attests (cf. p. 10) the omission of these words. They probably are omitted from the complete formula of ch. 1:4 because here the focus of the elder’s praise is on the past and present position of God rather than on the future.
Hast taken … hast reigned. The tenses of the Greek may be rendered better, “hast taken … didst reign,” that is, hast taken and didst begin to reign. The triumphant reign begins with God’s asserting His omnipotence. God has ever been all powerful, and the reign of sin has been only by His sufferance, that the true nature of evil might be revealed to created beings. When that purpose has been accomplished, then He takes His “great power” and once more reigns supreme. See 1 Cor. 15:24–28.
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