Reference

Revelation 11:18

Judgment Separated Destruction / Perishing Language Timing of Judgment Judgment at Resurrection

“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.”

And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,

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.

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.

And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Destruction / Perishing Language

Keyword Match

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This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Timing of Judgment

Semantic Discovery

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This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Judgment at Resurrection

Semantic Discovery

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This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Judgment Separated

The verse describes a series of events that occur in close succession ("thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward... and shouldest destroy them"). There is no explicit mention of a gap or separation in time between the judgment of the dead and the rewarding of the righteous, or the destruction of the wicked.

Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse explicitly states "shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth," directly using the word "destroy" in relation to the fate of a specific group, aligning perfectly with the theme's definition.

Timing of Judgment

The verse speaks of "the time of the dead, that they should be judged" and the destruction of those who destroy the earth, but it does not explicitly state when these events occur in relation to a specific thousand-year period or millennium.

Judgment at Resurrection

The verse mentions "the time of the dead, that they should be judged" and "give reward," which implies judgment and a subsequent state, but it does not explicitly state that this judgment occurs *at* a resurrection event. The text separates "the time of the dead, that they should be judged" from the giving of rewards, and does not directly link either to a physical resurrection.

Judgment Separated

Cross-References

Psalms 2:1Allusion

“Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?”

Revelation 22:12Thematic

“And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.”

Revelation 20:12Thematic

“And 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.”

Revelation 20:12Thematic

Revelation 19:5Thematic

“And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.”

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