Revelation 6:17
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For the great day of theira wrath has come, and who can withstand it?”
Read Revelation 6:17 Using Other Translations
For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?"
For the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to survive?”
What does Revelation 6:17 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Revelation 6:17
For the great day of his wrath is come
The Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions read, "of their wrath";
both of him that sits upon the throne, and of the Lamb, against
the Heathen gods and Heathen persecutors, in answer to the cry of
the martyrs in ( Revelation
6:9 Revelation
6:10 ) .
And who shall be able to stand?
against either of them, or in their presence, and so as to bear
their wrath and displeasure; all which expresses guilt, shame,
fear, and despair.
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