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Revelation 11:19 Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.

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And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/revelation/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then, in heaven, the Temple of God was opened and the Ark of his covenant could be seen inside the Temple. Lightning flashed, thunder crashed and roared, and there was an earthquake and a terrible hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/revelation/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then God&#8217;s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/revelation/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/revelation/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/revelation/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/revelation/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/revelation/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple, and there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/revelation/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple, and there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a great hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/revelation/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple, and there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a great hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/revelation/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the sanctuary of God which is in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His sanctuary, and there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a great hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/revelation/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple, and there were flashes of lightning, loud rumblings and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a great hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/revelation/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant appeared in his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder, an earthquake, and severe hail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/revelation/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God&#8217s sanctuary in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His sanctuary. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings of thunder, an earthquake, and severe hail. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/revelation/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And there was opened the temple of God that is in heaven; and there was seen in his temple the ark of his covenant; and there followed lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/revelation/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The door to God's temple in heaven was then opened, and the sacred chest could be seen inside the temple. I saw lightning and heard roars of thunder. The earth trembled and huge hailstones fell to the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/revelation/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And there was opened the temple of God that is in heaven; and there was seen in his temple the ark of his covenant; and there followed lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/revelation/11.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his promise was seen inside his temple. There was lightning, noise, thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/revelation/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God's temple in heaven was opened, and the Covenant Box was seen there. Then there were flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/revelation/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the Temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen inside his Temple. There were flashes of lightning, noises, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/revelation/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of the covenant of the Lord appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and a great hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/revelation/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then the temple of God in heaven was opened and the ark of his covenant was visible within his temple. And there were flashes of lightning, roaring, crashes of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/revelation/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />God's temple that is in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen in his temple. Lightnings, sounds, thunders, an earthquake, and great hail followed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/revelation/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/revelation/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Then the doors of God's sanctuary in Heaven were opened, and the Ark, in which His Covenant was, was seen in His sanctuary; and there came flashes of lightning, and voices, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and heavy hail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/revelation/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />God&#8217;s temple that is in heaven was opened, and the ark of the Lord&#8217;s covenant was seen in his temple. Lightnings, sounds, thunders, an earthquake, and great hail followed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/revelation/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the temple of God was opened in Heaven, and the Ark of His Covenant was seen in His temple, and there came lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/revelation/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/revelation/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And opened was the sanctuary of God in the heaven, and there was seen the ark of His covenant in His sanctuary, and there did come lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/revelation/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of his covenant was seen in his temple: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and shakings, and great hail.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/revelation/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the temple of God was opened in heaven: and the ark of his testament was seen in his temple, and there were lightnings, and voices, and an earthquake, and great hail. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/revelation/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the temple of God was opened in heaven. And the Ark of his Testament was seen in his temple. And there were lightnings and voices and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/revelation/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then God&#8217;s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant could be seen in the temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a violent hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/revelation/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then God&#8217;s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple; and there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/revelation/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his covenant; and there were lightnings, and thunderings, and voices, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And the Temple was opened in Heaven, and the Ark of his covenant appeared in the Temple, and there were lightnings, thunders, voices, earthquakes and large hail. <div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/revelation/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple, the ark of the covenant of the Lord; and there were lightnings and voices and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/revelation/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And the temple of God was opened in the heaven and the ark of His covenant was seen in his temple, and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and earthquakes, and a great hail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/revelation/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And the temple of God was opened in the heaven, and there appeared the ark of his covenant in his temple: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and earthquake, and a great hail.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/revelation/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />THEN the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/revelation/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Then the doors of God's sanctuary in Heaven were opened, and the Ark, in which His Covenant was, was seen in His sanctuary; and there came flashes of lightning, and voices, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and heavy hail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/revelation/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And the Temple of God that is in Heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His Temple; and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/revelation/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen in his temple: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/11-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=2332" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/revelation/11.htm">The Seventh Trumpet</a></span><br>&#8230;<span class="reftext">18</span>The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great&#8212;and to destroy those who destroy the earth.&#8221; <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3485.htm" title="3485: naos (N-NMS) -- A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.">temple</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: t&#333; (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouran&#333; (N-DMS) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heaven</a> <a href="/greek/455.htm" title="455: &#275;noig&#275; (V-AIP-3S) -- To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.">was opened,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: h&#275; (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2787.htm" title="2787: kib&#333;tos (N-NFS) -- A box, i.e. The sacred ark and that of Noah.">ark</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: t&#275;s (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/1242.htm" title="1242: diath&#275;k&#275;s (N-GFS) -- From diatithemai; properly, a disposition, i.e. a contract.">covenant</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: &#333;phth&#275; (V-AIP-3S) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">appeared</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: t&#333; (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3485.htm" title="3485: na&#333; (N-DMS) -- A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.">temple.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: egenonto (V-AIM-3P) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">there were</a> <a href="/greek/796.htm" title="796: astrapai (N-NFP) -- A flash of lightning, brightness, luster. From astrapto; lightning; by analogy, glare.">flashes of lightning,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/5456.htm" title="5456: ph&#333;nai (N-NFP) -- Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.">rumblings,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1027.htm" title="1027: brontai (N-NFP) -- Thunder. Akin to bremo; thunder.">peals of thunder,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4578.htm" title="4578: seismos (N-NMS) -- A shaking (as an earthquake); a storm. From seio; a commotion, i.e. a gale, an earthquake.">an earthquake,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="3173: megal&#275; (Adj-NFS) -- Large, great, in the widest sense. ">a great</a> <a href="/greek/5464.htm" title="5464: chalaza (N-NFS) -- Hail. Probably from chalao; hail.">hailstorm.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10-22</a></span><br />And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. / Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. / Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-3.htm">Hebrews 9:3-5</a></span><br />Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, / containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron&#8217;s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. / Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6-11</a></span><br />Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim. / For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. / The poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">2 Chronicles 5:7-14</a></span><br />Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim. / For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. / The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-13.htm">Psalm 18:13-14</a></span><br />The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded&#8212;hailstones and coals of fire. / He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-18.htm">Psalm 77:18</a></span><br />Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/97-2.htm">Psalm 97:2-5</a></span><br />Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne&#8217;s foundation. / Fire goes before Him and consumes His foes on every side. / His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-4.htm">Isaiah 6:4</a></span><br />At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-6.htm">Isaiah 29:6</a></span><br />you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Ezekiel 1:4</a></span><br />I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/10-1.htm">Ezekiel 10:1-5</a></span><br />And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire. / And the LORD said to the man clothed in linen, &#8220;Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.&#8221; And as I watched, he went in. / Now when the man went in, the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple, and a cloud filled the inner court. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Matthew 24:30-31</a></span><br />At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a></span><br />At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-38.htm">Mark 15:38</a></span><br />And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-45.htm">Luke 23:45</a></span><br />The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightning, and voices, and thunder, and an earthquake, and great hail.</p><p class="hdg">the temple.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/14-15.htm">Revelation 14:15-17</a></b></br> And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/15-5.htm">Revelation 15:5-8</a></b></br> And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: &#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11</a></b></br> And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him <i>was</i> called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.</p><p class="hdg">the ark.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/25-21.htm">Exodus 25:21,22</a></b></br> And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/4-5.htm">Numbers 4:5,15</a></b></br> And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it: &#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/10-33.htm">Numbers 10:33</a></b></br> And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days' journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting place for them.</p><p class="hdg">and there were.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/11-13.htm">Revelation 11:13,15</a></b></br> And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven&#8230; </p><p class="hdg">See on ch.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/4-5.htm">Revelation 4:5</a></b></br> And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and <i>there were</i> seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/8-5.htm">Revelation 8:5</a></b></br> And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast <i>it</i> into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Revelation 16:18</a></b></br> And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, <i>and</i> so great.</p><p class="hdg">and great.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/8-7.htm">Revelation 8:7</a></b></br> The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/16-21.htm">Revelation 16:21</a></b></br> And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, <i>every stone</i> about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/9-18.htm">Exodus 9:18-29</a></b></br> Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now&#8230; </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_john/5-8.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/revelation/9-7.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-20.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/acts/21-30.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/revelation/11-13.htm">Earthquake</a> <a href="/revelation/11-13.htm">Earth-Shock</a> <a href="/revelation/8-5.htm">Flames</a> <a href="/revelation/8-5.htm">Flashes</a> <a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/revelation/11-16.htm">God's</a> <a href="/revelation/11-18.htm">Great</a> <a href="/revelation/8-7.htm">Hail</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-2.htm">Hailstorm</a> <a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/revelation/11-2.htm">House</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-6.htm">Ice</a> <a href="/revelation/1-10.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/revelation/11-8.htm">Open</a> <a href="/revelation/9-2.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/revelation/10-4.htm">Peals</a> <a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/revelation/8-5.htm">Rumblings</a> <a href="/revelation/11-2.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/revelation/8-5.htm">Sounds</a> <a href="/revelation/11-2.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-20.htm">Testament</a> <a href="/revelation/10-4.htm">Thunder</a> <a href="/revelation/8-5.htm">Thunderings</a> <a href="/revelation/10-4.htm">Thunders</a> <a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/revelation/7-15.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/6-18.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/revelation/12-1.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/genesis/6-14.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/genesis/6-18.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/revelation/15-5.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Earthquake</a> <a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Earth-Shock</a> <a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Flames</a> <a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Flashes</a> <a href="/revelation/13-3.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/revelation/12-17.htm">God's</a> <a href="/revelation/12-1.htm">Great</a> <a href="/revelation/16-21.htm">Hail</a> <a href="/exodus/9-18.htm">Hailstorm</a> <a href="/revelation/12-1.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/revelation/14-15.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/16-14.htm">Ice</a> <a href="/genesis/4-16.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/revelation/12-16.htm">Open</a> <a href="/revelation/12-16.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Peals</a> <a href="/genesis/2-5.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Rumblings</a> <a href="/revelation/14-15.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Sounds</a> <a href="/revelation/14-15.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Testament</a> <a href="/revelation/14-2.htm">Thunder</a> <a href="/revelation/19-6.htm">Thunderings</a> <a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Thunders</a> <a href="/revelation/16-18.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/genesis/6-14.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">The two witnesses prophesy.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">They have power to shut heaven so that it rain not.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/11-7.htm">The beast shall fight against them, and kill them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/11-8.htm">They lie unburied;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/11-11.htm">and after three and a half days rise again.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/11-14.htm">The second woe is past.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">The seventh trumpet sounds.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The opening of the temple in heaven suggests a moment of significant spiritual insight and the unveiling of divine mysteries. In biblical context, the temple represents God's dwelling place, and its opening indicates a direct connection between heaven and earth. This imagery is reminiscent of the tearing of the temple veil at Christ's crucifixion (<a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a>), symbolizing the removal of barriers between God and humanity.<p><b>and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple</b><br>The appearance of the ark of the covenant is a powerful symbol of God's presence and faithfulness. Historically, the ark was housed in the Holy of Holies within the earthly temple, representing God's covenant with Israel. Its presence in the heavenly temple underscores the continuity and fulfillment of God's promises. The ark is associated with God's law, mercy, and guidance, as seen in its contents: the tablets of the law, Aaron's rod, and manna (<a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Hebrews 9:4</a>). This vision connects to the ultimate fulfillment of God's covenant through Jesus Christ, who embodies the law and the prophets.<p><b>And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm</b><br>These natural phenomena are often associated with divine judgment and theophany in Scripture. Similar imagery is found at Mount Sinai during the giving of the law (<a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16-19</a>) and in other prophetic visions (<a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">Ezekiel 1:4</a>, <a href="/revelation/4-5.htm">Revelation 4:5</a>). The combination of lightning, thunder, earthquake, and hailstorm signifies God's power and the seriousness of His judgments. It serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and the awe-inspiring nature of His presence. This imagery also foreshadows the final judgment and the establishment of God's kingdom, as seen throughout the book of Revelation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_of_god_in_heaven.htm">The Temple of God in Heaven</a></b><br>This represents the heavenly dwelling place of God, signifying His presence and authority. The opening of the temple indicates a revelation or unveiling of divine mysteries.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ark_of_his_covenant.htm">The Ark of His Covenant</a></b><br>The ark symbolizes God's promises and His covenant with His people. It is a reminder of God's faithfulness and the sacred relationship between God and humanity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/flashes_of_lightning,_rumblings,_peals_of_thunder.htm">Flashes of Lightning, Rumblings, Peals of Thunder</a></b><br>These elements often accompany divine revelation and judgment, symbolizing God's power and majesty.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/earthquake.htm">Earthquake</a></b><br>A common biblical symbol of God's intervention in human history, often associated with His judgment or significant divine action.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/great_hailstorm.htm">Great Hailstorm</a></b><br>Represents God's judgment and the severity of His wrath against sin and rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The appearance of the ark in heaven is a powerful reminder of God's unchanging promises and His covenant with His people. Believers can find assurance in God's faithfulness throughout history and in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_revelation.htm">Divine Revelation</a></b><br>The opening of the heavenly temple signifies the unveiling of divine mysteries. Christians are encouraged to seek a deeper understanding of God's will and purpose through prayer and study of the Scriptures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment_and_power.htm">God's Judgment and Power</a></b><br>The accompanying natural phenomena highlight God's sovereignty and the seriousness of His judgment. Believers are called to live in reverence and awe of God's power, aligning their lives with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_presence.htm">Hope in God's Presence</a></b><br>The vision of the heavenly temple and the ark assures believers of God's continual presence and the ultimate fulfillment of His promises. This hope should inspire perseverance and faithfulness in the Christian walk.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_fake_news.htm">What is God's Holy Mountain?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_rev_15_8_align_with_god's_access.htm">Revelation 15:8 claims no one could enter the temple until the plagues ended&#8212;how does this fit with other biblical teachings about God&#8217;s accessibility?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_ark_of_the_covenant.htm">What is the Ark of the Covenant?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_heb._8_5's_heavenly_tabernacle_valid.htm">How can Hebrews 8:5 claim the earthly tabernacle is just a copy of a heavenly one if there is no historical or archaeological evidence of such a heavenly sanctuary?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">And the temple of God </span>. . .--Translate, <span class= "ital">And</span> <span class= "ital">the temple of God was opened in the heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and a great hail.</span> At the beginning of the chapter we noticed the distinction between the two words (<span class= "ital">naos</span> and <span class= "ital">hieron)</span> applied to the Temple; the Temple building proper (the <span class= "ital">naos)</span> was measured off. Now this (<span class= "ital">naos</span>) Temple is opened, yes, to its very inmost recesses; for not the holy place alone is disclosed, but the holiest, of all, the shrine of shrines, into which the high priest alone--and he only once a year--entered, is opened, as though anew the veil of the Temple had been rent in twain, and there the ark of the covenant of God is seen. The meaning of this, when read by the light of the measuring of the Temple, seems to be that now the secret abode of the safe-guarded children of God was revealed. In the hour of apostasies and worldliness the faithful had found their strength and protection in the shadow of the Almighty; they were regarded by God as His true living Temple, and in them He dwelt, as they, too, found their defence in Him. But now that the end has come there is no need that these should be hidden any more. The children of God, who are the Temple of God, are made manifest; and at the same time the secret spot of their shelter in troublous days is made plain, and in it is seen the token of that everlasting covenant which was the sheet-anchor of their hopes in the day of their trouble (<a href="/hebrews/6-19.htm" title="Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters into that within the veil;">Hebrews 6:19</a>). The ark of God's covenant is seen; the ark which contained the tables of the law, the rod of Aaron, and the manna is unveiled; and now is known whence they derived that hidden manna, that bread of heaven which strengthened their hearts in the days of temptation; now is known how it was that the rod of Christ's power flourished and blossomed in spite of oft-repeated rejection; now, too, are known those high and holy principles by which the lives of the saints of God were ruled, even that law which the divine Spirit had written in their hearts (<a href="/hebrews/10-16.htm" title="This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, said the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;">Hebrews 10:16</a>, and <a href="/2_corinthians/3-2.htm" title="You are our letter written in our hearts, known and read of all men:">2Corinthians 3:2</a>). Then, too, with the ark of God's covenant, is brought into view the mercy-seat, that throne of grace to which the weary and heavy-laden children of God had so often gone, and where they had never failed to receive grace to help in every time of need (<a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm" title="Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.">Hebrews 4:16</a>). The Temple of God was opened, and the secret springs of power which sustained the patience and faith of the saints are found to be in God. And out of the opened Temple, or round about it, as round the sacred peak of Sinai, the lightnings are seen and voices and thunders are heard: the tokens of that holy law which the power of the world had defied are made manifest; for God's righteousness has not lost its strength, and that which is a power of help to those who seek their shelter in God becomes a power of destruction to those who turn from Him. The habitation of God is an open sanctuary to faith; it is a clouded and lightning-crowned Sinai to faithlessness. (Comp. <a href="/context/hebrews/12-18.htm" title="For you are not come to the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor to blackness, and darkness, and tempest,">Hebrews 12:18-24</a>.) The spirit of evil, of selfishness, of luxuriousness, of profanity, which rejects its birthright, of better thoughts and holy things, leads to "the mount that burned with fire, and unto blackness and darkness and tempest, and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words;" the Spirit of God leads to "the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and Church of the first-born which are written in heaven."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the temple of God was opened in heaven;</span> <span class="accented">and there was opened the temple of God that is in heaven</span> (Revised Version). "The temple" (<span class="greek">&#x3bd;&#x3b1;&#x1f79;&#x3c2;</span>), the dwelling place of God (cf. ver. 1; <a href="/revelation/3-12.htm">Revelation 3:12</a>; <a href="/revelation/7-15.htm">Revelation 7:15</a>). Again, but a glimpse is afforded; and yet more is revealed than at the conclusion of the former series of visions; while the chief description is reserved to a later part of the Revelation. <span class="cmt_word">And there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament;</span> or, <span class="accented">ark of his covenant.</span> This seems to be introduced in order to render more emphatic the steadfastness and unchangeableness of God. As in the case of the witnesses, the figure is taken from the Old Testament, and the symbol would be pregnant with meaning to Jewish Christians and ethers who had learnt to think of the ark as the sacrament of God's abiding presence and continual help. He who now promises aid to his people, and threatens judgment upon the wicked, is the same God who formerly had displayed his power on behalf of his people Israel. <span class="cmt_word">And there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail;</span> <span class="accented">there followed</span> (Revised Version). The usual token of any special manifestation of God's presence, or direct dealing with men (see on Revelation 6:1). This, then, forms the conclusion to the series of trumpet visions. These visions, evoked by the cry for vengeance in <a href="/revelation/6-10.htm">Revelation 6:10</a>, have demonstrated the need for patience and endurance on the part of Christians, by indicating the punishments meted out to the wicked on this earth and at the final judgment, together with the final triumph of the faithful. The seer next proceeds to elaborate a fact alluded to in the measuring of the temple in <a href="/revelation/10-2.htm">Revelation 10:2</a>, and to point the moral that it is possible for Christians within the Church to lose their final reward by their apostasy. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/revelation/11-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">&#922;&#945;&#8054;</span> <span class="translit">(Kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">&#8001;</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">temple</span><br /><span class="grk">&#957;&#945;&#8056;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(naos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3485.htm">Strong's 3485: </a> </span><span class="str2">A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God</span><br /><span class="grk">&#920;&#949;&#959;&#8166;</span> <span class="translit">(Theou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7952;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heaven</span><br /><span class="grk">&#959;&#8016;&#961;&#945;&#957;&#8183;</span> <span class="translit">(ouran&#333;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was opened,</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7968;&#957;&#959;&#943;&#947;&#951;</span> <span class="translit">(&#275;noig&#275;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_455.htm">Strong's 455: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">&#954;&#945;&#8054;</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7969;</span> <span class="translit">(h&#275;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ark</span><br /><span class="grk">&#954;&#953;&#946;&#969;&#964;&#8056;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(kib&#333;tos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2787.htm">Strong's 2787: </a> </span><span class="str2">A box, i.e. The sacred ark and that of Noah.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="grk">&#964;&#8134;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(t&#275;s)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His</span><br /><span class="grk">&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#959;&#8166;</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">covenant</span><br /><span class="grk">&#948;&#953;&#945;&#952;&#942;&#954;&#951;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(diath&#275;k&#275;s)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> </span><span class="str2">From diatithemai; properly, a disposition, i.e. a contract.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">appeared</span><br /><span class="grk">&#8036;&#966;&#952;&#951;</span> <span class="translit">(&#333;phth&#275;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7952;&#957;</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His</span><br /><span class="grk">&#945;&#8016;&#964;&#959;&#8166;</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">temple.</span><br /><span class="grk">&#957;&#945;&#8183;</span> <span class="translit">(na&#333;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3485.htm">Strong's 3485: </a> </span><span class="str2">A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And</span><br /><span class="grk">&#954;&#945;&#8054;</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">there were</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7952;&#947;&#941;&#957;&#959;&#957;&#964;&#959;</span> <span class="translit">(egenonto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flashes of lightning,</span><br /><span class="grk">&#7936;&#963;&#964;&#961;&#945;&#960;&#945;&#8054;</span> <span class="translit">(astrapai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_796.htm">Strong's 796: </a> </span><span class="str2">A flash of lightning, brightness, luster. From astrapto; lightning; by analogy, glare.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">&#954;&#945;&#8054;</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">rumblings,</span><br /><span class="grk">&#966;&#969;&#957;&#945;&#8054;</span> <span class="translit">(ph&#333;nai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5456.htm">Strong's 5456: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">&#954;&#945;&#8054;</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">peals of thunder,</span><br /><span class="grk">&#946;&#961;&#959;&#957;&#964;&#945;&#8054;</span> <span class="translit">(brontai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1027.htm">Strong's 1027: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thunder. Akin to bremo; thunder.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">&#954;&#945;&#8054;</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">an earthquake,</span><br /><span class="grk">&#963;&#949;&#953;&#963;&#956;&#8056;&#962;</span> <span class="translit">(seismos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4578.htm">Strong's 4578: </a> </span><span class="str2">A shaking (as an earthquake); a storm. From seio; a commotion, i.e. a gale, an earthquake.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">&#954;&#945;&#8054;</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">a great</span><br /><span class="grk">&#956;&#949;&#947;&#940;&#955;&#951;</span> <span class="translit">(megal&#275;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3173.htm">Strong's 3173: </a> </span><span class="str2">Large, great, in the widest sense. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">hailstorm.</span><br /><span class="grk">&#967;&#940;&#955;&#945;&#950;&#945;</span> <span class="translit">(chalaza)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5464.htm">Strong's 5464: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hail. 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