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The Seventh Trumpet

15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet. And there were loud voices in heaven. The voices said:

“The power to rule the world
    now belongs to our Lord and his Christ.
And he will rule forever and ever.”

16 Then the 24 elders[a] bowed down on their faces and worshiped God. These are the elders who sit on their thrones before God. 17 They said:

“We give thanks to you, Lord God All-Powerful.
    You are the One who is and who was.
We thank you because you have used your great power
    and have begun to rule!

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Footnotes

  1. 11:16 24 elders Elder means “older.” Here the elders probably represent God’s people.

The Seventh Trumpet

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

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

16 And the twenty-four elders,(E) who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces(F) and worshiped God, 17 saying:

“We give thanks(G) to you, Lord God Almighty,(H)
    the One who is and who was,(I)
because you have taken your great power
    and have begun to reign.(J)

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