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Revelation 15–22
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Commentary
The New Testament Minute is a commentary series made especially for the free ScripturePlus app, which features insights from New Testament scholars. many of the insights in the New Testament Minute are gleaned from the BYU New Testament Commentary series. Lynne Hilton Wilson has written a commentary to supplement her New Testament video series.
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Reading Plan
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Monday
- Verse of the Day: Revelation 15:4
- Scripture: Revelation 15:1-8
- Scripture: Revelation 16:1-21
- Commentary: Revelation 15: The Seven Angels
- Commentary: Revelation 15:5–8. The Seven Angels
- Commentary: Revelation 16: The Seven Bowls
- Commentary: Revelations 16:12–16. The Sixth Bowl
Tuesday
- Verse of the Day: Revelation 18:4
- Scripture: Revelation 17:1-18
- Scripture: Revelation 18:1-8
- Commentary: Revelation 17:1–3. The Woman and the Beast
- Commentary: Revelation 17:14–18. The Fall of the Harlot
- Commentary: Revelation 18:1–8. Sins that Reach Heaven
Wednesday
- Verse of the Day: Revelation 19:5
- Scripture: Revelation 18:9-24
- Scripture: Revelation 19:1-5
- Commentary: Revelation 18:9–19. The Three Dirges
- Commentary: Revelation 18:20–24. Great Rejoicing
- Commentary: Revelation 19:1–5. In Praise of a God of Judgment
Thursday
- Verse of the Day: Revelation 19:6
- Scripture: Revelation 19:6-21
- Scripture: Revelation 20:1-6
- Commentary: Revelation 19:6–10. The Marriage of the Lamb
- Commentary: Revelation 20:1–3. Satan is Bound for a Thousand Years
- Commentary: Revelation 20:4–6. The First Resurrection and the Lord’s Reign
Friday
- Verse of the Day: Revelation 20:12
- Scripture: Revelation 20:7-15
- Scripture: Revelation 21:1-8
- Commentary: Revelation 20:7–10. The Battle of Gog and Magog
- Commentary: Revelation 21:5–7. He that Sat upon the Throne
- Commentary: Revelation 21:8. The Second Death
Saturday
- Verse of the Day: Revelation 21:23
- Scripture: Revelation 21:9-27
- Commentary: Revelation 21:9–14. The New Jerusalem
- Commentary: Revelation 21:15–27. The City and its Walls and Gates
Sunday
- Verse of the Day: Revelation 22:12
- Scripture: Revelation 22:1-21
- Commentary: Revelation 22: Blessed Are They That Do His Commandments
- Commentary: Revelation 22:1–5: The Tree and the Waters of Life
- Commentary: Revelation 22:6–15. Conclusion to the Vision
- Commentary: Revelation 22:16–21. Final Witness, Warning, and Exhortation
Joseph Smith Translation Variants
Explore Joseph Smith's inspired translation of the bible by comparing his changes to the King James Version of the New Testament. To learn more, see Joseph Smith's Translation of the Bible: The Joseph Smith Translation and the King James Translation in Parallel Columns.
Revelation 16
KJV |
JST |
(7) And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. |
(7) And I heard another angel who came out from the altar saying, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. |
Revelation 17
KJV |
JST |
(17) For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. |
(17) For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. |
Revelation 19
KJV |
JST |
(2) For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. |
(2) For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his saints at her hand. |
(5) 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. |
(5) And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his saints, and ye that fear him, both small and great. |
(10) And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. |
(10) And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou not that I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus? Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. |
(11) And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. |
(11) And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. |
(12) His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. |
(12) His eyes |
(13) And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. |
(13) And he is clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. |
(15) And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. |
(15) And out of his mouth proceedeth the word of God, and with it he will smite the nations, and he will rule them with the word of his mouth. And he treadeth the winepress in the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. |
(16) And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. |
(16) And he hath on a vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. |
(18) That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. |
(18) That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all who fight against the Lamb, both bond and free, both small and great. |
(21) And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. |
(21) And the remnant were slain with the word of him that sat upon the horse, which |
Revelation 20
KJV |
JST |
(1) And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. |
(1) And I saw an angel come down out of heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. |
(6) Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. |
(6) Blessed and holy are they who have part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. |
Revelation 22
KJV |
JST |
(9) Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. |
(9) Then saith he unto me, See thou not that I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book? Worship God. |
Reading Resources
Revelation 15–22
Lynne Hilton Wilson, "Revelation 12-22," Come Follow Me: The New Testament, 2019.
Specific Insights in the Book of Revelation
- Taylor Halverson, “Revelation 5-6 and 19-22: Views and Perspectives,” The Interpreter Foundation¸ December 2015.
- Thomas A. Wayment, “The Endings of Mark and Revelation,” in The King James Bible and the Restoration, ed. Kent P. Jackson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2011), 75–94.
- D. Jill Kirby, “The Book of Revelation: Following the Lamb,” in New Testament History, Culture, and Society: A Background to the Texts of the New Testament, ed. Lincoln H. Blumell (Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2019), 466-484.
“The War in Heaven Continues on Earth”
- Kevin M. Bulloch, "The War in Heaven and Satan's Continuing Battle for Power," Religious Educator 11, no. 1 (2010): 33–46.
- Larry R. Lawrence, “The War Goes On,” Ensign, April 2017.
- Gordon B. Hinckley, “The War We Are Winning,” General Conference October 1986.
Revelation 22:18-19 and Its Meaning
- Matthew L. Bowen, “’And They Shall Be Had Again’: Onomastic Allusion to Joseph in Moses 1:41 in View of the So-called Cannon Formula,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 32 (2019): 297-304.