启示录 20:9

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

他們上來遍滿了全地，圍住了聖徒的營和那蒙愛的城，就有火從天上降下來，毀滅了他們。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
他 们 上 来 遍 满 了 全 地 ， 围 住 圣 徒 的 营 与 蒙 爱 的 城 ， 就 有 火 从 天 降 下 ， 烧 灭 了 他 们 。

Contextual Overview

¹ I saw an angel coming down from heaven. He had the key to the bottomless pit and a large chain in his hand. ² The angel grabbed the dragon, that old snake who is the devil and Satan, and tied him up for a thousand years. ³ Then he threw him into the bottomless pit, closed it, and locked it over him. The angel did this so he could not trick the people of the earth anymore until the thousand years were ended. After a thousand years he must be set free for a short time. ⁴ Then I saw some thrones and people sitting on them who had been given the power to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been killed because they were faithful to the message of Jesus and the message from God. They had not worshiped the beast or his idol, and they had not received the mark of the beast on their foreheads or on their hands. They came back to life and ruled with Christ for a thousand years. ⁵ (The others that were dead did not live again until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first raising of the dead. ⁶ Blessed and holy are those who share in this first raising of the dead. The second death has no power over them. They will be priests for God and for Christ and will rule with him for a thousand years. ⁷ When the thousand years are over, Satan will be set free from his prison. ⁸ Then he will go out to trick the nations in all the earth—Gog and Magog—to gather them for battle. There are so many people they will be like sand on the seashore. ⁹ And Satan's army marched across the earth and gathered around the camp of God's people and the city God loves. But fire came down from heaven and burned them up. ¹⁰ And Satan, who tricked them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur with the beast and the false prophet. There they will be punished day and night forever and ever.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

went: Isaiah 8:7, Isaiah 8:8, Ezekiel 38:9, Ezekiel 38:16, Habakkuk 1:6

and compassed: 2 Kings 6:15, Micah 2:13, Matthew 16:16-18, Luke 19:43, Luke 21:20

the camp: Psalms 48:1-3, Psalms 74:2-4, Psalms 125:1, Psalms 125:2, Hebrews 13:13

and fire: Revelation 11:5, Revelation 13:13, Genesis 19:24, Exodus 9:23, Exodus 9:24, Leviticus 10:2, Leviticus 10:3, Numbers 11:1, Numbers 16:35, 2 Kings 1:10-15, Psalms 97:3, Psalms 106:18, Isaiah 30:33, Isaiah 37:36, Ezekiel 38:22, Ezekiel 39:6, Luke 9:54, Luke 17:29, 2 Thessalonians 1:8

Reciprocal: Joshua 9:2 - gathered 1 Samuel 23:26 - away Job 38:18 - General Psalms 48:4 - General Psalms 110:5 - strike Psalms 118:10 - All nations Isaiah 8:9 - Associate Isaiah 25:5 - shalt bring Isaiah 29:7 - the multitude Isaiah 34:2 - the indignation Isaiah 51:13 - were ready Isaiah 54:15 - they shall Ezekiel 13:5 - to stand Daniel 7:22 - the Ancient Daniel 11:45 - he shall come Joel 3:11 - Assemble Micah 4:3 - and rebuke Micah 5:9 - hand Zephaniah 3:19 - I will undo Zechariah 9:8 - I will Zechariah 12:3 - though Zechariah 12:6 - like an hearth Philippians 3:19 - end Revelation 12:17 - to make Revelation 20:5 - the rest

Cross-References

Genesis 12:18
So the king sent for Abram and said, "What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me Sarai was your wife?

Genesis 20:10
What were you thinking that caused you to do this?"

Genesis 20:11
Then Abraham answered, "I thought no one in this place respected God and that someone would kill me to get Sarah.

Genesis 20:18
The Lord had kept all the women in Abimelech's house from having children as a punishment on Abimelech for taking Abraham's wife Sarah.

Genesis 26:10
Abimelech said, "What have you done to us? One of our men might have had sexual relations with your wife. Then we would have been guilty of a great sin."

Genesis 34:7
When Jacob's sons heard what had happened, they came in from the field. They were very angry that Shechem had done such a wicked thing to Israel. It was wrong for him to have sexual relations with Jacob's daughter; a thing like this should not be done.

Genesis 38:24
About three months later someone told Judah, "Tamar, your daughter-in-law, is guilty of acting like a prostitute, and now she is pregnant." Then Judah said, "Bring her out and let her be burned to death."

Genesis 39:9
There is no one in his house greater than I. He has not kept anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How can I do such an evil thing? It is a sin against God."

Exodus 32:21
Moses said to Aaron, "What did these people do to you? Why did you cause them to do such a terrible sin?"

Exodus 32:35
So the Lord caused terrible things to happen to the people because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they went up on the breadth of the earth,.... Either the whole earth, in the several parts of which they will be raised; or the land of Israel, where Christ and his people will be; and so the wicked being raised, will come up from the several parts of the world, and spread themselves over the holy land; just as Gog and Magog are said to cover the land of Israel, as a cloud, Ezekiel 38:16 and it may be observed, that the very phrase of רחב ארצך, "the breadth of thy land", is used of Immanuel's land, or the land of Israel, in Isaiah 8:8

and compassed the camp of the saints about; these are the blessed and Holy Ones, who have part in the first resurrection, even all the saints; not only the martyrs under the Heathen persecutions, and the confessors of Christ under the Papacy, but all the saints from the beginning of the world; these will be all encamped together, with the tabernacle of God in the midst of them, Revelation 21:3 and Christ their King at the head of them, Micah 2:13 the allusion is to the encampment of the children of Israel in the wilderness, about the tabernacle, which was in the midst of them, Numbers 2:2 c. afterwards the city of Jerusalem itself was called a camp, and answered in all respects to the camp in the wilderness f, to which the reference is in Hebrews 13:11 and which serves to illustrate the passage here, since it follows:

and the beloved city: not Constantinople, as some have thought, but the holy city, the new Jerusalem, Revelation 21:2 the general assembly and church of the firstborn, beloved by God and Christ, and by the holy angels, and by one another and these very probably will be with Christ upon the same spot of ground where the Old Jerusalem stood, a city so highly favoured, and so much distinguished by God; so that where Christ suffered so much reproach and shame, and such an accursed death, he will now be glorified, and live in triumph with his saints:

and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them; not material fire; with this the earth, and the bodies of the wicked then upon it, will be burnt at the beginning of the thousand years; but now their bodies will be raised immortal, and not capable of being consumed with such fire; but the fiery indignation of God, or his wrath, which will be poured out like fire, is here meant, which will destroy both body and soul; this is no other than the lake of fire, or second death, into which they will be cast; and which will not be until the judgment is over, though it is here related to show what will be the event and issue of their attack upon the saints: the allusion is to the fire sent upon Gog and Magog, and to the burning of their weapons, in Ezekiel 38:22 and so the Jews g say of their Gog and Magog, that

"they shall be killed with the burning of the soul, with a flame of fire, which shall come from under the throne of glory.''

f T. Bab Zebachim, fol. 116. 2. Maimon. Hilch. Beth Habbechirah, c. 7. sect. 11. g Targum Jon. in Numb. xi. 26.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And they went up on the breadth of the earth - They spread over the earth in extended columns. The image is that of an invading army that seems, in its march, to spread all over a land. The reference here is to the hosts assembled from the regions of Gog and Magog; that is, to the formidable enemies of the gospel that would be roused up at the close of the period properly called the “millennial” period - the period of the thousand years. It is not necessary to suppose that there would be “literally” armies of enemies of God summoned from lands that would be called lands of “Gog and Magog”; but all that is necessarily implied is, that there will be a state of hostility to the church of Christ which would be well illustrated by such a comparison with an invading host of barbarians. The expression “the breadth of the land” occurs in Habakkuk 1:6, in a description. of the invasion of the Chaldeans, and means there “the whole extent of it”; that is, they would spread over the whole country.

And compassed the camp of the saints about - Besieged the camp of the saints considered as engaged in war, or as attacked by an enemy. The “camp of the saints” here seems to be supposed to be without the walls of the city; that is, the army was drawn out for defense. The fact that the foes were able to “compass this camp about,” and to encircle the city at the same time, shows the greatness of the numbers of the invaders.

And the beloved city - Jerusalem - a city represented as beloved by God and by his people. The whole imagery here is derived from a supposed invasion of the land of Palestine - imagery than which nothing could be more natural to John in describing the hostility that would be aroused against the church in the latter day. But no just principle of interpretation requires us to understand this “literally.” Compare Hebrews 12:22. Indeed, it would be absolutely “impossible” to give this chapter throughout a “literal” interpretation. What would be the “literal” interpretation of the very first verses? “I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the “key” of the bottomless pit, and “a great chain” in his hand; and he laid hold on the “dragon and bound” him.” Can anyone believe that there is to be a literal “key,” and a “chain,” and an act of seizing a “serpent,” and “binding” him? As little is it demanded that the passage before us should be taken “literally”; for if it is maintained that this should be, we may insist that the same principle of interpretation should be applied to every part of the chapter, and every part of the book.

And fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them - Consumed them - fire being represented as devouring or eating. See the notes on Revelation 17:16. The meaning is, that they would be destroyed as if fire should come down from heaven, as on Sodom and Gomorrah. But it is not necessary to understand this literally, anymore than it is the portions of the chapter just referred to. What is obviously meant is, that their destruction would be sudden, certain, and entire, and that thus the last enemy of God and the church would be swept away. Nothing can be determined from this about the “means” by which this destruction will be effected; and that must be left for time to disclose. It is sufficient to know that the destruction of these last foes of God and the church will be certain and entire. This “language,” as denoting the final destruction of the enemies of God, is often employed in the Scriptures. See Psalms 11:6; Isaiah 29:6; Ezekiel 38:22; Ezekiel 39:6.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 20:9. The beloved city — Primarily, Jerusalem, typically, the Christian Church.