The second woe is past. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly.
Parallel translations
- WEB The second woe is past. Behold, the third woe comes quickly.
- KJV The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.
- BSB The second woe has passed. Behold, the third woe is coming shortly.
- NASB The second woe has passed; behold, the third woe is coming quickly.
- NLT The second terror is past, but look, the third terror is coming quickly.
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Quick answer
The second woe is past, and the third woe comes quickly. The narrative signals the imminent arrival of the final trumpet.
Overview
This notice closes the sixth-trumpet section and its interlude, linking back to the three woes of 8:13. The second woe encompassed the sixth trumpet's judgments; the third woe is the seventh trumpet, now near. The word "quickly" heightens expectation for the climactic blast. It draws the reader toward the announcement of God's consummated kingdom in the verses that follow.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Rev 8:13I saw, and I heard an eagle, flying in mid heaven, saying with a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe for those who dwell on the earth, because of the other voices of the trumpets of the three angels, who are yet to sound!”
- Rev 9:12The first woe is past. Behold, there are still two woes coming after this.
- Rev 15:1I saw another great and marvelous sign in the sky: seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them God’s wrath is finished.
- Rev 16:1–21I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on the earth!”
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