SEV Biblia, Chapter 11:10
Y los moradores de la tierra se gozarn sobre ellos, y se alegrarn, y se enviarn dones los unos a los otros; porque estos dos profetas han atormentado a los que moran sobre la tierra.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Revelation 11:10
Verse 10. Shall send gifts] This was a custom in days of public rejoicing. They sent gifts to each other, and gave portions to the poor. See Esth. ix. 19, 22.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 10. And they that dwell upon the earth , etc.] Out of which the beast arose, and over which he reigns, even the inhabitants of the Roman empire, often in this book called the earth, the followers of antichrist, men that mind nothing but earth, and earthly things: shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another ; as is usual with persons, and was with the Jews, to do in times of public rejoicing; (see Esther 9:18,19 Nehemiah 8:10,11). Because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth ; not because they were tormented by them, but because they were now freed from their tormenting ministry; they had tormented them by the preaching of the Gospel, which is foolishness, and the savour of death to natural men, and gives them pain, and fills them with vexation and wrath; by their testimony which they had bore for Christ, and against antichrist; by their sharp reproof of them for their false doctrine and will worship, and their impure lives and conversations; by their own holy lives, which would sometimes flash light into their consciences, and make them uneasy; and by their foretelling the calamities and ruin, temporal and eternal, that would come upon them; but now they are silenced, and they hear and see no more of these things at which they rejoice.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 3-13 - In the time of treading down, God kept his faithful witnesses to attes the truth of his word and worship, and the excellence of his ways, The number of these witnesses is small, yet enough. They prophesy i sackcloth. It shows their afflicted, persecuted state, and deep sorro for the abominations against which they protested. They are supporte during their great and hard work, till it is done. When they ha prophesied in sackcloth the greatest part of 1260 years, antichrist the great instrument of the devil, would war against them, with forc and violence for a time. Determined rebels against the light rejoice as on some happy event, when they can silence, drive to a distance, or destroy the faithful servants of Christ, whose doctrine and conduc torment them. It does not appear that the term is yet expired, and the witnesses are not a present exposed to endure such terrible outwar sufferings as in former times; but such things may again happen, an there is abundant cause to prophesy in sackcloth, on account of the state of religion. The depressed state of real Christianity may relat only to the western church. The Spirit of life from God, quickens dea souls, and shall quicken the dead bodies of his people, and his dyin interest in the world. The revival of God's work and witnesses, wil strike terror into the souls of his enemies. Where there is guilt there is fear; and a persecuting spirit, though cruel, is a cowardl spirit. It will be no small part of the punishment of persecutors, bot in this world, and at the great day, that they see the faithfu servants of God honoured and advanced. The Lord's witnesses must not be weary of suffering and service, nor hastily grasp at the reward; but must stay till their Master calls them. The consequence of their being thus exalted was a mighty shock and convulsion in the antichristia empire. Events alone can show the meaning of this. But whenever God' work and witnesses revive, the devil's work and witnesses fall befor him. And that the slaying of the witnesses is future, appears to be probable.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 οι 3588 κατοικουντες 2730 5723 επι 1909 της 3588 γης 1093 χαρουσιν 5463 5692 επ 1909 αυτοις 846 και 2532 ευφρανθησονται 2165 5701 και 2532 δωρα 1435 πεμψουσιν 3992 5692 αλληλοις 240 οτι 3754 ουτοι 3778 οι 3588 δυο 1417 προφηται 4396 εβασανισαν 928 5656 τους 3588 κατοικουντας 2730 5723 επι 1909 της 3588 γης 1093
Vincent's NT Word Studies
10. Shall rejoice (carousin). Read cairousin, present tense, rejoice. Shall make merry ( eufranqhsontai). Read eujfrainontai, present tense, make merry; and for the word see note on fared sumptuously, Luke xvi. 19.
Shall send gifts. As on a day of festival. See Neh. viii. 10, 12. Tormented (ejbasanisan). See on vexed, 2 Pet. ii. 8, and on Matthew iv. 23, 24.
