SEV Biblia, Chapter 20:11
¶ Y vi un gran trono blanco y al que estaba sentado sobre l, de delante del cual huy la tierra y el cielo; y no fue hallado el lugar de ellos.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Revelation 20:11
Verse 11. A great white throne] Refulgent with glorious majesty. Him that sat on it] The indescribable Jehovah.
From whose face the earth and the heaven fled away] Even the brightness of his countenance dissolved the universe, and annihilated the laws by which it was governed. This is a very majestic figure, and finely expressed.
There was found no place for them.] The glorious majesty of God filling all things, and being all in all.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 11. And I saw a great white throne , etc.] This vision refers not to the Gospel dispensation, from the exaltation of Christ to his second coming; when he sat down on his throne at the right hand of God, and was declared Lord and Christ; when there was a shaking of the heavens and the earth, a removing of the Mosaic economy, and the ordinances of the ceremonial law in Judea, and of Paganism in the Gentile world; when the Gospel was preached to all nations, and the dead in sins were quickened, and arose and stood before the throne of grace; when the books of the Scriptures were opened and explained, and the book of life was also opened; and by the conversion of some, and not others, it was known who were written in it and who were not, and men were judged to be alive or dead in a spiritual sense, according to the influence the opening of these books had upon them; and the powers of the world, comparable to a sea, and of death and hell, were not able to hold in the dead in sin, when they were called to life, with respect to whom death and hell were destroyed; nor was the Gospel the savour of death to any but to such who were not written in the book of life. This, in other words, is the sum of Cocceius's sense of this vision; but this affair will be over, and all God's elect gathered in by the preaching of the Gospel, before this vision takes place: nor does it respect the restoration of the Jews, who now are as dead, like Ezekiel's dry bones, but will at this time be quickened, and stand upon their feet an exceeding great army, and will be gathered from the several parts where they are as dead; and when it will be known by their conduct and behaviour who are God's elect among them, and who are not; which is Brightman's interpretation of the vision: but this, as we have seen, will come to pass according to the vision in the preceding chapter, before the thousand years begin; whereas this vision will not begin to be accomplished until they are ended: it is best therefore to understand it of the general judgment at the last day, which is the common sense of ancient and modern interpreters; though it seems only to regard the judgment of the wicked, for no other are made mention of in it: the throne here seen is a throne of judgment; it is called a great one, because a great Person sat upon it, the Word of God, the King of kings and Lord of lords, even he who is the great God, and Judge of the whole earth; and because of the great work that will be transacted upon it, the judgment of all the wicked; this will be the greatest assize that ever was held; it is called the judgment of the great day, and the great and dreadful day of the Lord, (Jude 6 Malachi 4:5) this throne is also said to be a white one; just as the same Person is said to sit upon a white cloud, and ride upon a white horse, ( Revelation 14:14 Revelation 19:11) it may be in allusion either to a white and serene cloud, or to a throne of ivory, such an one as Solomon made, ( 2 Chronicles 9:17) and this is either expressive of the majesty and splendour of it, it being a throne of glory, or a glorious throne, ( Matthew 25:31) or else it may denote the purity and justice of him that sits on it, according to which he will proceed in judgment, and finish it; his character is the righteous judge, and the judgment he will execute will be righteous judgment: and him that sat on it ; the throne was not empty, one sat upon it, who is no other than the Son of God; to whom all judgment is committed, and who is ordained to be Judge of quick and dead; and is every way fit for it, being of great knowledge, wisdom, and sagacity, and of great integrity and faithfulness, as man and Mediator, and being, as God, both omniscient and omnipotent, and so capable both of passing a right sentence, and of executing it; to which may be added, his great majesty and glory, necessary to strike an awe, and command an attention to him: from whose face the earth and the heavens fled away, and there was found no place for them ; which is to be understood not figuratively, as in ( Revelation 6:14 Revelation 16:20) where in the one place is described the destruction of Paganism, and in the other the destruction of the Papacy, and all antichristian powers; but literally, and not of the present earth and heaven, as they now are, for these will be burnt up with fire at the beginning of the thousand years, but of the new heaven and new earth, at the end of them; and the phrases of fleeing away, and place being found no more for them, show the entire annihilation and utter abolition of them; after this there will be no place in being but the heaven of angels and saints, and the lake of fire, in which are the devils and damned spirits: but though this is mentioned here, it will not be till after the judgment is over; for how otherwise will the dead have a place to stand in before the throne, or hell, that is the grave, and also the sea, give up their dead, ( Revelation 20:12,13) but it is observed here, though afterwards done, to set off the majesty of the Judge upon the throne, at whose sight, and by whose power, this will be effected.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 11-15 - After the events just foretold, the end will speedily come; and ther is no mention of any thing else, before the appearing of Christ to judge the world. This will be the great day: the Judge, the Lord Jesu Christ, will then put on majesty and terror. The persons to be judge are the dead, small and great; young and old, low and high, poor an rich. None are so mean, but they have some talents to account for; an none so great, as to avoid having to account for them. Not only thos alive at the coming of Christ, but all the dead. There is a book of remembrance both for good and bad: and the book of the sinner' conscience, though formerly secret, will then be opened. Every man wil recollect all his past actions, though he had long forgotten many of them. Another book shall be opened, the book of the Scriptures, the rule of life; it represents the Lord's knowledge of his people, and his declaring their repentance, faith, and good works; showing the blessings of the new covenant. By their works men shall be justified of condemned; he will try their principles by their practices. Thos justified and acquitted by the gospel, shall be justified and acquitte by the Judge, and shall enter into eternal life, having nothing more to fear from death, or hell, or wicked men; for these are all destroye together. This is the second death; it is the final separation of sinners from God. Let it be our great concern to see whether our Bible justify or condemn us now; for Christ will judge the secrets of all me according to the gospel. Who shall dwell with devouring flames __________________________________________________________________
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