“And when they shall haue finished their testimonie, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomlesse pit, shall make warre against them, and shall ouercome them, and kill them.”
1611 King James Version (KJV)
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
- King James Version
When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them and kill them.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that cometh up out of the abyss shall make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And when they have come to the end of their witness, the beast which comes up out of the great deep will make war on them and overcome them and put them to death.
- Basic English Bible
And when they shall have completed their testimony, the beast who comes up out of the abyss shall make war with them, and shall conquer them, and shall kill them:
- Darby Bible
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
- Webster's Bible
And when they have fully delivered their testimony, the Wild Beast which is to rise out of the bottomless pit will make war upon them and overcome them and kill them.
- Weymouth Bible
When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.
- World English Bible
And whanne thei schulen ende her witnessing, the beeste that stieth vp fro depnesse, schal make batel ayens hem, and schal ouercome hem, and schal sle hem.
- Wycliffe Bible
`And when they may finish their testimony, the beast that is coming up out of the abyss shall make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Revelation 11:7
11:7 And when they shall have finished their testimony - Till then they are invincible. The wild beast - Hereafter to be described. That ascendeth - First out of the sea, #Rev 13:1|, and then out of the bottomless pit, #Rev 17:8|. Shall make war with them - It is at his last ascent, not out of the sea, but the bottomless pit, that the beast makes war upon the two witnesses. And even hereby is fixed the time of treading the holy city, and of the two witnesses. That time ends after the ascent of the beast out of the abyss, and yet before the fulfilling of the mystery. And shall conquer them - The fire no longer proceeding out of their mouth when they have finished their work. And kill them - These will be among the last martyrs, though not the last of all.
People's Bible Notes for Revelation 11:7
Re 11:7 When they shall have finished their testimony. The thought is, "When they shall have made their testimony complete". The beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit. The coming up of the beast out of the abyss is named here, in Re 13:1 17:3. The powers that come from the abyss are satanic. Compare Re 9:2 9:11. The beast, therefore, represents some devilish power or influence. The Greek word "therion", rendered "beast" here, in Re 13:1 17:3 denotes a savage wild beast of prey. The beast from the abyss should be distinguished from "the beast coming up out of the sea" (Re 13:1), and from "the beast coming up out of the earth" (Re 13:11). They are all malign powers, but the power of evil manifested in different forms. Shall . . . kill them. Whatever the beast represents, that power shall assail the witnesses, and shall slay them for a time.