Revelation 14:7

New Testament Apocalyptic ASV (1901)

What does Revelation 14:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and he saith with a great voice, Fear God, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and he saith with a great voice, Fear God, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters.
Revelation 14:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Revelation 14

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7and he saith with a great voice, Fear God, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Saying with a loud voice, etc.] These ministers shall lift up their voice like a trumpet, and cry aloud, and deliver out the Gospel fully and faithfully, with great authority and power, and with much vehemence, zeal, and fervency: fear God; or “the Lord”, as some copies, the Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions, read: not the antichristian beast and his followers, as men formerly had done; but God the Lord, and him not with a servile fear, or a fear of punishment, of wrath, hell, and damnation; nor with a distrust of his grace, love, power, and providence, much less with an hypocritical fear; but with a godly fear, which has the goodness of God for its object, and springs from a sense of the…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Fear God--the forerunner to embracing the love of God manifested in the Gospel. Repentance accompanies faith. give glory to him--and not to the beast (compare Rev 13:4; Jer 13:16). the hour of his judgment--"The hour" implies the definite time. "Judgment," not the general judgment, but that up on Babylon, the beast, and his worshippers (Rev 14:8-12). worship him that made heaven--not Antichrist (compare Act 14:15). sea . . . fountains--distinguished also in Rev 8:8, Rev 8:10.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Saying with a loud voice - As if all the nations were summoned to hear. Fear God - That is, reverence, honor, obey God. Render homage not to the beast, to his image, or to any idol, but to the only true God. This is the substance of the gospel - its end and design - to turn people from all forms of idol worship and superstition, to the worship of the only true God. And give glory to him - To give glory to him is to acknowledge him as the only true God; to set up his pure worship in the heart; and to praise him as the great Ruler of heaven and earth. For the hour of his judgment is come - His judgment on the beast and on those who worship him. The imagery here is substantially the same as in…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Fear God and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come - The joyful message is properly this, that the hour of God's judgment is come. And hence is that admonition drawn, Fear God and give glory to him. They who do this will not worship the beast, neither any image or idol whatsoever. And worship him that made - Whereby he is absolutely distinguished from idols of every kind. The heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and fountains of water - And they who worship him shall be delivered when the angels pour out their phials on the earth, sea, fountains of water, on the sun, and in the air. Revelation 14:8”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“with: Isa 40:3, Isa 40:6, Isa 40:9, Isa 44:23, Isa 52:7, Isa 52:8, Isa 58:1; Hos 8:1 Fear: Rev 11:18, Rev 15:4, Rev 19:5; Gen 22:12; Psa 36:1, Psa 89:7; Ecc 12:13, Ecc 12:14 give: Rev 4:9, Rev 16:9; Jos 7:19; Sa1 6:5; Isa 42:12; Mal 2:2; Luk 17:18 hour: Rev 11:18, Rev 15:4, Rev 18:10, Rev 18:17, Rev 18:19; Eze 7:2, Eze 7:6; Dan 8:19; Mat 25:13; Joh 5:25-29; Pe1 4:7 worship: Rev 4:11; Exo 20:11; Neh 9:6; Psa 33:6, Psa 95:5, Psa 124:8, Psa 146:5, Psa 146:6; Pro 8:22-31; Jer 10:10; Act 14:15, Act 17:23-25 Revelation 14:8”
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