Revelation 7:10

New Testament Apocalyptic ASV (1901)

What does Revelation 7:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and they cry with a great voice, saying, Salvation unto our God who sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and they cry with a great voice, saying, Salvation unto our God who sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb.
Revelation 7:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Revelation 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10and they cry with a great voice, saying, Salvation unto our God who sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And cried with a loud voice, etc.] To show the strength of their affection, and the greatness of their joy, and how sensible they were of the favour they enjoyed, and how hearty they were in the following ascription of glory to God, and the Lamb. Saying, salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb; by “salvation” is meant, not only temporal salvation, and those many deliverances, which God had wrought for them, and particularly in bringing them out of great tribulation, (<660714>Revelation 7:14); but spiritual and eternal salvation, which is the salvation of the soul, and is owing to the free grace of God, and the blood of Christ; and the sense is, that God and 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
“cried--Greek, "cry," in the three oldest manuscripts, A, B, C, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic. It is their continuing, ceaseless employment. Salvation--literally, "THE salvation"; all the praise of our salvation be ascribed to our God. At the Lord's entry into Jerusalem, the type, similarly "salvation" is the cry of the palm-bearing multitudes. Hosanna means "save us now"; taken from Psa 118:25, in which Psalm (Psa 118:14-15, Psa 118:21, Psa 118:26) the same connection occurs between salvation, the tabernacles of the righteous, and the Jews' cry to be repeated by the whole nation at Christ's coming, "Blessed be He that cometh in the name of the Lord."”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“And cried with a loud voice - Compare Zechariah 4:7. This is expressive of the greatness of their joy; the ardor and earnestness of their praise. Salvation to our God - The word rendered “salvation” - σωτηρία sōtēria - means properly “safety, deliverance, preservation”; then welfare or prosperity; then victory; then, in a Christian sense, deliverance from punishment and admission to eternal life. Here the idea seems to be that their deliverance from sin, danger, persecution, and death, was to be ascribed solely to God. It cannot be meant, as the words would seem to imply, that they desired that God might have salvation; but the sense is, that their salvation was to be attributed entirely…”
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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
“Salvation to our God - Who hath saved us from all evil into all the happiness of heaven. The salvation for which they praise God is described, Rev 7:15; that for which they praise the Lamb, Rev 7:14; and both, in Rev 7:16-17. Revelation 7:11”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“7:10 Ancient victory parades, heralding the accomplishments of conquerors, included loud chants. The shout of Salvation (“victory,” “deliverance”) honors God’s triumph and prepares readers for his reign.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“cried: Zac 4:7 Salvation: Rev 19:1; Psa 3:8, Psa 37:39, Psa 68:19, Psa 68:20, Psa 115:1; Isa 43:11, Isa 45:15, Isa 45:21; Jer 3:23; Hos 13:4; Jon 2:9; Zac 9:9; Luk 3:6; Joh 4:22; Eph 2:8 sitteth: Rev 4:2, Rev 4:3, Rev 4:9-11, Rev 5:7, Rev 5:13, Rev 5:14, Rev 21:5 unto: Rev 4:6, Rev 4:9, Rev 22:3; Joh 1:29, Joh 1:36 Revelation 7:11”
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