Revelation 20:13

Translations

Modern

The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.

Traditional

And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

Literal

And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and each of them were judged according to their works.

Latin

…et dedit mare mortuos, qui in eo erant: et mors et infernus dederunt mortuos suos, qui in ipsis erant: et judicatum est de singulis secundum opera ipsorum.

Original

Greek

English

The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.

Notes

Revelation 20:13

Hades: See study note on Revelation 6:7–8.

Revelation 20:11–15

This segment describes a court hearing where the dead are judged based on their actions. God responds to ongoing rebellion with eternal punishment.

Revelation 19:11–20:15

The drama reaches its peak: God's enemies face defeat and punishment in two episodes (Revelation 19:11–21; 20:7–10). Meanwhile, the faithful enjoy a 1,000-year resurrection (Revelation 20:1–6) followed by the final judgment (20:11–15).

Theme notes and profiles

Death God as Holy Warrior God’s Anger God’s Grief over Apostasy God’s Justice God’s Promised Kingdom Holy War Resurrection in the Old Testament The Day of the Lord The Purpose of the Judgments The Resurrection of Jesus The Resurrection of the Dead The Thousand Years (The Millennium) Visions

Related verses

John 5:28–29
Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
Revelation 6:8
Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.
Hosea 13:14
I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.
Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
1 Corinthians 15:50–58
Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
Isaiah 26:19
Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
Revelation 20:14
Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.
Revelation 1:18
…the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

Glossary

Book of Life Book of Revelation Bottomless Pit Death Demon Eschatology Hades Hell Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven Lake of Fire Lucifer Magog Millennium Place of the Dead

Topics

Death: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Hades: The Unseen World, Translated |Hell| in Av, but in the RV the Word |Hades| is Retained Hell: The RV Has Introduced |Hades| the Word Found in the Greek Text Judgment: According to Opportunity and Works Judgment: The General Millennium: General Scriptures Concerning Resurrection: General Scriptures Concerning Sea: The Dead, to be Given up by The, at the Resurrection The Judgment: Shall be of All: Actions The Resurrection: Shall be of all the Dead The Sea: Shall Give up Its Dead at the Last Day The Second Coming of Christ: The Purposes of, are to Judge

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