Wahyu 16:7

16:7 Then ¹  I heard the altar reply, ²  “Yes, Lord God, the All-Powerful, ³  your judgments are true and just!”

Wahyu 19:2

19:2 because his judgments are true and just. ⁴ 

For he has judged ⁵  the great prostitute

who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality,

and has avenged the blood of his servants ⁶  poured out by her own hands!” ⁷ 

[16:7]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:7]  ² tn Grk “the altar saying.”

[16:7]  ³ tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π. …Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”

[19:2]  ⁴ tn Compare the similar phrase in Rev 16:7.

[19:2]  ⁵ tn Or “has punished.” See BDAG 568 s.v. κρίνω 5.b.α, describing the OT background which involves both the vindication of the innocent and the punishment of the guilty.

[19:2]  ⁶ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[19:2]  ⁷ tn Grk “from her hand” (referring to her responsibility in causing the blood of God’s followers to be shed).