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# General Information:
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The words "you" and "your" refer to God.
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# Connecting Statement:
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The twenty-four elders continue praising God.
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# were enraged
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"were extremely angry"
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# your wrath has come
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Existing in the present is spoken of as having come. Alternate translation: "You are ready to show your anger" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# The time has come
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Existing in the present is spoken of as having come. Alternate translation: "The time is right" or "Now is the time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# for the dead to be judged
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "for God to judge the dead" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# the dead
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This nominal adjective can be stated as a verb or adjective. Alternate translation: "Those who have died" or "the dead people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-nominaladj]])
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# the prophets, those who are believers, and those who feared your name
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This list explains what "your servants" means. These were not three completely different groups of people. The prophets also were believers and feared God's name. "Name" here is a metonym for the person of Jesus Christ. Alternate translation: "the prophets, those who are believers, and those who fear you" or "the prophets and the others who are believers and fear your name" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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