Revelation 11:10

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And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.

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Bede

AD 735

tormented: Because of the plagues with which the human race is vexed, because of their testimony to God, even the very sigth of the righteous oppresses the unrighteous; as they themselves say, "He is grievous unto us even to behold." <a

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Bede

AD 735

rejoice: As often as the righteous are afflicted, the unrighteous exult and feast, as, "while the ungodly is lifted up, the poor is consumed."

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

The inhabitants of the earth shall rejoice The persecutors rejoice and make merry for a while, when they seem to get the better of the Christians. Dioclesian caused pillars to be erected to him, as if he had destroyed the Christian religion; and when, by his cruelties he saw the faith of Christ, still increase more and more, he fell into a kind of madness, and laid down his empire. See Baron., p. 771. (Witham)

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