Revelation 11:11-13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
11 But after the three and a half days, a breath of life from God entered them. When they stood on their feet, great fear fell on those who saw them.(A) 12 Then they heard a loud voice from heaven say to them, “Come up here.” So they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies looked on.(B) 13 At that moment there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell in ruins. Seven thousand people[a] were killed during the earthquake; the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
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- 11:13 Seven thousand people: a symbolic sum to represent all social classes (seven) and large numbers (thousands); cf. Introduction.
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