Revelation 11:15
“And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.”
King James Version
The seventh trumpet — the heavenly announcement that the kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of the Lord and His Christ, who reigns forever.
Fulfillment References
Daniel 2:44 Daniel 7:14 Revelation 19:6 Psalm 2:6-9
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe kingdom becomes 'our Lord's and his Christ's' — the one God reigning forever in Jesus (Rev. 11:15; 19:6).
JewishThe hope that the LORD's kingdom will supplant the kingdoms of men (cf. Daniel 2 and 7).
CatholicThe proclamation of Christ's everlasting reign — the goal of history.
ProtestantThe decisive announcement that the world's kingdoms have become Christ's; the consummation in view.
OrthodoxChrist's eternal kingship proclaimed in heaven.
DispensationalThe heavenly announcement anticipating the kingdom established at Christ's return.
AcademicThe proclamation fulfills Daniel 2:44 and 7:14; the seventh trumpet functions as a hinge to the second half of the book.
Scholarship & Sources
11:15 fulfills the Danielic hope (Dan. 2:44; 7:14, 27) and serves as a structural hinge; the 'kingdom' of the world becoming the Lord's frames the rest of the book.
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