And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
The nations were angry - alluding to Psalms 99:1 [cf. note, Raagaz (H7264)]; Septuagint, 'The Lord is become King: let the peoples become wroth;' rage combined with alarm (Exodus 15:14; 2 Kings 19:26-28). Translate, 'the nations were wroth, and thy wrath is come.' How impotent is man's wrath side by side with that of Omnipotence!
Dead ... be judged. Therefore this seventh trumpet is at the end of all things, when the judgment on Christ's foes, and reward of His servants, long prayed for, shall take place.
The prophets - for instance, the two prophesying witnesses (Revelation 11:3), and those who showed them kindness for Christ's sake. Jesus shall effect by His presence what we have looked for long, but vainly, in His absence. Destroy them which destroy the earth - retribution in kind (cf. Revelation 16:6; Luke 19:27; Daniel 7:14-18, notes).