Rev 11:19 | NET2full | STEP | Then the temple of God in heaven was opened , and the ark of his covenant was visible within his temple . And there were flashes of lightning , roaring , crashes of thunder , an earthquake , and a great hailstorm .

‏ Revelation of John 11:19

19 Then ^{▼▼tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.} the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was visible within his temple. And there were flashes of lightning, roaring, ^{▼▼tn Or “sounds,” “voices.” It is not entirely clear what this refers to. BDAG 1071 s.v. φωνή 1 states, “In Rv we have ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί (cp. Ex 19:16) 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 (are certain other sounds in nature thought of here in addition to thunder, as e.g. the roar of the storm?…).”} crashes of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. ^{▼▼tn Although BDAG 1075 s.v. χάλαζα gives the meaning “hail” here, it is not clear whether the adjective μεγάλη (megalē) refers to the intensity of the storm or the size of the individual hailstones, or both.}