Rev 11:17 | TNotes | STEP | 11:17 The thanksgiving prayer describes God as the one who is and who always was ; the description “is still to come” (see 1:4 , 8 ) no longer applies, because in this scene eternity has come and God has begun to reign .

‏ Revelation of John 11:17

11:17 ^a The thanksgiving prayer describes God as the one who is and who always was; the description “is still to come” (see 1:4 ^b, 8 ^c) no longer applies, because in this scene eternity has come and God has begun to reign.