Semantic Analysis — Revelation (Hindi)

Methodology

This analysis proceeds in two parts, per the PRD Phase 1 Step 1 mandate:

1. Core passage verse-by-verse (Revelation 21:1-8) — every load-bearing term treated individually: original Koine Greek, transliteration, literal meaning, semantic range, English variants, contextual theological meaning, and destination-language (Hindi) rendering risk.
2. Chapter-by-chapter analysis of the entire book, Revelation 1–22, covering every chapter’s load-bearing theological vocabulary with the same fields. Chapters that introduce no new theological vocabulary beyond terms already treated are noted explicitly rather than silently omitted.

Baseline compliance rule: Any term already recorded in the baseline Romans/Galatians translation_memory.json and bible_term_registry.json is reused with its EXACT established Hindi rendering (e.g., गॉड परमेश्वर, resurrection पुनरुत्थान, salvation उद्धार, worship आराधना, sin पाप, glory महिमा, sorcery जादू-टोना, heir वारिस). Where Revelation introduces a genuinely new term or a term used in a theologically distinct way, a new rendering is proposed here with full risk justification, to be finalized in 08_core_glossary.md and formally added to translation memory in Phase 2.

Risk tiers follow the baseline definitions: Critical (mistranslation destroys essential doctrine; mandatory theologian review every occurrence), High (significant syncretism/confusion risk; theologian review), Medium (native speaker review), Low (automated review sufficient).

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PART 1 — Core Passage Verse-by-Verse: Revelation 21:1-8

Revelation 21:1

Καὶ εἶδον οὐρανὸν καινὸν καὶ γῆν καινήν· ὁ γὰρ πρῶτος οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ πρώτη γῆ ἀπῆλθαν, καὶ ἡ θάλασσα οὐκ ἔστιν ἔτι.

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
new (heaven/earth) καινός kainos new, of a new kind	Qualitatively new (unprecedented in kind), not merely “young” (νέος = new in time) “new,” “new kind of”	God’s decisive, once-for-all re-creative act ending the old cosmos marred by sin — not a repeating cosmic cycle	Critical. नया (nayā) is the natural Hindi rendering, but Hindu cosmology (pralaya — periodic cosmic dissolution, followed by re-creation across kalpa/yuga cycles) makes “a new heaven and earth” readily hearable as one more turn of an eternally repeating wheel. Must be anchored by 21:1’s “the first heaven and earth passed away” (ἀπῆλθαν) as a linear, historical, unrepeatable event, and reinforced by 21:5’s “I am making all things new” as God’s unique, personal creative act — never an impersonal cosmic cycle.
heaven / earth οὐρανός / γῆ ouranos / gē sky, heaven / ground, earth	Physical cosmos (sky+earth = the created order as a totality); also “heaven” as God’s dwelling ”heaven,” “earth,” “the world,” “the cosmos”	The entire created order, comprehensively renewed	Medium. आकाश/स्वर्ग for οὐρανός and पृथ्वी for γῆ are established; use स्वर्ग with care to keep the cosmological (created sky) sense distinct from स्वर्ग as “paradise/heaven” the abode — context (paired with पृथ्वी) disambiguates.
passed away ἀπέρχομαι (ἀπῆλθαν) apēlthan went away, departed	To go away, depart, disappear, come to an end ”passed away,” “had passed,” “disappeared”	The former created order’s decisive, historical termination — not dissolution into an impersonal void awaiting automatic re-manifestation	High. बीत गया / जाता रहा (bīt gayā) is natural but must not read as the passing of one yuga into the next within an ongoing cycle; pair explicitly with 21:5’s “new” to keep the terminus final.
the sea ἡ θάλασσα hē thalassa the sea	Literal sea; also symbolic in Revelation of chaos, the abyss’s access-point, and the source of the beast (13:1) “the sea,” “sea”	The sea, symbol throughout Revelation of primeval chaos and the beast’s origin, is finally and permanently abolished — chaos has no place in the new creation	Medium. समुद्र (samudra) is standard; flag for native speaker review since समुद्र-मन्थन (the churning of the cosmic ocean, a major Hindu mythological motif) could color connotations — context of the passage’s meaning (no more chaos/threat) should be made explicit in study notes.

Revelation 21:2

καὶ τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἁγίαν Ἰερουσαλὴμ καινὴν εἶδον καταβαίνουσαν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ, ἡτοιμασμένην ὡς νύμφην κεκοσμημένην τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς.

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
holy city ἡ πόλις ἡ ἁγία hē polis hē hagia the holy city	A city set apart, consecrated ”holy city,” “the sacred city”	New Jerusalem as God’s own consecrated dwelling-city, contrasted throughout Revelation with “Babylon the great”	High. पवित्र नगर (pavitra nagara) reuses the baseline पवित्र (holy) entry exactly; must retain the Jerusalem/Babylon antithesis running through the whole book — the city is holy by God’s own presence, not by ritual purification performed by its inhabitants.
new Jerusalem Ἰερουσαλὴμ καινή Ierousalēm kainē new Jerusalem	Proper noun + qualitative “new” (see 21:1) “New Jerusalem,” “the new Jerusalem”	The eschatological, God-given city, the consummation of the promises to Israel and the church together; the Bride’s identity	Medium. नया यरूशलेम (nayā Yarūśalema) — established proper-noun form (यरूशलेम is BSI standard); no substitution risk, but requires background note for readers unfamiliar with OT Jerusalem typology.
coming down out of heaven from God καταβαίνουσαν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ katabainousan ek tou ouranou apo tou theou descending out of heaven from God	Vertical descent-language; God’s initiative, not human ascent/attainment ”coming down,” “descending”	The city’s origin is entirely of divine gift and initiative — humanity does not build or ascend to it by merit, ritual, or spiritual achievement	High. उतरता हुआ (utaratā huā) is natural, but must be reinforced in surrounding teaching notes: this must never be assimilated to a moksha-style human ascent to a heavenly plane through devotion or works — the movement is God descending to dwell with humanity, the reverse direction.
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband ἡτοιμασμένην ὡς νύμφην κεκοσμημένην τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς hētoimasmenēn hōs nymphēn kekosmēmenēn tō andri autēs having been prepared as a bride having been adorned for her husband	νύμφη = bride/young married woman; κοσμέω = to adorn, order, beautify (root of “cosmos”) “bride,” “adorned,” “prepared”	The Church corporately as the Bride of Christ, made ready by God’s own preparation, not self-beautified merit; consummates the marriage-of-the-Lamb theme from 19:7-9	Critical. दुल्हन (dulhan, bride) is the natural Hindi word, but Indian bhakti traditions (esp. Radha-Krishna Vaishnavism, and Sufi-influenced devotional poetry) have a well-developed “soul as bride of God” mystical-erotic individual devotional motif. The biblical bride is the corporate church (all believers together), prepared by God, not an individual devotee’s self-cultivated ecstatic union achieved through bhakti discipline. Mandatory theologian review and translator note on every occurrence (19:7-9; 21:2,9; 22:17). Adorned (सजाई गई, sajāī gaī) must be passive — God’s own gift, not the church’s self-decoration/merit.

Revelation 21:3

καὶ ἤκουσα φωνῆς μεγάλης ἐκ τοῦ θρόνου λεγούσης· Ἰδοὺ ἡ σκηνὴ τοῦ θεοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ σκηνώσει μετ᾽ αὐτῶν, καὶ αὐτοὶ λαοὶ αὐτοῦ ἔσονται, καὶ αὐτὸς ὁ θεὸς μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ἔσται.

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
throne ὁ θρόνος ho thronos throne, seat of authority	Seat of royal/divine rule; over 40 occurrences in Revelation, God’s/the Lamb’s central symbol of sovereign rule ”throne”	The locus of God’s sovereign, personal rule over history, now permanently established among his people — ties directly to the doctrine of the Sovereignty of God over History	High. सिंहासन (siṃhāsana) is the established term (used of kings/gods generically in Hindi); context must keep this the one true God’s exclusive throne, not one throne among a Hindu pantheon’s many divine seats.
the dwelling/tabernacle of God	ἡ σκηνὴ τοῦ θεοῦ	hē skēnē tou theou	the tent/tabernacle of God
his people	λαοὶ αὐτοῦ	laoi autou	his peoples
God himself will be with them	αὐτὸς ὁ θεὸς μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ἔσται	autos ho theos met’ autōn estai	God himself will be with them

Revelation 21:4

καὶ ἐξαλείψει πᾶν δάκρυον ἐκ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν, καὶ ὁ θάνατος οὐκ ἔσται ἔτι οὔτε πένθος οὔτε κραυγὴ οὔτε πόνος οὐκ ἔσται ἔτι, ὅτι τὰ πρῶτα ἀπῆλθαν.

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
wipe away every tear ἐξαλείψει πᾶν δάκρυον exaleipsei pan dakryon he will wipe away every tear	ἐξαλείφω = to wipe off, obliterate, erase completely ”wipe away,” “wipe every tear”	God’s own tender, personal, comprehensive comfort of his people — an intimate act performed directly by God, echoing Isaiah 25:8	Medium. पोंछ देगा (poñch degā) is natural and warm; keep the personal subject (God himself, continuing from v.3) grammatically clear so the comfort is not read as an impersonal cessation of suffering but God’s direct compassionate act.
death ὁ θάνατος ho thanatos death	Physical death; distinguished in Revelation from “the second death” (20:14; 21:8) “death”	The final, permanent abolition of death itself — the last enemy (cf. 1 Cor 15:26) — not a cyclical respite before the next rebirth	Critical. मृत्यु (mṛtyu) is standard. The doctrinal weight is severe: this must be read as death’s final, historical abolition, categorically different from Hindu/Buddhist frameworks in which death is a recurring transition within an endless cycle of rebirth (punarjanma/saṃsāra). Pair explicitly with the baseline resurrection (पुनरुत्थान) entry’s prohibition on पुनर्जन्म language; “no more death” must never be explained in terms compatible with a cycle merely being paused.
mourning, crying, pain πένθος, κραυγή, πόνος penthos, kraugē, ponos grief/mourning, crying out/outcry, toil/pain	πένθος = grief especially over death/loss; κραυγή = a loud cry/outcry of distress; πόνος = labor, toil, pain ”mourning,” “crying,” “pain”	The comprehensive undoing of the entire curse-complex from Genesis 3 (toil, sorrow, death) — total, not partial, relief	Medium. शोक (śoka), चिल्लाहट/रोना-चिल्लाना (cillāhaṭ), पीड़ा/दर्द (pīṛā) are appropriate; ensure the list retains its totalizing force (“no more… no more… no more”) rather than reading as poetic exaggeration.
the former things τὰ πρῶτα ta prōta the first things	The former created order in its fallen, cursed condition ”the former things,” “the old order,” “what came before”	Everything belonging to the fallen, sin-cursed old creation — decisively terminated, never to return	High. पहली बातें (pahalī bāteṇ) is natural; must be read alongside 21:1’s “the first heaven and earth passed away” as one coherent, final termination, not as things that might recur in a future cycle.

Revelation 21:5

Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ καθήμενος ἐπὶ τῷ θρόνῳ· Ἰδοὺ καινὰ ποιῶ πάντα. καὶ λέγει· Γράψον, ὅτι οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι πιστοὶ καὶ ἀληθινοί εἰσιν.

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
the one seated on the throne ὁ καθήμενος ἐπὶ τῷ θρόνῳ ho kathēmenos epi tō thronō the one sitting on the throne	Recurring Revelation title for God the Father (4:2,9-10; 5:1,7,13; 6:16; 7:10,15; 19:4; 20:11; 21:5) “he who was seated on the throne,” “the One on the throne”	Identifies the speaker of vv.3-8 unambiguously as God himself — the personal sovereign source of the whole renewal	High. सिंहासन पर बैठनेवाला (siṃhāsana para baiṭhanevālā); retain as a fixed formulaic title across all its occurrences in the book for terminological consistency (per the baseline’s cross-document consistency rule).
I am making all things new καινὰ ποιῶ πάντα kaina poiō panta new things I am making, all things	ποιῶ is present tense — an ongoing, presently-enacted, decisive divine act, not merely a future promise ”I am making all things new,” “I make everything new,” “Behold, I create all new”	God’s own personal, creative, sovereign act (echoing Genesis creation and the baseline सृजनहार / creator entry) that inaugurates the eternal state — grace-based renewal, not human self-improvement or attained enlightenment	Critical. मैं सब कुछ नया बना रहा हूँ (maiṃ saba kucha nayā banā rahā hūṃ) preserves the present-tense immediacy. Must retain God as the sole grammatical agent (सृजनहार पैटर्न) — never phrased so as to suggest the redeemed themselves attain newness through spiritual practice, purification, or self-transformation. Reuse the baseline सृजनहार (creator) framework; this is the same Creator re-creating.
these words are faithful and true οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι πιστοὶ καὶ ἀληθινοί εἰσιν houtoi hoi logoi pistoi kai alēthinoi eisin these words are faithful and true	πιστός = trustworthy/faithful (root shared with πίστις, “faith”); ἀληθινός = true/genuine/real (as opposed to counterfeit) “faithful and true,” “trustworthy and true”	A divine self-certifying formula guaranteeing the reliability of the preceding revelation — recurs as a title for Christ himself in 19:11 (“Faithful and True”)	High. विश्वासयोग्य और सत्य (viśvāsayogya aura satya) — विश्वासयोग्य deliberately shares the विश्वास root (faith, from baseline) to keep the conceptual link between “faithful” as a divine attribute and “faith” as the human response; सत्य (not मात्र सही/correct) signals ultimate, non-negotiable reality versus counterfeit — resonant with, but must be distinguished from, generic Hindu उपयोग of सत्य as impersonal cosmic Truth/Being (as in Sat-Chit-Ananda). Here सत्य is a personal God’s own trustworthy speech-act, not an impersonal metaphysical absolute.

Revelation 21:6

καὶ εἶπέν μοι· Γέγοναν. ἐγὼ [εἰμι] τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ, ἡ ἀρχὴ καὶ τὸ τέλος. ὁ διψῶν δώσω αὐτῷ ἐκ τῆς πηγῆς τοῦ ὕδατος τῆς ζωῆς δωρεάν.

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
It is done Γέγοναν gegonan they have happened/come to pass	Perfect tense — a completed action with abiding, settled result ”It is done,” “It has come to pass,” “They are fulfilled”	The certain, already-settled accomplishment of God’s entire redemptive plan, echoing Christ’s “It is finished” (τετέλεσται, John 19:30) and the seventh bowl’s “It is done” (16:17)	High. हो गया / पूरा हो गया (ho gayā / pūrā ho gayā) must carry finality — a settled, irreversible divine accomplishment, not a provisional or partial stage awaiting a further cosmic cycle.
Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ, ἡ ἀρχὴ καὶ τὸ τέλος to Alpha kai to Ō, hē archē kai to telos the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end	First and last letters of the Greek alphabet, a merism for absolute comprehensiveness; ἀρχή = beginning/origin/source; τέλος = end/goal/completion ”Alpha and Omega,” “the First and the Last,” “the Beginning and the End”	God’s (and, in 22:13, Christ’s) absolute sovereignty over the entirety of history from its origin to its consummation — directly grounds the doctrine of the Sovereignty of God over History	Critical. Transliterate as अल्फा और ओमेगा (established practice in Hindi Bibles) since Hindi lacks equivalent alphabetic symbolism; supplement with आदि और अन्त (origin/beginning and end) to carry the meaning for readers unfamiliar with the Greek alphabet. Must not be diluted into a merely poetic superlative — this is an exclusive divine self-identification (echoing YHWH’s self-declaration in Isaiah 44:6), directly asserting Christ’s deity when repeated of Jesus in 22:13. Theologian review required at every occurrence (1:8; 21:6; 22:13).
the thirsty ὁ διψῶν ho dipsōn the one thirsting	Present participle — one presently experiencing thirst; metaphor for spiritual need/longing (echoing John 4:14; 7:37) “the thirsty,” “whoever is thirsty,” “anyone who thirsts”	All who recognize their spiritual need and desire — the invitation is universal, requiring no merit, caste-status, or prior achievement	High. जो प्यासा हो (jo pyāsā ho) is natural; must retain universality — anyone, regardless of status — a point with strong doctrinal weight given the Universal Scope of the Gospel doctrine established in the Romans baseline.
spring of the water of life ἡ πηγὴ τοῦ ὕδατος τῆς ζωῆς hē pēgē tou hydatos tēs zōēs the spring/fountain of the water of life	πηγή = spring, fountain, well-source (not a static reservoir but an actively flowing source) “spring of the water of life,” “fountain of living water”	The inexhaustible, self-giving source of eternal life flowing directly from God himself — echoes John 4:14; ties to the river of life in 22:1	Medium. जीवन के जल का सोता/स्रोत (jīvana ke jala kā sotā/srota) — सोता (spring) preserves the active-flow sense better than a generic “water” term; keep consistent with the “water of life” imagery recurring in 22:1,17.
freely / as a gift δωρεάν dōrean freely, without payment, as a gift	Adverb — given gratuitously, without cost or merit on the receiver’s part; same root family as δωρεά (gift) “freely,” “without cost,” “as a gift”	The eternal life offered here is, like grace itself (अनुग्रह), entirely unmerited — received, never purchased, earned, or attained through spiritual discipline	Critical. बिना दाम/सेंत-मेंत/स्वतंत्र रूप से (binā dāma, “without price”) is the required sense. This is the single most direct anti-merit statement in the core passage and must reinforce, not contradict, the baseline अनुग्रह (grace) entry’s insistence on unmerited favor apart from all human merit — explicitly counters any reading in terms of karma-merit, tapasya (austerity), or devotional purchase of divine favor.

Revelation 21:7

ὁ νικῶν κληρονομήσει ταῦτα, καὶ ἔσομαι αὐτῷ θεὸς καὶ αὐτὸς ἔσται μοι υἱός.

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
the one who overcomes ὁ νικῶν ho nikōn the one conquering/prevailing	Present participle of νικάω, “to conquer, prevail, be victorious”; the recurring refrain closing all seven letters of chs. 2-3, and recurring through 12:11; 15:2 ”the one who overcomes,” “the one who conquers,” “whoever prevails”	The believer who perseveres in faithful witness under persecution to the end — victory secured through Christ’s own triumph (cf. 5:5; 17:14), never a self-achieved spiritual attainment; directly grounds the doctrine of Perseverance and Faithful Witness under Persecution	Critical. जय पाने वाला / विजयी (jaya pāne vālā / vijayī) is the natural rendering, but “जय” (victory) carries strong devotional-triumphalist resonance in Hindi religious culture (e.g., festival victory-shouts, “जय श्री राम”), risking a reading of self-achieved spiritual or devotional triumph. Every occurrence must be anchored to its source: victory is Christ’s, appropriated through faithful endurance under persecution (cf. 12:11, “they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb”), never a merit accumulated by the believer’s own effort or ritual devotion. Theologian review required for every occurrence (throughout chs. 2-3; 12:11; 15:2; 21:7).
will inherit κληρονομήσει klēronomēsei will inherit, will receive as an allotted portion	κληρονομέω = to receive an inheritance/allotted portion; legal/familial, not merit-earned ”will inherit,” “will receive as an inheritance”	The overcomer receives the entire preceding promise (new creation, God’s presence, sonship) as a family inheritance grounded in adoption, not as wages earned	High. वारिस होगा / मीरास में पाएगा (vārisa hogā / mīrāsa meṇ pāegā) — reuse the established वारिस (heir) rendering from the Galatians baseline; must be governed by the grace/adoption framework, never an inheritance earned through dutiful religious service (a common logic in Indian family/inheritance custom).
I will be his God, and he will be my son ἔσομαι αὐτῷ θεὸς καὶ αὐτὸς ἔσται μοι υἱός esomai autō theos kai autos estai moi huios I will be to-him God, and he himself will be to-me son	Covenant formula echoing 2 Samuel 7:14 (Davidic covenant) and the adoption theme of Romans 8; υἱός here of individual/corporate believers, distinct from the unique Sonship of Christ ”I will be his God and he will be my son,” “I will be their God and they will be my children”	The consummation of the adoption promise — every overcomer enters full covenant sonship with complete inheritance rights	Critical. मैं उसका परमेश्वर होऊँगा, और वह मेरा पुत्र होगा — reuse the baseline दत्तक-पुत्रता (adoption) doctrine framework exactly; υἱός of believers here must be kept terminologically and theologically distinct from परमेश्वर का पुत्र (Son of God), the baseline’s Critical-risk exclusive title for Christ’s unique, eternal, co-equal Sonship. Believers become sons by adoption/grace; Christ is Son by eternal nature. Conflating the two titles would blur the Sonship of Christ doctrine.

Revelation 21:8

τοῖς δὲ δειλοῖς καὶ ἀπίστοις καὶ ἐβδελυγμένοις καὶ φονεῦσιν καὶ πόρνοις καὶ φαρμακοῖς καὶ εἰδωλολάτραις καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς ψευδέσιν τὸ μέρος αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ λίμνῃ τῇ καιομένῃ πυρὶ καὶ θείῳ, ὅ ἐστιν ὁ θάνατος ὁ δεύτερος.

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
the cowardly δειλοί deiloi the fearful/timid	Cowardice specifically regarding fidelity under pressure/persecution (contrasted with the overcomer of v.7) “the cowardly,” “the fearful,” “those who are timid”	Those who abandon faithful witness out of fear of persecution — the direct negative counterpart to “the one who overcomes”	Medium. डरपोक (ḍarapoka) is standard; keep the connection to apostasy-under-pressure explicit (not mere personality trait), tying to the Perseverance under Persecution doctrine.
the unbelieving ἄπιστοι apistoi the faithless, without faith	Direct negative of πιστός/πίστις (faith); those without saving trust in Christ ”the unbelieving,” “unbelievers,” “the faithless”	Those lacking the faith that grounds the “overcomer’s” inheritance in v.7	High. अविश्वासी (aviśvāsī) — reuse the विश्वास (faith) root exactly per baseline; must retain the specific sense of lacking trust in Christ, not generic religious skepticism.
detestable/vile ἐβδελυγμένοι ebdelygmenoi those having been made abominable/detestable	Perfect passive of βδελύσσομαι — ritually/morally abhorrent (LXX background: idolatry and unclean practices) “the detestable,” “the vile,” “the abominable”	Those morally corrupted by association with idolatry and the beast’s system, in view of the whole vice-list’s connection to Babylon’s corruption (ch.17-18)	Medium. घिनौने/घृणित (ghinaune/ghṛṇita); no direct Hindu-specific collision but avoid terms narrowly tied to ritual-purity impurity (अशुद्ध) per the baseline sin-vs-ritual-impurity distinction.
murderers φονεῖς phoneis murderers, killers	Those who commit unlawful killing ”murderers”	Moral transgressors excluded from the New Jerusalem — part of a standard NT vice-list echoing the Decalogue	Low. हत्यारे (hatyāre) — standard, unambiguous.
sexually immoral πόρνοι pornoi those who engage in illicit sexual activity	Sexual immorality broadly (root shared with πορνεία, “fornication,” and πόρνη, “prostitute” — the title of Babylon in ch.17) “the sexually immoral,” “fornicators”	Connects the individual vice-list to the corporate portrait of Babylon the prostitute (ch. 17-18) — sexual and spiritual infidelity are linked motifs throughout Revelation	Medium. व्यभिचारी (vyabhicārī) is standard Hindi Bible usage; handle pastorally but without softening, consistent with the baseline sin doctrine’s refusal to minimize moral transgression.
sorcerers φαρμακοί pharmakoi those who practice pharmakeia (drug/poison-magic)	Occult practice for manipulating spiritual power via potions/spells; root of English “pharmacy" "sorcerers,” “those who practice magic arts”	Occult practice, associated throughout Revelation and the wider NT with Babylon’s corrupting influence (cf. 18:23)	Medium. जादू-टोना करनेवाले (jādū-ṭonā karanevāle) — reuse the established जादू-टोना rendering from the Galatians baseline exactly; names a live occult practice in the Indian context, so render descriptively, not sensationally, without softening the exclusion.
idolaters εἰδωλολάτραι eidōlolatrai idol-worshippers	Those who worship images/idols as gods ”idolaters”	Direct violation of exclusive worship of the one true God — central to Revelation’s entire critique of emperor-cult and beast-worship (ch.13)	High. मूर्तिपूजक (mūrtipūjaka) — reuse the established मूर्तिपूजा (idolatry) root from the baseline exactly. Handle pastorally in Hindu-background contexts, per the baseline’s guidance, but do not soften the exclusion — this vice-list item carries particular missiological weight throughout Revelation given the beast-worship theme.
all liars πᾶσι τοῖς ψευδέσιν pasi tois pseudesin all the false/lying ones	Those characterized by falsehood — echoes the recurring “Faithful and True” (v.5) vs. falsehood antithesis structuring the whole book ”all liars,” “everyone who lies”	The direct antithesis of God’s own “faithful and true” words (v.5) and of Christ’s title “Faithful and True” (19:11) — falsehood is incompatible with entrance into the City of Truth	Medium. सब झूठे/झूठ बोलनेवाले (saba jhūṭhe) — standard; retain the deliberate literary contrast with सत्य (true) in v.5 in translator notes.
their portion τὸ μέρος αὐτῶν to meros autōn their part/share	μέρος = a portion, share, allotted part — deliberately ironic echo of the “inheritance” (κληρονομήσει) of v.7 ”their portion,” “their lot,” “their share”	The negative counterpart to the overcomer’s “inheritance” in v.7 — a share in judgment rather than a share in the promise	Medium. उनका भाग/हिस्सा (unakā bhāga/hissā); preserve the ironic structural parallel with वारिस/मीरास (inherit) in v.7 for readers, ideally noted in study materials.
the lake that burns with fire and sulfur ἡ λίμνη ἡ καιομένη πυρὶ καὶ θείῳ hē limnē hē kaiomenē pyri kai theiō the lake, the one burning with fire and sulfur	Recurring image in Revelation (19:20; 20:10,14-15) for final, eternal judgment; θεῖον = sulfur/brimstone, associated with divine judgment since Genesis 19 (Sodom) “lake of fire,” “lake that burns with fire and sulfur,” “burning lake”	The place of final, conscious, eternal judgment of the unrepentant, the beast, the false prophet, and Death and Hades themselves (20:14) — grounds the doctrine of the Judgment of the Wicked	Critical. आग और गन्धक से जलनेवाली झील (āga aura gandhaka se jalanevālī jhīla) is the natural, literal rendering and should be retained literally rather than softened into a vague metaphor for suffering; the concrete, historically-echoing (Sodom, Genesis 19) judicial image must not be diluted into an impersonal karmic consequence or purificatory purgatorial fire from which escape or re-purification remains possible — Revelation presents this as final and irreversible. Theologian review required at every occurrence.
the second death ὁ θάνατος ὁ δεύτερος ho thanatos ho deuteros the death, the second	Technical Revelation term (2:11; 20:6,14; 21:8) distinguished from ordinary physical death (“the first death”) “the second death”	Final, eternal separation from God — the ultimate negative counterpart to eternal life; the “first resurrection” (20:5-6) guarantees escape from this “second death”	Critical. दूसरी मृत्यु (dūsarī mṛtyu) — a fixed technical phrase that must be used identically at every occurrence (2:11; 20:6,14; 21:8) for cross-document consistency. Must never be explained using rebirth/reincarnation vocabulary (a “second death” preceding a further cycle); it is the final, unrepeatable, eternal state opposite of eternal life, with no further transition to follow. Ties directly to, and must remain terminologically distinct from, the baseline पुनरुत्थान (resurrection) and मृत्यु (death, v.4) entries.

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PART 2 — Chapter-by-Chapter Semantic Analysis: Revelation 1–22

Chapter 1

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
revelation / apocalypse ἀποκάλυψις apokalypsis an uncovering, unveiling	A disclosure of what was hidden; the book’s own self-designation and genre name (1:1) “revelation,” “apocalypse”	God’s own disclosure of end-time realities to his church through Christ and the angel to John — objective divine disclosure, not human speculation or mystical attainment	High. प्रकाशवाक्य (prakāśavākya, “the word of unveiling,” the established BSI Hindi Bible book-title) or प्रकाशन (reuse the baseline प्रकाशन entry from Galatians for ἀποκάλυψις). Must be read as God’s objective disclosure, per the baseline’s guard against दर्शन (devotee’s visionary sight) or साक्षात्कार (mystical self-realization) — John receives, he does not attain, this vision.
testimony / witness μαρτυρία martyria testimony, witness	Legal/relational testimony borne to something seen or known; foundational term recurring throughout (1:2,9; 6:9; 11:7; 12:11,17; 19:10; 20:4) “testimony,” “witness”	The church’s faithful proclamation of what God has revealed in Christ, for which believers may suffer even unto death — the semantic bridge to “martyrdom”	High. गवाही (gavāhī, testimony). See the extended discussion under Chapter 6/11/12/20 for the μάρτυς (witness/martyr) word-family; treat गवाही as the base rendering, reserving explicit “गवाही के कारण प्राण देना” (to give one’s life on account of testimony) periphrasis rather than शहीद for the martyrdom sense (see Chapter 6 entry).
Jesus Christ, the faithful witness ὁ μάρτυς ὁ πιστός ho martys ho pistos the witness, the faithful one	Title of Christ (1:5) combining μάρτυς (witness) with πιστός (faithful, echoes 21:5) “the faithful witness”	Christ himself as the supreme, perfect model of faithful testimony even unto death, whom all subsequent overcomers imitate	High. विश्वासयोग्य गवाह (viśvāsayogya gavāh) — reuse विश्वासयोग्य from the 21:5 entry for consistency.
firstborn of the dead ὁ πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν ho prōtotokos tōn nekrōn the firstborn from among the dead ones	πρωτότοκος = firstborn, with legal primacy/preeminence; echoes Colossians 1:18 ”the firstborn of the dead,” “the firstborn from the dead”	Christ’s resurrection as the historical, bodily first-instance guaranteeing believers’ own future bodily resurrection — ties directly to the baseline पुनरुत्थान (resurrection) entry	Critical. मरे हुओं में से जी उठनेवालों में पहला (or पहलौठा, the established BSI term for πρωτότοκος) — must retain both the “firstborn” legal-priority sense and the baseline resurrection prohibition on पुनर्जन्म language.
ruler of the kings of the earth ὁ ἄρχων τῶν βασιλέων τῆς γῆς ho archōn tōn basileōn tēs gēs the ruler of the kings of the earth	Title asserting Christ’s present universal sovereignty over all earthly rulers ”ruler of the kings of the earth”	Grounds the Sovereignty of God over History doctrine and anticipates 19:16’s “King of Kings and Lord of Lords”	High. पृथ्वी के राजाओं का अधिपति/शासक (pṛthvī ke rājāoṃ kā adhipati) — reuse प्रभु/शासक vocabulary consistent with the baseline’s Lordship of Christ entry; must remain exclusive, not “a ruler among rulers.”
the Almighty ὁ Παντοκράτωρ ho Pantokratōr the all-ruling one, the almighty	Compound of πᾶς (all) + κρατέω (to hold/rule); recurs 9x in Revelation (1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7,14; 19:6,15; 21:22) “the Almighty,” “the All-Powerful One”	God’s absolute, unrivaled sovereign power over all creation and history — key term for the Sovereignty of God over History doctrine	High. सर्वशक्तिमान (sarvaśaktimāna, “all-powerful”) is the established Hindi Bible rendering; note that शक्ति (power/Shakti) as a root morpheme carries Hindu goddess-power associations (per the baseline’s power_of_god entry, which mandates सामर्थ्य over शक्ति for “power of God”). Since सर्वशक्तिमान is nonetheless the fixed, universally recognized BSI title for Παντοκράτωρ (distinct from a generic “power of God” statement), retain it as an established proper title, but flag for translator awareness of the underlying collision risk.
who is and who was and who is to come ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος ho ōn kai ho ēn kai ho erchomenos the one being, and the one having been, and the one coming	Threefold present/past/future divine self-existence formula, echoing YHWH’s self-revelation (Exodus 3:14) “who is, and who was, and who is to come”	God’s eternal self-existence and lordship over all of time — directly undergirds Sovereignty of God over History	Critical. जो है, और जो था, और जो आनेवाला है (jo hai, aura jo thā, aura jo ānevālā hai) — must retain the precise threefold tense structure; this is a direct echo of God’s own name (YHWH, “I AM”) and must not be flattened into a vaguer “eternal God” paraphrase.
seven spirits τὰ ἑπτὰ πνεύματα ta hepta pneumata the seven spirits	Symbolic number (seven = fullness/completeness) referring to the Holy Spirit in his fullness (cf. Isaiah 11:2; Zechariah 4), not seven distinct spirit-beings ”the seven spirits (of God)“	The fullness/completeness of the one Holy Spirit’s ministry, present before God’s throne — must not be read as seven separate divine or angelic beings	Critical. सात आत्माएँ (sāta ātmāeṇ) — must carry a mandatory translator/study note clarifying this as a symbolic reference to the one पवित्र आत्मा (Holy Spirit) in his fullness of ministry, NOT seven distinct spirits or deities. Given India’s rich polytheistic framework (multiple deities, devas, spirits), a literal “seven spirits” without this note risks being read as seven divine beings analogous to a pantheon. Theologian review required.
Son of Man ὅμοιος υἱῷ ἀνθρώπου homoios huiō anthrōpou like a son of man	Echoes Daniel 7:13’s heavenly figure; a Christological self-designation throughout the Gospels ”one like a son of man”	Christ’s identity as the glorified, exalted, divine-yet-human figure of Daniel’s vision, now revealed in cosmic splendor	High. मनुष्य के पुत्र के समान (manuṣya ke putra ke samāna) — established rendering; must be read alongside, and kept distinct from, the baseline’s Critical परमेश्वर का पुत्र (Son of God) title — “Son of Man” emphasizes Christ’s exalted humanity, not a lesser title.
Hades ᾍδης Hadēs Hades (Greek underworld, adopted as LXX/NT term for the realm of the dead)	The abode of the dead generally, distinct from the final “lake of fire" "Hades,” “the realm of the dead,” “hell” (imprecisely)	The temporary holding-place of the dead prior to final resurrection and judgment (cf. 20:13-14, where Hades itself is finally thrown into the lake of fire)	High. अधोलोक (adholoka, “the lower/nether world”) is preferred over पाताल (pātāla), the specific Hindu cosmological realm associated with nāgas and certain avatāra narratives; अधोलोक keeps the sense of “realm of the dead” without invoking a specific, populated Hindu mythological location. Flag for theologian review given its recurrence (1:18; 6:8; 20:13-14).
kingdom and priests βασιλείαν, ἱερεῖς basileian, hiereis a kingdom, priests	Echoes Exodus 19:6’s “kingdom of priests”; corporate identity of all believers ”a kingdom,” “priests”	All believers constituted as God’s own royal priesthood — reuses baseline परमेश्वर का राज्य (kingdom of God) concept; every believer, not a separate priestly caste, ministers directly to God	High. राज्य और याजक (rājya aura yājaka) — याजक (priest) must be read as the corporate priesthood of all believers, guarding against re-importing a caste-like priestly-elite structure (Brahmin priesthood model) into the church.
the Lord’s day ἡ Κυριακὴ ἡμέρα hē Kyriakē hēmera the Lord’s day	The first day of the week, set apart for Christian worship, commemorating the resurrection ”the Lord’s Day”	Establishes corporate Christian worship rhythm distinct from the Jewish Sabbath and from Hindu auspicious-day calendrical observance	Medium. प्रभु का दिन (prabhu kā dina) — reuse प्रभु (Lord) exactly; note distinction from calendrical muhurta/auspicious-day observance discussed in the Galatians baseline’s elemental_principles entry.

Chapters 2–3 (Letters to the Seven Churches)

Chapter 2

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
repent μετανοέω metanoeō to change one’s mind, turn around	Whole-life reorientation toward God ”repent”	Reuse baseline मन फिराव (repentance) entry exactly; recurring refrain in all seven letters	High (per baseline). मन फिराव — established; never पश्चाताप (mere remorse).
tribulation θλῖψις thlipsis pressure, affliction, distress	Suffering endured for the faith, often persecution-related ”tribulation,” “affliction,” “suffering”	The present experience of believers under hostile pressure — grounds Perseverance under Persecution doctrine	Medium. क्लेश (kleśa) is standard Hindi Bible usage; note क्लेश is also a technical term in Hindu/Yogic philosophy (Patanjali’s kleśas = root afflictions causing bondage) — context (persecution for Christ, not karmic affliction) must be made explicit.
synagogue of Satan ἡ συναγωγὴ τοῦ Σατανᾶ hē synagōgē tou Satana the synagogue/assembly of Satan	Polemical designation for a specific hostile group opposing the church in Smyrna/Philadelphia, not a blanket statement about Jewish people generally ”synagogue of Satan”	Historical opposition to the gospel from a specific local hostile group — must be handled with sensitivity to avoid anti-Jewish reading	Medium. शैतान की सभा (śaitāna kī sabhā); flag for native speaker/pastoral review given historical sensitivities around anti-Jewish interpretation; teaching notes should clarify the specific, local, historically-conditioned referent.
crown of life ὁ στέφανος τῆς ζωῆς ho stephanos tēs zōēs the crown/wreath of life	στέφανος = a victor’s wreath (athletic/civic honor), not a royal diadem (διάδημα); eternal life itself as the prize of faithful endurance ”crown of life”	The reward of eternal life given to those who remain faithful under persecution unto death (2:10)	High. जीवन का मुकुट (jīvana kā mukuṭa) — must be read as a gift given for faithfulness, not a merit-earned trophy in a self-effort framework; ties to the अनन्त जीवन (eternal life) baseline entry.
second death ὁ θάνατος ὁ δεύτερος ho thanatos ho deuteros the second death	See core passage (21:8) entry ”the second death”	First occurrence (2:11) of this fixed technical term	Critical — see 21:8 entry; maintain identical rendering.
hidden manna τὸ μάννα τὸ κεκρυμμένον to manna to kekrymmenon the hidden manna	Echoes Exodus manna and the ark’s hidden pot of manna (Hebrews 9:4); symbol of intimate divine provision reserved for overcomers ”hidden manna”	Christ’s own intimate spiritual sustenance given secretly/specially to the faithful overcomer	Medium. गुप्त मन्ना (gupta mannā) — मन्ना is a transliterated proper noun already established in OT translation tradition (Exodus 16); low collision risk.
white stone / new name ψῆφος λευκή / ὄνομα καινόν psēphos leukē / onoma kainon a white pebble/stone / a new name	Possibly an admission-token or a judicial acquittal-token in ancient practice; “new name” signals a transformed identity known only to Christ and the believer ”white stone,” “new name”	A personal, intimate token of belonging and acquittal given by Christ to the individual overcomer	Medium. श्वेत पत्थर / नया नाम (śveta patthara / nayā nāma) — literal rendering sufficient; flag for native speaker review as a culturally opaque image requiring an explanatory study note.
Nicolaitans οἱ Νικολαῖται hoi Nikolaitai the Nicolaitans	Proper noun — a specific false-teaching faction in the early church (2:6,15) “the Nicolaitans”	A historical group promoting compromise with idolatry/immorality — a cautionary example, not a doctrine per se	Low. निकोलाइयों (transliterated proper noun).
morning star ὁ ἀστὴρ ὁ πρωϊνός ho astēr ho prōinos the morning star	Symbol of Christ himself (cf. 22:16) given as a reward to the overcomer (2:28) “the morning star”	Christ’s own presence and glory given to the persevering believer	Medium. भोर का तारा (bhora kā tārā) — literal; low risk, but note the link forward to 22:16’s self-identification of Christ as “the bright morning star.”

Chapter 3

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
the one who overcomes ὁ νικῶν ho nikōn see 21:7 entry	Recurring refrain (3:5,12,21) “the one who overcomes”	See 21:7 core entry — first sustained set of occurrences	Critical — see 21:7 entry.
book of life τὸ βιβλίον τῆς ζωῆς to biblion tēs zōēs the book/scroll of life	Divine register of those who belong to God, recurring 20:12,15; 21:27; 22:19 ”book of life”	The certain, divinely-kept record guaranteeing final salvation for those inscribed — grounds Assurance of Salvation	High. जीवन की पुस्तक (jīvana kī pustaka) — fixed phrase, must be used identically at every occurrence for consistency; must be read as God’s sovereign, gracious record (not an accounting-ledger of accumulated merit — guard against a karma-adjacent “deeds ledger” misreading).
key of David ἡ κλεὶς Δαυίδ hē kleis Dauid the key of David	Echoes Isaiah 22:22; symbol of Christ’s messianic authority to open/shut access to God’s kingdom ”the key of David”	Christ’s exclusive authority, in fulfillment of Davidic covenant promises, over entry into God’s presence	High. दाऊद की कुंजी (Dāūda kī kuñjī) — reuse established दाऊद (David) proper-noun form from the baseline exactly; ties to the baseline’s Davidic Covenant doctrine.
lukewarm χλιαρός chliaros lukewarm, tepid	Neither hot nor cold — a metaphor for half-hearted, compromised faith (Laodicea) “lukewarm”	Spiritual complacency and half-heartedness provoking Christ’s severe rebuke	Low. ठंडा भी नहीं, गरम भी नहीं / कुनकुना (kunakunā) — natural Hindi idiom exists; low risk.
gold refined by fire χρυσίον πεπυρωμένον ἐκ πυρός chrysion pepyrōmenon ek pyros gold having been refined/fired out of fire	Metaphor for genuine, tested faith/character purchased from Christ, not self-generated wealth or merit ”gold refined in the fire,” “gold tried by fire”	True spiritual riches obtained only from Christ, contrasted with the Laodiceans’ self-sufficient material wealth	Medium. आग में ताया हुआ सोना (āga meṇ tāyā huā sonā) — literal, low collision risk; ensure the buying (ἀγοράζω, “buy from me”) language is read as receiving from Christ by grace-through-faith, not a commercial merit transaction.

Chapter 4

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
throne ὁ θρόνος ho thronos see 21:3 entry	Central image of ch. 4 (occurs 14x) “throne”	See 21:3 core entry	High — see 21:3 entry.
twenty-four elders οἱ εἴκοσι τέσσαρες πρεσβύτεροι hoi eikosi tessares presbyteroi the twenty-four elders	πρεσβύτερος = elder, one advanced in age/honor; likely representing the redeemed people of God (12 patriarchs + 12 apostles) in their worship-leadership role ”the twenty-four elders”	Redeemed humanity’s representative worship-leadership before God’s throne	Medium. चौबीस प्राचीन/बड़े (caubīsa prācīna) — प्राचीन (elder) is standard; low collision risk but note for native speaker review given the number’s symbolic (not literal-census) function.
four living creatures τὰ τέσσαρα ζῷα ta tessara zōa the four living beings/creatures	Echoes Ezekiel 1 and Isaiah 6; composite heavenly worship-leaders (lion, ox, human face, eagle) “the four living creatures”	Representative of all creation’s worship of God, leading the heavenly liturgy	Medium. चार प्राणी (cāra prāṇī) — literal; flag for native speaker review to avoid confusion with Hindu vahana (animal-mount) iconography associated with specific deities (e.g., Garuda, Nandi) — these are worshiping creatures, not deity-mounts or avatars.
holy, holy, holy ἅγιος ἅγιος ἅγιος hagios hagios hagios holy, holy, holy	Triple repetition (trisagion) echoing Isaiah 6:3, the strongest possible superlative in Hebrew/Greek idiom ”holy, holy, holy”	The perfect, complete, unrivaled holiness of God, the centerpiece of heaven’s unceasing worship — grounds Worship of the Lamb doctrine (extended in ch.5)	High. पवित्र, पवित्र, पवित्र (pavitra, pavitra, pavitra) — reuse baseline पवित्र exactly; triple repetition must be retained as the Hebrew/Greek superlative convention, not reduced to a single पवित्र with an intensifying adverb.
worthy ἄξιος axios worthy, deserving	Fitness/merit to receive worship, honor, or a specific role (recurs in ch.5 concerning the Lamb) “worthy”	God’s/the Lamb’s exclusive, inherent worthiness to receive worship and to open the scroll — grounds Worship of the Lamb	High. योग्य (yogya) is standard; must be read as inherent divine worthiness, not merit accumulated through religious performance — sets up the crucial contrast in ch.5 where the Lamb alone, by virtue of his sacrificial death, is found “worthy.”

Chapter 5

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
Lamb ἀρνίον arnion a little lamb	Diminutive of ἀρήν (lamb); used 28x in Revelation as the dominant Christological title, distinct from ἀμνός (the sacrificial term used in John 1:29) yet carrying the same Passover/sacrificial resonance, paradoxically combined with conquering power (5:5-6) “the Lamb,” “the Lamb of God”	Christ as the slain-yet-victorious sacrificial redeemer, now enthroned and worshiped equally with God the Father — grounds Worship of the Lamb, the book’s central Christological/doxological title	Critical. मेम्ना (memnā) is the established BSI Hindi Bible term (used consistently for both ἀμνός in John 1:29 and ἀρνίον in Revelation) and MUST be retained as the fixed title throughout Revelation (28 occurrences). Given India’s extensive tradition of animal sacrifice (paśubali) in Hindu, folk, and tribal religious practice, translator notes must repeatedly clarify: this Lamb was slain ONCE, is now alive and reigning, and requires no repetition — categorically different from repeated ritual animal sacrifice offered by worshippers to appease or petition a deity. The direction of the sacrifice (God’s own provision for humanity, not humanity’s offering to God) must be reinforced, consistent with the baseline’s गावे_himself_for_me / propitiation guardrails. Mandatory theologian review at every occurrence.
scroll βιβλίον biblion a small book, scroll	A written document, here the sealed scroll of God’s redemptive plan/judgment ”scroll,” “book”	The scroll represents God’s sovereign plan for history and its consummation, which only the Lamb is worthy to open — Sovereignty of God over History	Medium. लेखपत्र/पुस्तक (lekhapatra/pustaka) — literal, low collision risk.
seal σφραγίς sphragis a seal, seal-impression	An official wax/clay seal securing a document’s contents and authenticating ownership ”seal”	The seven seals guarantee the document’s contents are secure and authoritative until the appointed, sovereignly-determined time of opening	Medium. मुहर (muhrā) is standard; low collision risk. Distinguish contextually from the “seal” placed on believers’ foreheads (ch.7) and the beast’s “mark” (ch.13), which use different Greek terms (σφραγίζω vs. χάραγμα) — keep Hindi vocabulary distinct accordingly.
worthy ἄξιος axios see ch.4 entry	Repeated emphatically regarding the Lamb (5:2,4,9,12) “worthy”	The Lamb alone, uniquely among all creation, is found worthy — because of his sacrificial death (5:9), not inherent status alone	High — see ch.4 entry; here specifically grounded in redemptive death, reinforcing grace over merit.
new song ᾆσμα καινόν asma kainon a new song	A song of praise composed specifically for this unprecedented redemptive accomplishment ”a new song”	Worship uniquely fitting to the Lamb’s unprecedented redemptive work — echoes Psalm 33/96/98’s “new song” tradition	Low. नया गीत (nayā gīta) — literal, low risk; reinforces the काinos (qualitatively new) theme from 21:1/21:5.
redeemed / purchased ἠγόρασας ēgorasas you bought/purchased	ἀγοράζω = to buy in the marketplace; metaphor for redemption at a price (Christ’s blood) “you have redeemed,” “you purchased,” “you ransomed”	Christ’s blood as the price of redemption for people from every nation — reuse baseline छुटकारा (redemption) entry	High (per baseline). छुटकारा — reuse exactly; NEVER मुक्ति/मोक्ष per baseline prohibition.
every tribe and tongue and people and nation ἐκ πάσης φυλῆς καὶ γλώσσης καὶ λαοῦ καὶ ἔθνους ek pasēs phylēs kai glōssēs kai laou kai ethnous out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation	A fourfold universality formula recurring 5x in Revelation (5:9; 7:9; 10:11; 11:9; 13:7; 14:6; 17:15) “every tribe, language, people, and nation”	The comprehensive international scope of the redeemed community — directly grounds Unity of Jews and Gentiles / Universal Scope of the Gospel doctrines from the baseline	High. हर कुल, भाषा, प्रजा और जाति से (hara kula, bhāṣā, prajā aura jāti se) — जाति requires particular care in the Indian context, where जाति is the standard Hindi word for “caste”; here it must be clearly read as “nation/ethnic group” (ἔθνος), NOT the Indian caste system, or the verse’s anti-hierarchy force could be inverted into an affirmation of caste categories. Recommend राष्ट्र or देश alongside/instead of जाति in some occurrences, or an explicit translator note distinguishing biblical “nation” from social “caste.” Theologian + native speaker review required.
kingdom and priests βασιλείαν καὶ ἱερεῖς basileian kai hiereis a kingdom and priests	See ch.1 entry ”a kingdom and priests”	Reprise of ch.1’s corporate priesthood theme, now explicitly grounded in the Lamb’s redemption	High — see ch.1 entry.

Chapter 6

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
four horsemen (unnamed; symbolic riders) — —	Symbolic apocalyptic imagery representing conquest, war, famine, death, unleashed under divine sovereign permission (seal-openings) “the four horsemen”	God’s sovereign, if mysterious, permission and use of catastrophic history-events in his unfolding plan — ties to Symbolic and Apocalyptic Interpretation and Sovereignty over History doctrines	Medium. Literal narrative description sufficient; primary risk is hermeneutical (over-literalizing symbolic apocalyptic imagery as newspaper-headline prediction) rather than lexical — flag for native speaker/theologian teaching notes on genre.
wrath of the Lamb ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ ἀρνίου hē orgē tou arniou the wrath/anger of the Lamb	ὀργή = settled, righteous anger/judgment (reuse baseline परमेश्वर का क्रोध wrath_of_god entry) “the wrath of the Lamb”	The striking paradox of the slain Lamb (ch.5) also exercising righteous judicial wrath — Christ’s judicial authority, not vindictive rage	High. मेम्ने का क्रोध (memne kā krodha) — reuse क्रोध from the baseline wrath_of_god entry exactly (never बदला/revenge); the paradox of “Lamb” + “wrath” is theologically deliberate and must be preserved intact, not smoothed over, since it directly displays both Christ’s sacrificial mercy and his judicial authority as two sides of one person.
souls under the altar αἱ ψυχαὶ ὑποκάτω τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου hai psychai hypokatō tou thysiastēriou the souls underneath the altar	Martyrs’ souls depicted crying out for vindication, echoing sacrificial-altar imagery (their deaths as a kind of offering) “the souls under the altar”	The cry of martyred believers for God’s righteous vindication — grounds Judgment of the Wicked and Vindication of the Saints doctrine	High. वेदी के नीचे प्राण/जीव (vedī ke nīce prāṇa) — वेदी (altar) reused from established sacrificial-imagery vocabulary; ensure context clarifies these are not receiving worship or making offerings themselves, but crying out for justice.
avenge ἐκδικέω ekdikeō to grant justice on behalf of, to avenge	Judicial vindication-request, not personal vendetta ”avenge,” “vindicate,” “grant justice for”	The martyrs’ prayer for God’s own righteous judicial action, answered in God’s timing, not human retaliation	High. न्याय करना/बदला लेना (nyāya karnā preferred over बदला lenā) — reuse the baseline’s caution (from wrath_of_god) against बदला (personal revenge); this is judicial vindication by God, not vengeance.
fellow servants οἱ σύνδουλοι hoi syndouloi fellow slaves/servants	Corporate solidarity among believers destined for the same fate of faithful witness ”fellow servants,” “brothers”	The corporate, shared identity of the persecuted church across time — ties to Perseverance under Persecution	Low. सहकर्मी दास/साथी सेवक (sahakarmī dāsa) — literal, low risk.

Chapter 7

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
144,000 ἑκατὸν τεσσεράκοντα τέσσαρες χιλιάδες hekaton tesserakonta tessares chiliades a hundred forty-four thousand	Symbolic number (12x12x1000) representing the complete, full number of God’s sealed servants from the twelve tribes ”144,000”	The complete, divinely-secured company of God’s servants, protected through tribulation — symbolic completeness, not a literal ethnic-Israel census restricted to that number alone (contested exegetically; render literally, flag interpretive alternatives)	High. एक लाख चौवालीस हज़ार (eka lākha cauvālīsa hazāra) — literal number rendering; flag for theologian review given eschatological interpretive debate (identity of the 144,000 — ethnic Israel vs. the whole church) — render literally, record interpretive options as alternatives_considered rather than resolving the referent in the translated text.
sealed ἐσφραγισμένοι esphragismenoi having been sealed	Perfect passive of σφραγίζω — marked with God’s own protective ownership-seal on the forehead, contrasted with the beast’s mark (ch.13) “sealed,” “marked with a seal”	Divine ownership and protection of God’s people amid tribulation — direct positive counterpart to the beast’s mark of ch.13	High. मुहर लगाई गई (muhra lagāī gaī) — must be kept lexically and thematically distinct from ch.13’s छाप/चिन्ह (mark of the beast) so the two forehead-marks read as clear opposites, not variations of the same practice; also avoid terminology suggesting a Hindu tilak (auspicious forehead mark of sectarian devotion) for either.
great multitude ὄχλος πολύς ochlos polys a great/large crowd	An uncountable, universal assembly, contrasted with (and possibly complementing) the numbered 144,000 ”a great multitude,” “a great crowd”	The full, uncountable international company of the redeemed in heaven — reinforces Universal Scope of the Gospel	Medium. बड़ी भीड़/बहुत बड़ी मण्डली (baṛī bhīṛa) — literal, low risk.
washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb ἔπλυναν τὰς στολὰς αὐτῶν… ἐν τῷ αἵματι τοῦ ἀρνίου eplynan tas stolas autōn… en tō haimati tou arniou they washed their robes… in the blood of the Lamb	Metaphor for cleansing/purification accomplished by Christ’s atoning blood, not self-performed ritual ablution ”washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb”	Salvation and purification accomplished entirely through Christ’s sacrificial death, appropriated by faith — must not be read as a self-performed purity rite	Critical. अपने वस्त्र मेम्ने के लोहू में धोए (apane vastra memne ke lohū meṇ dhoe) — this arresting, paradoxical image (garments made white BY blood) must be retained literally; must not be softened or allegorized away, and must be distinguished sharply from Hindu ritual bathing/purification practices (स्नान, शुद्धिकरण) which are self-performed acts — here the cleansing agent is Christ’s own sacrificial blood, received by faith, not a rite the worshipper performs on themselves. Ties to the baseline’s caution on propitiation and sanctification (शुद्ध vs. पवित्र).
shepherd ποιμαίνω poimainō to shepherd, to tend as a shepherd	The Lamb himself acting as shepherd — a striking role-reversal (7:17) “shepherd,” “will shepherd them”	Christ’s tender, personal, pastoral care for his redeemed people in the eternal state — anticipates the comfort-language of 21:4	Medium. चरवाहे के समान चराएगा (charavāhe ke samāna carāegā) — literal pastoral metaphor, low collision risk; note the striking Lamb-as-Shepherd role reversal for teaching purposes.
tabernacle over them σκηνώσει ἐπ’ αὐτούς skēnōsei ep’ autous he will tabernacle/dwell over them	Same verb family as 21:3 ”he will spread his tabernacle over them,” “he will shelter them”	Anticipates the full tabernacling presence of 21:3	Critical — see 21:3 entry.

Chapters 8–9

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
trumpet σάλπιγξ salpinx trumpet	Instrument signaling divine action/announcement (echoes Sinai, the Day of the Lord) “trumpet”	Divinely-ordered, sequential unfolding of judgment — Sovereignty of God over History	Low. तुरही (turahī) — established OT term, low risk.
incense / prayers of the saints θυμιάματα… αἱ προσευχαὶ τῶν ἁγίων thymiamata… hai proseuchai tōn hagiōn incense… the prayers of the holy ones	The saints’ prayers depicted as incense rising before God’s throne — reuse baseline पवित्र जन (saints) “incense,” “the prayers of the saints”	The efficacious, heard prayers of God’s people directly reaching God’s throne — grounds Prayer and Intercession doctrine (baseline)	Medium. धूप और पवित्र जनों की प्रार्थनाएँ (dhūpa aura pavitra janoṇ kī prārthanāeṇ) — reuse बपवित्र जन exactly; ensure धूप (incense) is understood as symbolic of prayer, not literal ritual offering requirement, distinguishing from Hindu अगरबत्ती/धूप ritual-offering practice (पूजा).
wormwood Ἄψινθος Apsinthos wormwood (a bitter plant; also a star-name here)	Symbolic name/substance of bitterness and poison, judgment on the waters ”Wormwood”	A judgment-name signifying the bitterness and deadly consequence of divine judgment on corrupted sources of life	Low. नागदौना/कड़वाहट (proper-noun transliteration अप्सिन्थॉस or descriptive कड़वा तारा) — low collision risk; primarily a translation-choice (transliterate vs. translate meaning) flagged for native speaker review.
abyss ἡ ἄβυσσος hē abyssos the bottomless pit, the abyss	The place of confinement for demonic forces (9:1-2,11; 11:7; 17:8; 20:1,3) “the abyss,” “the bottomless pit”	The place of restraint for Satan and demonic powers under God’s sovereign control — ties to Sovereignty of God over History and the judgment doctrines	High. अथाह कुण्ड (athāha kuṇḍa, “bottomless pit”) is preferred over पाताल; avoid the specifically Hindu-mythological पाताल-loka (associated with nāgas and certain avatāra narratives) as the rendering, to prevent readers mapping Revelation’s abyss onto an existing Hindu cosmological location.
locusts ἀκρίδες akrides locusts	Demonic, tormenting agents unleashed from the abyss, echoing the Exodus plague ”locusts”	Divinely-permitted, limited demonic torment as judgment — not random chaos but sovereignly bounded (9:5, limited to five months)	Medium. टिड्डियाँ (ṭiḍḍiyāṇ) — literal, low risk; the demonic identity (not literal insects) should be clarified via context/notes.
Abaddon / Apollyon Ἀβαδδὼν / Ἀπολλύων Abaddōn / Apollyōn destruction (Hebrew) / destroyer (Greek)	Personal name of the abyss’s angelic king — meaning “Destroyer” in both languages given ”Abaddon,” “Apollyon,” “the Destroyer”	The personified agent of destructive judgment, subordinate to and permitted by God’s sovereignty	Low. अबद्दोन / अपुल्लयोन (transliterated proper names, with a gloss “विनाशक” [destroyer] for clarity) — low risk.

Chapter 10

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
little scroll βιβλαρίδιον biblaridion a little book/scroll	Diminutive of βιβλίον; distinct prophetic commissioning-document given directly to John ”little scroll”	A fresh, personal act of prophetic commissioning, echoing Ezekiel’s scroll-eating vision (Ezekiel 2-3)	Low. छोटा लेखपत्र/पुस्तिका (choṭā lekhapatra) — literal, low risk.
mystery of God τὸ μυστήριον τοῦ θεοῦ to mystērion tou theou the mystery of God	Reuse baseline भेद (mystery) entry — a now-being-revealed secret plan of God, not esoteric hidden knowledge ”the mystery of God”	God’s redemptive/judgment plan, about to be brought to completion — grounds Sovereignty of God over History	Medium (per baseline). भेद — reuse exactly; never रहस्य per baseline note.
sweet as honey / bitter γλυκὺ ὡς μέλι / ἐπικράνθη glyky hōs meli / epikranthē sweet as honey / it was made bitter	Metaphor for the paradoxical experience of prophetic ministry — sweet in reception, bitter in the suffering/burden it entails ”sweet as honey… bitter”	The cost and complexity of faithful prophetic witness — ties to Perseverance and Faithful Witness under Persecution	Low. मधु के समान मीठा / कड़वा (madhu ke samāna mīṭhā) — literal, low risk.

Chapter 11

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
two witnesses οἱ δύο μάρτυρες hoi dyo martyres the two witnesses	μάρτυς (witness) — symbolic prophetic figures who testify, are killed, and are raised, echoing Moses/Elijah typology ”the two witnesses”	The church’s (or a representative prophetic remnant’s) faithful, Spirit-empowered testimony under persecution, vindicated by resurrection — directly grounds Perseverance and Faithful Witness	High. दो गवाह (do gavāha) — reuse गवाही root exactly; see extended μάρτυς discussion below.
beast from the abyss τὸ θηρίον τὸ ἀναβαῖνον ἐκ τῆς ἀβύσσου to thērion to anabainon ek tēs abyssou the beast, the one going up out of the abyss	First appearance of θηρίον (beast), fully developed in ch.13 ”the beast from the abyss”	The demonic power opposing God’s witnesses, subordinate to divine permission	High — see ch.13 entry for full treatment.
the holy city ἡ πόλις ἡ ἁγία hē polis hē hagia see 21:2 entry	Here (11:2) referring to earthly Jerusalem under trampling by the nations, distinct from the eschatological New Jerusalem of ch.21 ”the holy city”	Historical/symbolic Jerusalem’s temporary subjugation, contrasted with its future glorification in ch.21	High — note the deliberate contrast with 21:2; same phrase, different referent (earthly vs. new Jerusalem) — flag for theologian review to keep the two senses distinct in translation notes.
the kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ ἐγένετο ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ κόσμου τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν καὶ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ egeneto hē basileia tou kosmou tou kyriou hēmōn kai tou Christou autou the kingdom of the world became [the kingdom] of our Lord and of his Christ	The climactic proleptic announcement (11:15) of Christ’s universal reign, sung before its full historical consummation ”the kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ”	The definitive doctrinal center of the book: Christ’s certain, sovereign, universal reign — directly grounds The Return and Reign of Christ	Critical. संसार का राज्य हमारे प्रभु और उसके मसीह का राज्य हो गया — reuse प्रभु and मसीह exactly per baseline; this is arguably the single most important doctrinal verse in the book for the Return and Reign of Christ doctrine and must be rendered with full theological force, without qualification softening Christ’s universal (not merely spiritual/internal) reign.

Chapter 12

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
woman clothed with the sun γυνὴ περιβεβλημένη τὸν ἥλιον gynē peribeblēmenē ton hēlion a woman having been clothed with the sun	Symbolic figure, likely representing faithful Israel/the messianic people from whom Christ comes ”a woman clothed with the sun”	The covenant community from which the Messiah is born, under satanic assault yet divinely protected	Medium. सूर्य से वस्त्रधारी स्त्री (sūrya se vastradhārī strī) — flag for native speaker review; avoid any phrasing suggesting the woman is herself divine/a goddess-figure (a natural risk in a culture with prominent goddess-devotion traditions, e.g., Devi worship) — she symbolizes the covenant people, not a deity.
dragon ὁ δράκων ho drakōn the dragon, serpent	Identified explicitly in 12:9 as “that ancient serpent… the Devil and Satan" "the dragon,” “the serpent,” “Satan”	The ultimate personal, malevolent, defeated enemy of God and his people — grounds Assurance of God’s Final Victory over Evil	Critical. अजगर (ajagara, “python/great serpent”) is the established BSI rendering and MUST be used rather than नाग (nāga). नाग carries strong positive/ambivalent associations in Hindu religious culture — Nāgarāja worship, Nāg Panchamī festival, serpent deities associated with fertility and protection, and the serpent Śeṣa/Ananta on whom Viṣṇu reclines. Using नाग for Satan’s dragon-form would risk either (a) demonizing a revered folk-religious symbol in a way that alienates readers, or (b) being read by some as one more manifestation of an already-ambivalent nāga figure rather than an unambiguously evil, defeated enemy. अजगर avoids this cultural overlap. Theologian review required at every occurrence (12:3,4,7,9,13,16,17; 13:2,4,11; 16:13; 20:2).
Michael Μιχαήλ Michaēl Michael (Heb. “Who is like God?”)	The archangel leading heaven’s forces against the dragon ”Michael”	God’s sovereign deployment of angelic hosts to defeat Satan — supports Sovereignty of God over History	Low. मीकाएल/मीखाएल (established OT transliteration, cf. Daniel 10,12).
the accuser ὁ κατήγορος ho katēgoros the accuser	Legal-forensic term for a prosecuting accuser, here of Satan against believers before God ”the accuser”	Satan’s role as prosecutor, now overcome/silenced by Christ’s blood and the believers’ testimony	Medium. अभियोगी/दोष लगानेवाला (abhiyogī) — literal legal term, low risic.
they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony ἐνίκησαν αὐτὸν διὰ τὸ αἷμα τοῦ ἀρνίου καὶ διὰ τὸν λόγον τῆς μαρτυρίας αὐτῶν enikēsan auton dia to haima tou arniou kai dia ton logon tēs martyrias autōn they conquered him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony	The definitive statement combining νικάω (“overcome”), the Lamb’s blood, and μαρτυρία (“testimony”) — the interpretive key for how believers “overcome” throughout the book ”they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony”	Overcoming is achieved through Christ’s atoning death appropriated by faith, expressed through faithful public testimony even unto death — NOT self-generated spiritual power, ritual, or merit; the interpretive key to the entire “overcomer” (νικῶν) motif	Critical. उन्होंने मेम्ने के लोहू और अपनी गवाही के वचन के द्वारा उस पर जय पाई — this verse must be flagged as the DEFINITIVE cross-reference every time जय पाना/विजयी (overcome) occurs elsewhere in the book (chs. 2-3; 15:2; 17:14; 21:7), since it explicitly defines the mechanism of “overcoming” as Christ’s blood plus faithful testimony, guarding decisively against any self-effort or ritual-merit misreading of νικάω. Mandatory theologian review.
loved not their lives even unto death οὐκ ἠγάπησαν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτῶν ἄχρι θανάτου ouk ēgapēsan tēn psychēn autōn achri thanatou they did not love their soul/life until death	Radical, willing self-sacrifice in faithful witness, echoing Christ’s own pattern ”they did not love their lives so as to shrink from death”	The costly, willing faithfulness of martyrs — the practical outworking of “overcoming” — grounds Perseverance and Faithful Witness under Persecution	High. उन्होंने मृत्यु तक अपने प्राणों को प्रिय न जाना — literal, faithful rendering; ensure this reads as willing sacrificial devotion to Christ, not despair or fatalistic resignation, and not a self-mortification/ascetic practice performed to earn merit.

Chapter 13

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
beast (from the sea / from the earth) τὸ θηρίον to thērion the wild beast	A monstrous, composite creature symbolizing hostile political/religious imperial power in opposition to God, empowered by the dragon ”the beast”	The organized, God-opposing political-religious power structure of history, ultimately defeated at Christ’s return — ties to Return and Reign of Christ and Judgment of the Wicked	High. पशु (paśu) is standard; note that पशु also functions as the generic Hindi/Sanskrit term for a sacrificial animal in Hindu ritual (paśubali). In context here (a monstrous symbolic beast, not a sacrificial victim) the collision risk is manageable but should be flagged; some translators may prefer दुष्ट पशु/महाजन्तु (evil beast/monster) for added clarity that this is a hostile power-symbol, not a sacrificial animal.
mark τὸ χάραγμα to charagma an engraving, a stamped mark	An imprinted/branded mark of ownership or allegiance, contrasted with God’s “seal” (σφραγίς, ch.7) on believers ”the mark,” “the mark of the beast”	Allegiance to the beast’s counterfeit system, incompatible with belonging to God — the negative counterpart to the seal of ch.7	Critical. छाप/चिन्ह (chāpa/cinha, “stamp/mark”) is required rather than तिलक (tilak). तिलक is the Hindu forehead-mark denoting sectarian devotional identity (Vaishnava, Shaivite, etc.) applied at the forehead — exactly the bodily location specified for the beast’s mark (13:16). Using तिलक-adjacent vocabulary risks either offending Hindu religious sensibility unnecessarily or (worse) suggesting an equivalence between the beast’s mark and ordinary Hindu devotional practice. छाप (a branded/stamped mark, more commercial/official than devotional in connotation) avoids this collision. Theologian review mandatory at every occurrence (13:16-17; 14:9,11; 16:2; 19:20; 20:4).
666 χξς (chi-xi-sigma) / ἑξακόσιοι ἑξήκοντα ἕξ hexakosioi hexēkonta hex six hundred sixty-six	A symbolic/gematria number identifying the beast, “the number of a man” (13:18) “666,” “the number of the beast”	A specific historical/symbolic identification whose precise referent is exegetically debated — render literally, flag interpretive options	Medium. छ: सौ छाछठ (chha saua chāchaṭha) — literal number; flag for theologian review on interpretive options (imperial figure, gematria, symbolic imperfection short of 777) without resolving the debate in the translated text itself.
worship the beast προσκυνέω τὸ θηρίον proskyneō to thērion to bow down/worship the beast	προσκυνέω = to prostrate, do homage, worship — the same verb used of true worship of God/the Lamb elsewhere, deliberately parodied here ”worship the beast”	Counterfeit worship, direct violation of exclusive worship of God — the polar opposite of the book’s Worship of the Lamb doctrine	High. पशु की आराधना करना (paśu kī ārādhanā karnā) — reuse the baseline आराधना (worship) exactly; NEVER पूजा per baseline’s established prohibition; the deliberate lexical parallel between true and false προσκυνέω-worship should be preserved by using आराधना consistently for both true and false objects of worship (with the object, not the verb, signaling counterfeit status).
image ἡ εἰκών hē eikōn image, likeness	A cultic image/statue of the beast, echoing imperial-cult idol-worship practice ”the image (of the beast)“	An idolatrous object demanding false worship — ties to idolatry doctrine and the mūrti/idol-worship collision already documented in the baseline	High. मूरत/प्रतिमा (mūrati/pratimā) — flag for theologian review given direct visual/conceptual overlap with Hindu मूर्ति (mūrti, a consecrated devotional image); context must make unmistakably clear this is a false, demonically-empowered counterfeit object of worship, not a neutral description of any religious image.

Chapter 14

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
firstfruits ἀπαρχή aparchē firstfruits	Reuse baseline पहले फल (firstfruits) entry — agricultural pledge-of-more-to-come metaphor ”firstfruits”	The 144,000 (or the redeemed generally) as a pledge/guarantee of the full future harvest of the redeemed	Medium (per baseline). पहले फल — reuse exactly; guard against merit/karma-fruit reading per baseline note.
eternal gospel εὐαγγέλιον αἰώνιον euangelion aiōnion eternal/everlasting good news	Combines the baseline सुसमाचार (gospel) with “eternal” (अनन्त, reuse from अनन्त जीवन) “the eternal gospel”	The unchanging, everlasting good news proclaimed even amid final judgment — its content is universal call to worship the Creator	High. अनन्त सुसमाचार (ananta susamācāra) — reuse सुसमाचार exactly per baseline (never खुशखबरी/शुभ सन्देश); pairs naturally with the baseline’s High-risk gospel entry.
Babylon is fallen ἔπεσεν ἔπεσεν Βαβυλὼν ἡ μεγάλη epesen epesen Babylōn hē megalē fallen, fallen is Babylon the great	Proleptic prophetic announcement (repeated for emphasis), fully developed in chs.17-18 ”Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen”	Certain, decreed judgment on the corrupt world-system, announced in advance of its narrative unfolding	High — see ch.17-18 entry for full treatment.
harvest / winepress of the wrath of God θερισμός / ἡ ληνὸς τοῦ θυμοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ therismos / hē lēnos tou thymou tou theou harvest / the winepress of the wrath of God	Agricultural judgment-imagery (echoing Joel 3:13, Isaiah 63) — grapes trodden in judgment ”harvest,” “the winepress of God’s wrath”	Final, decisive, comprehensive divine judgment on the unrepentant — grounds Judgment of the Wicked	High. कटनी/फसल और परमेश्वर के क्रोध का दाखरस का कुण्ड (kaṭanī/phasala; parameśvara ke krodha kā dākharasa kā kuṇḍa) — reuse क्रोध from wrath_of_god baseline exactly; retain the vivid, disturbing agricultural imagery rather than softening it into an abstraction.
patient endurance of the saints ἡ ὑπομονὴ τῶν ἁγίων hē hypomonē tōn hagiōn the patient endurance of the holy ones	ὑπομονή = steadfast endurance under pressure, not passive resignation; reuse baseline पवित्र जन (saints) “the patient endurance of the saints,” “the perseverance of the saints”	The defining posture called for amid persecution and coming judgment — grounds Perseverance and Faithful Witness doctrine	High. पवित्र जनों का धीरज/सहनशीलता (pavitra janoṇ kā dhīraja) — reuse पवित्र जन exactly per baseline; धीरज (patient endurance) must convey active, faith-filled steadfastness, not fatalistic passivity or karma-driven acceptance of suffering.
blessed are the dead who die in the Lord μακάριοι οἱ νεκροὶ οἱ ἐν κυρίῳ ἀποθνήσκοντες makarioi hoi nekroi hoi en kyriō apothnēskontes blessed are the dead, the ones dying in the Lord	A beatitude specifically for those who die faithful “in the Lord” (ἐν κυρίῳ — union-with-Christ formula) “blessed are the dead who die in the Lord”	Assurance of blessing and rest for believers who die faithful, especially martyrs — grounds Assurance of Salvation and Perseverance doctrines	High. धन्य हैं वे मरे हुए जो प्रभु में मरते हैं — reuse प्रभु में (in the Lord) exactly as the baseline’s union-with-Christ formula; keep धन्य (blessed) distinct from a mere “fortunate” reading — this is God’s own pronounced blessing.

Chapter 15

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
song of Moses and of the Lamb ᾿Ωδὴ Μωϋσέως… καὶ ᾿Ωδὴ τοῦ ἀρνίου ōdē Mōuseōs… kai ōdē tou arniou the song of Moses… and the song of the Lamb	Joins Exodus deliverance-song typology directly to the Lamb’s redemption — continuity of God’s one redemptive plan across covenants ”the song of Moses and of the Lamb”	The unity of God’s redemptive purposes from the Exodus to Christ — grounds Sovereignty of God over History	High. मूसा और मेम्ने का गीत (Mūsā aura memne kā gīta) — reuse established मूसा (Moses) and मेम्ने (Lamb) forms exactly; the OT/NT continuity should be reinforced in study notes.
seven bowls / plagues ἑπτὰ φιάλαι hepta phialai seven bowls	Vessels of God’s final, complete (seven = fullness) judgment ”seven bowls,” “seven plagues”	The final, complete series of judgments completing God’s wrath — Sovereignty over History and Judgment doctrines	Low. सात कटोरे (sāta kaṭore) — literal, established.
tabernacle/tent of testimony ἡ σκηνὴ τοῦ μαρτυρίου hē skēnē tou martyriou the tent of testimony	Echoes the OT tabernacle housing the testimony/tablets of the covenant (Numbers 1:50) “the tabernacle/tent of testimony”	Continuity with OT covenant worship, now in its heavenly, consummate form	High — combines the σκηνή (tabernacle) and μαρτυρία (testimony) entries already flagged above; treat with the same care as both.
just and true are your ways δίκαιαι καὶ ἀληθιναὶ αἱ ὁδοί σου dikaiai kai alēthinai hai hodoi sou righteous and true are your ways	Combines δίκαιος (righteous, reuse baseline धार्मिकता root) and ἀληθινός (true, reuse from 21:5) “just and true are your ways”	God’s sovereign judgments are morally right and reliably true, never arbitrary — grounds Sovereignty of God over History	High. तेरी सब चालें/मार्ग धर्मी और सत्य हैं — reuse धार्मिकता-family and सत्य exactly, per the entries above (धर्मी = righteous, careful not to use धर्म itself; सत्य per the 21:5 caution).

Chapter 16

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
bowls (of wrath) poured out ἐξέχεαν τὰς φιάλας exechean tas phialas they poured out the bowls	See ch.15 entry ”poured out the bowls”	Continuation/completion of the ch.15 judgment sequence	Low — see ch.15 entry.
Armageddon Ἁρμαγεδών Harmagedōn Armageddon (Har-Megiddo, “mountain of Megiddo”)	Symbolic place-name for the final gathering of hostile earthly powers against God ”Armageddon”	The climactic, decisive confrontation between God’s sovereign purposes and organized human/demonic rebellion, resolved at Christ’s return	Medium. हरमगिदोन (established proper-noun transliteration) — low lexical risk; primary risk is popular-culture over-literalization as a specific modern battlefield rather than a theological symbol — flag for teaching-note clarification.
they blasphemed the name of God ἐβλασφήμησαν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ eblasphēmēsan to onoma tou theou they blasphemed the name of God	Direct verbal defiance/dishonoring of God’s name/character, the opposite of worship ”they blasphemed the name of God”	The unrepentant world’s hardened, willful rebellion even under divine judgment — displays justice of the coming Judgment of the Wicked	Medium. उन्होंने परमेश्वर के नाम की निन्दा की (unhonne parameśvara ke nāma kī nindā kī) — निन्दा (blasphemy/slander) is standard; low collision risk.

Chapter 17

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
Babylon the great Βαβυλὼν ἡ μεγάλη Babylōn hē megalē Babylon the great	Symbolic name for the corrupt, seductive, idolatrous world-system opposing God, drawing on OT Babylon typology ”Babylon the great”	The comprehensive political-economic-religious system in rebellion against God, doomed to certain judgment — antithesis of the Holy City/New Jerusalem	High. बड़ा बाबेल/बेबीलोन (baṛā Bābela) — reuse established OT proper-noun form बाबेल; must be read as symbolic of the present, ongoing corrupt world-order, not exclusively the ancient historical city — flag for theologian review on the literal/symbolic interpretive question, without resolving it definitively in-text.
the great prostitute ἡ πόρνη ἡ μεγάλη hē pornē hē megalē the great prostitute	πόρνη (prostitute) — personifies Babylon’s seductive idolatry and immoral alliance with worldly power ”the great prostitute,” “the great harlot”	Spiritual infidelity/idolatry personified — the direct antithesis of the pure Bride of Christ (chs.19,21)	High. बड़ी वेश्या (baṛī veśyā) — literal, established rendering; the deliberate literary antithesis with दुल्हन (Bride, ch.19/21) should be preserved and noted for teaching purposes: the Bride/Harlot contrast structures the entire second half of the book (faithful covenant devotion vs. idolatrous spiritual infidelity). Handle pastorally but without softening the moral force of the image.
mystery τὸ μυστήριον to mystērion see ch.10 entry	Here (17:5,7) referring to the symbolic significance of Babylon/the beast requiring angelic interpretation ”mystery”	A now-being-explained symbolic truth, not an impenetrable esoteric secret	Medium — see ch.10 entry (भेद).

Chapter 18

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
Babylon has fallen ἔπεσεν Βαβυλών epesen Babylōn Babylon has fallen	Fulfills the proleptic 14:8 announcement in full narrative detail ”Babylon has fallen”	The certain, complete, historical execution of God’s decreed judgment on the corrupt world-system	High — see ch.14/17 entries.
come out of her, my people ἐξέλθατε ἐξ αὐτῆς, ὁ λαός μου exelthate ex autēs, ho laos mou come out of her, my people	Echoes the Exodus and OT prophetic call to separation from corrupt/idolatrous systems (cf. Jeremiah 51:45) “come out of her, my people”	God’s call to his people to remain spiritually and morally separate from the world’s corrupt system, even while living within it — grounds Perseverance and Faithful Witness	High. मेरी प्रजा, उसमें से निकल आओ — reuse परमेश्वर की प्रजा (God’s people) vocabulary; must be read as ongoing spiritual/moral non-conformity, not literal geographic relocation or ascetic withdrawal (guard against a sannyasa-style world-renunciation misreading, per the baseline’s separation_unto_gods_service doctrine caution).
merchants οἱ ἔμποροι hoi emporoi merchants, traders	Those economically entangled with and profiting from Babylon’s corrupt system, who mourn its fall ”the merchants”	Warning against economic entanglement with and complicity in systemic evil	Low. व्यापारी (vyāpārī) — standard, low risk.

Chapter 19

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
Hallelujah Ἁλληλουϊά Hallelouia Praise Yah(weh)!	Hebrew loanword, established liturgical exclamation of praise ”Hallelujah”	Heaven’s exuberant, unrestrained praise at the certainty of God’s judgment and reign — grounds Worship of the Lamb doctrine	Low. हल्लेलूयाह (established transliteration per the baseline’s footnote requirements section).
marriage supper of the Lamb ὁ γάμος τοῦ ἀρνίου ho gamos tou arniou the marriage/wedding of the Lamb	Consummation of the Bride/Groom (Christ/church) covenant relationship — climactic fulfillment anticipating ch.21’s bridal-city imagery ”the marriage supper of the Lamb,” “the wedding feast of the Lamb”	The joyful, consummated, covenantal union of Christ and his redeemed people — grounds The Church as Bride of Christ doctrine	Critical. मेम्ने का विवाह-भोज (memne kā vivāha-bhoja) — reuse मेम्ने exactly; carries the same दुल्हन/bride collision risk flagged at 21:2 above (individual bhakti bridal-mysticism vs. corporate ecclesial identity). Every occurrence of marriage/bride imagery for the church (19:7-9; 21:2,9; 22:17) must be treated with the same Critical-tier caution and cross-referenced together. Theologian review mandatory.
Faithful and True πιστὸς καὶ ἀληθινός pistos kai alēthinos faithful and true	Title of Christ (19:11), directly echoing 21:5’s description of God’s words ”Faithful and True”	Christ’s own character as the ultimate ground of all the “faithful and true” promises in the book	High — reuse विश्वासयोग्य और सत्य exactly from the 21:5 entry; cross-reference required to keep the title consistent between God’s words (21:5) and Christ’s person (19:11).
the Word of God ὁ Λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ ho Logos tou Theou the Word of God	Title of Christ (19:13), echoing John 1:1’s Logos-Christology ”the Word of God”	Christ’s identity as God’s own self-revealing, personal Word — a distinctly Johannine Christological title appearing climactically here	High. परमेश्वर का वचन (parameśvara kā vacana) — this is a NEW baseline entry (not previously in the Romans/Galatians translation memory, which uses वचन only for “word” generically); must be formally added to translation memory as a title distinct from generic वचन usage, and kept terminologically distinct from वाचा (covenant). Theologian review recommended given its direct Christological (deity of Christ) weight.
King of Kings and Lord of Lords βασιλεὺς βασιλέων καὶ κύριος κυρίων basileus basileōn kai kyrios kyriōn king of kings and lord of lords	Superlative title of absolute, universal, unrivaled sovereignty — the book’s climactic Christological title (also 17:14) “King of Kings and Lord of Lords”	Christ’s absolute, exclusive, universal sovereignty over all earthly and spiritual powers — the definitive statement of The Return and Reign of Christ doctrine	Critical. राजाओं का राजा और प्रभुओं का प्रभु (rājāoṇ kā rājā aura prabhuoṇ kā prabhu) — reuse प्रभु exactly per the baseline’s Critical Lordship of Christ entry; this title must never be softened to suggest Christ is “the greatest among many lords/kings” in a pluralist-pantheon sense — it asserts exclusive, singular, absolute sovereignty over every other claimed power, deity, or ruler. Mandatory theologian review at every occurrence (17:14; 19:16).
armies of heaven τὰ στρατεύματα τὰ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ta strateumata ta en tō ouranō the armies, the ones in heaven	Christ’s heavenly host accompanying his return in judgment ”the armies of heaven”	The certainty and completeness of Christ’s victorious return — grounds Return and Reign of Christ and Assurance of Final Victory doctrines	Low. स्वर्ग की सेनाएँ (svarga kī senāeṇ) — literal, low risk.
lake of fire ἡ λίμνη τοῦ πυρός hē limnē tou pyros the lake of fire	See 21:8 entry ”lake of fire”	First narrative instance (19:20) of the beast and false prophet’s judgment	Critical — see 21:8 entry; maintain identical rendering.

Chapter 20

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
a thousand years χίλια ἔτη chilia etē a thousand years	A specific, symbolic/literal (exegetically debated) period of Christ’s/the saints’ reign following Satan’s binding ”a thousand years,” “the millennium”	The period of Christ’s triumphant reign preceding the final judgment — a doctrinally contested eschatological detail; render literally without embedding one interpretive scheme (premillennial/amillennial/postmillennial) into the translation itself	High. हज़ार वर्ष (hazāra varṣa) — literal, faithful numeral rendering; theologian review required to ensure translator study notes present the interpretive options (literal future millennium vs. symbolic present-age reign) neutrally rather than resolving the debate within the Hindi text itself, consistent with the pattern used for the 144,000 and Babylon’s referent.
Satan bound ὁ Σατανᾶς… δεθήσεται ho Satanas… dethēsetai Satan will be bound	δέω = to bind, restrain — total, God-imposed restraint of Satan’s deceptive/destructive activity for the specified period ”Satan bound,” “Satan will be bound”	God’s total sovereignty over even his most powerful adversary — grounds Sovereignty of God over History and Assurance of Final Victory over Evil	High. शैतान को बान्धा जाएगा (śaitāna ko bāndhā jāegā) — reuse established शैतान (Satan) term; retain the totality of the restraint (a “chain” and “seal,” 20:1-3) as evidence of God’s complete sovereign control, not a temporary truce between equal powers.
the first resurrection ἡ ἀνάστασις ἡ πρώτη hē anastasis hē prōtē the first resurrection	Reuse baseline पुनरुत्थान (resurrection) entry exactly; a specific, debated designation (20:5-6) distinguished from a “second” resurrection of the rest of the dead ”the first resurrection”	The certain, guaranteed resurrection-blessing of those who belong to Christ, exempting them from the “second death” — grounds Assurance of Salvation	Critical. पहला पुनरुत्थान (pahalā punaruttthāna) — reuse पुनरुत्थान exactly per baseline (NEVER पुनर्जन्म); this specific technical phrase must be flagged for theologian review given its direct bearing on both the baseline resurrection doctrine and the contested millennial framework noted above.
the great white throne ὁ θρόνος ὁ μέγας ὁ λευκός ho thronos ho megas ho leukos the throne, the great, the white one	Final, ultimate judgment-seat of God, distinguished from the many other “throne” references throughout the book ”the great white throne”	The final, comprehensive, universal judgment of all the dead — grounds Judgment of the Wicked doctrine	High. बड़ा श्वेत सिंहासन (baṛā śveta siṃhāsana) — reuse सिंहासन exactly per the ch.4/21:3 entries; श्वेत (white) signals purity/holiness of the judgment (not to be confused with any caste-related connotations sometimes attached to color-symbolism in South Asian contexts — flag for native speaker review to ensure no unintended color-caste association is read into the image).
judged according to their works ἐκρίθησαν… κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν ekrithēsan… kata ta erga autōn they were judged according to their works	ἔργα (works/deeds) as the basis of the final judgment’s verdict for those NOT found in the book of life — distinguished sharply from the basis of justification (never by works, per the baseline’s justification_by_faith doctrine) “judged according to what they had done,” “judged by their works”	Final judgment assesses actual deeds as evidence of one’s relationship to Christ, but salvation itself, for those written in the book of life, remains grace-based, not works-earned — the two truths must be held together without contradiction	Critical. अपने-अपने कामों के अनुसार उनका न्याय किया गया — reuse काम (works, NEVER कर्म, per the Galatians baseline’s works_of_the_law entry) exactly. This verse requires careful theological framing to avoid contradicting the justification-by-faith-apart-from-works doctrine: works here function as the evidential basis of judgment for those outside Christ, not as the meritorious basis of salvation for believers (whose names are found written in the book of life, v.15). Theologian review mandatory.
the second death ὁ θάνατος ὁ δεύτερος ho thanatos ho deuteros see 21:8 entry	Recurs at 20:6,14 ”the second death”	See 21:8 entry	Critical — see 21:8 entry; identical rendering required.

Chapter 21 (verses 9-27, beyond the core passage)

Chapter 21 as a whole contains the core passage (21:1-8, treated fully in Part 1 above). Verses 9-27 develop the New Jerusalem/Bride imagery further using terms already established above (दुल्हन/bride, पवित्र नगर/holy city, महिमा/glory) plus the following additional load-bearing terms:

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
no temple — the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple ναὸν οὐκ εἶδον ἐν αὐτῇ, ὁ γὰρ κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ ναὸς αὐτῆς ἐστίν, καὶ τὸ ἀρνίον naon ouk eidon en autē, ho gar kyrios ho theos ho pantokratōr naos autēs estin, kai to arnion I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty is its temple, and the Lamb	ναός = the temple building/sanctuary (distinct from the broader ἱερόν, temple precinct); its absence signals unmediated divine presence replacing the need for any physical sanctuary ”no temple… the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple”	The final abolition of every mediating structure (temple, priesthood-as-separate-caste, ritual system) — direct, unmediated access to God’s presence, fulfilling the σκηνή (dwelling) theme of 21:3	Critical. मन्दिर नहीं देखा… क्योंकि सर्वशक्तिमान प्रभु परमेश्वर और मेम्ना ही उसका मन्दिर है — must never be rendered with मंदिर in a way suggestive of a Hindu temple (per the baseline’s established prohibition of मंदिर for “church,” now extended here); the point is the total absence of any mediating sanctuary structure, replaced by God’s and the Lamb’s own direct, personal presence. This is among the strongest positive theological statements in the book against ritual mediation.
nations will walk by its light περιπατήσουσιν τὰ ἔθνη διὰ τοῦ φωτὸς αὐτῆς peripatēsousin ta ethnē dia tou phōtos autēs the nations will walk by means of its light	God’s/the Lamb’s glory as the city’s only light source, illuminating all nations ”the nations will walk by its light”	The universal, international scope of the redeemed community’s final worship — reinforces Universal Scope of the Gospel doctrine	Medium. राष्ट्र उसकी ज्योति में चलेंगे (rāṣṭra uskī jyoti meṇ calenge) — reuse the baseline’s caution (from the glory entry) about light-metaphors avoiding conflation with Hindu divine-light concepts (e.g., jyoti as a term also used devotionally, e.g., ārtī flame-worship, dīpa lighting in temple ritual) — context must keep this God’s/the Lamb’s own glory, not a generic “inner light” or ritual lamp.
nothing unclean shall enter it οὐ μὴ εἰσέλθῃ εἰς αὐτὴν πᾶν κοινὸν ou mē eiselthē eis autēn pan koinon nothing common/unclean shall ever enter into it	κοινός = common, defiled, unclean (ritual/moral) “nothing unclean will ever enter it”	Total moral and spiritual purity of the eternal city — echoes the vice-list exclusion of 21:8	High. उसमें कोई अशुद्ध वस्तु प्रवेश न करेगी (usameṇ koī aśuddha vastu praveśa na karegī) — अशुद्ध here must be read in the moral-relational sense (per the baseline’s sin entry distinguishing moral transgression from mere ritual impurity), even though अशुद्ध’s more common usage leans toward ritual impurity — a translator note distinguishing the two senses is advisable.

Chapter 22

Terms	Variants	Contextual Theological Meaning	Hindi Rendering Risk
river of the water of life ὁ ποταμὸς ὕδατος ζωῆς ho potamos hydatos zōēs the river of the water of life	Continues 21:6’s spring/fountain imagery in fuller Edenic form, echoing Genesis 2:10 and Ezekiel 47 ”the river of the water of life”	The consummated, Eden-restored provision of abundant divine life flowing eternally from God’s throne	Medium. जीवन के जल की नदी (jīvana ke jala kī nadī) — literal, ties to the 21:6 spring entry; keep vocabulary for “water of life” consistent across 21:6; 22:1,17.
tree of life τὸ ξύλον τῆς ζωῆς to xylon tēs zōēs the tree of life	Echoes Genesis 2:9,3:22-24 — access to the tree of life, forbidden after the Fall, is now permanently restored ”the tree of life”	The reversal of humanity’s exile from Eden — permanent, unhindered access to God’s own life-giving provision	Medium. जीवन का वृक्ष (jīvana kā vṣka) — established OT-echo term, low collision risk beyond ensuring readers connect it to the Genesis narrative (assume low OT narrative literacy per the baseline’s tone requirements — a brief cross-reference note to Genesis 2-3 is recommended).
no more curse οὐκ ἔσται πᾶς κατάθεμα ouk estai pan katathema there will no longer be any curse	κατάθεμα (a stronger/rarer synonym of κατάρα, “curse”) — the total reversal of the Genesis 3 curse pronounced over creation ”no more curse,” “there will no longer be any curse”	The final, comprehensive undoing of the Fall’s consequences over all creation	High. फिर कोई श्राप न होगा (phira koī śrāpa na hogā) — reuse श्राप from the baseline’s curse entry (Galatians); must be read as the reversal of Genesis 3’s judicial curse specifically, not a general absence of misfortune, and must retain the same judicial/relational (not magical/liftable-by-ritual) sense already established for श्राप elsewhere.
his servants will worship him οἱ δοῦλοι αὐτοῦ λατρεύσουσιν αὐτῷ hoi douloi autou latreusousin autō his servants will render sacred service to him	λατρεύω = to render religious/cultic service, worship through service; distinct from προσκυνέω (bow down) but overlapping in the worship-sense ”his servants will worship him,” “will serve him”	The eternal, willing, joyful service-worship of God’s redeemed people — the final and permanent state of the doctrine of Worship of the Lamb	High. उसके सेवक उसकी आराधना/सेवा करेंगे (usake sevaka uskī ārādhanā/sevā karenge) — reuse आराधना (worship) exactly per baseline; सेवक (servant/dāsa-adjacent) must be read as willing, dignified covenant service (echoing the baseline’s दास/दासत्व Galatians entries used positively here), not the caste-inflected servitude sometimes associated with सेवक/दास terminology in South Asian social hierarchy — a note distinguishing willing worship-service from social bondage is recommended.
they will see his face ὄψονται τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ opsontai to prosōpon autou they will see his face	Direct, unmediated beatific vision of God — the ultimate promise (cf. Exodus 33:20’s prohibition, now reversed) “they will see his face”	The consummate, unmediated, personal fellowship with God, impossible in the fallen state (Exodus 33:20) but now granted eternally to the redeemed	High. वे उसका मुख देखेंगे (ve uskā mukha dekhenge) — must be read as personal, relational, unmediated fellowship with the one true, personal God (a distinctly biblical hope), not conflated with Hindu concepts of darshan (दर्शन — the devotee’s ritual visual encounter with a deity’s image/mūrti) or with Advaitic self-realization language (साक्षात्कार). A translator note distinguishing biblical beatific-vision hope from darshan practice is recommended, consistent with the baseline’s caution on दर्शन/साक्षात्कार under the revelation entry.
Alpha and Omega τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ to Alpha kai to Ō see 21:6 entry	Reprised (22:13) explicitly of Christ himself, alongside “the first and the last, the beginning and the end" "Alpha and Omega,” “the First and the Last”	Christ’s own self-identification with the divine title of 1:8/21:6 — direct assertion of Christ’s full deity	Critical — see 21:6 entry; must be rendered identically here, now explicitly applied to Christ, reinforcing the Sonship/Deity of Christ doctrine from the baseline.
Come, Lord Jesus Ἔρχου, κύριε Ἰησοῦ Erchou, kyrie Iēsou Come, Lord Jesus	The book’s — and arguably the NT’s — climactic prayer, echoing the Aramaic “Maranatha” (1 Corinthians 16:22) “Come, Lord Jesus,” “Even so, come, Lord Jesus”	The church’s fervent, expectant longing for Christ’s promised return — the practical, devotional heart of the doctrine of the Return and Reign of Christ	High. आ, प्रभु यीशु (ā, prabhu Yīśu) — reuse प्रभु and यीशु exactly per baseline; this brief, urgent imperative prayer must retain its personal, direct, second-person address to Christ (not softened into a third-person wish, “may the Lord come”) — it is the paradigm prayer-posture for the whole doctrine of eager expectant hope, and should be taught alongside its Aramaic root Maranatha for background.
do not add to or take away from the words of this prophecy ἐάν τις ἐπιθῇ ἐπ᾽ αὐτά…/ ἐάν τις ἀφέλῃ ἀπὸ τῶν λόγων… ean tis epithē ep’ auta / ean tis aphelē apo tōn logōn if anyone adds to them… if anyone takes away from the words	A solemn covenant-document warning (echoing Deuteronomy 4:2; 12:32) protecting the integrity/completeness of the revealed text ”if anyone adds to… if anyone takes away from”	Guards the completeness and reliability of God’s revealed Word — supports the baseline’s Inspiration of Scripture doctrine, now applied specifically to this book’s own prophetic content	High. यदि कोई इसमें कुछ बढ़ाए… यदि कोई इसमें से कुछ घटाए — reuse established covenant-warning vocabulary; ties to, but should not be over-extended beyond, the specific book of Revelation’s own text (a common misapplication broadens this into a general canon-closing statement, which is a legitimate secondary theological inference but not the verse’s primary historical referent — flag for theologian teaching notes).
grace be with all ἡ χάρις… μετὰ πάντων hē charis… meta pantōn the grace [of the Lord Jesus] be with all	Reuse baseline अनुग्रह (grace) entry exactly — the book’s benedictory close ”the grace of the Lord Jesus be with all”	The entire apocalyptic vision, with all its judgment and warning, closes on the note of grace — unmerited favor remains the last word of the book	High (per baseline). प्रभु यीशु का अनुग्रह सब के साथ रहे — reuse अनुग्रह exactly; never कृपा here, per the baseline’s grace-context rule.
Amen Ἀμήν Amēn see baseline entry	Established liturgical closing affirmation ”Amen”	The book’s, and the whole NT canon’s, final affirming word	Low (per baseline). आमीन — reuse exactly.

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Summary Observations for Phase 2 Handoff

1. The νικάω (“overcome”) word-family and 12:11’s definitional verse are the single most important interpretive control for this entire curriculum. Every occurrence of “overcomer” language (chs. 2-3; 15:2; 17:14; 21:7) must be cross-referenced to 12:11’s explicit definition (Christ’s blood + faithful testimony) to prevent drift toward self-achieved spiritual victory or karma-adjacent merit.
2. Three Hindu-cosmology collision points recur throughout and deserve consolidated theologian attention: (a) cyclical cosmic renewal (pralaya/yuga cycles) vs. the book’s linear, once-for-all “new heaven and new earth”; (b) नाग/serpent-deity ambivalence vs. the dragon’s unambiguous evil (resolved by using अजगर, never नाग); (c) individual bhakti bridal-mysticism vs. the corporate ecclesial Bride of Christ.
3. The mark of the beast (χάραγμα) vs. the seal of God (σφραγίς) forehead-imagery pair requires careful, consistent, mutually-distinguishing Hindi vocabulary (छाप vs. मुहर) to avoid any confusion with the Hindu tilak tradition for either image.
4. The “Lamb” (मेम्ना) is the book’s dominant Christological title (28 occurrences) and must be handled with the same rigor as the baseline’s propitiation/sacrifice cautions — the sacrifice is once-for-all and God-provided, categorically distinct from repeated ritual animal sacrifice (paśubali).
5. Numbers requiring interpretive neutrality in the Hindi text itself (144,000; 666; the thousand years) should be rendered literally with interpretive alternatives recorded as alternatives_considered in the segment cache, per the baseline’s ambiguity-handling protocol, rather than resolved by the translation.
6. जाति (caste) collision in “every tribe, tongue, people, and nation” (5:9 et al.) requires deliberate translation choices (favoring राष्ट्र/देश or an explicit disambiguating note) to prevent the book’s anti-hierarchy universalism from being inadvertently read as compatible with caste categories.