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Revelation 16:18
And there were voices and thunders and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake and so great.
And there were voices and thunders and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake and so great.
Verse Revelation 16:18. _A GREAT EARTHQUAKE_] Most terrible commotions, both civil and religious. Or a convulsion, shaking, or revolution....
AND THERE WERE VOICES, AND THUNDERS, AND LIGHTNINGS - Accompanying the voice that was heard from the throne. See the notes on Revelation 4:5; Revelation 11:19. AND THERE WAS A GREAT EARTHQUAKE, ... -...
CHAPTER 16 Revelation 16:1 . The great voice commands the seven angels to go on their way and to empty the bowls upon the earth (Ps. 49:24). And these vials of judgments affect not only the Roman Emp...
REVELATION 16:17. The seventh bowl. The scene of destruction this time is the air. A mighty earthquake and a storm of hail follow, which involve the whole world, and specially Rome, in ruin. LIGHTNING...
THE SEVENTH VIAL. "And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came. great voice out of the temple or heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. And there were voices, and thun...
THE SEVEN BOWLS OF THE WRATH OF GOD (Revelation 16:1-21) It will be better to read through the whole chapter before we study it in detail. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying to the seven...
WERE, WAS. Literally came to be. VOICES, &C. The texts read "lightnings, and voices, and thunders". See Revelation 4:5. EARTHQUAKE. Occurs seven times in Rev. See Revelation 6:12. _ AND._ Read "or...
_voices, and thunders, and lightnings_ Revelation 8:5; Revelation 11:19. Here the best reading is LIGHTNINGS AND VOICES AND THUNDERS. _earthquake_ Revelation 6:12;...
ἈΣΤΡΑΠΑῚ ΚΑῚ ΦΩΝΑῚ ΚΑῚ ΒΡΟΝΤΑΊ. Text. Rec[565] reads φων. καὶ βρ. καὶ�. with 1; א* reads βρ. καὶ�. καὶ φ. καὶ βρ.; B2 omits καὶ βρονταί. [565] Rec. Textus Receptus as printed by Scrivener. ΣΕΙΣΜῸΣ Ἐ...
THE SEVENTH VIAL. PRELIMINARIES OF JUDGEMENT...
_THE SEVENTH VIAL OF GODS' WRATH REVELATION 16:17-21:_ The earth, waters and now the air is affected by God's judgment against Rome. The great city in John's day was Rome. The picture now is that she...
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THE SEVENTH ANGEL POURED OUT HIS VIAL, &C.— The seventh vial _is poured into the air,_ the seat of Satan's residence, who is emphatically styled, _the prince of the power of the air,_ Ephesians 2:2. a...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 56 Text Revelation 16:17-21 17 And the seventh poured out his bowl upon the air; and there came forth a great voice out of the temple, from the throne, saying, It is done:...
_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ CHAPTER XVI _Text (Revelation 16:1-21)_ INTRODUCTION 1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, Go ye, and pour out the seven bowls of the wra...
And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. VOICES, AND THUNDERS, AN...
__ Temple Section-The Bowls 3 This corresponds very closely with the second trumpet (Rev_8:8). That was limited to a third and affected the ships. The blood here is ''as if of a dead man." 4 The th...
16:18 were (c-3) was (c-11) Lit. 'began to be.' _ Ginomai_ . aorists....
THE SEVEN BOWLS In the last chapter there was a pause of suspense, during which the angels of the 'plagues' were seen coming forth from the Presence of God to pour out His wrath. In this chapter the...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 16 THE 7 BOWLS OF GOD’S ANGER - REVELATION 16:1-21 V1 Then I heard a loud voice from the *temple. It said to the 7 *angels, ‘Go. Po...
AND THERE WERE VOICES... — There is some variety in the order of the words in different MSS. _There were lightnings, and voices, and thunders_ (comp. Revelation 8:5; Revelation 11:19); _there was a gr...
Revelation 16:1 CHAPTER XII THE SEVEN BOWLS. Revelation 15:1; Revelation 16:1. NOTHING can more clearly prove that the Revelation of St John is not written upon chronological principl
The conventional stormtheophany brings on an exceptionally severe earthquake, which (Revelation 16:19) shatters Jerusalem into three parts and entirely overthrows the pagan cities. Rome's more awful r...
“THE WAR OF THE GREAT DAY OF GOD” Revelation 16:10 All these judgments apparently refer to the destruction of those great systems of falsehood and apostasy which set themselves against the truth and...
A condensed and graphic description of the processes of judgment on the rebellious and sinful race follows. Evil has wrought itself out to its most terrible expression, and now it is to be smitten wit...
There are similarities between this and 4:5, 8:5 and 11:19. These seem to grow in intensity. The first had no earthquake. The second, at the end of the sevn seals, added the earthquakes and the third,...
(25) And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, [and] so great. (25) Now is declared...
The seventh vial is poured out upon the air which lies between the earth and the heavens, to indicate that the judgments of God are going to fall upon the whole creation. After which follow these word...
(17) And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. (18) And there were voices, and thunders, an...
We begin now what may be called the second volume of the Revelation. The prophetic part of the book divides into two portions at this point. This is another land-mark that cannot be despised, if we wo...
The Bowl Judgments At a children's missions conference I asked, "Where is the safest place in the world?" Matthew age 7, answered in all seriousness, "I think it's where God wants you to be!" I. INT...
The first vial of wrath brought the utmost distress and shameful misery on all who had taken the mark of the beast. The second brought the power of moral death on the mass of peoples; all who were amo...
AND THERE WERE VOICES, AND THUNDERS, AND LIGHTNINGS,.... As at the giving of the law, Exodus 19:16 and at the sounding of the seventh trumpet, Revelation 11:15 and may intend either the pure ministry...
And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, _and_ so great. Ver. 18. _And there were...
Revelation 16:18-20. It is said there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake and so great; and the cities of the nations fell, and every island...
Revelation 16:18. "And there were thunders and lightnings;" and verse 21, "And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent, and men blasphemed God because...
_And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air_ The seat of Satan's residence, who is emphatically styled, (Ephesians 2:2,) _the prince of the power of the air_, and is represented (Revelatio...
THE FIRST BOWL POURED OUT (vv. 1-2) A great voice from the temple now commands the execution of judgment. Grace has been patient; justice has not been hasty, but is to be apportioned out precisely...
_ 18 And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth._ A. This verse describ...
17-21 The seventh and last angel poured forth his vial, and the downfal of Babylon was finished. The church triumphant in heaven saw it and rejoiced; the church in conflict on earth saw it and became...
See REVELATION 4:5, REVELATION 6:12 11:13,19. Either declarative of the majesty and power of God, _\as EXODUS 19:16, when God came forth to give his law\_ the violation of which God here was coming ou...
Revelation 16:18 And G2532 were G1096 (G5633) noises G5456 and G2532 thunderings G1027 and G2532 lightnings G796
‘And there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and there was a vast earthquake such as there was not since there were men on the earth, so great the earthquake, and so mighty. And the great cit...
Revelation 16:18. AND THERE WERE LIGHTNINGS AND VOICES AND THUNDERS. What follows describing the end seems to be divided into seven particulars, of which this verse contains the first. The ‘lightnings...
AND THERE WERE (κα εγενοντο). "And there came" (same verb _ginomai_). See Revelation 8:5; Revelation 11:19 for this list of terrible sounds and lightnings, and for the great earthquake (σεισμος μεγα...
CONTENTS: Vials of God's wrath poured out. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, John, 7 angels, beast, 3 demons. CONCLUSION: There shall, in the great Tribulation period, be poured out such manifestations of the...
Revelation 16:1. _Pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth._ The catastrophes of nations have their origin in heaven. “Oh Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff of my indignation....
THERE WERE FLASHES OF LIGHTNING. These verses are symbolic of the _horror_ of Judgment. The final collapse of Babylon is a crushing blow to all who have the mark of the beast. The earth breaking to pi...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 16:17 “IT IS DONE!” This declaration affirms that God has completed his plan (Revelation 10:7). His wrath against evil i
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 16:1 The first four bowls inflict plagues on the earth, sea, rivers and springs, and sun (compare Revelation 8:7). The destruction poured out from the bowls is t
And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air, (the Devil is called the prince of the power of the air) and a great voice from heaven said: "It is done." Yes it is done, the last vial emptied...
THE SEVEN VIALS, OR BOWLS _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ “THIS chapter describes the pouring out of the seven vials—that is to say, the extremest punishments of God—upon the throne and empire of the...
EXPOSITION In the judgments of the _vials, _or _bowls, _we have undoubtedly a recapitulation of what has been already foretold in the trumpet and seal visions. This recapitulation is not a mere repeti...
_17 AND THE SEVENTH ANGEL POURED OUT HIS VIAL INTO THE AIR; AND THERE CAME A GREAT VOICE OUT OF THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN, FROM THE THRONE, SAYING, IT IS DONE._ _ 18 AND THERE WERE VOICES, AND THUNDERS,...
In the fifteenth chapter of the book of Revelation, we had sort of the introduction to chapter sixteen, as we saw the seven angels in heaven who are given the seven final plagues which complete the ju...
Daniel 12:1; Revelation 11:13; Revelation 11:19; Revelation 4:5;...
MERCY AND PUNISHMENT Revelation 14:1, _Revelation 15:1; Revelation 16:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we open our study on three Chapter s in Revelation, we find various scenes in chapte
A great earthquake, such as had not been since men were upon the earth — It was therefore a literal, not figurative, earthquake....