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Revelation 18:7
How much she hath glorified herself and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her; for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
How much she hath glorified herself and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her; for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
Verse Revelation 18:7. _HOW MUCH SHE HATH GLORIFIED HERSELF_] By every act of transgression and sinful pampering of the body she has been preparing for herself a suitable and proportionate punishment....
HOW MUCH SHE HATH GLORIFIED HERSELF - Been proud, boastful, arrogant. This was true of ancient Babylon, that she was proud and haughty; and it has been no less true of mystical Babylon - papal Rome. A...
CHAPTER 18 Revelation 18:1 . Babylon is now seen under another aspect. In the former chapter we have the religious center of Rome and her wicked idolatries, in the present chapter it includes also th...
REVELATION 18:1. ANOTHER ANGEL: we have no means of identifying this angel of doom. Revelation 18:2. habitation. bird: _ cf_. Isaiah 13:21 f;...
Repay her in the coin with which she paid others; and repay her double for her deeds. Mix her a double draught in the cup in which she mixed her draughts. In proportion to her boasting and her wantonn...
THE DOOM OF ROME (Revelation 18:1-3)...
HATH. Omit. GLORIFIED. Seep. 1511. LIVED DELICIOUSLY. See Revelation 18:3 above. TORMENT. Greek. _basanismos._ Here; verses: Revelation 18:10; Revelation 18:15. See...
_for she saith in her heart_&c. Isaiah 47:7-8: in Revelation 18:8 we have a reminiscence of the next verse of Isaiah, but less verbally close....
ΔΌΤΕ. Cyp[650] Primas[651] have _datur_. [650] St Cyprian as quoted by Haussleiter. [651] Primasius, edited by Haussleiter. 7. ὍΤΙ … ἼΔΩ. Isaiah 47:7-8 : in Revelation 18:8 we have a reminiscence of...
HER PRIDE AND SUDDEN FALL...
_AN ANGEL PROCLAIMING THE FALL OF BABYLON REVELATION 18:1-8:_ The appearance of the angel shows that something great is about to happen. This angel possesses great authority, radiance and splendor. Hi...
ΌΣΑ (G3745) столько, сколько (AS), ΈΔΌΞΑΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΔΟΞΆΖΩ (G1392) славить, ΈΣΤΡΗΝΊΑΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΣΤΡΗΝΙΆΩ (G4763) жить в гордости, роскоши и чувственных удовольствиях (_см._ R...
I SAW ANOTHER ANGEL, &C.— After the account of the state and condition of spiritual Babylon, here follows a description of her fall and destruction, in the same sublime and figurative style as Isaiah,...
_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ CHAPTER XVIII BABYLON IS FALLEN _Text (Revelation 18:1-24)_ 1 After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was light...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 59 Text Revelation 18:1-20 After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 And he cr...
How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. HOW MUCH - i:e...
LIVED DELICIOUSLY] RV 'waxed wanton.' SAITH] cp. Isaiah 47:5. 9-20. Dirge of those who loved the wicked city. The writer evidently had in his mind Ezekiel 26. (of Tyre). The dirge is suddenly overmast...
THE FALL OF BABYLON In the last c., the fall of Rome, and the manner of its fall, were prophetically announced. In this c., the greatness of the tragedy is shown by songs of thanksgiving and of lamen...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 18 THE FUNERAL OF BABYLON - REVELATION 18:1-24 V1 Then I saw another *angel come down from heaven. This *angel had great power. The...
(4-20) The voice out of heaven warns the faithful to leave her, and describes her fall....
The thought of retribution is carried on in this verse. It should not read, “How much...,” but, _In as many things as she glorified herself and luxuriated, so much give to her torment and grief; becau...
CHAPTER XIV. THE FALL OF BABYLON. Revelation 18:1. BABYLON has fallen. We have now the Divine proclamation of her fate, and the lamentation of the world over the doom to which she has been consigne...
It is probably at this point that the passage drifts over from the conception of a voice heard (Revelation 18:4) to that of direct utterance on the part of the prophet; unless we are to suppose that t...
A song of exulting in heaven, addressed first to the faithful (Revelation 18:4) and then (Revelation 18:6) to the enemies who execute God's vengeance....
“HER SINS HAVE REACHED UNTO HEAVEN” Revelation 18:1 We have seen that the scarlet woman represents the false religion of human wit and fashion. It is found in every age. There is not a city, town, or...
The vision of the destruction of Babylon as directly resulting from the government of God is now given. It is announced, "Fallen is Babylon." Her condition is described as that of a habitation of demo...
Many scriptures warn of the dangers of pride. (2 Samuel 22:28; Provers 11:2; 16:18; 29:23) The wicked city, like her ancient counterpart (Isaiah 47:7-8), boasted of her high position, the fact that sh...
How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith (b) in her heart, I sit a queen, and am (c) no widow, and shall (d) see no sorrow. (b) W...
(7) How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. (8) Therefore...
It is necessary that we should all bear in mind, if we have not observed it before, that Revelation 17:1-18 does not pursue the chronological course of the prophecy. It is a description, and not one o...
Babylon Has Fallen Psalms 13:2...How long will my enemy be exalted over me? (NKJV) Psalms 35:17 Lord, how long will You look on?... (NKJV) Psalms 74:10 O God, how long will the adversary reproach? Wil...
Chapter 18 announces the judgment. The one difficulty here is Verse 4 (Revelation 18:4), coming where it is; but, as every difficulty in scripture, it leads into further light. The destruction of Baby...
HOW MUCH SHE HATH GLORIFIED HERSELF,.... And acted the proud and haughty part in exalting herself above all emperors, kings, and princes, above all kingdoms and states, and also above all churches, as...
How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Ver. 7. _She hath...
_How much she hath glorified herself_ By pride, and pomp, and arrogant boasting; _and lived deliciously_ In all kinds of elegance, luxury, and wantonness; _so much torment and sorrow give her_ Proport...
GOD'S JUDGMENT OF GREAT BABYLON In Revelation 17:1 we have seen that the destruction of Great Babylon is by the hand of the Beast and his ten horns. Now, in Revelation 18:1, the judgment is seen to be...
_ 7 In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit as queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorr...
1-8 The downfal and destruction of the mystical Babylon are determined in the counsels of God. Another angel comes from heaven. This seems to be Christ himself, coming to destroy his enemies, and to...
HOW MUCH SHE HATH GLORIFIED HERSELF, AND LIVED DELICIOUSLY, SO MUCH TORMENT AND SORROW GIVE HER: this speaketh thus much; That whenever God's time cometh for the ruin of the papacy, the condition of a...
Revelation 18:7 measure G3745 glorified G1392 (G5656) herself G1438 and G2532 luxuriously G4763 (G5656) measure G5
‘Render unto her even as she rendered, and double unto her the double according to her works. In the cup which she mingled, mingle to her double. To the same extent as she glorified herself, and bathe...
THE DESTRUCTION OF BABYLON THE GREAT (CHAPTER 18). The Fall of Babylon the Great (Revelation 18:1). We now have in more detail an explanation of the mystery of the prostitute. The connections between...
Revelation 18:7. In this verse the _lex talionis_ is still administered both in extent and in severity. The humiliation of Babylon shall be the counterpart of her glorying. FOR SHE SAITH IN HER HEART,...
HOW MUCH SOEVER (οσα). Indefinite quantitative relative pronoun οσος in the accusative (cognate) neuter plural object of εδοξασεν (first aorist active indicative of δοξαζω).HERSELF (αυτην). Refle...
CONTENTS: Last form of apostate Christendom and the warning to God's people. The human and the angelic views of Babylon. CONCLUSION: As there is to be an ecclesiastical Babylon («confusion») heading u...
Revelation 18:1. _Another angel came down from heaven and the earth was lightened with his glory._ This was an angel of the highest order, _having great power._ It may be the Lord himself, the mission...
FOR SHE KEEPS TELLING HERSELF. In the vision, Babylon is proud and arrogant. (_Compare_ Isaiah 14:13-14; Isaiah 47:8; Jeremiah 50:29.)...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 18:1 Several speakers explain how the beast and the kings desert the prostitute. ⇐...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 18:7 Babylon’s boast, I SIT AS A QUEEN, I AM NO WIDOW will be silenced IN A SINGLE DAY (compare Isai
Another voice from heaven bids the people of God to come out of her, for her sins have reached unto heaven. God's people must ever be a separate people, not conformed to the world, but transformed. Th...
FOR the reasons given at the foot of page 553, no suggestions for exegetical or homiletical treatment are given in connection with chap. 18...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 18:1 AND AFTER THESE THINGS I SAW ANOTHER ANGEL COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN; _after _[omitting "and"]… _coming down, _etc. The usual form of introduction to a new vision (cf. Revelat...
CHAPTER 18 - BABYLON THE GREAT EXPLAINED The focus of the previous chapter was about the judgment of the harlot religious system that rode the Beast. The main focus of this chapter will be about the j...
_6 REWARD HER EVEN AS SHE REWARDED YOU, AND DOUBLE UNTO HER DOUBLE ACCORDING TO HER WORKS: IN THE CUP WHICH SHE HATH FILLED FILL TO HER DOUBLE._ The administration of Satan on the earth killed the sa...
Now after these things I saw another angel (Revelation 18:1) It may be one of the seven. It doesn't really declare or it could be outside of the seven. It is just another angel as far as we know. com...
2 Thessalonians 2:4; Ezekiel 28:2; Isaiah 22:12; Isaiah 47:1;...
Lived deliciously [ε σ τ ρ η ν ι α σ ε ν]. See on ver. 3. Torment [β α σ α ν ι σ μ ο ν]. Only in Revelation. On the kindred word, basanov torment, see on Matthew 4:23; Matthew 4:24. I sit a queen and...
MYSTIC AND COMMERCIAL BABYLON Revelation 17:1 _and Revelation 18:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS The seventeenth chapter of Revelation discusses what we call mystic Babylon; and the eighteenth presents commer...
As much as she hath glorified herself — By pride, and pomp, and arrogant boasting. And lived deliciously — In all kinds of elegance, luxury, and wantonness. So much torment give her — Proportioning th...