Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Revelation 16:14
Which, from the influence of the devil, should solicit the kings of the earth to join together in a battle against the church. This is, undoubtedly, the battle in Armageddon, Revelation 16:16.
Which, from the influence of the devil, should solicit the kings of the earth to join together in a battle against the church. This is, undoubtedly, the battle in Armageddon, Revelation 16:16.
FOR THEY ARE THE SPIRITS OF DEVILS - On the meaning of the word used here, see the notes on Revelation 9:20. It is used here, as it is in Revelation 9:20, in a bad sense, as denoting evil spirits. Com...
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 16:12. The sixth bowl lets loose forces in the Far East, at or near the river Euphrates (Revelation 9:14 *), to attack and destroy the Roman Empire. EUPHRATES. DRIED UP: the object of this...
Before the final destruction of the Mahometan power it is destined to secure powerful allies, which will aid it in its last struggle, and go down with it when that struggle is ended, in. final and utt...
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...
THE. Omit. DEVILS. demons. MIRACLES. App-176. UNTO. Greek. _epi._ App-104. OF THE EARTH AND. The texts omit. WORLD. App-129. THAT. the. ALMIGHTY. Add "the". See Revelation 16:7....
_devils_ Strictly DEMONS: see on Revelation 16:13. _miracles_ Strictly SIGNS, as in Revelation 13:14. One may notice, that this is the word _always_used for miracles in St John's Gospel. _go forth un...
ΔΑΙΜΟΝΊΩΝ. Text. Rec[560] reads δαιμόνων with 1 and And[561]? [560] Rec. Textus Receptus as printed by Scrivener. [561] Andreas Archbishop of Caesarea. Ἄ ἘΚΠΟΡΕΎΕΤΑΙ. Text. Rec[562] reads ἐκπορεύεσθ...
THE SIXTH VIAL...
_THE SIXTH VIAL OF GOD'S WRATH REVELATION 16:12-16:_ God dried up the rivers so the armies from the east would have no trouble entering to destroy Rome. As the armies come against Rome false propagand...
ΕΊΣΊΝ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΕΊΜΊ (G1510) быть, ΠΟΙΟΎΝΤΑ _praes. act. part. от_ ΠΟΙΈΩ (G4160) делать, выполнять, ΈΚΠΟΡΕΎΕΤΑΙ _praes. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΈΚΠΟΡΕΎΟΜΑΙ (G1607) выходить, истекать из. Σ...
THE SIXTH ANGEL POURED OUT HIS VIAL UPON THE GREAT RIVER EUPHRATES, &C.— Whether by Euphrates be meant the river so called, or only a mystic Euphrates; and whether by the _kings of the East_ be meant...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 55 Text Revelation 16:12-16 12 And the sixth poured out his bowl upon the great river, the river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way might be made r...
_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...
For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. DEVILS - `...
__ 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...
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 I SAW... — Better, _And I saw out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the wild beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits, as it were frogs. For they a...
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
“They are (not, these are) spirits of daemons”. These devilish imps muster God's opponents to the final conflict. The fierce invasion of _the kings of the east_ seems to give an impetus to _the kings...
To facilitate the invasion of the empire (Revelation 17:12; Revelation 17:16) by the Parthians (Revelation 9:14 f.) under Nero redivivus (_cf._...
“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...
The dragon is Satan. (Revelation 12:9) We have suggested the beast represents Godopposing forces. (Revelation 13:1-3) The false prophet seems to be the same as the second beast (Revelation 13:11-17) a...
(12) And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. (13) And I saw three unclean s...
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...
FOR THEY ARE THE SPIRITS OF DEVILS,.... They are of their father the devil; they are acted and influenced by him, he works effectually in them, and leads them captive at his will; they do his lusts, a...
For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, _which_ go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Ver. 14. _Th...
Revelation 16:14 In Revelation 16:14, the day of that battle there spoken of, is called, "_ the great day _ of God Almighty;" and in verse 17, it is said, "there came a great voice out of the temple o...
_And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates_ Affected also by the sixth trumpet; _and the water thereof was dried up_ And of all the rivers that flowed into it. The Turkish...
THAT GREAT DAY OF GOD; when he will inflict full vengeance on his foes. Satan and wicked men are leagued together, and cooperate in opposing God; and often the greater their efforts the nearer they ar...
But the papacy would not yield without a struggle:...
FOR THEY ARE THE SPIRITS OF DEVILS, WORKING MIRACLES, WHICH GO FORTH UNTO THE KINGS OF THE EARTH AND OF THE WHOLE WORLD TO GATHER THEM TO THE BATTLE OF THAT GREAT DAY OF GOD ALMIGHTY....
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...
_ 14 For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty._ A. These frogs /...
12-16 This probably shows the destruction of the Turkish power, and of idolatry, and that a way will be made for the return of the Jews. Or, take it for Rome, as mystical Babylon, the name of Babylon...
Revelation 16:14 For G1063 are G1526 (G5748) spirits G4151 demons G1142 performing G4160 (G5723) signs G4592
Revelation 16:14. FOR THEY ARE SPIRITS OF DEMONS WORKING SIGNS. They thus show at once their hellish origin, and the power lent them in order that they may be the better enabled to effect their end....
SPIRITS OF DEVILS (πνευματα δαιμονιων). "Spirits of demons." Explanation of the simile ως βατραχο. See 1 Timothy 4:1 about "deceiving spirits and teachings of demons."WORKING SIGNS (ποιουντα σημει...
KINGS Times of the Gentiles. (Revelation 16:19); (Luke 21:24). WORLD (Greek, "oikoumenē", means "inhabited earth"). (_ See Scofield) - (Luke 2:1). _...
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....
Poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates. The sixth Trumpet introduces war in general (_see notes on_ Revelation 9:14). Here the Bowl brings us to Armageddon. See notes on Revelation 11:4-10....
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 16:12 The drying up of THE GREAT RIVER EUPHRATES allows Satan’s armies to gather. UNCLEAN SPIRITS emerge as FROGS (compare...
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
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...
_12 AND THE SIXTH ANGEL POURED OUT HIS VIAL UPON THE GREAT RIVER EUPHRATES; AND THE WATER THEREOF WAS DRIED UP, THAT THE WAY OF THE KINGS OF THE EAST MIGHT BE PREPARED._ _ 13 AND I SAW THREE UNCLEA...
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...
1 John 5:19; 1 Kings 22:19; 1 Timothy 4:1; 2 Chronicles 18:18;...
Of the earth and of the whole world. Omit of the earth and. World [ο ι κ ο υ μ ε η ς]. See on Luke 2:1. The battle [π ο λ ε μ ο ν]. Rev., more literally, war. Battle is mach. That great day [ε κ ε...
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
Can demons perform miracles? PROBLEM: The Bible sometimes uses the same words (sign, wonders, power) to describe the power of demons as those used to describe miracles of God (Revelation 16:14; 2 Thes...