_And after these things_ After the angel-interpreter had so far explained the meaning of the vision, and mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns which carried her; _I saw another angel_ Termed _another_, with respect to him mentioned Revelation 10:1; _come down from hea... [ Continue Reading ]
_And he cried mightily with a strong voice_ Proclaimed aloud with triumphant joy, in the words of Isaiah 21:9, _saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen_ As if he had said, What was prophesied formerly concerning the celebrated seat of the Chaldean empire, shall presently be verified in this m... [ Continue Reading ]
_And I heard another voice from heaven_ Probably the voice of Christ, graciously warning his people of their danger of being infected by the prevailing corruptions of the mystical Babylon, and, in consequence thereof, of being involved in her ruin; _saying, Come out of her, my people_ Immediately fo... [ Continue Reading ]
_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_ Proportioning the punishment to the sin; _for_, or _because, she saith in her heart_ As did ancient Babylon... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the kings of the earth_, &c. Even the chief rulers and great powers of the world, who were formerly in league with her, and supported her in her corruptions, practised her idolatries, _and lived deliciously with her_ Shared in the pomp and luxury of her prosperous state; _shall bewail her_, &c.... [ Continue Reading ]
_The merchandise_, &c. There is an end of all traffic or commerce with her, whether spiritual or temporal; _of gold and silver_, &c. Almost all the things here named are still in use at Rome, both in their idolatrous service and in common life; _fine linen_ The sort of which here mentioned, βυσσος,... [ Continue Reading ]
_The merchants, ship-masters, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, weep and wail_ For they can no longer import or export commodities for her, or convey strangers to and fro, for there is an end of all her gains, wealth, and glory. These lamentations are copied from the like lamentations over T... [ Continue Reading ]
_The voice of harpers_ Players on stringed instruments; _and musicians_ Skilful singers in particular; _and pipers_ Who played on flutes, chiefly on mournful, whereas _trumpeters_ played on joyful occasions; _shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman_ Greek, τεχνιτης ωασης τεχνης, _no... [ Continue Reading ]