Revelation 16:1
A GREAT VOICE] i.e. God's: see on Revelation 1:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
A GREAT VOICE] i.e. God's: see on Revelation 1:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 suspense is ended, and the angels pour out God's wrath into the earth. 1-9. The vision of the 'bowls... [ Continue Reading ]
ANGEL OF THE WATERS] As Churches (cp. Revelation 1:20), and nations and armies (cp. Revelation 9:14.), so also the elements of nature (cp. Revelation 7:1; Revelation 14:18) are in Rev. represented as having a spiritual counterpart. The exact idea occurs nowhere else in the Bible, though for what, po... [ Continue Reading ]
ANOTHER OUT OF THE ALTAR] RV 'the altar': cp. Revelation 6:9; Revelation 8:3. The altar is personified: see previous note.... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD, WHICH] RV 'the God which.' 10F. The fifth bowl is poured in judgment upon the city of Rome, the seat of empire. The heathen world governed by Rome becomes full of the darkness of terror and rebellion at God's judgments. This is parallel to the spiritual torments threatened at the fifth trumpet:... [ Continue Reading ]
SEAT] RV 'throne.' 12-16. The sixth bowl is poured out upon the Euphrates, the river of Babylon, i.e. Rome: see on Revelation 17:5. At the sixth trumpet (Revelation 9:13.) armies were to come from the 'Euphrates.' Here the 'Euphrates' is to be dried up, to make a way for the kings from the sunrising... [ Continue Reading ]
FALSE PROPHET, i.e. the second beast: see on Revelation 13:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
The voice of Christ breaks in: cp. Revelation 22:7; Revelation 22:12. KEEPETH HIS GARMENTS] i.e. let not the power and attractiveness of the coming evil rob any Christian of the strict purity of his Christian life: cp. Revelation 3:18; Revelation 7:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE] RV 'they,' i.e. the frog-like spirits. 17-21. The seventh bowl is poured out, and the voice of God announces that the end of the preparatory judgments is reached (Revelation 16:17). With the lightnings and thunderings and voices which close each vision (cp. Revelation 8:5; Revelation 11:19), com... [ Continue Reading ]