Revelation 16:10

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, i.e. that they may be able to capture Rome; see on Revelation 17:16; (Revelation 16:12). The drying up of the Euphrates refers to the manner in which Cyrus took the literal Babylon by diverting the course of the river. The capture of Rome is preparatory to the final battle of the 'kings of the world,' i.e. ungodly nations, against the Lamb at Har-Magedon (RV): cp. Revelation 17:12. (Revelation 16:14). Har-Magedon probably means 'the Mount of Megiddo,' and signifies that the future battle is typified by the defeat of the kings of Canaan (Judges 5:19 cp. Zechariah 12:11). The kings of the earth are stirred up to fight against the Lamb by the influence of the Lamb's three great enemies: cp. 1 Kings 22:20. Their evil iufluence is shown under the figure of frogs (cp. Exodus 8:7), because it was by producing frogs that the magicians deceived Pharaoh (Revelation 16:13.).