Revelation 18:1

And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. AND. So Vulgate, Andreas; but 'Aleph (') A B, Syriac, Coptic, omit "and." POWER - `authority.' LIGHTENED - `illumined.' WITH - `owing to.'...

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 shed abroad the light of his gospel through all nations. The wickedness of this Babylon was very great; she had forsaken the true God, and set up idols, and had drawn all sorts of men into spiritual adultery, and by her wealth and luxury kept them in her interest. The spiritual merchandise, by which multitudes have wickedly lived in wealth, by the sins and follies of mankind, seems principally intended. Fair warning is given to all that expect mercy from God, that they should not only come out of this Babylon, but assist in her destruction. God may have a people even in Babylon. But God's people shall be called out of Babylon, and called effectually, while those that partake with wicked men i...

CHAPTER XVIII. _A luminous angel proclaims the fall of Babylon, and the cause_ _of it_, 1-3. _The followers of God are exhorted to come out of it, in order_ _to escape her approaching punishment_, 4-8. _The kings of the earth lament her fate_, 9, 10. _The merchants also bewail her_, 11. _The articles in which she trafficked enumerated_, 12-16. _She is bewailed also by shipmasters, sailors, c._, 17-19. _All heaven rejoices over her fall, and her final desolation is_ _foretold_, 20-24. NOTES ON CHAP.

AND AFTER THESE THINGS - After the vision referred to in the previous chapter. I SAW ANOTHER ANGEL COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN - Different from the one that had last appeared, and therefore coming to make a new communication to him. It is not unusual in this book that different communications should be entrusted to different angels. Compare Revelation 14:6, Revelation 14:8, Revelation 14:15, Revelation 14:17. HAVING GREAT POWER - That is, he was one of the higher rank or order of angels....

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. Revelation 4:1; Revelation 7:1, etc.). The "mystery" of the beast and the harlot having been declared, the angel now describes the doom in store for them. The angel is _from heaven_,_ _as carrying the news of the judgment which is sent from heaven (cf. Revelation 10:1;...

AND AFTER THESE THINGS,.... The vision of the woman on the scarlet coloured beast, and the interpretation of both by the angel: I SAW ANOTHER ANGEL; not the Lord Jesus Christ, though the several things said of this angel agree with him; nor one of the ministering spirits, though the characters of him will also suit with one of them, but rather a minister of the Gospel, or a set of Gospel ministers, who will arise a little before the downfall of Babylon, in the spiritual reign of Christ; though not the same with the angel of fire, Revelation 14:18 as some have thought, because of his illustrious appearance, and the loudness of his voice; but the same with the angel, or third thundering voice in Revelation 14:6 for not only the times of both agree, but the selfsame words are e

ANGEL (_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...

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 the whole system of apostate Christendom in its social and commercial aspect, the so-called “Christian civilization” in its final apostate condition and doom. Papal Rome in her short revival becomes the head of apostate Christendom and controls everything till her appointed doom comes upon her. While we saw in the preceding chapter the desolation of the whore by the ten kings and the beast, here we see how God views her and that He dethrones this system in His judgment. A strong angel comes down to announce her doom and to lay bare her inner and most awful corruption. A strong descending Angel whose glory lightened the earth, shows what the boasting thing, she, who bore the bless

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; Isaiah 34:14, where the rained cities of Babylon and Edom become the haunts of unclean spirits. Revelation 18:3. kings of the earth: Revelation 17:2 *. Revelation 18:4. come for

After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority and the earth was lit up by his glory. He cried with a loud voice saying: "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great. She has become a dwelling-place of demons, and a stronghold of every unclean spirit, and a stronghold of every unclean and hated bird, because the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich with the wealth of her wantonness." In this chapter we have a form of prophetic literature common in the prophetic books of the Old Testament. This is what is called "A Doom Song," the doom song of the city of Rome. We quote certain Old Testament parallels. In Isaiah 13:19-22 we have the doom song of ancient Babylon: And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, t