Revelation 18:14

And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. Direct address to Babylon. THE FRUITS THAT THY SOUL LUSTED AFTER - `thy autumn-ripe fruit of the eager desire of the soul.' DAINTY - `fat;' 'sumptuous' in food. GOODLY -`splendid' in dress and equipage GOODLY - `splendid' in dress and equipage. DEPARTED. But 'Aleph (') A B C, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, read, 'perished.' THOU SHALT. 'Aleph (') A C, Vulgate, Syriac, read, 'they (men) shall no more find them at all.'...

9-19 The mourners had shared Babylon's sensual pleasures, and gained by her wealth and trade. The kings of the earth, whom she flattered into idolatry, allowing them to be tyrannical over their subjects, while obedient to her; and the merchants, those who trafficked for her indulgences, pardons, and honours; these mourn. Babylon's friends partook her sinful pleasures and profits, but are not willing to share her plagues. The spirit of antichrist is a worldly spirit, and that sorrow is a mere worldly sorrow; they do not lament for the anger of God, but for the loss of outward comforts. The magnificence and riches of the ungodly will avail them nothing, but will render the vengeance harder to be borne. The spiritual merchandise is here alluded to, when not only slaves, but the souls of men, are mentioned as articles of commerce, to the destroying the souls of millions. Nor has this been p...

Verse Revelation 18:14. _AND THE FRUITS THAT THY SOUL LUSTED AFTER._] και ἡ οπωρα της επιθυμιας της ψυχης σου. As οπωρα signifies _autumn_, any and all kinds of _autumnal fruits_ may be signified by the word in the above clause. _DAINTY AND GOODLY_] τα λιπαρα _Delicacies_ for the _table_. τα λαμπρα,, what is _splendid_ and _costly_ in _apparel_....

AND THE FRUITS THAT THY SOUL LUSTED AFTER - Literally, “the fruits of the desire of thy soul.” The word rendered “fruits” - ὀπώρα opōra - properly means, “late summer; dog-days,” the time when Sirius, or the Dog-star, is predominant. In the East this is the season when the fruits ripen, and hence the word comes to denote fruit. The reference is to any kind of fruit that would be brought for traffic into a great city, and that would be regarded as an article of luxury. ARE DEPARTED FROM THEE - That is, they are no more brought for sale into the city. AND ALL THINGS WHICH WERE DAINTY AND GOODLY - These words “characterize all kinds of furniture and clothing which were gilt, or plated, or embroidered, and therefore were bright or splendid” (Prof. Stuart). And thou sh

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 THE FRUITS THAT THY SOUL LUSTED AFTER ARE DEPARTED FROM THEE,.... Or "the autumn of the desire of thy soul"; the desirable fruits which are then in season; the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions render it "apples", which are ripe in autumn; and may design all such fruit as Italy abounds with, which will now be destroyed; and seems to point at the time of year when Babylon's destruction will be: but, in the mystical sense, these fruits may intend universal dominion over nations and churches, the obedience of kings and princes, riches, honours, and pleasures of all sorts; things greatly affected by the Papacy, and of which a large harvest was expected, but now all will be at an end: AND ALL THINGS WHICH WERE DAINTY AND GOODLY ARE DEPARTED FROM THEE; all that were palatable to the taste, and pleasant to the sight, that were excellent and desirable; as the triple crown, cardinalships,...

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 18:13. CINNAMON: probably not the spice now called by that name but an unguent or cosmetic used as a perfume. CHARIOTS: a fashionable kind of equipage much used in Rome by the wealthy classes. SOULS OF MEN: the Gr. phrase does not refer to what we mean when we use the term soul. It denotes simply the natural life. Lives of men would be the more exact rendering. The writer is alluding to the traffic in human life, whether in the form of slavery or immorality, or the brutal sports of the amphitheatre. Revelation 18:14. And the fruits: lit. and the ripe fruit of the desire of thy soul is gone from thee (Swete) and all thy rich and sumptuous things have perished. Just when the fruit of the labour of many generations seemed ready to fall into the mouth it had

THE DOOM OF ROME (Revelation 18:1-3)...

THAT... AFTER. Literally of thy soul's (App-110) desire (Greek. _epithumia_. See 1 John 2:16; 1 John 2:17). DEPARTED. Most texts read "perished". THOU, &C. Most of the texts read "and they (men) shall never more at all (Greek. _ouketi ou me._ App-105.) find them". The list consists entirely of luxuries (see Revelation 18:3)....