i. . We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. ", 21. fell--Greek, "descends." Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. iv. But A omits. How ridiculous have been the conjectures of men relative to this point! Chapter 16. men--Greek, "the men," namely, those who had the mark of the beast ( Revelation 16:2 ). upon--Greek, "into.". The drying up of the waters of Babylon expresses the same thing as the ten kings stripping, eating, and burning the whore. , when the Antichrist leads the world system against a returning Jesus (Revelation 17:12-16, 17:14, 19:19). Just as the river Nile, which ordinarily is the source of Egypt's fertility, became blood and a curse through Egypt's sin. i. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Keith Simons. They gnawed their tongues because of the pain, : The darkness of the fifth bowl is a preview of hell itself, which is described by Jesus as. thief--( Matthew 24:43 , 2 Peter 3:10 ). i. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, (12-16) The sixth bowl: Armies are gathered for a great battle. But A and B, "upon" (Greek, "epi"). You are righteous, O Lord: Even in the midst of judgment, it is right that the angel says this. Translate, "kings of the whole habitable world," who are "of this world," in contrast to "the kings of (from) the East" (the sun-rising), Revelation 16:12 , namely, the saints to whom Christ has appointed a kingdom, and who are "children of light." We are given the righteousness of Jesus as a garment (Galatians 3:27), but we are also called to “put on” the nature of Jesus in terms of practical holiness (Ephesians 4:20-24). If earth doesn’t mean earth, then no one can tell what it means, and God may as well not have written it. Upon the sea ( v. 3 ). The point is clear. Schaff's Popular Commentary on the New Testament. i. This is one of three important battles mentioned in prophecy. The following doxology (Revelation 16:5,6) favours this sense. Revelation 16, Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary represents 40 years of Sutcliffe's exegetical comments and Hebrew and Greek analysis. g. Behold, I am coming as a thief. b. They refused the Living Water, and now will be given death to drink. They are spirits of demons, performing signs, : Again, signs and wonders are used by demons as tools of deception. All rights reserved. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame. His kingdom became full of darkness: Some see this as a symbolic darkness. Then every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. “I have known people say, ‘Well, if I were afflicted I might be converted. . This speaking altar may be God’s altar – the cross, where His greatest sacrifice was made, and which here testifies of His righteous judgment, both in the past and soon to come. The ninth plague on Egypt was a literal darkness, with spiritual overtones. While the false prophet, like the Holy Ghost, speaks not of himself, but tells all men to worship the beast, and confirms his testimony to the beast by miracles, as the Holy Ghost attested similarly to Christ's divine mission. “The combination of thymos and orge connotes the strongest kind of outpouring of divine judgment.” (Walvoord). 3. angel--So B and ANDREAS. Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon the air = introduces the final bowl judgment. (5-7) The righteousness of God’s judgments. (WW) Wow, an army from the nations of the world gathers for the great battle at Armageddon. For--A, B, C, and ANDREAS omit. Over 200 battles have been fought in the region, from 1468 b.c. Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth. It is now that the last call to escape from Babylon is given to God's people in her ( Revelation 18:4 ). c. It describes a great God: His great voice (loud is the same Greek word for great; verses 1; 17), and His great day of victory (Revelation 16:14). cities of the nations--other great cities in league with spiritual Babylon. Some think it is to wipe out Israel, or to rebel against a European-based world leader (the Antichrist). d. Great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath: The fall of Babylon (the great city) is more explicitly described in Revelation 17 and 18. great--so B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, and ANDREAS. b. Despite all their suffering, many still will not repent. But A, C, and Syriac read, "(as respects) the things in the sea.". The Lord is now no longer He that shall come, for He is come in vengeance and therefore the third of the three clauses found in Revelation 1:4 Revelation 1:8 , 4:8 is here and in Revelation 11:17 omitted. For it is their just due.”, And I heard another from the altar saying, “Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.”. : In these final judgments, God shakes the earth with a tremendous earthquake. b. of a dead man--putrefying. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven a like the roar of many waters and b like the sound of loud thunder . . (3 The second angel poured out his bowl on the … , then no one can tell what it means, and God may as well not have written it. The waters of the Euphrates (compare Isaiah 8:7 Isaiah 8:8 ) are spiritual Babylon's, that is, the apostate Church's (of which Rome is the chief, though not exclusive representative) spiritual and temporal powers. iii. The first bowl: malignant sores on men, Revelation 16:2 c. The second bowl: turning of sea into blood, Revelation 16:3 d. The third bowl: turning of fresh waters into blood, Revelation 16:4-7 e. The fourth bowl: scorching heat from the sun, Revelation 16:8-9 f. The fifth bowl: darkness and pain on beast's kingdom, Revelation 16:10-11 g. 12. angel--so Coptic and ANDREAS. repented not to give him glory--( Revelation 9:20 ). That out of the mouth of the false prophet is lying spiritualism and religious delusion, which shall take the place of the harlot when she shall have been destroyed. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. You can also change some of your preferences. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. But Seiss makes a good point: “Whether we take it as the mount or the valley, it makes no difference, for the mount and the valley are counted as one, each belonging to the other.”. In Revelation 17 and 18, the fall of Babylon is carefully detailed. A, B, C, Vulgate, and Syriac omit. seat--Greek, "throne of the beast": set up in arrogant mimicry of God's throne; the dragon gave his throne to the beast ( Revelation 13:2 ). Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth. O my hearer, do you thus repent? a. Thus, besides the transfigured saints, Israel secondarily may be meant by "the kings from the East" who shall accompany the "King of kings" returning "from the way of the East" to reign over His ancient people. As to the drying up again of the waters opposing His people's assuming the kingdom, compare Isaiah 10:26 , Isaiah 11:11 Isaiah 11:15 , Zechariah 10:9-11 . You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. But A, C, and Vulgate omit it. Josiah, too, as the ally of Babylon, was defeated and slain at Megiddo; and the mourning of the Jews at the time just before God shall interpose for them against all the nations confederate against Jerusalem, is compared to the mourning for Josiah at Megiddo. In this chapter we have an account of the pouring forth of these vials that were filled with the wrath of God. Revelation 16:14, 17:14 and 19:19 described an organized battle that must center somewhere, even if it extends much further. . 6. shame--literally, "unseemliness" (Greek, "aschemosunee"): Greek, 1 Corinthians 13:5 : a different word from the Greek in Revelation 3:18 (Greek, "aischunee"). a. . . Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame: In the midst of the description of the coming battle, there is a warning to be prepared in light of Jesus’ assured victory. sore upon the men--antitype to the sixth Egyptian plague. came in remembrance--Greek, "Babylon the great was remembered" ( Revelation 18:5 ). The ancient Jewish people regarded frogs as unclean and repulsive, but the Egyptians revered a frog-goddess. Choose a verse from 'Revelation 16' to begin your 'Verse-by-Verse' study of God's Word using the more than 100 commentaries available on StudyLight.org Three unclean spirits, like frogs, came out of the mouth of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. But it isn’t necessary to see this darkness as a symbolic political darkness. Compare the better result on others, Revelation 11:13 , 14:7 , 15:4 . Like the plagues God loosed on ancient Egypt ( Exodus 7:19-12:30) when they persecuted His people, so these seven last plagues are poured out upon those who seek to harm the Lord’s faithful saints at the end of time. . Revelation 16 commentary 1. The same is promised in Hebrews 12:26: Now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” Yet, what cannot be shaken will remain. . ", 18. voice . 16:1 The Seven Last Plagues: These seven angels are messengers of wrath bringing pain and destruction. But A, C, Vulgate, and ANDREAS support the words. affrighted . repented not--(Compare Revelation 16:9 ). Some speculate on the reason these armies of the east come westward. And great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. 16:12-16 This probably shows the destruction of the Turkish power, and of idolatry, and that a way will be made for the return of the Jews. This is the altar where God in His love offered a way of escape from these judgments. A foul and loathsome sore came upon the men who had the mark of the beast, : Those who worshipped the beast and received his. here is the second beast of Revelation 13. : This battle is not nation against nation, but the nations against God (Psalm 2:2). a. . Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. But A, C, and Syriac, "soul of life" (compare Genesis 1:30 , Genesis 7:21 Genesis 7:22 ). rained down from heaven as a tool of judgment, not as a corrective chastisement of God’s own children. The first four are distinguished from the last three, just as in the case of the seven seals and the seven trumpets. . The sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire, : What is normally taken for granted as a blessing – the warmth of the shining, : The failure of men to respond with repentance shows that knowledge or experience of. The. and shalt be--A, B, C, Vulgate, and ANDREAS for this clause read, "(which art and wast) holy." and men blasphemed God--not those struck who died, but the rest. 4. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Revelation 17 – The Fall of Religious Babylon A. But A, B, C, Vulgate, and ANDREAS read, "the seven vials." They refused the Living Water, and now will be given death to drink. That which men fear most because it appears to be mighty and eternally entrenched becomes at long last only a ridiculous spawning of sickly creatures of the night.” (Love). And thus they have gone on, and will go on, confounding and being confounded.” (Clarke). It describes great evil: a great city, great Babylon (Revelation 16:19). A few years ago some said it was Sebastopol, or the Crimea. was--Greek, "is.". 6. Plainly parallel to Revelation 6:14-17 , and by anticipation descriptive of the last judgment. Israel's promotion to the priest-kingdom after Pharaoh's downfall, and at the Lord's descent at Sinai to establish the theocracy, typifies the restored kingdom of Israel at the Lord's more glorious descent, when Antichrist shall be destroyed utterly. “They thirsted after blood and massacred the saints of God; and now they have got blood to drink!” (Clarke). in the sea--So B and ANDREAS. Revelation 17. so mighty--Greek, "such.". Study Revelation 16 using Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete) to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Revelation: Bible Study and Commentary. And I heard another from the altar saying, “Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous, You are righteous… For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, : It is completely fitting that those who delighted in shedding the blood of the saints should now be forced to drink. Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. It is done--"It is come to pass." 5. You are righteous… For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink: It is completely fitting that those who delighted in shedding the blood of the saints should now be forced to drink blood. Behold, I am coming as a thief. Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. b. EasyEnglish is a system of simple English designed by Wycliffe Associates (UK). a. The reason why the sixth Egyptian plague is the first here is because it was directed against the Egyptian magicians, Jannes and Jambres, so that they could not stand before Moses; and so here the plague is sent upon those who in the beast worship had practiced sorcery. Then every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. They are accordingly jointly worshipped; compare as to the Father and Son, John 5:23 ; as the ten-horned beast has its ten horns crowned with diadems (Greek, Revelation 13:1 ), so Christ has on His head many diadems. The sins were alike, and so were the punishments. 1. Does not every thief repent of robbery when he is convicted and sent to jail? Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood. i. c. There was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth: In these final judgments, God shakes the earth with a tremendous earthquake. There is no “vigilante justice” with God. Those who believe the Book of Revelation is all fulfilled in history have a hard time with this battle. 14. devils--Greek, "demons." of We might say that Revelation 16 is a “great” chapter. a. The iron is cast into another image, but it is not transformed into gold. The presence of the "unclean spirit" in the land (Palestine) is foretold, Zechariah 13:2, in connection with idolatrous prophets. c. And did not repent of their deeds: In man’s sinful condition, he increases his sin when under God’s judgment, the very time he should forsake his sin. But A, B, C, Vulgate, and Syriac read, "into." In mercy, God has stretched out this scene as much has He possibly could. Revelation 16:16, ESV: "And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon." Read Introduction to Revelation “Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” 18 And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth. The kings of the earth who are earthly ( Revelation 16:14 ), stand in contrast to the kings from the East who are heavenly. It is done: This announcement, coming from the throne itself tells us that there will be no more delay. Here the contamination is made complete (. Probably some great plain, antitypical to the valleys of Megiddo and Jehoshaphat, will be the scene. The final battle, when Satan and his allies, after the millennium, make war against God (Revelation 20:7-10). iii. So this, or whatever is antitypical to it, will be the last effort of the dragon, beast, and false prophet. into--so ANDREAS (Greek, "eis"). i. out of the temple--B and Syriac omit. power was given unto him--rather, "unto it," the sun. "Thou didst inflict this judgment.". a corpse’s blood. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.” And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon. Aaron brought up frogs; so did the magicians. Judgments, God has stretched out this scene as much has he possibly could three unclean spirits like in... 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