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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:9

And the third angel followed them ,.... The two preceding ones, and that very quickly; by whom is meant not Luther, and his associates in the Reformation, as some think; nor his successors, or the ministers of the Gospel in general from his time till Christ's second coming, as others have thought; but a set of Gospel ministers in the spiritual reign of Christ: the first set of them publish the everlasting Gospel, which leads on to the ruin of antichrist; the second set proclaim the downfall... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:10

The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God ,.... Which is a just punishment for their sin; that as such have drank of the wine of the wrath of Rome's fornication, Revelation 14:8 so they shall now drink of the wine of God's wrath; it is usual in Scripture to express the punishment God inflicts upon wicked men by his wrath, and by the wine cup of his fury; and their suffering such punishment, by their drinking of it; see Jeremiah 25:15 so יין דרוגזא , "the wine of wrath", is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:11

And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever ,.... That is, the smoke of that fire which torments them will for ever arise; or, in other words, there will be no end of their torment; hence their misery is called everlasting fire, everlasting punishment, and everlasting destruction, Matthew 25:41 and smoke being very troublesome and distressing, is mentioned to set forth the very uncomfortable state of the wicked; and so it is used by Jewish writers: hence we read of תנן ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:12

Here is the patience of the saints ,.... That which has required their patience, and about which it has been exercised, what they have been patiently waiting for, namely, the destruction of antichrist; and now it will be come, and patience will have its perfect work; see Revelation 13:10 here are they that keep the commandments of God ; and not the inventions of men, and the traditions of antichrist, but the ordinances of the Gospel, as they were at first delivered, without any... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:13

And I heard a voice from heaven ,.... Like that which was heard at Christ's baptism and transfiguration, certifying the truth of what follows, so that that may be depended upon as an undoubted verity: saying unto me, write ; which is a further confirmation of the following sayings being true and faithful; see Revelation 1:9 blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth ; merely to die is not an happiness, for death is common to all, good and bad; it is a disunion of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:14

And I looked, and behold a white cloud ,.... In this verse is a description of the person principally concerned in the harvest of the earth, hereafter mentioned; by whom is designed not some great potentate or prince, an encourager of the Reformation among his subjects; nor an angel in an human shape; nor Martin Luther, as others; but the Lord Jesus Christ himself, who is described by his form, and by his seat, and by what he had on his head, and in his hand: and upon the cloud one sat... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:15

And another angel came out of the temple ,.... Not the Holy Spirit, who, being God omniscient, knows the day and hour of judgment, which is a secret to men and angels, as Napier thinks; since though he dwells in the church as his temple, yet is never called an angel; nor does this angel represent the souls under the altar, who come out from thence, and importunately desire vengeance on the inhabitants of the earth, the worshippers of the beast, who had shed their blood; but rather the mighty... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:16

And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth ,.... He put forth, and made use of that power which he had in his hand, in answer to the entreaty of the angel, the time being fully come which was fixed for this great event: and the earth was reaped ; and the harvest of it was got in; reaping and harvest sometimes are used in an ill sense, and design the wrath of God, and his judgments inflicted upon men; see Isaiah 17:5 . Hence some think, that both this and the vintage... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:17

And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven ,.... It is a strange conceit of Mr. Brightman's, that this angel is Thomas Lord Cromwell, in the days of King Henry the Eighth, a sincere favourer of pure religion; and that the following angel is Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, a martyr, that had power over fire; and that the vintage, here spoken of, refers to the destroying of religious houses, and disposing of abbey lands to other uses; which was done under the king's... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:18

And another angel came out from the altar ,.... Where are the souls of the martyrs of Jesus, Revelation 6:9 and whom this angel is thought by some to represent, in his address to him that had the sharp sickle, crying for vengeance on the wicked of the earth, who had shed their blood: the allusion seems to be to the altar of burnt offerings, where the sacrifices were slain, and on which they were burnt with fire; and which was an emblem of the strict justice of God, showing, that those... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:18

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