E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 16:10
seat = throne. was, &c. = became darkened. Compare Revelation 8:12 ; Revelation 9:2 . for. Greek. ek. App-104 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 16:10
And the fifth poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast; and his kingdom was darkened; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,And the fifth poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast ... The kingdom of the world, marshaled by Satan against God and his truth, is the object of this judgment, particularly irreligious, atheistic, humanistic states. "This throne of the beast may aptly apply to the Roman Empire in John's day, but its position varies at different times. Wherever the... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 16:10-11
Revelation 16:10-11. The fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat, &c.— The fifth vial is poured out upon the seat or throne of the beast, and his kingdom becomes full of darkness, as Egypt did under her ninth plague, Exodus 10:21. This is some great calamity which shall fall upon Rome itself, and shall darken and confound the whole antichristian empire. But still the consequences of this plague are much the same as those of the foregoing; for the sufferers, instead of repenting of... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 16:10
10. angel—omitted by A, B, C, Vulgate, and Syriac. But Coptic and ANDREAS support it. seat—Greek, "throne of the beast": set up in arrogant mimicry of God's throne; the dragon gave his throne to the beast ( :-). darkness—parallel to the Egyptian plague of darkness, Pharaoh being the type of Antichrist (compare Notes, see on :-; compare the fifth trumpet, :-). gnawed their tongues for pain—Greek, "owing to the pain" occasioned by the previous plagues, rendered more appalling by the darkness.... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 16:10
The darkening of the (first) beast’s throne appears to be literal; light will diminish (cf. Exodus 10:21-23; Isaiah 60:2; Joel 2:1-2; Joel 2:31; Mark 13:24). Another possibility is that this may be a figurative darkening in which God somehow complicates the rule of the beast. [Note: Kiddle, pp. 321-22; Hughes, p. 175; Caird, p. 204.] Beale wrote the following."It is metaphorical for all ordained events designed to remind the ungodly that their persecution and idolatry are vein, and it indicates... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 16:10-11
7. The fifth bowl 16:10-11 read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 16:1-21
The Seven BowlsIn the last chapter there was a pause of suspense, during which the angels of the ’plagues’ were seen coming forth from the Presence of God to pour out His wrath. In this chapter the suspense is ended, and the angels pour out God’s wrath into the earth.1-9. The vision of the ’bowls’ (RV) is parallel with that of the ’trumpets’ (Revelation 8 f.). In each vision there are four preparatory judgments, falling upon the earth, the sea, the rivers and fountains, and the sun. But, in the... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Revelation 16:10
(10) And the fifth . . .—Better, The fifth angel poured out his vial upon the throne (not “the seat:” see Notes on Revelation 4:10; Revelation 13:2) of the wild beast. The vials of judgment gradually dissolve the integrity and organisation of the kingdom of the wild beast. The result of the principles on which it has been based begin to show themselves: first, moral disease in individuals; then a corrupt tone of national morals spreading into the higher orders of society; then the fierce pride... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Revelation 16:10-11
(10, 11) But even the failure of their own light does not work repentance: they gnawed their tongues from their pain. Here is remorse and suffering. They are “unto themselves” (as the Book of Wisdom describes the Egyptians) “more grievous than the darkness” (Wis. 17:21); but there is no softening or humbling of themselves, no turning to God. They still love what God hates, and hate what He loves, for they blasphemed God, &c., and repented not of their works. Such is the wretched state of... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 16:1-21
Pouring out the seven bowls (16:1-21)The bowl judgments are similar to the trumpet judgments, only much more severe. The judgments announced by the trumpets affected only one third of the various areas (see 8:7-12), but here the judgments are total and final. The first judgment brings disease on the earth, the second death in the sea, and the third death in the waters on the land (16:1-4). God acts justly by inflicting the persecutors with punishments suited to the evil they have done (5-6).... read more