啟示錄 18:6-7 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 18:7

The rule of retribution "How much … so much," etc. The subject here suggested is man's future retribution ruled by his present condition. "How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much... sorrow give her." This, stripped of all historical and metaphorical allusions, means the present circumstances of the sinner shall rule his future suffering. I offer three remarks on this subject. I. THIS RULE COMMENDS ITSELF TO OUR SENSE OF JUSTICE . That... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 18:6

Reward her even as she rewarded you - It is not said to whom this command is addressed, but it would seem to be to those who had been persecuted and wronged. Applied to mystical Babylon - papal Rome - it would seem to be a call on the nations that had been so long under her sway, and among whom, from time to time, so much blood had been shed by her, to arise now in their might, and to inflict deserved vengeance. See the notes on Revelation 17:16-17.And double unto her double according to her... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 18:7

How much she hath glorified herself - Been proud, boastful, arrogant. This was true of ancient Babylon, that she was proud and haughty; and it has been no less true of mystical Babylon - papal Rome.And lived deliciously - By as much as she has lived in luxury and dissoluteness, so let her suffer now. The word used here and rendered “lived deliciously” - ἐστρηνίασεν estrēniasen - is derived from the noun - στρῆνος strēnos - which is used in Revelation 18:3, and rendered “delicacies.” See... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 18:4-6

Revelation 18:4-6. And I heard another voice from heaven Probably the voice of Christ, graciously warning his people of their danger of being infected by the prevailing corruptions of the mystical Babylon, and, in consequence thereof, of being involved in her ruin; saying, Come out of her, my people Immediately forsake the communion of so corrupt a church; that ye be not partakers of her sins Which you surely will be if you do not separate yourselves from her; and that ye receive not of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 18:7-8

Revelation 18:7-8. How much she hath glorified herself By pride, and pomp, and arrogant boasting; and lived deliciously In all kinds of elegance, luxury, and wantonness; so much torment and sorrow give her Proportioning the punishment to the sin; for, or because, she saith in her heart As did ancient Babylon, Isaiah 47:8-9; I sit Her usual style. Hence those expressions, the chair, the see of Rome. She sat so many years as a queen, over many kings, “mistress of all churches;... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 18:1-8

Fall of Babylon (18:1-8)The overthrow of human society in its worldwide opposition to God is announced as if it were the fall of the great and proud city of Babylon. The announcement, in the form of a funeral song, gives Christians a vivid picture of the world system in which they live. As they see the world as God sees it, they should want to avoid its dangers and live according to the principles of God’s kingdom.Once the commercial centre of the world, the city is now ruined and deserted,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 18:6

Reward = Render. Compare Mark 12:17 and Jeremiah 51:24 . rewarded = rendered. Same word. you. Omit, and supply "others". double. This word is put for full compensation. Figure of speech Metonymy. App-6 . unto her. Omit. according to. App-104 . in. App-104 . hath filled, fill = mixed, mix. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 18:7

hath. Omit. glorified. Seep. 1511. lived deliciously. See Revelation 18:3 above. torment. Greek. basanismos. Here; verses: Revelation 18:10 , Revelation 18:15 . See Revelation 9:5 . I sit, &c. See Isaiah 47:8 . queen. A queen who is not a widow, implies a king-consort. Greek. "no widow" may be Figure of speech Tapeinosis . App-6 . no. App-105 . see. App-133 . no. App-105 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:6

Render unto her even as she rendered, and double unto her the double according to her works: in the cup which she mingled, mingle unto her double.Render unto her even as she rendered ... The ultimate accountability of men, all people, for the evil that they do is inherent in this. We are ashamed of the commentators who view the sentiments of these verses as unchristian. It is they themselves who are sub-Christian, having fallen in some way with Satan's primeval lie that there is no penalty of... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:7

How much soever she glorified herself, and waxed wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall in no wise see mourning.The first extended clause here is merely the reiteration, for emphasis, of what was said in Revelation 18:6.For she saith in her heart ... Making such a boast to others was bad enough; but, "In her self-glorification, presumptuousness, and boastfulness, she had said it in her heart, which is even worse... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 18:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 18:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 18:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 18:4-6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 18:7-8

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 18:1-8

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 18:6

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 18:7

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:6

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:7

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