Revelation 9:17-18 BSB

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 9:18

By these three - Three things - explained immediately as referring to the fire, the smoke, and the brimstone.Was the third part of men killed - See the notes on Revelation 8:7-12, on each of which verses we have notices of calamities that came upon the third part of the race, of the sea, of rivers, etc. We are not to suppose that this is to be taken literally, but the description is given as it appeared to John. Those immense numbers of horsemen would sweep over the world, and a full third part... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 9:16-19

Revelation 9:16-19. The number of the army of horsemen were two hundred thousand A description is here given of the forces, and of the means and instruments by which the Othmans should effect the ruin of the eastern empire. The armies are described as very numerous, myriads of myriads. When Mohammed the Second besieged Constantinople, he had about four hundred thousand men in his army, besides a powerful fleet of thirty larger and two hundred lesser ships. They are described, too, chiefly... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 9:1-21

Fifth and sixth trumpets (9:1-21)Worse than the destruction by the forces of nature is the suffering brought by the forces of demons (fifth trumpet). These demonic forces are pictured in a strange and terrifying army of locusts. Though uncontrollable by any human power, they are not independent of the rule of God. He keeps them imprisoned in the abyss (RSV: bottomless pit), and even when he releases them he determines the extent of their activity (9:1-3).The demons do not harm plant life (as... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 9:17

vision. Greek. horasis. Occurs: Revelation 4:3 and Acts 2:17 . Compare App-133 . on. App-104 . of fire. Greek. purinos. Only here. brimstone. Greek. theiodes. Only here. brimstone. Greek. theion, six times in Rev., and in Luke 17:29 . See App-197 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 9:18

By. Greek. apo. App-104 . as the texts. three. The texts add "plagues". See App-197 . by. Greek. ek. App-104 . The texts omit the last two occurances of ek : (by). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 9:17

And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates as of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone: and the heads of the horses are as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceedeth fire and smoke and brimstone.What appropriate comment could possibly be made upon such "horses" as these? No one can even imagine such things. The description is possibly for the purpose of showing how dreadful, destructive, invincible and infernal they really are. Could not... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 9:18

By these three plagues was the third part of men killed, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone, which proceeded out of their mouths.By these three plagues ... is usually applied to the "fire, smoke and brimstone" mentioned three times in these two verses (once with hyacinth instead of smoke), and which proceeded out of the horses' mouths. The use of the word "hyacinth" in this connection is interesting. The word has several meanings, and each one of them is suggestive of the terror here... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 9:16-19

Revelation 9:16-19. The number of the army, &c.— A description is here given of the forces, and of the means and instruments bywhich the Othmans should effect the ruin of the Eastern empire. Their army is described as very numerous,—myriads of myriads; and when Mohammed the second besieged Constantinople, he had 400,000 men in his army, besides a powerful fleet of thirty larger, and two hundred lesser ships. They are described too, chiefly, as horsemen; and so they are described also by... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 9:17

17. thus—as follows. of fire—the fiery color of the breastplates answering to the fire which issued out of their mouths. of jacinth—literally, "of hyacinth color," the hyacinth of the ancients answering to our dark blue iris: thus, their dark, dull-colored breastplates correspond to the smoke out of their mouths. brimstone—sulphur-colored: answering to the brimstone or sulphur out of their mouths. read more