was divided. Literally became. great Babylon. Compare Daniel 4:30 . came, &c. Literally was remembered. fierceness. Greek. thumos (wrath, in Revelation 16:1 ). wrath. Greek. orge. Figure of speech Pleonasm. App-6 . read more
And the seventh poured out his bowl upon the air; and there came forth a great voice out of the temple, from the throne, saying, It is done:And the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon the air ... Let it again be noted that the physical environment of the whole earth is indicated in every one of these bowls, in their aggregate, taking in everything that is significant in that environment; but, since the great promise of God (Genesis 8:22,23) has assured the stability of that environment as... read more
and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since there were men upon the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty.Lightnings ... voices ... thunders ... earthquake ... Later, John will relate a more vivid and detailed account of the final judgment. "The account here simply presents the climax of what is substantially the same event."[61] "This section ends like the preceding ones with a very vivid description of the terror of the final... read more
And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and Babylon the great was remembered in the sight of God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.And the great city was divided into three parts ... This is the first of three very important observations revealed in this verse, and they should not be confused.1. The great city divided into three parts is clearly connected with the "Jerusalem-Sodom-Egypt" of Revelation 11:13, where... read more
Revelation 16:17-21. The seventh angel poured out his vial, &c.— The seventh vial is poured into the air, the seat of Satan's residence, who is emphatically styled, the prince of the power of the air, Eph_2:2 . and is represented, Revelation 16:13. as a principal actor in these latter scenes; so that this last period will not only complete the ruin of the kingdom of the beast, but will also shake the kingdom of Satan every where. Upon the pouring out of this vial, a solemn proclamation is... read more
17. angel—so ANDREAS. But A, B, Vulgate, and Syriac omit it. into—so ANDREAS (Greek, "eis"). But A and B, "upon" (Greek, "epi"). great—so B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, and ANDREAS. But A omits. of heaven—so B and ANDREAS But A, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic omit. It is done—"It is come to pass." God's voice as to the final consummation, as Jesus' voice on the cross when the work of expiation was completed, "It is finished." read more
18. voice . . . thunders . . . lightnings—A has the order, "lightnings . . . voices . . . thunders." This is the same close as that of the seven seals and the seven thunders; but with the difference that they do not merely form the conclusion, but introduce the consequence, of the last vial, namely, the utter destruction of Babylon and then of the Antichristian armies. earthquake—which is often preceded by a lurid state of air, such as would result from the vial poured upon it. men were—so B,... read more
19. the great city—the capital and seat of the apostate Church, spiritual Babylon (of which Rome is the representative, if one literal city be meant). The city in :- (see on Revelation 16:1), is probably distinct, namely, Jerusalem under Antichrist (the beast, who is distinct from the harlot or apostate Church). In Revelation 16:1- : only a tenth of Jerusalem falls whereas here the city (Babylon) "became (Greek) into three parts" by the earthquake. cities of the nations—other great cities in... read more
This final judgment has the greatest impact of all since the air into which the angel pours his bowl is what humans breathe. [Note: Swete, p. 210.] The loud voice is probably once again God’s since it comes from the throne in the heavenly temple (cf. Revelation 16:1). With the outpouring of the final bowl God announced that His series of judgments for this period in history was complete. This statement is proleptic since it anticipates the completion of the seventh bowl judgment, which John had... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 16:18
were, was. Literally came to be. voices, &c. The texts read "lightnings, and voices, and thunders". See Revelation 4:5 . earthquake. Occurs seven times in Rev. See Revelation 6:12 . and. Read "or". read more