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Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Revelation 17:15

The waters: Revelation 17:1, Psalms 18:4, Psalms 65:7, Psalms 93:3-Numbers :, Isaiah 8:7, Isaiah 8:8, Jeremiah 51:13, Jeremiah 51:42, Jeremiah 51:55 are: Revelation 10:11, Revelation 11:9, Revelation 13:7, Revelation 13:8 Reciprocal: Numbers 24:7 - many waters 2 Samuel 22:5 - the floods 2 Samuel 22:17 - he drew Psalms 18:16 - many waters Psalms 29:3 - The voice Psalms 46:3 - the waters Psalms 69:1 - the waters Psalms 124:4 - the waters Psalms 144:7 - deliver me Isaiah 17:12 - mighty Isaiah... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 17:1-18

IV. THE SEVEN TRUMPETS, Revelation 7:1 to Revelation 20:10. Of the trumpets, the first four are mundane, or earthly; each of the four blasts draws down a judgment upon some creational point, as earth, sea, fountains and rivers; firmamental luminaries. It is the sins of men that draw down these bolts of wrath, rendering every point of creation hostile to our peace. “Cursed is the ground for thy sake,” (Genesis 3:17,) is the key-note. This sad status of humanity has existed through all past... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 17:15

3. Exposition of the harlot, and her total destruction, Revelation 17:15-18. 15. Peoples… multitudes… nations… tongues Universal terms with the angel symbolic of the world-wide. Romanism claims to be catholic, that is, universal. She claims it as her proof of being a true Church. Cardinal Bellarmine asserts that the “first note of a true Church is the very same of the Catholic Church.” His fourth note, in words remarkably similar to the terms of this verse, is, “Amplitude, or... read more

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