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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:8

The voice of the second angel: the judgment of Babylon. I. WHAT IS MEANT BY " BABYLON "? There can be scarce any doubt that the name points to: 1 . Persecuting Rome. She is spoken of under this pseudonym because it was not safe to write, or in any way openly utter, words which might be construed as treasonable to the empire. There were laws sharp and stern, and accusers only too willing to bring those laws into action, which would involve in ruin and death those who spoke... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:8

A further vision of triumph. Again "another angel"—a second—follows the first, and with a separate message. It is brief, but pregnant. The earnest desire of the good is satisfied. That which shall sustain the "patience of the saints, they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus," is here. It is an authoritative declaration of the final fall of the antagonistic kingdom, be that whatever it may. "Babylon" ever symbolizes the oppressor of Jerusalem—the antagonistic kingdom... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:9

And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice; and another, a third angel, etc. (see on Revelation 14:8 ). (On "loud voice," see on Revelation 14:7 .) If any man worship the beast and his image. Here those who worship the beast and those who worship his image are regarded as one class, which they practically are (but see on Revelation 13:14 ). This is the fornication referred to in Revelation 14:8 , the retribution for which follows in Revelation 14:10 . And... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:9-12

"The most awful threatening the Bible contains" (Bengel). Undoubtedly it is so. It makes our flesh creep and our heart shudder as we read it. It is to be noted, that these three angels ( Revelation 14:6 , Revelation 14:8 , Revelation 14:9 ), who "excel. in strength" bear messages of increasing severity. The first bids us "fear." The second tells of the dread judgment upon Babylon. This third threatens all men everywhere with like and yet more awful doom, if they "worship the beast"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:9-12

Punishment. The punishment threatened upon the worshippers of "the beast and his image" is represented by imagery of the most truly awful character. What that "beast" is, what is "his image," and what his "worship," are points not to be left in uncertainty; while the terrible denunciations of wrath must stand as an effectual warning against any such homage. "The beast" here must represent the utmost spirit of evil—foul, filthy sin. It stands in opposition to the Lamb, the embodiment of all... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:9-12

Soul prostitution and soul loyalty. "And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God," etc. In this part of John's wonderful mental vision, or dream, on the island of Patmos, we can find illustrations of two great subjects. I. SOUL PROSTITUTION . "And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud [great] voice, If... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:10

The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; he also … which is mingled unmixed ( i.e. undiluted) in the cup of his anger (Revised Version). The warning is given to men while there is yet time; the fall of Babylon, which is prophetically spoken of as having taken place ( Revelation 14:8 ), being yet in the future; that is to say, at the end of the world. The language in which the retribution is couched... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:11

And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up forever and ever. Compare the wording of the passages quoted above on Revelation 14:10 , especially Isaiah 34:9 , Isaiah 34:10 , "The smoke thereof shall go up forever." This statement of the eternity of punishment is also in agreement with Luke 16:26 and Mark 9:44 . And they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. "No rest," in contrast with the blessed rest of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 14:1

And I looked - My attention was drawn to a new vision. The eye was turned away from the beast and his image to the heavenly world - the Mount Zion above.And, lo, a Lamb - See the notes on Revelation 5:6.Stood on the mount Zion - That is, in heaven. See the notes on Hebrews 12:22. Zion, literally the southern hill in the city of Jerusalem, was a name also given to the whole city; and, as that was the seat of the divine worship on earth, it became an emblem of heaven - the dwelling-place of God.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 14:2

And I heard a voice from heaven - Showing that the scene is laid in heaven, but that John in the vision was on the earth.As the voice of many waters - As the sound of the ocean, or of a mighty cataract. That is, it was so loud that it could be heard from heaven to earth. No comparison could express this more sublimely than to say that it was like the roar of the ocean.As the voice of a great thunder - As the loud sound of thunder.And I heard the voice of harpers - In heaven: the song of... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:9-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:9-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:9-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 14:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 14:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 14:2

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