Revelation 14:9-12 NLT,NIV,ESV

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 14:9

God letteth his servant John know, that during the reign and rage of antichrist, as he would have ministers of the gospel that should preach the truth, and mind men to keep themselves from idols, worshipping God alone; and others that should assure them the papacy should go down, mystical Babylon should fall; so he would have others that should give warning to men and women of those dreadful plagues that should come upon them that entered themselves in this great city, either worshipping the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 14:10

Those that do yield a subjection to him, and profess his faith, shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God; that is, shall feel the severity of God’s judicial dispensations, which in Scripture are expressed by the wine cup of his fury, Jeremiah 25:15; see also Job 21:20; Psalms 75:8; Isaiah 51:17; either from the intoxicating quality of wine, or the stupifying quality of it, when mixed with myrrh, or other stupifying things. But here it is said without mixture, which signifies their sensible... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 14:11

And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever; that is, their torments shall be everlasting, as well as most exquisite, and causing the most acute pain. And they have no rest day nor night; this is but the same thing in other words; their torments shall be such as shall give them no rest at any time. Who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name: the sense of these two verses is no more than this: That all idolaters shall fall under the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Revelation 14:12

Here is the patience of the saints: God having in the former chapter shown his servant John the reign and rage of antichrist in his time of forty-two months, and in this chapter what shall be the end of him and all his adherents; here concludeth with telling him: This is a period of time wherein the patience of his holy ones will be tried, both in waiting for their deliverance, and also in their patient enduring antichrist’s oppression and tyranny. Here are they that keep the commandments of... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Revelation 14:1-12

THE VISION OF THE FAITHFUL SERVANTS OF GODCRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTESTHAT we may be assured of the safety of God’s faithful ones, even during the time of the triumph of the beast and false prophet, we are shown the sealed ones all secure and in the charge of the Lamb; and we are further assured that seven angels are ministering to the protection and comfort of the imperilled saints. The angel of good news (Revelation 14:6-7); the angel proclaiming the doom of the great world city (Revelation... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:12

Revelation 14:12 There are mainly three conditions required in order to the attainment of the grace of patience. I. Learn to look on all trying circumstances from the true point of view. The first and most natural view of them is that they destroy our ease. The sense of injury or annoyance, the soreness at the unkindness or disappointment this occupies us, and the one longing is that the cause of pain may be removed, that at any cost we may be freed from the unwelcome pressure. Thence arises... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:12-13

Revelation 14:12-13 All Saints. I. Our text shows us the chief graces which have made the saints what they are: "Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." So then the saint-like graces on which we are invited to gaze are faith and patience. Patience says, "Do not take for granted that you have failed because the result at present seems poor." The end is not yet. Look with suspicion on rapidly won victories. Those... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Revelation 14:9-11

DISCOURSE: 2517THE PUNISHMENT OF THE UNGODLYRevelation 14:9-11. 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, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: and the smoke of their torment... read more

C.I. Scofield