Revelation 8:7

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 8:7-13

Observe, I. The first angel sounded the first trumpet, and the events which followed were very dismal: There followed hail and fire mingled with blood, etc., Rev. 8:7. There was a terrible storm; but whether it is to be understood of a storm of heresies, a mixture of monstrous errors falling on the church (for in that age Arianism prevailed), or a storm or tempest of war falling on the civil state, expositors are not agreed. Mr. Mede takes it to be meant of the Gothic inundation that broke in... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 8:7-12

8:7-12 The first angel sounded a blast on his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood and launched themselves on the dry land; and a third part of the dry land was burned up, and a third part of the trees was burned up, and all green grass was burned up. The second angel sounded a blast on his trumpet, and what I can only call a great mountain burning with fire was hurled into the sea; and a third part of the sea became blood, and a third part of the creatures in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 8:7

The first angel sounded ,.... Or blew his trumpet: and there followed hail and fire, mingled with blood ; somewhat like one of the plagues of Egypt, Exodus 9:23 ; in which was hail mingled with fire, only no blood, but what was caused by its fall on man and beast. Some have thought the Arian heresy is here intended, which may well enough agree with the time; and which may be compared to "hail", for the mischief it did to the vines, the churches; and because of the violence with which... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 8:7

Hail and fire mingled with blood - This was something like the ninth plague of Egypt. See Exodus 9:18-24 ; : "The Lord sent thunder and hail - and fire mingled with the hail - and the fire ran along upon the ground." In the hail and fire mingled with blood, some fruitful imaginations might find gunpowder and cannon balls, and canister shot and bombs. They were cast upon the earth - Εις την γην· Into that land; viz., Judea, thus often designated. And the third part of trees - ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 8:1-13

The purpose of revealing judgment. The process of the conquest of evil is varied. It is now by severity of judgment, now by the gentleness of mild rebuke or moderated chastisement. Again the voice of the teacher arrests attention, and the appeals of truth stimulate to righteousness. Hidden behind all is the gracious operation of the Holy Spirit of the Lord, working all things according to the counsel of his holy will. His hand is unseen, and the revelation is needed to show and assure men... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 8:6-13

Restricted judgment. In wrath the Lord ever remembers mercy. In the sounding of four of the seven angels this idea is most prominent. Afflictions of various kinds are seen to rest upon the earth, but they are confined in each case to one third. It is not a final overthrow, nor is it a vision of destruction. In the disturbance of the material world is portrayed the upheaving in the spiritual, and the gentle threat of the Divine displeasure. The avenging his own elect is a call to men to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 8:7

The first angel sounded ; and the first sounded (Revised Version). The word "angel" should be omitted here, though found in the other trumpets. The first four are marked off from the last three (as in the case of the seals) by distinctive features. The first four refer to the natural life, while the last three are connected more closely with the spiritual life of man. The first four are connected and interdependent; the last three are distinct and more detached. The last three are... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 8:7

The first angel sounded - The first in order, and indicating the first in the series of events that were to follow.And there followed hail - Hail is usually a symbol of the divine vengeance, as it has often been employed to accomplish the divine purposes of punishment. Thus, in Exodus 9:23, “And the Lord sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along the ground; and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt.” So in Psalms 105:32, referring to the plagues upon Egypt, it is said, “He gave them... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 8:7

Revelation 8:7. The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood A proper representation of great commotions and disorders, attended with much bloodshed, and the destruction of many of the several ranks and conditions of men. “A thunder-storm or tempest, that throws down all before it, is a fit metaphor to express the calamities of war, whether from civil disturbances or foreign invasion, which often, like a hurricane, lay all things waste as far as they reach.... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 8:6-13

8:6-11:19 THE SEVEN TRUMPETSFirst four trumpets (8:6-13)In the visions revealed by the breaking of the seals, the judgments arose largely from human sin. But in the judgments announced by the blowing of the trumpets, the judgments seem to come direct from God without the use of a human agency. The trumpet visions reveal another way of looking at God’s judgment, but like the seal visions they build towards a climax.The first trumpet announces widespread devastation on the land (6-7); the second,... read more

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