Revelation 9:20 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 9:13-21

Here let us consider the preface to this vision, and then the vision itself. I. The preface to this vision: A voice was heard from the horns of the golden altar, Rev. 9:13, 14. Here observe, 1. The power of the church's enemies is restrained till God gives the word to have them turned loose. 2. When nations are ripe for punishment, those instruments of God's anger that were before restrained are let loose upon them, Rev. 9:14. 3. The instruments that God makes use of to punish a people may... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 9:13-21

9:13-21 The sixth angel sounded a blast on his trumpet and I heard a voice from the four horns of the altar saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet: "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates." So there came the four angels who were prepared for that hour and day and month and year, to kill a third part of the human race. The number of the armed forces of cavalry was twenty thousand times ten thousand. I heard their number, and this was how I saw in appearance... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 9:20

And the rest of men which were not killed by these plagues ,.... By whom are meant the western antichristian party; and such of them as were not plagued, harassed, and destroyed by the Turks, as in Germany, at least some parts of it, France, Spain, Italy, &c.; yet repented not of the works of their hands : their idols, their images of saints departed, which their hands had made; the goodness of God in saving them from the depredations of the Turks, should have led them to repentance... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 9:20

Yet repented not - The commission which these horsemen had was against idolaters; and though multitudes of them were destroyed, yet the residue continued their senseless attachment to dumb idols, and therefore heavier judgments might be expected. These things are supposed to refer to the desolation brought upon the Greek Church by the Ottomans, who entirely ruined that Church and the Greek empire. The Church which was then remaining was the Latin or western Church, which was not at all... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 9:12-21

The inefficiency of judgments to lead all to repentance. The voice of suffering innocence does not pass unheeded. The Lord of sabaoth is long-suffering and very merciful, even towards the disobedient and towards the enemies of the truth; but the angels of judgment and punishment, bound and restrained, must at length be loosed. Though the Lord suffereth long and is kind, yet he will avenge his own elect which cry to him day and night. We learn— I. THAT THE END OF JUDGMENT IS ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 9:20

And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues; the rest of mankind (Revised Version). That is, the two thirds ( Revelation 9:18 ). Some understand "these plagues" to refer to the first six trumpets. It may be so, but it seems more correct to limit it to the sixth, as the same phrase, which occurs in Revelation 9:18 , must be so limited. Mankind must be taken to mean the worldly only. Of the ungodly, some are killed (the third part), the rest yet do not repent. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 9:20

Man's stubborn will. "And the rest … yet repented not." The fatal obstinacy of wicked men, the dreadful hardness of the human heart, sin's searing of the susceptibilities of the soul,—such is the mournful fact that the text, repeated again in the next verse, as if to summon our special attention, vividly reveals. Implied or stated in it are such truths as these— I. ALL MEN NEED REPENTANCE . The judgment fell only on some, but all deserved it; all had sinned, and all should have... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 9:20-21

And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues ... - One third part is represented as swept off, and it might have been expected that a salutary effect would have been produced on the remainder, in reforming them, and restraining them from error and sin. The writer proceeds to state, however, that these judgments did not have the effect which might reasonably have been anticipated. No reformation followed; there was no abandonment of the prevailing forms of iniquity; there was... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 9:20-21

Revelation 9:20-21. And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues That is, the Latin Church, which pretty well escaped these calamities; yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils Daimonia, demons, or second mediatory gods, as it hath largely been shown before, saints and angels; and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and wood From hence it is evident, that those calamities were inflicted upon the Christians for their... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 9:1-21

Fifth and sixth trumpets (9:1-21)Worse than the destruction by the forces of nature is the suffering brought by the forces of demons (fifth trumpet). These demonic forces are pictured in a strange and terrifying army of locusts. Though uncontrollable by any human power, they are not independent of the rule of God. He keeps them imprisoned in the abyss (RSV: bottomless pit), and even when he releases them he determines the extent of their activity (9:1-3).The demons do not harm plant life (as... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 9:13-21

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 9:13-21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 9:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 9:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 9:12-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 9:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 9:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 9:20-21

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 9:20-21

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 9:1-21

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