Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary

Revelation 16:9

τὸ ὄνομα. A reads ἐνώπιον.

9. ἐβλασφήμησαν. Contrast Revelation 15:4. This, which marks a new and intenser stage of suffering, is henceforth repeated after every vial but the sixth, which describes preparations for active rebellion.

τοῦ ἔχοντος. Must refer to God: it would be yet more forced to interpret it (with Winer?) “they blasphemed the name of the God of (the angel) who had power &c.,” than to interpret αὐτῷ of the Angel.

τὴν ἐξουσίαν. Here, as in St Luke 12:5; Romans 9:21, it is impossible to find any trace of the common sense of a committed authority. Probably also in St Matthew 7:29, St Mark 1:22, St Luke 4:32, the contrast is between the inherent independent authority of Christ, and those who sat in Moses’ seat and had the best right to be believed when they were content to quote their predecessors.

οὐ μετενόησαν δοῦναι αὐτῷ δόξαν. Contrast Revelation 11:13, which therefore cannot refer to the same judgements as here, nor probably to judgements on the same place or people.

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