Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary

Revelation 9:12

ἔρχεται. Text. Rec[326] reads ἔρχονται with B2P 1.

[326] Rec. Textus Receptus as printed by Scrivener.

ἔτι δύο. Cop[327] reads δευτέρα. St Jerome alterum, cod. flor[328] secundum.

[327] Coptic.
[328] flor. Codex Toletanus 10th century at Madrid.

12. ἡ μία. The first of the three denounced by the eagle, Revelation 8:13. A decided majority of modern orthodox commentators understand this vision as foretelling the Mahometan conquests—some taking the fallen star of Revelation 9:1 of Mahomet himself. The last is scarcely credible—unless one should adopt the view,—not perhaps inconsistent with the facts of Mahomet’s career, but hardly in harmony with the general order of Revelation—that he really had a divine commission, but perverted it to serve his selfish ambition. It seems almost certain that the “star” is an angel, strictly speaking: but the interpretation as a whole seems worthy of respect. Perhaps the Mahometan conquest is to be regarded as at least a partial fulfilment of this prophecy: but the attempts to shew that it is in detail an exact fulfilment have not been very successful. For instance, it cannot be said that the Mahometan conquest has done no hurt except to those who denied or profaned their baptism, see sup. Revelation 9:4.

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