Observe here, 1. That those who understand this WOE denounced by the fifth angel to denote. temporal judgment, apply it to the Jewish seducer, who headed the turbulent Zealots; he was. ringleader of most hellish villains, and the Zealots under him did all the mischiefs imaginable, marched up to Jeru... [ Continue Reading ]
That is, God would bring such dreadful judgments and calamities upon the wicked world, that men should be an affliction beyond all other afflictions, that they could not die: to flee death is. great misery, but to have death flee from us, or flee before us, and not be able to find it, is. far greate... [ Continue Reading ]
That this is. metaphorical description of. terrible army of cruel men, seems very plain: some understand it of the Jewish Zealots, who appeared as warriors, and were devouring wasters; they looked like men, kind and friendly, and pretending to be redeemers of the people, saviours of, and benefactors... [ Continue Reading ]
Note here, 1. From these words, ONE WOE IS PAST, AND TWO MORE ARE TO COME, that God has. storehouse of judgments, as well as. treasury of mercy, and when one judgment will not do, he has more to inflict. Note, 2. The golden altar, which is here said to be before God, signifies our Lord Jesus Christ... [ Continue Reading ]
St. John proceeds here in describing this vast army of Turks and Arabians, that with incredible swiftness did overrun and ruin the eastern churches; all these expressions OF FIRE, and BRIMSTONE, and SMOKE, denote that cruel devastation and destruction which was occasioned by the Turks and Mahometans... [ Continue Reading ]