_And after these things_ After the angel-interpreter had so far
explained the meaning of the vision, and mystery of the woman, and of
the beast with seven heads and ten horns which carried her; _I saw
another angel_ Termed _another_, with respect to him mentioned
Revelation 10:1; _come down from hea... [ Continue Reading ]
_And he cried mightily with a strong voice_ Proclaimed aloud with
triumphant joy, in the words of Isaiah 21:9, _saying, Babylon the
great is fallen, is fallen_ As if he had said, What was prophesied
formerly concerning the celebrated seat of the Chaldean empire, shall
presently be verified in this m... [ Continue Reading ]
_And I heard another voice from heaven_ Probably the voice of Christ,
graciously warning his people of their danger of being infected by the
prevailing corruptions of the mystical Babylon, and, in consequence
thereof, of being involved in her ruin; _saying, Come out of her, my
people_ Immediately fo... [ Continue Reading ]
_How much she hath glorified herself_ By pride, and pomp, and arrogant
boasting; _and lived deliciously_ In all kinds of elegance, luxury,
and wantonness; _so much torment and sorrow give her_ Proportioning
the punishment to the sin; _for_, or _because, she saith in her heart_
As did ancient Babylon... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the kings of the earth_, &c. Even the chief rulers and great
powers of the world, who were formerly in league with her, and
supported her in her corruptions, practised her idolatries, _and lived
deliciously with her_ Shared in the pomp and luxury of her prosperous
state; _shall bewail her_, &c.... [ Continue Reading ]
_The merchandise_, &c. There is an end of all traffic or commerce with
her, whether spiritual or temporal; _of gold and silver_, &c. Almost
all the things here named are still in use at Rome, both in their
idolatrous service and in common life; _fine linen_ The sort of which
here mentioned, βυσσος,... [ Continue Reading ]
_The merchants, ship-masters, and sailors, and as many as trade by
sea, weep and wail_ For they can no longer import or export
commodities for her, or convey strangers to and fro, for there is an
end of all her gains, wealth, and glory. These lamentations are copied
from the like lamentations over T... [ Continue Reading ]
_The voice of harpers_ Players on stringed instruments; _and
musicians_ Skilful singers in particular; _and pipers_ Who played on
flutes, chiefly on mournful, whereas _trumpeters_ played on joyful
occasions; _shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman_
Greek, τεχνιτης ωασης τεχνης, _no... [ Continue Reading ]