AND. Omit. AFTER, &C. See Revelation 1:19. SAW. App-133. ANOTHER. App-124. Not the speaker of Revelation 17, but one invested with great authority and glory. COME. coming. HEAVEN. See Revelation 3:12. POWER. App-172. EARTH. App-129. LIGHTENED. Greek. _photizo._ Compare App-130. WITH. Same a... [ Continue Reading ]
MIGHTILY. The texts read "with (Greek. _en)_. mighty (compare App-172.) voice (Greek. _phone)_ ". BABYLON... FALLEN. See Revelation 14:8; Isaiah 21:9; Jeremiah 51:8. THE. a. HABITATION. Greek. _katoiketerion._ Only here and Ephesians 2:22, which see. DEVILS _=_ demons. See App-101. HOLD. prison... [ Continue Reading ]
NATIONS. the nations. WINE... WRATH. furious wine. Figure of speech. _Antimereia_ (of Noun). App-6. HAVE. Omit. ARE. Omit. THROUGH. by. Greek. _ek._ App-104. ABUNDANCE. App-172.1; Rev 176:1. DELICACIES. luxury. Greek. _strenos._ Only here in NT.; its verb only in verses: Revelation 7:9. This id... [ Continue Reading ]
ANOTHER. App-124. COME. Come forth. MY PEOPLE. See Jeremiah 50:4, and compare Isaiah 10:20; Isaiah 10:24. THAT. in order that. Greek. _hina._ SINS. App-128. PLAGUES. Greek. _plege._ See Revelation 13:3 (wound) and App-197.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAVE, HATH. Omit. REACHED. The texts read "joined" or "built together". UNTO. up to. GOD. App-98. INIQUITIES. App-128.... [ Continue Reading ]
REWARD. Render. Compare Mark 12:17 and Jeremiah 51:24. REWARDED. rendered. Same word. YOU. Omit, and supply "others". DOUBLE. This word is put for full compensation. Figure of speech _Metonymy._ App-6. UNTO HER. Omit. ACCORDING TO. App-104. IN. App-104. HATH FILLED, FILL. mixed, mix.... [ Continue Reading ]
HATH. Omit. GLORIFIED. Seep. 1511. LIVED DELICIOUSLY. See Revelation 18:3 above. TORMENT. Greek. _basanismos._ Here; verses: Revelation 18:10; Revelation 18:15. See Revelation 9:5. I SIT, &C. See Isaiah 47:8. QUEEN.. queen who is not. widow, implies. king-consort. Greek. "no widow" may be Figur... [ Continue Reading ]
THEREFORE. For this cause. Greek. _dia_ (App-104.Revelation 18:2; Revelation 18:2) _touto._ COME. i.e. suddenly. Same word in 2 Peter 3:10. WITH. App-104. STRONG. mighty, as verses: Revelation 18:10; Revelation 18:21. See Revelation 18:2. LORD. App-98. JUDGETH. The texts read "judged". App-122.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAVE. Omit. FOR. over. App-104. SHALL. Omit. SEE. App-133. BURNING. Greek. _purosis._ Only here, Revelation 18:18, and 1 Peter 4:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
OFF. Greek. _apo._ App-104. THAT. the. MIGHTY. See Revelation 18:8. JUDGMENT. App-177. These "kings of the earth" are those of Revelation 17:2. The ten kings are never seen by John apart from the beast, and the "kings of the earth" are always seen in connection with Babylon.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHALL. Omit. OVER. App-104. NO MAN. no one. Greek. _oudeis._ BUYETH. Greek. _agorazo,_ rend, "redeemed" in Revelation 5:9; Revelation 14:3; Revelation 14:4. elsewhere always "buy". First occurance: Matthew 13:44. ANY. no. App-105. MORE. longer. The texts read here _ouketi._... [ Continue Reading ]
PRECIOUS. Greek. _timios._ The noun in Revelation 18:19. MOST PRECIOUS. Superl. of Greek. _timios_ above.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEASTS. cattle. CHARIOTS. Greek. _rheda._ Only here. Gallic word for. four-wheeled coach or vehicle,. sign of luxury. SLAVES. Literally bodies. Greek. _soma_. By Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (App-6) for "slaves". See Genesis 36:6 (Septuagint) SOULS OF MEN. men.. Hebraism for "persons of men", or s... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT... AFTER. Literally of thy soul's (App-110) desire (Greek. _epithumia_. See 1 John 2:16; 1 John 2:17). DEPARTED. Most texts read "perished". THOU, &C. Most of the texts read "and they (men) shall never more at all (Greek. _ouketi ou me._ App-105.) find them". The list consists entirely of lux... [ Continue Reading ]
AND. Omit. ALAS, ALAS,. Woe! woe! as Revelation 18:10 and Revelation 18:19. THAT. the. STONES. stone.... [ Continue Reading ]
IN ONE HOUR. See Revelation 18:19. COME, &C As "made desolate", Revelation 18:18. ALL... SHIPS. The texts read "every one that saileth any whither", indicating travellers of all kinds. TRADE... SEA. Literally work the sea, i.e. for. living.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN, &C.. as they looked upon (the texts read App-133.) UNTO. Omit. THIS. the.... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT. the. WHEREIN. in (App-104.) which. SHIPS. the ships. BY REASON OF. Greek. _ek._ App-104. ONE HOUR. See Revelation 18:10 and compare Isaiah 47:11. Isa 18:17 and Jeremiah 50:26; Jeremiah 18:19 and Jeremiah 51:8. Ancient Babylon, after its capture by Cyrus, _gradually_ diminished. IS. was.... [ Continue Reading ]
OVER. App-104., with texts. HOLY. saints (see Acts 9:13) and. APOSTLES, PROPHETS. App-189. HATH AVENGED. Literally judged your judgment (App-122 and App-177); i.e. hath folly avenged you. Figure of speech _polyptoton._ App-6. ON. Greek. _ek._ App-104. Now has come the time of the avenging Luke 1... [ Continue Reading ]
LIKE. as it were. INTO. App-104. VIOLENCE. furious rush. Greek. _hormema._ Only here. Revised Version reads "mighty fall". Compare Acts 14:5 (assault. Greek. _horme)_. THAT.. the. NO MORE AT ALL. Six times here. App-105. AT ALL. Compare Jeremiah 51:64.Ezekiel 26:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
ANY MORE. no more, as above.... [ Continue Reading ]
LIGHT. App-130. CANDLE. lamp. SHINE. See App-106. THE, THE. Omit. SORCERIES. sorcery. See Revelation 9:21. NATIONS. the nations. DECEIVED. App-128. Compare Isaiah 47:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
PROPHETS. App-189. SAINTS. See Revelation 18:20 (holy).... [ Continue Reading ]