Bible Commentaries

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Revelation 16

Verse 1

out of. App-104.

Temple. See Matthew 23:16.

seven angels. See Revelation 15:1.

Go . . . ways = Go forth. Greek. hupago.

vials. See Revelation 15:7.

God. App-98.

upon = into. Greek. eis.

earth. App-129.


Verse 2

went = went forth. Greek. aperchomai.

upon. Greek. epi, but the texts read eis as Revelation 16:1.

fell. Literally came or became.

noisome. App-128.

grievous. App-128.

sore = ulcer. Greek. helkos. Only here, Revelation 16:11. Luke 16:21.

upon. Greek. eis, but the texts read epi (App-104.)

men. App-123.

mark. See Revelation 13:16.

beast. See Revelation 12:1.

upon them. Omit.

which worshipped = those worshipping (App-137.)


Verse 3

angel. Omit.

dead man. App-139.

living soul. Literally soul of life. Compare App-13.

living. App-170.

soul = creature. App-110.

in. App-104.


Verse 5

righteous. App-191.

O Lord. The texts omit.

and Shalt be. The texts read "Thou Holy One".

judged. App-122.


Verse 6

have. Omit.

saints. See Acts 9:13.

prophets. App-189.

for. The texts omit.


Verse 7

another out of. The texts omit. Supply the ellipsis with "the angel of"; compare angel of the waters, Revelation 16:5.

LORD = O LORD.

Almighty. App-98.

true. App-175. See p. 1511.

judgments. App-177.


Verse 8

upon. App-104.

power, &c. = it was given.

unto = to.

with. Greek. en. App-104.


Verse 9

power. The texts add "the". App-172.

over. App-104.

repented. App-111.

not. App-106.

glory. See p. 1511.


Verse 10

seat = throne.

was, &c. = became darkened. Compare Revelation 8:12; Revelation 9:2.

for. Greek. ek. App-104.


Verse 11

And Add "they".

the God of heaven. See Revelation 11:13.

heaven. See Revelation 3:12.

because of, of. Greek. ek. App-104.

and. Add "because of" (ek, as above).


Verse 12

that = in order that. Greek. hina. kings. Supply "that come".

of. Greek. apo. App-104.

the east. Literally the rising of the sun.


Verse 13

Saw: App-133.

spirits. App-101.

like = as it were, with texts.

dragon. See Revelation 12:3.

false prophet. Greek. pseudoprophetes. In Rev. here; Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:10. See Revelation 13:11-17.


Verse 14

the. Omit.

devils = demons.

miracles. App-176.

unto. Greek. epi. App-104.

of the earth and. The texts omit.

world. App-129.

that = the.

Almighty. Add "the". See Revelation 16:7.


Verse 15

This verse forms a parenthesis.

come, &c. See 1 Thessalonians 6:2.

Blessed. See Revelation 1:3.

lest = in order that (Greek. hina) not (App-105).

see. App-133.

shame. The Greek word only here and Romans 1:27 (unseemly).


Verse 16

a = the.

the. Omit.

tongue. Omit.

Armageddon. Greek. harmagedon, as most texts. The word = mount of Megiddo. Therefore in Palestine, not Europe. See Judges 5:19, &c. In Isaiah 10:28 the Septuagint reads "Maggedo", for Migron.


Verse 17

into. Greek. eis as in Revelation 16:16; but the texts read epi (App-104.)

out of. Greek. apo. The texts read ek (as Revelation 16:1).

of heaven. The texts omit.

from. App-104.


Verse 18

were, was. Literally came to be.

voices, &c. The texts read "lightnings, and voices, and thunders". See Revelation 4:5.

earthquake. Occurs seven times in Rev. See Revelation 6:12.

and. Read "or".


Verse 19

was divided. Literally became.

great Babylon. Compare Daniel 4:30.

came, &c. Literally was remembered.

fierceness. Greek. thumos (wrath, in Revelation 16:1).

wrath. Greek. orge. Figure of speech Pleonasm. App-6.


Verse 21

talent. See App-61.

was = is.

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