Revelation 16:8-9 KJV,NLT

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 16:9

And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the Name of God. The men (see on Revelation 16:8 ). (On the meaning of the first clause, see on Revelation 16:8 .) This is the first mention in the vials of men blaspheming. As with Pharaoh and the Egyptians, the judgments of God, instead of awakening them to repentance, only serve to harden their hearts. This again occurs under the fifth and seventh vials. So also in the sixth trumpet, we are told, men repented not—a statement also... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 16:9

The hardened heart. "They repented not to give him glory." This impenitence is told of in Revelation 9:20 , and in this chapter again at Revelation 9:11 and Revelation 9:21 . This repeated reference is designed to, as it well may, impress our minds with a fact at once so sinful, so solemn, and so sad. For such impenitence is— I. A VERY CERTAIN FACT . The late Mr. Kingsley, in his book, 'The Roman and the Teuton,' draws out at length the evidence both of the horrible... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 16:8

And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun - Toward the sun, or so as to reach the sun. The effect was as if it had been poured upon the sun, giving it an intense heat, and thus inflicting a severe judgment upon people. This corresponds also with the fourth trumpet Revelation 8:12, where it is said, that the “third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars.” For the general meaning of this symbol see the notes on that place. The idea... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 16:9

And men were scorched with great heat - That is, as above expressed, calamity came upon them which would be well represented by such heat. It is said that this calamity would come upon people, and we are to suppose that it would be such that human life would be particularly affected; and as that heat of the sun must be exceedingly intense which would cut down people, we are to suppose that the judgment here referred to would be intensely severe.And blasphemed the name of God - The effect would... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 16:8-9

Revelation 16:8-9. And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun Namely, of the Papal kingdom; and power was given unto him Unto the angel; to scorch men with fire Alluding to the heat of the sun, namely, the men who had the mark of the beast. And they were scorched with great heat; nevertheless, they repented not to give glory to God, who had power over these plagues; but blasphemed his name the more “Now as this vial,” says Fleming, “must begin where the other... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 16:1-21

Pouring out the seven bowls (16:1-21)The bowl judgments are similar to the trumpet judgments, only much more severe. The judgments announced by the trumpets affected only one third of the various areas (see 8:7-12), but here the judgments are total and final. The first judgment brings disease on the earth, the second death in the sea, and the third death in the waters on the land (16:1-4). God acts justly by inflicting the persecutors with punishments suited to the evil they have done (5-6).... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 16:8

upon. App-104 . power, &c. = it was given. unto = to. with. Greek. en. App-104 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 16:9

power. The texts add "the". App-172 . over. App-104 . repented. App-111 . not. App-106 . glory. See p. 1511. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 16:8

And the fourth poured out his bowl upon the sun; and it was given unto it to scorch men with fire.And the fourth poured out his bowl upon the sun ... Can there be any doubt now, that the total physical environment of the earth is the figure here? What is the specific analogy? The sun in the physical realm is "the light of the world," even as Christ and his truth are the true spiritual light of people (John 1:9). When that which should be light is so polluted that it will only scorch and burn... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 16:9

And men were scorched with great heat: and they blasphemed the name of God who hath power over these plagues; and they repented not to give him glory.And they were scorched with great heat ... The wars, revolutions, social unrest, bitterness and frustrations of our present times may only be a token of what is indicated by this. The less true light possessed by people from the word of God, the more they are scorched and burned by the fires of evil.They blasphemed ... they repented not ... Eller... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 16:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 16:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 16:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 16:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 16:8-9

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 16:1-21

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 16:8

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 16:9

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 16:8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 16:9

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