Revelation 18:2-5 ESV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 18:5

Her sins have reached unto heaven - They are become so great and enormous that the long-suffering of God must give place to his justice. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 18:1-8

The fall of corrupt society. "And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven," etc. Regarding, as I do, this book as a record of visions which its author had in Patmos, at a period when the most stupendous events were occurring around him, the only practical use that can be made of them is to illustrate and impress those moral principles that are trite to man as man, the world over and the ages through. It appears absurd and useless, and an utter waste of labour, to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 18:1-24

The overthrow of wickedness. This, in symbolic form, is the real subject of this chapter. Wickedness shall be utterly and forever destroyed. I. A GLORIOUS ANGEL PROCLAIMS THIS . (Cf. Revelation 18:1 as to this angel.) Then such overthrow must be: 1 . Righteous. 2 . Blessed. 3 . Divine. Had it been possible for men to affect this, it would have been done long since. II. GOD 'S PEOPLE RECEIVE COMMAND . 1 . To separate themselves from sin. From... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 18:2

And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying; and he cried with a strong voice, saying. This "strong voice" is characteristic of the heavenly utterances (cf. Revelation 7:2 ; Revelation 14:7 , etc.). Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen. The event, though future, is described as past, being predetermined in the counsels of God. The words here are a reproduction of Isaiah 21:9 . And is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 18:3

For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. "The wine" is omitted in A, C, but it is inserted in א , B, and retained in the Revised Version. "The wrath" is omitted (cf. the expression in Revelation 14:8 and Revelation 17:2 ). And the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her. (On the figure employed, as well as the identical language, see Revelation 17:2 .) And the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 18:4

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying. Probably the voice of another angel in succession to the one mentioned in Revelation 18:1 . Another angel takes up the theme, because the message is now directly addressed to Christians. Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. The angel says, "my people," because he is representing God. These words, resembling Isaiah 48:20 ; Isaiah 52:1-15 :l; Jeremiah 1:8 ; and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 18:4

The fall of Babylon. "Come out of her, my people." This is not the sole similar warning which Scripture contains. Cf. the warning to Lot to come out of Sodom; the warning to Israel to come away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, etc.; the warning to God's people ( Jeremiah 51:45 ) to come away from Babylon, the old literal Babylon: "My people, go ye out of her, and deliver ye every man his soul." And now we have the same warning concerning the Babylon told of in this chapter. Inquire,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 18:5

For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. That is, the accumulation of sin is so great as to reach up to the heaven. Exactly the description of the judgment of Babylon given in Jeremiah 51:9 , "Forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country; for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies." The last part of the verse is a repetition of Revelation 16:19 . read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 18:2

And he cried mightily - Literally, “he cried with a strong great voice.” See Revelation 10:3.Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen - See the notes on Revelation 14:8. The proclamation here is substantially the same as in that place, and no doubt the same thing is referred to.And is become the habitation of devils - Of demons - in allusion to the common opinion that the demons inhabited abandoned cities, old ruins, and deserts. See the notes on Matthew 12:43-45. The language here is taken from... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 18:3

For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication - See the notes on Revelation 14:8. This is given as a reason why this utter ruin had come upon her. She had beguiled and corrupted the nations of the earth, leading them into estrangement from God, and into pollution and sin. See the notes on Revelation 9:20-21.And the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her - Spiritual adultery; that is, she has been the means of seducing them from God and leading them into... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 18:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 18:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 18:1-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 18:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 18:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 18:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 18:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 18:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 18:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 18:3

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