Revelation 18:2-5 ESV

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:3

For by the wine of the wrath of her fornication all the nations are fallen; and the kings of the earth committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth waxed rich by the power of her wantonness.By the wine of the wrath of her fornication all the nations are fallen ... This places the blame squarely upon the harlot herself for the universal disaster about to fall. How is this so? The essence of this wine that at last intoxicates all mankind, especially the "ten kings" who are the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:4

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come forth, my people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues:Another voice from heaven ... See under the preceding verse for the reason behind this.Come forth, my people, out of her ... Amazing! Does God have people in the harlot church? Yes, nor should this surprise us. There were also saints in Sardis (Revelation 3:14), and much people who belonged to God even in pagan Nineveh (Jonah 4:11).... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:5

for her sins have reached even unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.For her sins have reached even unto heaven ... There is something resembling the quality of "glue" in the metaphor here. As Beckwith said, "The thought is not that the sins cleave to the skies, but that they cleave to each other, forming a mass reaching to heaven."[29] Moffatt saw it as a "gluing together of the leaves comprising a roll";[30] Rome's sins would make a roll reaching all the way to heaven! No... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 18:1-8

Revelation 18:1-8. I saw another angel, &c.— After the account of the state and condition of spiritual Babylon, here follows a description of her fall and destruction, in the same sublime and figurative style as Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel have foretold the fall of Babylon and Tyre, the types and emblems of this spiritual Babylon. A mighty and glorious angel descends from heaven, and proclaims (as in chap. Revelation 14:8.) the fall of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 18:2

2. mightily . . . strong—not supported by manuscripts. But A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic read, "with (literally, 'in') a mighty voice." is fallen, is fallen—so A, Vulgate, Syriac, and ANDREAS. But B and Coptic omit the second "is fallen" (Isaiah 21:9; Jeremiah 51:8). This phrase is here prophetical of her fall, still future, as Jeremiah 51:8- : proves. devils—Greek, "demons." the hold—a keep or prison. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 18:3

3. drunk— :-, from which perhaps "the wine" may have been interpolated. They have drunk of her fornication, the consequence of which will be wrath to themselves. But A, B, and C read, "(owing to the wrath of her fornication all nations) have fallen." Vulgate and most versions read as English Version, which may be the right reading though not supported by the oldest manuscripts. Babylon, the whore, is destroyed before the beast slays the two witnesses ( :-), and then the beast himself is... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 18:4

4. Come out of her, my people—quoted from Jeremiah 50:8; Jeremiah 51:6; Jeremiah 51:45. Even in the Romish Church God has a people: but they are in great danger; their only safety is in coming out of her at once. So also in every apostate or world-conforming church there are some of God's invisible and true Church, who, if they would be safe, must come out. Especially at the eve of God's judgment on apostate Christendom: as Lot was warned to come out of Sodom just before its destruction, and... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 18:5

5. her sins—as a great heap. reached—Greek, "reached so far as to come into close contact with, and to cleave unto." read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 18:1-3

The first angelic announcement of judgment 18:1-3 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 18:2

The repetition of the word "Fallen" (cf. Revelation 14:8; Isaiah 21:9; Jeremiah 51:8) probably indicates that God guaranteed this judgment and that it will happen quickly (Genesis 41:32; cf. 2 Peter 3:8). This is another proleptic announcement in which the angel described a future action as already having happened. The prophetic aorist tense of the Greek verb makes this clear."It is the prophetic way of declaring that the great purpose of God in triumphing over evil is a fait accompli." [Note:... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:5

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 18:1-8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 18:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 18:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 18:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 18:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 18:1-3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 18:2

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