Apocalipse 18:10-19 NVIPT

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 18:19

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. made desolate. See "come to nought", Revelation 18:17 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:10

standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.Standing afar off ... They make no move to help Babylon; they do not wish to be involved; it has not yet dawned upon them that all things rest upon divine authority (even as inadequately taught and delivered by the harlot), and they still do not see that in burning her they have burned down their own kingdoms. They still seem to think that they shall... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:11

And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no man buyeth their merchandise any more;And the merchants weep and mourn ... Why? "For no man buyeth their merchandise any more." The economic ruin is total. If they have any goods left, they will be looted or stolen, not bought. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:12

merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stone, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet; and all thyine wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;There is no point in commenting upon this inventory, which is but a partial catalogue of all the precious goods of the world. The extensive nature of this list prompted the great scholar Alford to say that, "Certainly the details of this far more nearly... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:13

and cinnamon, and spice, and incense, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep; and merchandise of horses and chariots and slaves; and souls of men.This is more of the same inventory, but there are a couple of items of special interest:And slaves ... The mention of these in connection with "the souls of men" is intriguing. "Slaves" is clear enough, as "There were 60,000,000 slaves in the Roman empire when this was written."[52] So much... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:14

And the fruits which thy soul lusted after are gone from thee, and all things that were dainty and sumptuous are perished from thee, and men shall find them no more at all.The fruits ... all things dainty ... men shall find them no more at all ... The recurrence of this ominous refrain, "no more at all," some five times in the final paragraph has prompted some scholars to suppose that this verse belongs there instead of here; but Beasley-Murray skillfully refuted this: "This verse does not suit... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:15

The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning; saying, Woe, woe, the great city, she that was arrayed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and previous stone and pearl!The wail of the merchants is like that of the kings, for they too stood "afar off." The ancient prejudice of businessmen that they are not concerned with religion will at last be confounded when there is none, or so little... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:17

for in one hour so great riches is made desolate. And every shipmaster, and every one that saileth any whither, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood afar off,For in one hour ... The triple mention of this (Revelation 18:9,17,19) makes it imperative to relate these events to the brief ascendancy of the final "ten kings" (Revelation 17:12-17). See comment there."It is the loss of the wealth, not any concern for people, that the merchants express."[56] read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:18

and cried out as they looked upon the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like the great city?And cried as they looked upon the smoke of her burning ... The repetition of "smoke of her burning" is of interest. It does not seem that the kings, merchants, etc., were much concerned about the "burning" of the harlot, but the smoke of it, indicating that it was the subsequent consequences of her destruction which confounded them. No! They did not care at all about the harlot being burned, but... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:19

And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, wherein all that had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.Note that it is not for the harlot that all of the weeping and wailing and mourning and crying and casting dust on the heads comes about, but for "the great city." This is the great world-city, the complex of urban civilization, so identified in earlier chapters. Even at... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 18:19

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:10

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:11

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:13

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:14

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:15

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:17

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:18

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 18:19

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