John Trapp Complete Commentary - Revelation 16:11
11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. Ver. 11. And blasphemed the God of heaven ] As they did in 1588, when the Spaniards gave out that Christ was turned Lutheran; and as Faux the gunpowder traitor did, when he told those that took him, that not God, but the devil, had brought to light and to nought that desperate design. (Lonicer. Theatr. Histor.) Thus they set their mouths against heaven, and their tongue walketh through... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Revelation 16:12-16
Revelation 16:12-16The sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates … Three unclean spirits The mission of the three spiritsThe river Euphrates, the dividing stream (in old time) between Israel and Assyria, between Israel and Babylon--the dividing stream (in typical language) between the Israel of God and the foes of God, between the Church and the world, between the disciples of Jesus Christ and the opposing hosts and powers of evil--is dried up, by the outpouring of the... read more