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Revelation 18:1 KJV
Revelation · chapter 18 · verse 1
And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.Revelation 18:1 · King James Version
Revelation 18:1 in context
1And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
2And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
3For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- lightenedphōtizōto give light, to shine, to enlighten, light up, illumine, to bring to light, render…G5461 →
- heavenouranosthe vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it, the universe, the world…G3772 →
- havingechōto haveG2192 →
- aftermetawith, after, behindG3326 →
- angelangelosa messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from GodG32 →
- greatmegasgreat, of the external form or sensible appearance of things , in particular, of space…G3173 →
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The downfall and destruction of Babylon form an event so fully determined in the counsels of God, and of such consequence to his interests and glory, that the visions and predictions concerning it are repeated. 1. Here is another angel sent from heaven, attended with great power and lustre, Rev 18:1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8