Dan 11:36-45, Rev 16-19, 20:8-9 | TSK | STEP | do. and he.The preceding verses (from ver. 31) relate to the Romans, who not only destroyed the city and temple of Jerusalem, and crucified the Messiah, but during almost 300 years sought by every means to extirpate Christianity. The conversion of Constantine, though it stopped the rage of persecution, gave but little help to true religion. The power first exercised by the emperors, in calling and influencing ecclesiastical councils, gradually passed into the hands of the clergy; and the bishop and church of Rome at last carried it to an enormous length, magnifying themselves above every god. exalt. speak. the God. till. for.

Daniel 11:36-45

do.

and he.The preceding verses (from ver. 31) relate to the Romans, who not only destroyed the city and temple of Jerusalem, and crucified the Messiah, but during almost 300 years sought by every means to extirpate Christianity. The conversion of Constantine, though it stopped the rage of persecution, gave but little help to true religion. The power first exercised by the emperors, in calling and influencing ecclesiastical councils, gradually passed into the hands of the clergy; and the bishop and church of Rome at last carried it to an enormous length, magnifying themselves above every god.

exalt.

7:8,20,25; Isa 14:13; 2Th 2:4; Re 13:5; 17:3

speak.

8:11,24,25

the God.

2:47; De 10:17; Jos 22:22; Ps 136:2

till.

7:20-25; 8:19; 12:7,11-13; Re 11:2,3; 12:14; 13:5

for.

4:35; 9:26; Job 23:13,14; Ps 33:10; Pr 19:21; Isa 46:10; Ac 4:28

Re 10:7; 17:17

the desire.

Ge 3:16; De 5:21; 21:11; So 7:10; Eze 24:16; 1Ti 4:3

regard.

Ge 3:5; Isa 14:13; 2Th 2:4

But in his estate. or, But in his stead.Heb. But as for the almighty God, in his seat shall be honour, yea, he shall honour a god whom, etc.

1Ti 4:1

forces. or, munitions. Heb. {Mauzzim,} or, gods protectors.Saints and angels, who were invoked as intercessors and protectors, had miracles ascribed to them, their relics worshipped, and their shrines and images adorned with costly offerings.

a god.

Re 13:12-17; 17:1-5; 18:12

pleasant things. Heb. things desired.

Isa 44:9

most strong holds. Heb. fortresses of munitions. gain. Heb.a price.

Re 18:9-13

at the.

35; 8:17; 12:4

the king of the south. The Saracens.

5,6; Eze 38:14-18

the king of the north. The Turks. like.

Isa 5:28; 21:1; 66:15; Jer 4:13; Zec 9:14

with horsemen.

Eze 38:4,15; Re 9:16; 16:12

overflow.

10,22

enter.

45; Eze 38:8-13

glorious land. or, goodly land.

Heb. land of delight, or, ornament. even.

Isa 11:13-15; Jer 9:26; 48:47; 49:6

stretch forth. Heb. send forth. and.

Eze 29:14; Zec 10:10,11; 14:17; Re 11:8

the Libyans.

Jer 46:9,10; Eze 38:5

at his.

Ex 11:8; Jud 4:10

east.

11,30; Eze 38:9-12; Re 16:12; 17:13; 19:19-21

between.

Joe 2:20; Zec 14:8

in the.

16,41; Ps 48:2; Isa 2:2; 14:13; Mic 4:2; 2Th 2:4

glorious holy mountain. or, goodly. Heb. mountain of delightof holiness. he shall come.

2:35; 7:26; 8:25; Eze 38:22,23; 39:2; 2Th 2:8; Re 13:10; 14:14-20

Re 19:19-21; 20:2,9

Revelation of John 16

1 The angels pour out their vials of wrath.

6 The plagues that follow.

15 Christ comes as a thief. Blessed are they that watch.

I heard.

14:15,18; 15:5-8

the seven.

15:1,6

and pour.

2-12,17; 14:9-11; 15:7; 1Sa 15:3,18; Eze 9:5-8; 10:2; Mt 13:41,42

upon the earth.

8:7; 14:16

a noisome.

Ex 9:8-11; De 7:15; 28:27; 1Sa 5:6,9; 2Ch 21:15,18; Job 2:7,8

Ps 78:26; Isa 1:5,6; 3:17,24; Lu 16:20-22; Ac 12:23

had.

13:15-18

upon.

8:8; 10:2; 13:1

it became.

11:6; Ex 7:17-21; Ps 78:44; 105:29; Eze 16:38

and every.

8:9; Ge 7:22

upon.

8:10,11

and they.

5; 14:7; Ex 7:20; 8:5; Isa 50:2; Eze 35:8; Ho 13:15

the angel.

Thou art.

7; 15:3; 19:2; Ge 18:25; Ps 129:4; 145:17; La 1:18; Da 9:14; Ro 2:5

Ro 3:5; 2Th 1:5,6

which art.

1:4,8; 4:8; 11:17

they have.

6:10,11; 13:10,15; 17:6,7; 18:24; 19:2; De 32:42,43; 2Ki 24:4

Isa 49:26; 51:22,23; Jer 2:30; La 4:13; Mt 7:2; 21:35-41; 23:30-37

for they are.

11:18; 18:20; Jer 26:11,16; Lu 12:48; Heb 10:29

out.

6:9; 8:3-5; 14:18; Isa 6:6; Eze 10:2,7

Even.

15:3,4

true.

13:10; 14:10; 19:2

upon.

6:12; 8:12; 9:2; Isa 24:23; Lu 21:25; Ac 2:20

and power.

7:16; 9:17,18; 14:18; Jon 4:8; Mt 13:6

scorched. or, burned. blasphemed.

10,11,21; 2Ki 6:33; 2Ch 28:22; Isa 1:5; 8:21; Jer 5:3; 6:29,30

Eze 24:13

and they.

11; 2:21; 9:20; Da 5:22,23; Lu 13:3,5; 2Co 12:21

to give.

11:13; 14:7; Jos 7:19; Jer 13:6; Am 4:6-12

upon.

11:2,8; 13:2-4; 17:9,17; 18:2,21,23

full.

9:2; 18:11-19; Ex 10:21-23; Ps 78:49; Isa 8:21,22; Mt 8:12; 22:13

1Pe 2:17

they.

11:10; Mt 13:42,50; 24:51; Lu 13:28

blasphemed.

9,21

the God.

2Ch 36:23; Ezr 1:2; 5:11,12; 6:10; 7:12,21,23; Ne 1:4; 2:4; Ps 136:26

Da 2:18,19,44; Jon 1:9

because.

2,9

and repented not.

9; 2Ti 3:13

upon.

9:14; 11:14; Isa 8:7

and the water.

17:15; Isa 11:15; 42:15; 44:27; Jer 50:38-40; 51:36

that the.

Isa 41:2,3,25; Eze 38:1-39:29; Da 11:43-45

three.

14; 2Th 2:9-11; 1Ti 4:1-3; 2Ti 3:1-6; 2Pe 2:1-3; 1Jo 4:1-3

like.

Ex 8:2-7; Ps 78:45; 105:30

come out of.

12:3,4,9-13; 13:1-7,11-18

the false.

19:20; 20:10

the spirits.

12:9; 1Ki 22:19-23; 2Ch 18:18-22; Eze 14:9; Joh 8:44; 2Co 11:13-15

1Ti 4:1; Jas 3:15

working.

13:13,14; 19:20; De 13:1,2; Mt 24:24; Mr 13:22; 2Th 2:9

which.

1Ki 22:6,10,11,19-22; Ac 13:8-10

the whole.

3:10; 12:9; 13:3; Lu 2:1; Ro 1:8; 1Jo 5:19

to gather.

16; 17:14; 19:19; 20:8; Isa 34:1-8; 63:1-6; Eze 38:8-12; Joe 3:11-14

God Almighty.

I come.

3:3; Mt 24:43; 1Th 5:2,3; 2Pe 3:10

Blessed.

Mt 24:42; 25:13; 26:41; Mr 13:33-37; 14:38; Lu 12:37-43; 21:36

Ac 20:31; 1Th 5:6; 1Pe 4:7

lest.

3:4,18; Ex 32:25; Isa 47:3; Eze 16:37; Ho 2:3; Hab 2:15; 2Co 5:3

he.

17:14; 19:17-21; Jud 4:7; Joe 3:9-14; Zec 14:2,3

the Hebrew.

9:11; Joh 5:2; 19:13,17; Ac 26:14

Armageddon.

Jud 5:19; 2Ki 23:29,30; Zec 12:11

into.

20:1-3; Eph 2:2; 6:12

there.

1; 11:19; 14:17; 15:5,6

It is.

10:6,7; 21:6; Da 12:7-13; Joh 19:30

were.

4:5; 8:5; 11:19

11:13; Da 12:1

the great.

14:8; 17:18; 18:2,10,16-19,21

great.

17:5; Da 4:30

in.

14:8-10; 18:5; Isa 49:26; 51:17-23; Jer 25:15,16,26

6:14; 20:11; Isa 2:14-17; Jer 4:23-25

there fell.

8:7; 11:19; Ex 9:23-26; Jos 10:11; Isa 30:30; Eze 13:11,13; 38:21,22

blasphemed.

9,11; Isa 8:21

Revelation of John 17

1 A woman arrayed in purple and scarlet, with a golden cup in her hand sits upon the beast;

5 which is great Babylon, the mother of all abominations.

9 The interpretation of the seven heads;

12 and the ten horns.

14 The victory of the Lamb.

16 The punishment of the whore.

one.

15:1,6; 17:1-17; 21:9

talked.

4:1; 21:15; Lu 9:30; 24:32

I will.

16:19; 18:16-19

the great.

4,5,15,16; 19:2; Isa 57:3; Na 3:4,5

that sitteth.

15; Jer 51:13

13,17; 14:8; 18:3,9,23; Jer 51:7

he carried.

1:10; 4:2; 21:10; 1Ki 18:12; 2Ki 2:16; Eze 3:12; 8:3; 11:24; Ac 8:39

into.

12:6,14; So 8:5

a woman.

4,6,18; 12:3

full.

13:1-6; Da 7:8,20,25; 11:36; 2Th 2:4

having.

9-12; 12:3; 13:1

arrayed.

18:7,12,16

decked. Gr. gilded.

Da 11:38

golden.

14:8; 18:6; 19:2; Jer 51:7; 2Th 2:3-10

abominations.

De 29:17; 1Ki 14:24; 2Ki 21:2; Isa 66:3; Eze 20:30; Ho 9:10

filthiness.

Ezr 9:11; La 1:9; Eze 24:11,13; 36:25

upon.

7:3; Isa 3:9; Php 3:19

MYSTERY.

2Th 2:7; 2Ti 3:1-5

BABYLON.

11:8; 14:8; 16:19; 18:2,10,21; Jer 51:47,48

THE MOTHER.

18:9; 19:2

HARLOTS. or, fornications.

drunken.

13:7,15; 16:6; 18:20-24; Da 7:21,25

the martyrs.

2:13; 6:9,10; 12:11; Ac 22:20

I wondered.

Hab 1:13

I will.

1-6,8

beast that thou.The Roman empire was the beast, or idolatrous persecuting power, when under the Pagan emperors; it ceased to be so when it became Christian; and became so again under the Roman pontiffs, and shall "go into perdition."

9:2; 11:7; 13:1-11

go.

11; 14:8-20; 16:1-18:24; 19:15-21; 20:10; Da 7:11,26; 11:45

2Th 2:3-8

shall wonder.

13:3,4

whose.

13:8; 20:12,15

from.

Mt 25:34; Joh 17:24; Ac 15:18; Eph 1:4; Tit 1:2; 1Pe 1:20

the beast that was.

13:1-4,11,12

here.

13:18; Da 12:4,8-10; Ho 14:9; Mt 13:11; 24:15

The seven.

3,7,18; 13:1

that was.

the ten.

12:3; 13:1; Da 2:40-43; 7:7,8,20,24; Zec 1:18-21

one.

Php 1:27; 2:2

shall.

17; Isa 10:5-7; Eze 38:10; Ac 4:28

shall make.

11:7; 8:6,7; 16:14; 19:15-21; Da 7:21,25; 11:9-12,24,25; Zec 2:8

Mt 25:40; Ac 9:4,5

the Lamb shall.

6:12-17; Ps 2:8,9; 21:8-12; 110:5; Jer 50:44; Da 2:44; 7:26,27

1Co 15:24

Lord.

1:5; 19:16; De 10:17; Ps 136:2,3; Pr 8:15,16; Da 2:47; 1Ti 6:15

and they.

14:1-4; 19:14; Ps 149:5-9; Jer 1:15,19; Mic 5:7-9; Joh 15:16

Ro 8:30; 8:37; 2Ti 2:4; Heb 3:1,2; 1Pe 2:9

and faithful.

2:10

The waters.

1; Ps 18:4; 65:7; 93:3-4; Isa 8:7,8; Jer 51:13,42,55

are.

10:11; 11:9; 13:7,8

the ten.

2,10,12

these.The ten horns, which the angel explained of "ten kings" or kingdoms, and which once exalted and supported her ecclesiastical tyranny, will hate, desolate, strip, and devour her. They will be the principal instruments in the destruction of popery and the ruin of Rome itself.

1,2,13; 16:12; Isa 13:17,18; Jer 50:41,42

and naked.

18:16,17; Eze 16:37-44; 23:45-49

eat.

Job 31:31; Ps 27:2; Da 7:5

and burn.

18:8,16; Le 21:9

God hath.

13; Ac 4:27,28

put.

Ezr 7:27; Ps 105:25; Pr 21:1; Jer 32:40; 2Th 2:10-12; Jas 1:13-17

to fulfil.

Lu 22:3,22,37; Joh 13:2,18

until.

6:11; 10:7; 15:1; Pr 19:21; Isa 45:17; 46:10,11; Jer 27:6,7

Eze 38:16,17; Da 12:7; Joh 10:35; 12:39,40; 19:24,28

the woman.

16:19; 18:2; Da 2:40,41; 7:23; Lu 2:1

which reigneth.The city which, at the time of the vision, "reigned over the kings of the earth," was undoubtedly Rome; and from its foundation, it has, in different ways, accomplished this object to the present time.

12:4

Revelation of John 18

1 Babylon is fallen.

4 People commanded to depart out of her.

9 The kings of the earth, with the merchants and mariners, lament over her.

20 The saints rejoice for the judgments of God upon her.

I saw.

17:1

and the.

21:23; Isa 60:1-3; Eze 43:2; Lu 17:24; 2Th 2:8

cried.

1:15; 5:2; 10:3; 14:15; Jer 25:30; Joe 3:16

Babylon.

10,21; 14:8; 16:19; 17:5,18; Isa 13:19; 21:9; Jer 51:8,60-64

become.

Le 11:13-19; Isa 13:20-22; 14:23; 21:8; 34:11-15; Jer 50:39,40

Jer 51:37; Mr 5:3-5; Lu 8:27,28

all.

9; 14:8; 17:2; Jer 51:7

the merchants.

11-17,23; Isa 47:15; 2Pe 2:1-3

abundance. or, power.

Pr 23:1-3

her delicacies.

Jer 51:34; La 4:5; Lu 7:25

Come.

Ge 19:12,13; Nu 16:26,27; Isa 48:20; 52:11; Jer 50:8; 51:6,45,50

Mt 24:15,16; 2Co 6:17

partakers.

Ps 50:18; Mt 23:30; 1Ti 5:22; 2Jo 1:11

reached.

Ge 18:20,21; 2Ch 28:9; Ezr 9:6; Jer 51:9; Jon 1:2

and.

16:19

Reward.

13:10; 16:5,6; Ex 21:23-25; Ps 137:8; Jer 50:15,29; 51:24,49

2Ti 4:14

double unto.

Isa 40:2; 61:7; Jer 16:18; 17:18; Zec 9:12

the cup.

14:10; 16:19; 17:2,4

much she.

Isa 22:12-14; 47:1,2,7-9; Eze 28:2-10; Zep 2:15; 2Th 2:4-8

I sit.

Ps 45:9; Jer 13:18

no widow.

Isa 47:7,8; La 1:1

shall her.

10,17,19; Isa 47:9-11; Jer 51:6

and she.

9; 17:18; 19:3; Jer 51:58

for.

11:17; Job 9:19; Ps 62:11; Isa 27:1; Jer 50:31,34; 1Co 10:22

the kings.

3,7; 17:2,12,13

shall bewail.

20; Ps 58:10; Jer 50:46; Eze 26:16,17; 32:9,10; Da 4:14; Zec 11:2,3

the smoke.

18; 14:11; 19:3; Ge 19:28; De 29:23; Isa 13:19; 30:33; 34:9,10

Jer 50:40

afar.

Nu 16:34

Alas.

16,19; Jer 30:7; Joe 1:15; Am 5:16

that great.

14:8; Isa 21:9

for.

8,17,19; Jer 51:8,9

the merchants.

3,9,15,20,23; 13:16,17; Isa 23:1-15; 47:15

Eze 26:17-21; 27:27-36; Zep 1:11,18

buyeth.

Pr 3:14; Mt 22:5; Joh 2:16; 2Pe 2:3

merchandise.

17:4; 1Ki 10:11,12; Pr 8:10,11; Eze 27:5-25

thyine. or, sweet.

1Ki 10:11; 2Ch 2:8

cinnamon.

1Ki 10:10,15,25; 2Ch 9:9; Pr 7:17; So 1:3; 4:13,14; 5:5; Am 6:6

Joh 12:3-8

slaves. or, bodies.

Ex 21:16; De 24:7; 28:68; Ne 5:4,5,8; Isa 50:1; Eze 27:13; Am 2:6

Am 8:6; 1Ti 1:10

and souls.By the sale of indulgences, dispensations, absolutions, masses, bulls, etc.

2Pe 2:3

thy soul.

Nu 11:4,34; Ps 78:18; 106:14; 1Co 10:6; Jas 4:2; 1Jo 2:16,17

departed.

Lu 12:20; 16:25

which.

3,11; Ho 12:7,8; Zec 11:5; Mr 11:17; Ac 16:19; 19:24-27

shall.

11; Jud 18:23,24; Eze 27:31; Am 5:16,17

Alas.

10,11; 17:4; Lu 16:19-31

in one.

10; Isa 47:9; Jer 51:8; La 4:6

And every.

11; Isa 23:14; Eze 27:27-36; Jon 1:6

when.

What.

10; 13:4; Isa 23:8,9; Jer 51:37; Eze 27:30-32

they cast.

Jos 7:6; 1Sa 4:12; 2Sa 13:19; Ne 9:1; Job 2:12; Eze 27:30

weeping.

10,15,16

for.

Rejoice.

19:1-3; Jud 5:31; Ps 48:11; 58:10; 96:11-13; 107:42; 109:28

Pr 11:10; Isa 44:23; 49:13; Jer 51:47,48

and ye.It is peculiarly worthy of remark, that the apostles, who are idolatrously honoured at Rome, and daily worshipped, should be specially mentioned as rejoicing in her fall; as if it "avenged them" on her, for the dishonour cast on their characters, while it vindicated the glory of God.

Eph 2:20; 3:5; 4:11; 2Pe 3:2; Jude 1:17

God.

6:10; 19:2; De 32:42; Ps 18:47; 94:1; Isa 26:21; Lu 11:49,50; 18:7,8

a mighty.This was to represent the violence of her fall, and that she should never rise again; which is further illustrated by varied emphatic expressions taken from the ancient prophets. But Rome is still standing and flourishing, and honoured by many nations as the metropolis of the Christian world; she still resounds with singers and musicians; she still excels in arts, which serve for pomp and luxury; she still abounds with candles, and lamps, and torches, burning even by day, as well as by night; and consequently this prophecy has not been, but remains to fulfilled.

Thus.

Ex 15:5; Ne 9:11; Jer 51:63,64

and shall.

22; 12:8; 16:20; 20:11; Job 20:8; Ps 37:36; Eze 26:21; Da 11:19

the voice.

Isa 24:8,9; Jer 7:34; 16:9; 25:10; 33:11; Eze 26:13

the light.

22:5; Job 21:17; Pr 4:18,19; 24:20

the voice.

thy merchants.

3,11-19; Isa 23:8; Eze 27:24,25,33,34

for.