Vincent's Word Studies And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. The vials
Add seven. And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. And the first went
Each angel, as his turn comes, with draws (ὑπάγετε, see on John 6:21; see on John 8:21) from the heavenly scene. There fell (ἐγένετο) Lit., there came to pass. Rev., it became. Elliott, very aptly, there broke out. Noisome and grievous (κακὸν καὶ πονηρὸν) Similarly the two cognate nouns κακία and πονρία malice and wickedness occur together in 1 Corinthians 5:8. Πονηρός emphasizes the activity of evil. See on Luke 3:19. Sore (ἕλκος) See on Luke 16:20. Compare the sixth Egyptian plague, Exodus 9:8-12, where the Septuagint uses this word ἕλκος boil. Also of the boil or scab of leprosy, Leviticus 13:18; king Hezekiah's boil, 2 Kings 20:7; the botch of Egypt, Deuteronomy 28:27, Deuteronomy 28:35. In Job 2:7 (Sept.) the boils are described as here by πονηρός sore. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. It became (ἐγένετο)
Or there came. Blood Compare Exodus 7:19. As of a dead man Thick, corrupt, and noisome. Living soul (ψυχὴ ζῶσα) The best texts read ψυχὴ ζωῆς soul of life. And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: The third angel
Omit angel. They became (ἐγένετο) There is no necessity for rendering the singular verb in the plural. We may say either it became or there came. And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. The angel of the waters
Set over the waters as other angels over the winds (Revelation 7:1) and over the fire (Revelation 14:18). O Lord Omit. And shalt be Following the reading ὁ ἐσόμενος. Read ὁ ὅσιος Thou Holy One. Thou didst thus judge (παῦτα ἔκρινας) Lit., Thou didst judge these things. And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. For they are worthy
Omit for. And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. Another out of the altar Omit another out of, and read, as Rev., I heard the altar. The altar personified. Compare Revelation 6:9, where the souls of the martyrs are seen under the altar and cry how long. Almighty Add the article: the Almighty. Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]. Text Courtesy of Internet Sacred Texts Archive. Bible Apps.com |
