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And a strong angel took up a stone as it were a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with a mighty fall shall Babylon, the great city, be cast down, and shall be found no more at all.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

A strong angel (εις αγγελος ισχυρος). Here εις = a, just an indefinite article, not "one" as a numeral.

Took up

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And a mighty angel. (See Barnes' commentary on Revelation 18:1).

This seems, however, to have been a different angel from the one m…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

THE IRREMEDIABLE OVERTHROW OF BABYLON SYMBOLICALLY DECLARED.

And a mighty angel . . . — The taking up of t…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The final lament over the fall of Babylon, spoken by an angel, is poignant and beautiful. A mighty angel picks up a huge stone like a giant millsto…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And a mighty angel
Not Christ, nor one of the ministering spirits, but some man or set of men, perhaps the same with…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

What is a cause for rejoicing to the servants of God on earth, is also a cause for rejoicing to the angels in heaven. The apostles, who are honored…

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