I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on the earth!"

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

A great voice (μεγαλης φωνης). Not an angel as in 5:2; 7:2; 10:3; 14:7,9,15,18, but of God as 15:8 shows, since no one could enter…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

CHAPTER XVI

ANALYSIS OF THE CHAPTER

The previous chapter described the preparation for the last plagues that were to come upon that m…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And I heard . . .—A great voice is heard out of the temple; it bids the angels pour out their vials into the earth

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

This chapter describes the “third woe” (see comment on 15:1–19:10) in the form of the outpouring of seven bowl judgments. They occur in rapid succe…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And I heard a great voice out of the temple
The church, which in the preceding chapter is said to be opened; this was either t…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

We are to pray that the will of God may be done on earth as it is done in heaven.

Here is a succe ion of terrible judgments of Providence, a…

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