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A strong angel (εις αγγελος ισχυρος). Here εις = a, just an indefinite article, not "one" as a numeral.
Took up
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
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
CharlesEllicott
THE IRREMEDIABLE OVERTHROW OF BABYLON SYMBOLICALLY DECLARED.
And a mighty angel . . . — The taking up of t…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
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
JohnGill
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
MatthewHenry
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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A.T. Robertson
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