Revelation 16:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. ”

• Revelation 16:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  And he gathered them together - Who gathered them? Prof. Stuart renders it “they gathered them together,” supposing that it refers to the “spirits” - πνέυματα pneumata - in Revelation 16:13...

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• Revelation 16:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (19) And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue (20) Armageddon. (19) Namely the angel, who according to the commandment of God, was to do sacrifice: nonetheless that tho...

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• Revelation 16:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Revelation 16:12 . The sixth bowl lets loose forces in the Far East, at or near the river Euphrates ( Revelation 9:14 *), to attack and destroy the Roman Empire. Euphrates. dried up: the object...

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• Revelation 16:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  a . the. the. Omit. tongue. Omit. Armageddon. Greek. harmagedon, as most texts. The word. mount of Megiddo. Therefore in Palestine, not Europe. See Judges 5:19 , &c. In Isaiah 10:28...

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• Revelation 16:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. Armageddon - The original of this word has been variously formed, and variously translated. It is הר־מגדון har-megid...

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• Revelation 16:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  The sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates, &c.— Whether by Euphrates be meant the river so called, or only a mystic Euphrates; and whether by the kings of the East be...

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• Revelation 16:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. He - rather, 'they (the three unclean spirits) gathered them together.' "He" (if retained) will refer to God...

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• Revelation 16:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Seven Bowls In the last chapter there was a pause of suspense, during which the angels of the 'plagues' were seen coming forth from the Presence of God to pour out His wrath. In this chapter t...

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• Revelation 16:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  And he gathered... — Better, He gathered them together to the place which is called in Hebrew Armageddon. Armageddon is the mountain of Megiddo. It is the high table-land surrounded by hills whic...

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• Revelation 16:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Revelation 16:1-21 CHAPTER XII THE SEVEN BOWLS. Revelation 15:1-8 ; Revelation 16:1-21 . NOTHING can more clearly prove that the Revelation of St John is not written upon chronological pr...

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• Revelation 16:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  “The War of the Great Day of God” Revelation 16:10-21 All these judgments apparently refer to the destruction of those great systems of falsehood and apostasy which set themselves against the t...

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• Revelation 16:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  A condensed and graphic description of the processes of judgment on the rebellious and sinful race follows. Evil has wrought itself out to its most terrible expression, and now it is to be smitten wi...

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• Revelation 16:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (12) And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. (13) And I saw three unclean...

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• Revelation 16:16 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  KEEPING THE GARMENTS ‘Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest be walk naked, and they see his shame.’ Revelation 16:15 Let us consider some of the many reasons why the ut...

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• Revelation 16:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And he gathered them together ,.... Or rather "they gathered them together", as the Syriac version renders it; for though the verb is singular, a noun plural goes before it, as in Revelation 16:14...

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• Revelation 16:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. Ver. 16. And he gathered ] God hath an overruling hand in that which the frogs of Rome do at the courts of kings...

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• Revelation 16:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Behold, I come as a thief Suddenly and unexpectedly. Observe the beautiful abruptness; I , Jesus Christ. Hear him! Thus, when it is foretold that these evil agents will use great art and address i...

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• Revelation 16:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  The First Bowl Poured Out (vv. 1-2) A great voice from the temple now commands the execution of judgment. Grace has been patient; justice has not been hasty, but is to be apportioned out precis...

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• Revelation 16:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Seven Vials. A. D.  95.       12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river E...

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• Revelation 16:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Either the devil brought them together, or God by his providence ordered that they should be gathered together, into the place where God designed to destroy them and their armies, for so the word Ar...

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• Revelation 16:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  THE SEVEN VIALS, OR BOWLS CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES “THIS chapter describes the pouring out of the seven vials—that is to say, the extremest punishments of God—upon the throne and empire of...

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• Revelation 16:16 - Scofield Reference Notes

  Armageddon That is, Mount of Slaughter.

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• Revelation 16:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Revelation 16:1 . Pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. The catastrophes of nations have their origin in heaven. “Oh Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff of my indignati...

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• Revelation 16:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION In the judgments of the vials, or bowls, we have undoubtedly a recapitulation of what has been already foretold in the trumpet and seal visions. This recapitulation is not a mere...

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• Revelation 16:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  But the papacy would not yield without a struggle:

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• Revelation 16:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Kings 23:29 ; 2 Kings 23:30 ; Acts 26:14 ; Joel 3:9-14 ; John 19:13 ; John 19:17 ; John 5:2 ; Judges 4:7 ; Judges 5:19 ; Revelation 17:14 ; Revelation 19:17-21 ; Revelation 9:11 ; Zech...

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• Revelation 16:16 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  Mercy and Punishment Revelation 14:1-20 , Revelation 15:1-8 ; Revelation 16:1-21 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we open our study on three Chapter s in Revelation, we find various scenes in chapt...

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• Revelation 16:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  And they gathered them together to Armageddon — Mageddon, or Megiddo, is frequently mentioned in the Old Testament. Armageddon signifies the city or the mountain of Megiddo; to which the valley of...

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