Revelation 20:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

quarters. As Revelation 7:1 (corners).

earth. App-129.4.

Gog and Magog. Here, apparently an inclusive term for all the Gentile nations; East (Gog) and West (Magog). The destruction of Gog and Magog, Ezekiel 39, is pre-millennial. See Rev 39:25.

battle. the war. The texts add the article. Reference to the war predicted and determined.

number. Greek. arithmos. One of the ten (App-10 and App-197.) occurances in Rev.

as the sand, &c. Greek. Paroemia. App-6. Compare Hebrews 11:12.

Revelation 20:8

8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.