Revelation 16:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Revelation 16:17. The seventh bowl. The scene of destruction this time is the air. A mighty earthquake and a storm of hail follow, which involve the whole world, and specially Rome, in ruin. lightnings. thunders: so also after the seventh trumpet (Revelation 11:19). a great earthquake: earthquakes followed the opening of the sixth and seventh seals (Revelation 6:12; Revelation 8:5) and the seventh trumpet (Revelation 11:19), but this earthquake is described as the greatest of all.

Revelation 16:19. the great city: here undoubtedly Rome (Revelation 11:8 *). Babylon: Rome (cf. Revelation 14:8, 1 Peter 5:13 *).

Revelation 16:21. great hail: cf. the seventh trumpet (Revelation 11:19). a talent was a round weight ranging from 108 to 130 lbs. blasphemed God: the plagues only hardened the hearts of the opponents of Christianity (cf. Revelation 9:21).

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Revelation 16:17-21

17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.

18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.