Revelation 18:1

After these things, I saw another messenger, coming down out of heaven,—having great authority; and, the earth, was illumined with his glory.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.

In Context

2And he cried out, with a mighty voice, saying—Fallen! fallen! is Babylon the Great, and hath become a habitation of demons, and a prison of every impure spirit, and a prison of every impure and hated bird;

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Cross References

Ezekiel 43:2when lo! the glory of the God of Israel coming from the way of the east,—and the sound of him, was as the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory.

2 Thessalonians 2:8And, then, shall be revealed the lawless one,—whom, the Lord [Jesus], will slay with the Spirit of his mouth, and paralyse with the forthshining of his Presence:—

Revelation 17:1And one of the seven messengers who had the seven bowls came, and spake with me, saying—Hither! I will point out to thee the judgment of the great harlot, who sitteth upon many waters,

Revelation 21:23And, the city, hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they should shine therein; for, the glory of God, illumined it, and, the lamp thereof, was the Lamb.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 18:1

We have here, I. An angel proclaiming the fall of Babylon, ver. 1, 2 . II. Assigning the reasons of her fall, ver. 3 . III. Giving warning to all who belonged to God to come out of her ( ver. 4, 5 ), and to assist in her destruction, ver. 6-8 . IV. The great lamentation made for her by those who had been large sharers in her sinful pleasures and profits, ver. 9-19 . V. The great joy that there would be among others at the sight of her irrecoverable ruin, ver. 20 , &c. Read the whole commentary →

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