20And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. …
And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 17-21)Here we have an account of the seventh and last angel pouring forth his vial, contributing his part towards the accomplishment of the downfall of Babylon, which was the finishing stroke. And here, as before, observe, I. Where this plague fell— on the air , upon the prince of the power of the air, that is, the devil. His powers were restrained, his policies confounded; he was bound in God’s chain:…
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