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8And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

Revelation 16:8

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

  • And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

  • They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

  • The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

  • And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 8-11)

In these verses we see the work going on in the appointed order. The fourth angel poured out his vial, and that fell upon the sun; that is, say some, upon some eminent prince of the popish communion, who should renounce their false religion a little while before his utter downfall; and some expect it will be the German emperor. And now what will be the consequence of this? That sun which before ch…

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