Chapter 8:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Jude Genesis
Revelation 8
Concise Complete
The seventh seal is opened and seven angels appear
with seven trumpets, ready to proclaim the purposes of God. (1,2) Another angel
casts fire on the earth, which produces terrible storms of vengeance. (3-5) The
seven angels prepare to sound their trumpets. (6) Four sound them. (7-12)
Another angel denounces greater woes to come. (13)
Verses 1-6 The
seventh seal is opened. There was profound silence in heaven for a space; all
was quiet in the church, for whenever the church on earth cries through
oppression, that cry reaches up to heaven; or it is a silence of expectation.
Trumpets were given to the angels, who were to sound them. The Lord Jesus is the
High Priest of the church, having a golden censer, and much incense, fulness of
merit in his own glorious person. Would that men studied to know the fulness
that is in Christ, and endeavoured to be acquainted with his excellency. Would
that they were truly persuaded that Christ has such an office as that of
Intercessor, which he now performs with deep sympathy. No prayers, thus
recommended, was ever denied hearing and acceptance. These prayers, thus
accepted in heaven, produced great changes upon earth. The Christian worship and
religion, pure and heavenly in its origin and nature, when sent down to earth
and conflicting with the passions and worldly projects of sinful men, produced
remarkable tumults, here set forth in prophetical language, as our Lord himself
declared,
luke 12:49 .
Verses 7-13
The first angel sounded the first trumpet, and there followed hail and fire
mingled with blood. A storm of heresies, a mixture of dreadful errors falling on
the church, or a tempest of destruction. The second angel sounded, and a great
mountain, burning with fire, was cast into the sea; and the third part of the
sea became blood. By this mountain some understand leaders of the persecutions;
others, Rome sacked by the Goths and Vandals, with great slaughter and cruelty.
The third angel sounded, and there fell a star from heaven. Some take this to be
an eminent governor; others take it to be some person in power who corrupted the
churches of Christ. The doctrines of the gospel, the springs of spiritual life,
comfort, and vigour, to the souls of men, are corrupted and made bitter by the
mixture of dangerous errors, so that the souls of men find ruin where they
sought refreshment. The fourth angel sounded, and darkness fell upon the great
lights of heaven, that give light to the world, the sun, and the moon, and the
stars. The guides and governors are placed higher than the people, and are to
dispense light, and kind influences to them. Where the gospel comes to a people,
and has not proper effects on their hearts and lives, it is followed with
dreadful judgments. God gives alarm by the written word, by ministers, by men's
own consciences, and by the signs of the times; so that if people are surprised,
it is their own fault. The anger of God makes all comforts bitter, and even life
itself burdensome. But God, in this world, sets bounds to the most terrible
judgments. Corruption of doctrine and worship in the church are great judgments,
and also are the usual causes and tokens of other judgments coming on a people.
Before the other three trumpets were sounded, there was solemn warning how
terrible the calamities would be that should follow. If lesser judgments do not
take effect the church and the world must expect greater; and when God comes to
punish the world, the inhabitants shall tremble before him. Let sinners take
warning to flee from the wrath to come; let believers learn to value and to be
thankful for their privileges; and let them patiently continue in well doing.
Chapter 8:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Johnson
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| McGee
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
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