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NASB | Revelation 14:8 ¶ And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who has made all the nations drink of the wine of the passion of her immorality." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 14:8 ¶ Then another angel, a second one, followed, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who has made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality [corrupting them with idolatry]." [Is 21:9; Dan 4:30, 31; Rev 17:2] |
Bible Question: is the angel in this verse refers to as a movment of people? or? |
Bible Answer: Hello ARSN, Welcome to the Forum! In Rev. 14:8, angel is singular, so from a grammatical standpoint it would most likely not refer to a group. The Bible Knowledge Commentary offers this perspective: "14:6-8. John was then given a vision of an angel carrying a message called the eternal gospel. The angel was commissioned to bring his message to every group of people on the earth. Because of the word “gospel,” some have felt that this was a message of salvation or the good news of the coming kingdom. The context, however, seems to indicate otherwise, for the message is one of judgment and condemnation. The angel announced, Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. So the “eternal” message seems to be a message of God’s righteousness and judgment rather than a message of salvation. The first angel was followed by a second angel who announced that Babylon the Great, which intoxicated others with her adulteries, has fallen. This apparently is in anticipation of the description of that city." Additionally, the Prophecy Knowledge Handbook adds this: "Fall of Babylon Predicted Revelation 14:8. The second angel makes another pronouncement, “A second angel followed and said, ‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great, which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries’ ” (v. 8). The announcement of Babylon’s fall does not indicate that the end of the Great Tribulation has come but is rather an announcement of the future destruction of Babylon described in Revelation 18. The various pronouncements of this chapter are not necessarily a record that the event has taken place but that the event is impending." I hope this helps, BradK |
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