Revelation Chapter 18 verse 1 Holy Bible
After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
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After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was bright with his glory.
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After these things I saw another angel descending out of the heaven, having great authority: and the earth was lightened with his glory.
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And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
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After these things, I saw another angel coming down out of the sky, having great authority. The earth was illuminated with his glory.
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And after these things I saw another messenger coming down out of the heaven, having great authority, and the earth was lightened from his glory,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 1. - And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven; after [omitting "and"]... coming down, etc. The usual form of introduction to a new vision (cf. Revelation 4:1; Revelation 7:1, etc.). The "mystery" of the beast and the harlot having been declared, the angel now describes the doom in store for them. The angel is from heaven, as carrying the news of the judgment which is sent from heaven (cf. Revelation 10:1; Revelation 19:6, 15, 17; Revelation 15:1, etc.). Having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. The great "authority" refers to the judgment which follows, which, however, is not acted out before the seer, but only described. The last clause records the visible manifestation of the great power (cf. the description in Ezekiel 43:2).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(1) And after these things . . .--Or, better, After these things (omit "and") I saw another angel coming down, having great power (or, authority--entrusted to him for the work against Babylon); and the earth was illumined by (literally, out of) his glory. The light which shines from the heavenly messenger shines like day upon the tawdry splendour of Babylon, and shows that what was admired was but worthless and corrupt. In his brief, but rousing call, he proclaims it to be so.
