New Living Translation
Revelation 16:14
14They are demonic spirits who work miracles and go out to all the rulers of the world to gather them for battle against the Lord on that great judgment day of God the Almighty.
Revelation 16:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
- New International Version (NIV)They are demonic spirits that perform signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Context of Revelation 16:14
12Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great Euphrates River, and it dried up so that the kings from the east could march their armies toward the west without hindrance. 13And I saw three evil spirits that looked like frogs leap from the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. They are demonic spirits who work miracles and go out to all the rulers of the world to gather them for battle against the Lord on that great judgment day of God the Almighty. 15“Look, I will come as unexpectedly as a thief! Blessed are all who are watching for me, who keep their clothing ready so they will not have to walk around naked and ashamed.” 16And the demonic spirits gathered all the rulers and their armies to a place with the Hebrew name Armageddon.
Read all of Revelation 16Revelation 16:14 word by word
εἰσὶν γὰρ πνεύματα δαιμονίων ποιοῦντα σημεῖα ἃ ἐκπορεύεται ἐπὶ τοὺς βασιλεῖς τῆς οἰκουμένης ὅλης συναγαγεῖν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸν πόλεμον τῆς ἡμέρας τῆς μεγάλης τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ παντοκράτορος.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Forγάρgar · forG1063
- they areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- the spiritsπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
- of devilsδαίμωνdaimōn · demonG1142
- workingποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- miraclesσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
- go forthἐκπορεύωekporeuomai · to departG1607
- untoἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- the kingsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the kingsβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
- of the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- of theοἰκουμένηoikoumenē · worldG3625
- wholeὅλοςholos · allG3650
- to gatherσυνάγωsunagō · to assembleG4863
- themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- toεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the battleπόλεμοςpolēmos · warG4171
- of thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
- greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
- dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- Almightyπαντοκράτωρpantokratōr · almightyG3841
Cross-references for Revelation 16:14
- Revelation 12:9This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.
- 1 Kings 22:19Then Micaiah continued, “Listen to what the Lord says! I saw the Lord sitting on his throne with all the armies of heaven around him, on his right and on his left.
- 2 Chronicles 18:18Then Micaiah continued, “Listen to what the Lord says! I saw the Lord sitting on his throne with all the armies of heaven around him, on his right and on his left.
- Ezekiel 14:9“‘And if a prophet is deceived into giving a message, it is because I, the Lord, have deceived that prophet. I will lift my fist against such prophets and cut them off from the community of Israel.
- John 8:44For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.
- 2 Corinthians 11:13These people are false apostles. They are deceitful workers who disguise themselves as apostles of Christ.
- 1 Timothy 4:1Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons.
- James 3:15For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.
- Revelation 13:13He did astounding miracles, even making fire flash down to earth from the sky while everyone was watching.
- Revelation 19:20And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who did mighty miracles on behalf of the beast—miracles that deceived all who had accepted the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue. Both the beast and his false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
- Deuteronomy 13:1“Suppose there are prophets among you or those who dream dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles,
- Matthew 24:24For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones.
- Mark 13:22For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9This man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles.
- 1 Kings 22:6So the king of Israel summoned the prophets, about 400 of them, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?” They all replied, “Yes, go right ahead! The Lord will give the king victory.”
- Acts 13:8But Elymas, the sorcerer (as his name means in Greek), interfered and urged the governor to pay no attention to what Barnabas and Saul said. He was trying to keep the governor from believing.
Commentaries on Revelation 16:14
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14For they are the spirits of devils - On the meaning of the word used here, see the notes on Revelation 9:20. It is used here, as it is in Revelation 9:20, in a bad sense, as denoting evil spirits. Compare the notes on Matthew 4:1-2, Matthew 4:24. Working miracles - Working what seemed to be miracles; that is, such wonders as to deceive the world with the belief that they were miracles. See the notes on Revelation 13:13-14, where the same power is ascribed…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-16Verses 12-16 This probably shows the destruction of the Turkish power, and of idolatry, and that a way will be made for the return of the Jews. Or, take it for Rome, as mystical Babylon, the name of Babylon being put for Rome, which was meant, but was not then to be directly named. When Rome is destroyed, her river and merchandise must suffer with her. And perhaps a way will be opened for the eastern nations to come into the church of Christ. The great…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14Three deceitful agents, evil spirits in the form of frogs, symbolize the demonic role of the evil trinity. Although evil powers fight against the Lord, God the Almighty, not any evil power, remains in control.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. devils--Greek, "demons." working miracles--Greek, "signs." go forth unto--or "for," that is, to tempt them to the battle with Christ. the kings of the earth and, &c.--A, B, Syriac, and Andreas omit "of the earth and," which clause is not in any manuscript. Translate, "kings of the whole habitable world," who are "of this world," in contrast to "the kings of (from) the East" (the sun-rising), Re 16:12, namely, the saints to whom Christ has appointed a…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Revelation 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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