Revelation 18:1

Revelation 18:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
• New International Version (NIV)After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor.
• English Standard Version (ESV)After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was made bright with his glory.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory.

Context of Revelation 18:1

After these things, I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory. 2He cried out with a mighty voice, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a den for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit and for every unclean bird and for every unclean and detestable beast. 3For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the fury of her immorality. The kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich off the power of her self-indulgence.”

Revelation 18:1 word by word

μετὰ ταῦτα εἶδον ἄλλον ἄγγελον καταβαίνοντα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ἔχοντα ἐξουσίαν μεγάλην, καὶ ἡ γῆ ἐφωτίσθη ἐκ τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• I sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• anotherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• come downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• heavenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• havingἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• powerἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• was lightenedφωτίζωphōtizō · to illuminateG5461
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391

Cross-references for Revelation 18:1

• Revelation 17:1Then one of the seven angels holding the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the sentencing of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.
• Revelation 21:23And the city has no need for the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God lights it up, and its lamp is the Lamb.
• Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come! The glory of Adonai has risen on you.
• Ezekiel 43:2and behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. His voice was like the sound of many waters. The earth was radiant with His glory.
• Luke 17:24For just as the lightning flashes from one part of the sky and lights up another part, so will the Son of Man be in His day.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:8Then the lawless one will be revealed. The Lord Yeshua will slay him with the breath of His mouth and wipe him out with the appearance of His coming.

Commentaries on Revelation 18:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The earth was lightened with his glory - This may refer to some extraordinary messenger of the everlasting Gospel, who, by his preaching and writings, should be the means of diffusing the light of truth and true religion over the earth.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1And after these things - After the vision referred to in the previous chapter. I saw another angel come down from heaven - Different from the one that had last appeared, and therefore coming to make a new communication to him. It is not unusual in this book that different communications should be entrusted to different angels. Compare Revelation 14:6, Revelation 14:8-9, Revelation 14:15, Revelation 14:17-18. Having great power - That is, he was one of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Another angel from heaven proclaims the fall of mystical Babylon. (1-3) A voice from heaven admonishes the people of God, lest they partake of her plagues. (4-8) The lamentations over her. (9-19) The church called upon to rejoice in her utter ruin. (20-24) Verses 1-8 The downfal and destruction of the mystical Babylon are determined in the counsels of God. Another angel comes from heaven. This seems to be Christ himself, coming to destroy his enemies, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1This angel got his brightness from heaven. The word glory usually describes a divine presence.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-241. And--so Vulgate and Andreas. But A, B, Syriac, and Coptic omit "And." power--Greek, "authority." lightened--"illumined." with--Greek, "owing to."Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 18:1

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Fellowship

In the dictionaries

• Fill
• Foul
• Mighty
• Thy
• Authority in Religion
• Glory
• Government
• Images
• Israel, History of
• Israel, Religion of

Commentaries on Revelation 18

• 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