The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
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Gill's Exposition
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God,.... Which is a just punishment for their sin; that as such have drank of the wine of the wrath of Rome's fornication, Rev 14:8 so they shall now…
Barnes' Notes
The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God - See notes on Rev 14:8. The “wine of the wrath of God” is the cup in the hand of the Lord, which, when drunk, makes them reel and fall. The image…
Adam Clarke
The wine of the wrath of God - As they have drunk the intoxicating wine of idolatry or spiritual fornication, they shall now drink the wine of God's wrath, which is poured out into the cup of his…
In this part of the chapter we have three angels or messengers sent from heaven to give notice of the fall of Babylon, and of those things that were antecedent and consequent to that great event.
I.…
Cambridge Bible
drink of the wine of the wrath of God Psa 75:8 (9); Isa 51:17; Isa 51:22; Jer 25:15 sqq.
poured out without mixture Lit. mixed unmixed: there is prob. nothing meant but the sense of the A. V., the…
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