Revelation 16:1

And I heard a great voice out of the temple,.... The church, which in the preceding chapter is said to be opened; this was either the voice of God, whose temple the church is, and where he dwells, and…

And I heard a great voice out of the temple - A loud voice out of the temple as seen in heaven (notes on Rev 11:19), and that came, therefore, from the very presence of God. Saying to the seven angels…

Go your ways, and pour out - These ministers of the Divine justice were ready to execute vengeance upon transgressors, having full power; but could do nothing in this way till they received especial…

We had in the foregoing chapter the great and solemn preparation that was made for the pouring out of the vials; now we have the performance of that work. Here observe,

I. That, though every thing was…

The First Vial. Chap. 16 Rev 16:1-2

1. the vials Read, the seven vials.

upon the earth Lit., into the earth, here and in the next verse. Here "the earth" seems to mean the lower world generally, there…