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Revelation 16:15

Revelation 16:15
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he gathered them together,.... Or rather "they gathered them together", as the Syriac version renders it; for though the verb is singular, a noun plural goes before it, as in Rev 16:14 and the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Behold, I come as a thief - That is, suddenly and unexpectedly. See the Mat 24:43 note; 1Th 5:2 note. This is designed evidently to admonish people to watch, or to be in readiness for his coming,…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Behold, I come as a thief - Here is a sudden but timely warning to put every man on his guard, when this sudden and generally unexpected tribulation should take place.

Keepeth his garments, lest he…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Revelation 16:12-16

The sixth angel poured out his vial; and observe,

I. Where it fell - upon the great river Euphrates. Some take it literally, for the place where the Turkish power and empire began; and they think this…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Behold, I come St John apparently hears, and writes down as he hears, the words of Christ spoken in the midst of his vision.

as a thief See Rev 3:3 and references.

Blessed is he that watcheth The…