And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
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Gill's Exposition
And they went up on the breadth of the earth,.... Either the whole earth, in the several parts of which they will be raised; or the land of Israel, where Christ and his people will be; and so the…
Barnes' Notes
And they went up on the breadth of the earth - They spread over the earth in extended columns. The image is that of an invading army that seems, in its march, to spread all over a land. The reference…
Adam Clarke
The beloved city - Primarily, Jerusalem, typically, the Christian Church.
We have here, I. A prophecy of the binding of Satan for a certain term of time, in which he should have much less power and the church much more peace than before. The power of Satan was broken in…
Cambridge Bible
And they went up&c. The Seer does not pass easily over the immense space of time during which the world is too happy to have a history. He seesthe establishment of the earthly kingdom of Christ, and…
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