Revelation 16:17
in Revelation 16Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the throne in the temple, saying, “It is done!”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the seventh poured out his bowl upon the air; and there came forth a great voice out of the temple, from the throne, saying, It is done:
KJV
And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
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This verse in Revelation 16
Commentary
8 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
But A and B, "upon" (Greek, "epi"). great--so B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, and ANDREAS. But A omits. of heaven--so B and ANDREAS But A, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic omit. It is done--"It is come to pass." God's voice as to the final consummation, as Jesus' voice on the cross when the work of expiation was completed, "It is finished."
This site's exposition
It is done
on Revelation 16:17-18
From the throne a loud voice says It is done, gegonen in Greek, a completed action like tetelestai spoken from the cross. The earthquake that follows is the greatest since men were upon the earth, language matching Daniel 12:1 and Matthew 24:21.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Into the air indeed he poured out his bowl; and the voice said It is done. What has been done? The decree, that is, of God and His plan.
The Medieval Church2 voices
The angelic voice from heaven said, "It is done!" That is, the commandment of God has been accomplished. The flashes of lightning and the voices and the thunders are symbolic of the terrifying nature of these occurrences and of the future coming of Christ, just …
And the seventh poured out his vial into the air, etc. Just as above the blood of vengeance up to the horse bridles, namely the unclean spirits went out, so also here when the same aerial powers are drenched with the final vengeance, it is …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Poured out his vial into the air - To signify that this plague was to be widely diffused, and perhaps to intimate that pestilences and various deaths would be the effect of this vial. But possibly air in this place may have some emblematical meaning. It is done - It is said, Rev 10:7, that in the days of the seventh trumpet the mystery of God should be finished; so here we find it completed. Γεγονε· All’s over! Fuimus Troes! Ilium fuit! Once there were Trojans, and they had a city; but now all are extinct.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air - This introduces the final catastrophe in regard to the “beast” - his complete and utter overthrow, accompanied with tremendous judgments. Why the vial was poured into the air is not stated.
The words behind it
22 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἕβδομος | hebdomos | seventh | G1442 → | 9 times |
| ἐξέχεεν | execheen | poured out | G1632 → | 27 times |
| τὴν | ten | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| φιάλην | phialen | bowl | G5357 → | 12 times |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἐπὶ | epi | upon | G1909 → | 883 times |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀέρα, | aera | air, | G109 → | |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἐξῆλθεν | exelthen | came out | G1831 → | 216 times |
| φωνὴ | phone | a voice | G5456 → | 139 times |
| μεγάλη | megale | loud | G3173 → | 243 times |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 → | 911 times |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ναοῦ | naou | temple | G3485 → | 45 times |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 → | 640 times |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θρόνου | thronou | throne | G2362 → | 62 times |
| λέγουσα· | legousa | saying; | G3004 → | 1325 times |
| γέγονεν. | gegonen | It has been done! | G1096 → | 667 times |
ΚαὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ὁthe
hoG3588 →19766 times
ἕβδομοςseventh
hebdomosG1442 →9 times
ἐξέχεενpoured out
execheenG1632 →27 times
τὴνthe
tenG3588 →19766 times
φιάληνbowl
phialenG5357 →12 times
αὐτοῦof him
autouG846 →5565 times
ἐπὶupon
epiG1909 →883 times
τὸνthe
tonG3588 →19766 times
ἀέρα,air,
aeraG109 →
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἐξῆλθενcame out
exelthenG1831 →216 times
φωνὴa voice
phoneG5456 →139 times
μεγάληloud
megaleG3173 →243 times
ἐκfrom
ekG1537 →911 times
τοῦthe
touG3588 →19766 times
ναοῦtemple
naouG3485 →45 times
ἀπὸfrom
apoG575 →640 times
τοῦthe
touG3588 →19766 times
θρόνουthrone
thronouG2362 →62 times
λέγουσα·saying;
legousaG3004 →1325 times
γέγονεν.It has been done!
gegonenG1096 →667 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ephesians 6:12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
it leads to
- Colossians 1:13
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
- 2 Corinthians 4:4
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
- Ephesians 2:2
in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the…
- Colossians 2:15
And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
- Acts 26:18
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified…
- Colossians 1:13
Through
John 19:30When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit.
it leads to
- John 17:4
I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.
- Philippians 2:8
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.
- Colossians 2:14–17
having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!
- John 17:4
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About Revelation

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 16:17-18; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation.
