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Revelation 8:13

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And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And I saw, and I heard an eagle, flying in mid heaven, saying with a great voice, Woe, woe, woe, for them that dwell on the earth, by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, who are yet to sound.

KJV

And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!

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Commentary

16 notes on this verse
"And I saw an angel flying through the midst of heaven." By the angel flying through the midst of heaven is signified the Holy Spirit beating witness in two of the prophets that a great wrath of plagues was imminent. If by any means, even in the last times, any one should be willing to be converted, any one might even still be saved.

This site's exposition

a third of the sun

on Revelation 8:12-13

The fourth trumpet strikes a third of the sun and moon and stars, like the darkness of Exodus 10:21. An eagle then cries Woe to those who dwell on the earth for the last three trumpets, which strike people directly.

This site's exposition

Woe to those who dwell on the earth

Barnes hears the three woes as one loud cry of great woe, and notes that the remaining three trumpets are grouped together. Victorinus reads the voice flying overhead as the Holy Spirit calling before the plagues. Those who dwell on the earth may still turn.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers3 voices

A commentator

Primasius of Hadrumetum

COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 8:13 · Written before 560.

proposed

He speaks of an eagle that moves through the heavens in swift flight out of contempt for the earth. He speaks of the church flying in mid-heaven, for she is going to possess the whole world, and she says, "Our abode is in the heavens." …

A commentator

Ticonius

COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 8:13 · Written before 390.

proposed

The eagle that he saw flying in mid-heaven is the Word of God, which has free course in the middle of the church and announces openly and publicly the plagues of the last time.

A commentator

Oecumenius

Commentary on Revelation · Written before 550.

proposed

The eagle soaring at midday, lamenting over the calamities on the earth, may be understood as a divine messenger sympathizing with the affliction of humanity.

The Medieval Church2 voices

A commentator

Andreas of Caesarea

COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 8:13 · Written before 614.

proposed

This passage shows the sympathy and goodness of the holy angels, who, like God, are merciful toward the transgressors who are being chastised, and especially toward those who do not recognize that their suffering is for the purpose of their conversion. For these especially the …

A commentator

Alcuin of York

COMMENTARY ON REVELATION · Written before 804.

proposed

And I beheld, and heard the voice of one eagle flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice: Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth: by reason of the rest of the voices of the trumpets of the three angels, …
8 more voices on this verse

The Medieval Church2 voices

A commentator

Bede

Commentary on Revelation · Written before 735.

proposed

Concerning the other voices of the three angels. Not that the trumpets of the angels bring plagues to the world, but that each one announces the coming or future events in their own time.

A commentator

Bede

Commentary on Revelation · Written before 735.

proposed

And I saw and heard the voice of one eagle flying through the midst of heaven, etc. The voice of this eagle flies daily through the mouths of the eminent doctors in the Church, when they gravely announce to the lovers of the earth the …

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

If less judgments do not take effect, but the church and the world grow worse under them, they must expect greater. God will be known by the judgments that he executes; and he expects, when he comes to punish the world, the inhabitants thereof should tremble before him.

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

proposed

Even while the angel was proclaiming this, the preludes of these three woes were already in motion. These fell more especially on the Jews. As to the prelude of the first woe in Persia, Isdegard II., in 454, was resolved to abolish the sabbath, till he was, by Rabbi Mar, diverted from his purpose.
And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven,....

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

And I beheld - My attention was attracted by a new vision. And heard an angel flying, ... - I heard the voice of an angel making this proclamation. Woe, woe, woe - That is, there will be great woe. The repetition of the word is intensive, and the idea is, that the sounding of the three remaining trumpets would indicate great and fearful calamities. These three are grouped together as if they pertained to a similar series of events, as the first four had been.

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

6:7, 8: the aspect of Jesus as presented by the fourth Evangelist. John is compared in the cherubim (according to the primitive interpretation) to a flying eagle: Christ's divine majesty in this similitude is set forth in the Gospel according to John, His judicial visitations in the Revelation of John.

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

I - heard an angel flying - Instead of αγγελου πετωμενου, an angel flying, almost every MS. and version of note has αετου πετωμενον, an eagle flying. The eagle was the symbol of the Romans, and was always on their ensigns. The three woes which are here expressed were probably to be executed by this people, and upon the Jews and their commonwealth. Taken in this sense the symbols appear consistent and appropriate; and the reading eagle instead of angel is undoubtedly genuine, and Griesbach has received it into the text.

The words behind it

32 Greek words

Every 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.

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Revelation 12:12Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”11 worksRevelation 9:12The first woe has passed. Behold, two woes are still to follow.9 worksRevelation 11:14The second woe has passed. Behold, the third woe is coming shortly.9 worksRevelation 14:6Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.9 worksRevelation 3:10Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.7 works1 Thessalonians 4:16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.7 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Revelation 19:17Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,6 works1 Corinthians 15:52in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.6 worksEzekiel 2:10which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe.5 worksHebrews 1:14Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?5 worksRevelation 9:1Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.4 worksRevelation 10:1Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.4 worksPsalms 103:20Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.3 worksIsaiah 6:2Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.3 worksJeremiah 13:27Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields—I have seen your detestable acts. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?”2 worksHosea 7:13Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me! Though I would redeem them, they speak lies against Me.2 worksEzekiel 16:23Woe! Woe to you, declares the Lord GOD. And in addition to all your other wickedness,2 worksRevelation 14:3And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.1 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Hebrews 1:14

    Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

    it leads to

    • Psalms 34:7

      The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.

    • Psalms 103:20–21

      Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.

    • Psalms 91:11–12

      For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

    • Daniel 6:22

      My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O…

    • Matthew 18:10

      See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.

  • Through

    Revelation 14:6

    Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.

    it leads to

    • Mark 16:15

      And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

    • Ephesians 3:9–11

      and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.

    • Psalms 139:24

      See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.

Where this verse is studied

About Revelation

The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, Jan and Hubert van Eyck, about 1430 to 1432. Public domain.
The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, Jan and Hubert van Eyck, about 1430 to 1432. Public domain.
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This page draws on 15 works. Open the list of works

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Alcuin of York, COMMENTARY ON REVELATION; Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 8:13; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation; Primasius of Hadrumetum, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 8:13; Ticonius, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 8:13 and Victorinus of Pettau, Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John.

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