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Revelation 14:7

The Pulpit Commentary on Revelation 14:7

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Saying with a loud voice. λέγων, "saying," in nominative, though agreeing with the accusative ἄγγελον," angel." The "great voice" is characteristic of all the heavenly utterances (; , , etc.

). Fear God, and give glory to him. Thus the angel proclaims the gospel in opposition to the second beast, who bids those that dwell on the earth to make an image to the first beast (cf. ).

Compare the effect of the coming judgment, described in . For the hour of his judgment is come. This is the reason given for the fear mentioned. That it has effect is seen by .

Is come; that is to say, is at hand. And worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. As remarked above, the angel thus directly opposes the invitation of the second beast to pay homage to the first beast.

Again we have the fourfold enumeration of objects of creation, denoting the universal nature of the assertion (cf. on ).

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