Geneva Bible Notes: Revelation 16

Revelation 16:1 (!) The Angels powre out their vials full of wrath.

Revelation 16:2 (a) This was like the sixt plague of Egypt, which was sores and boiles or pockes: and this reigneth communly among Canons, monkes, friers, nones, Priests and suche filthie vermin which beare the marke of the beast.

Revelation 16:3 (b) This is like to the first plague of Egypt which signifieth all kindes of pestilences and contagious diseases.

Revelation 16:3 (c) That is, corrupt & infect.

Revelation 16:4 (d) The first plague of Egypt was like vnto this.

Revelation 16:5 (e) He bringeth forthe these two Angels: the one which is gouernour of the waters, and the other from vnder the altar, as witnesses & commenders of Gods just judgements.

Revelation 16:6 (!) And what plagues followe thereof.

Revelation 16:7 (f) For asmuche as thou destroyest the rebelles, & preseruest thine.

Revelation 16:8 (g) Signifying famine, drought and hote diseases which procede thereof.

Revelation 16:9 (h) The wicked were hardhearted & stubbern when God punished them.

Revelation 16:10 (i) This answereth to the ninth plague of Egypt, which signifieth that the Popes doctrine is an horrible plague of God, which kepeth men stil in darke ignorance and errours.

Revelation 16:10 (k) They shal shewe their furie, rage & blasphemie against God when the light of his Gospel shal shine.

Revelation 16:12 (l) By Euphrates which was of Rome the second Babylon, which the faithful which are the true kings & Priests in Christ, haue taken away by disclosing their wicked disceit.

Revelation 16:13 (m) That is a strong nomber of this great deuil Popes ambassadours which are euer crying and croking like frogs and come out of Antichrists mouth, because they shulde speake nothing but lies and vse all maner of craftie deceit to mainteine their riche Euphrates against the true Christians.

Revelation 16:14 (n) Albeit they call them selues spiritual and holie fathers.

Revelation 16:14 (o) For in all Kings courtes the Pope hathe had his ambassadours to hinder the kingdome of Christ.

Revelation 16:15 (!) Admonition to take hede and wrath.

Revelation 16:15 (p) Of righteousnes and holines, wherewith we are cled through Jesus Christ.

Revelation 16:16 (q) As if he wolde say, The craftines of destruction when as Kings and princes shal warre against God but by the craft of Satan are broght to that place where they shalbe destroyed.

Revelation 16:17 (r) This is the last judgement when Christ shal come to destroy the wicked and deliuer his Church.

Revelation 16:19 (s) Meaning the whole nomber of them that shal call them selues Christians, whereof some are so in dede, some are Papistes and vnder pretence of Christ serue Antichrist and some are neuters which are nether on the one side nor of the other.

Revelation 16:19 (t) Signifying, all strange religions, as of the Jewes, Turkes, & others, which then shal fall with that great whore of Rome, & be tormented in eternal paines.