Teks -- Revelation 16:14 (NET)

16:14 For they are the spirits of the demons performing signs who go out to the kings of the earth to bring them together for the battle that will take place on the great day of God, the All-Powerful.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Robertson: Rev 16:14 - Spirits of devils

Spirits of devils ( pneumata daimoniōn ).

"Spirits of demons."Explanation of the simile hōs batrachoi . See 1Ti 4:1 about "deceiving spirits and teachings of demons."

Robertson: Rev 16:14 - Working signs

Working signs ( poiounta sēmeia ).

"Doing signs"(present active participle of poieō ). The Egyptian magicians wrought "signs"(tricks), as did Simon Magus and later Apollonius of Tyana. Houdini claimed that he could reproduce every trick of the spiritualistic mediums.

Robertson: Rev 16:14 - Which go forth

Which go forth ( ha ekporeuetai ).

Singular verb with neuter plural (collective) subject.

Robertson: Rev 16:14 - Unto the kings

Unto the kings ( epi tous basileis ).

The three evil spirits (dragon and the two beasts) spur on the kings of the whole world to a real world war. "There have been times when nations have been seized by a passion for war which the historian can but imperfectly explain"(Swete).

Robertson: Rev 16:14 - To gather them together

To gather them together ( sunagagein ).

Second aorist active infinitive of sunagō , to express purpose (that of the unclean spirits).

Robertson: Rev 16:14 - Unto the war of the great day of God, the Almighty

Unto the war of the great day of God, the Almighty ( eis ton polemon tēs hēmeras tēs megalēs tou theou tou pantokratoros ).

Some take this to be war between nations, like Mar 13:8, but it is more likely war against God (Psa 2:2) and probably the battle pictured in Rev 17:14; Rev 19:19. Cf. 2Pe 3:12, "the day of God,"his reckoning with the nations. See Joe 2:11; Joe 3:4. Paul uses "that day"for the day of the Lord Jesus (the Parousia) as in 1Th 5:2; 2Th 1:10; 2Th 2:2; 1Co 1:8; 2Co 1:14; Phi 1:6; Phi 2:16; 2Ti 1:12, 2Ti 1:18; 2Ti 4:8.

Vincent: Rev 16:14 - Of the earth and of the whole world

Of the earth and of the whole world

Omit of the earth and .

Vincent: Rev 16:14 - World

World ( οἰκουμέης )

See on Luk 2:1.

Vincent: Rev 16:14 - The battle

The battle ( πόλεμον )

Rev., more literally, war . Battle is μάχη .

Vincent: Rev 16:14 - That great day

That great day ( ἐκείνης )

Omit. Read, as Rev., " the great day."

JFB: Rev 16:14 - devils

Greek, "demons."

JFB: Rev 16:14 - working miracles

Greek, "signs."

JFB: Rev 16:14 - go forth unto

Or "for," that is, to tempt them to the battle with Christ.

JFB: Rev 16:14 - the kings of the earth and, &c.

A, B, Syriac, and ANDREAS omit "of the earth and," which clause is not in any manuscript. Translate, "kings of the whole habitable world," who are "of this world," in contrast to "the kings of (from) the East" (the sun-rising), Rev 16:12, namely, the saints to whom Christ has appointed a kingdom, and who are "children of light." God, in permitting Satan's miracles, as in the case of the Egyptian magicians who were His instruments in hardening Pharaoh's heart, gives the reprobate up to judicial delusion preparatory to their destruction. As Aaron's rod was changed into a serpent, so were those of the Egyptian magicians. Aaron turned the water into blood; so did the magicians. Aaron brought up frogs; so did the magicians. With the frogs their power ceased. So this, or whatever is antitypical to it, will be the last effort of the dragon, beast, and false prophet.

JFB: Rev 16:14 - battle

Greek, "war"; the final conflict for the kingship of the world described in Rev 19:17-21.

Defender: Rev 16:14 - gather them

The Satan-controlled beast and false prophet will think they are gathering all the nations together, but, actually, it is God. "I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat" (Rev 16:16; Joe 3:2). "For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle" (Zec 14:2). The great conflict of the ages is about to be decided, and there will be "multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision" (Joe 3:14). All are desperately hoping they will eventually free themselves from God and His control over their lives, but they are really being drawn into His great winepress (Rev 14:19)."

TSK: Rev 16:14 - the spirits // working // which // the whole // to gather // God Almighty

the spirits : Rev 12:9; 1Ki 22:19-23; 2Ch 18:18-22; Eze 14:9; Joh 8:44; 2Co 11:13-15; 1Ti 4:1; Jam 3:15

working : Rev 13:13, Rev 13:14, Rev 19:20; Deu 13:1, Deu 13:2; Mat 24:24; Mar 13:22; 2Th 2:9

which : 1Ki 22:6, 1Ki 22:10,1Ki 22:11, 1Ki 22:19-22; Act 13:8-10

the whole : Rev 3:10, Rev 12:9, Rev 13:3; Luk 2:1; Rom 1:8; 1Jo 5:19

to gather : Rev 16:16, Rev 17:14, Rev 19:19, Rev 20:8; Isa 34:1-8, Isa 63:1-6; Eze 38:8-12; Joe 3:11-14

God Almighty : Rev 16:7

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: Rev 16:14

Which, from the influence of the devil, should solicit the kings of the earth to join together in a battle against the church. This is, undoubtedly, the battle in Armageddon, Rev 16:16 .

PBC: Rev 16:14

The word Armageddon[1] is taken from two Hebrew words: (1) har; a mountain or range of hills. (2) meged, means to be eminent; a distinguished thing; hence something valuable, as a product or fruit: pleasant, precious fruit (thing).

Could this mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively), plus eminent, distinguished, valuable, pleasant, precious fruit (thing) be the place where the victory was won by Jesus Christ on Mount Calvary and the Cross? (Armageddon). Now the aftermath of all this is seen by John as the destruction of Jerusalem (Babylon, the great whore) situated on a range of hills (Har), Jerusalem was an eminent, distinguished, valuable, pleasant place (meged) known by the whole world as the place where God had visited His people in time past. When these two are put the two together, we have Armageddon, The place where the battle of our salvation was fought and won!— Eld. Charles Taylor

[1] Strong’s Greek-Hebrew concordance.

Gill: Rev 16:14 - For they are the spirits of devils // working miracles // which go forth unto the kings of the earth // and of the whole world // to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty

For they are the spirits of devils,.... They are of their father the devil; they are acted and influenced by him, he works effectually in them, and leads them captive at his will; they do his lusts, and are murderers and liars, and false teachers, like him:

working miracles; lying ones, to deceive men; this clearly points out who are meant, namely, the followers of antichrist, who, as they spread the doctrines of devils, endeavour to confirm them by signs and lying wonders:

which go forth unto the kings of the earth: those who have committed fornication with the Romish antichrist, such of them as will remain:

and of the whole world; as many Pagan princes as they can come at, and engage by any ways and means in their interest; they will go forth to them like the lying spirit to Ahab's prophets, 1Ki 22:22

to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty; that is, they will persuade them to gather together, to fight against the saints, the Gentile Christians in the several parts of the world, and the Jewish Christians, now settled in their own land; and this will be the battle of the Lord, who is God Almighty, and it will be fighting against him; and therefore the attempt must be vain and fruitless, and issue in the ruin of those who are gathered to it, who will be deceived and drawn into it by these diabolical spirits: and this is called "the battle of that great day of God"; not of the day of judgment, for it will be before that time; but of that day of vengeance upon all the remains of his and his church's enemies, both Pagan, Papal, and Mahometan, who will for this purpose be gathered together; "which", as the Ethiopic version renders it, "God has appointed".