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Revelation 16 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Revelation 16, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 21
- verses
- 470 / 153
- Greek words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Revelation 16 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἐκχέω | ekchéō | G1632 | 9 | gush out, run greedily, shed, spill |
| φιάλη | phiálē | G5357 | 8 | vial |
| μέγας | mégas | G3173 | 11 | exceedingly, great, high, large |
| αἷμα | haîma | G129 | 4 | blood |
| πληγή | plēgḗ | G4127 | 3 | plague, stripe, wound |
| βλασφημέω | blasphēméō | G987 | 3 | blaspheme, defame, rail on, revile |
| θηρίον | thēríon | G2342 | 3 | beast |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Revelation 16, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In this chapter we have an account of the pouring forth of these vials that were filled with the wrath of God. They were poured out upon the whole antichristian empire, and on every thing appertaining to it. I. Upon the earth, ver. 2. II. Upon the sea, ver. 3. III. Upon the rivers and fountains of water, ver. 4. Here the heavenly hosts proclaim and applaud the righteousness of the judgments of God. IV. The fourth vial was poured out on the sun, ver. 8. V. The fifth on the seat of the beast. VI. The sixth on the river Euphrates. VII. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 6 (Acts to Revelation), on Revelation 16:1–25 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- East — Rev 16:12
- Euphrates — Rev 16:12
- Armageddon — Rev 16:16
- Babylon 3 — Rev 16:19
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