Verš 2
"And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a dangerous and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. "
Ex 9:9 - And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.
Zjv 13:16 - And he causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
Zjv 13:14 - "And deceives them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. "
Verš 3
"And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea. "
Ex 7:20 - "And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and stroke the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. "
Verš 5
And I heard the angel of the waters say, You are righteous, O Lord, which are, and were, and shall be, because you have judged thus.
Zjv 1:4 - "John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits (o. pneuma) which are before his throne; "
Zjv 1:8 - I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, says the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Zjv 4:8 - "And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. "
Zjv 11:17 - "Saying, We give you thanks, O LORD God Almighty, which are, and were, and are to come; because you have taken to you your great power, and have reigned. "
Verš 6
"For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. "
Mt 23:34 - "Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them all of you shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall all of you scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: "
Verš 7
And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.
Zjv 15:3 - "And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are your works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are your ways, you King of saints. "
Verš 9
And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which has power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
Zjv 16:11 - And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
Zjv 16:21 - "And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. "
Verš 14
For they are the spirits (o. pneuma) 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.
2Sol 2:9 - Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
Zjv 13:13 - And he does great wonders, so that he makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
Zjv 19:20 - And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Zjv 17:14 - These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
Zjv 19:19 - And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
Zjv 20:8 - And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Verš 15
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
Mt 24:43 - But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
Lk 12:39 - And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
1Sol 5:2 - For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.
2Pt 3:10 - "But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. "
Zjv 3:3 - Remember therefore how you have received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore you shall not watch, I will come on you as a thief, and you shall not know what hour I will come upon you.
Zjv 3:18 - "I counsel you to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that you may be rich; and white raiment, that you may be clothed, and that the shame of your nakedness do not appear; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. "
Verš 17
"And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. "
Zjv 21:6 - And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is thirsty of the fountain of the water of life freely.
Verš 18
"And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. "
Zjv 4:5 - And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits (o. pneuma) of God.
Zjv 8:5 - And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
Verš 19
And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.
Zjv 14:8 - And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
Zjv 18:5 - For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
Jer 25:15 - "For thus says the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send you, to drink it. "
Zjv 14:10 - "The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: "
Verš 21
"And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. "
Zjv 11:19 - And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Zjv 16:9 - And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which has power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
Zjv 16:11 - And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
Zjv 16,1 - Rany uvedené v tejto kapitole pripomínajú egyptské rany (2. v.: Ex 9, 10–11; 3.–4. v.: Ex 7, 17–21).
Zjv 16,10 - Porov. Ex 10, 21 a nasl.
Zjv 16,13 - "Falošný prorok" čiže druhá šelma (porov. 13, 11; 19, 20; 20, 10). "Žaby" symbolizujú mnohostrannú propagandu satana. Podľa iných týmto symbolom chce autor poukázať na bezvýznamnosť nečistých duchov pred Bohom.
Zjv 16,15 - Tento verš prerušuje kontext. Zdá sa, že je sem vsunutý odinakiaľ. Porov. 3, 3. 18.
Zjv 16,16 - Harmagedon – po hebrejsky Har Megiddo znamená Megiddský vrch. Pri meste Megiddo (gr. Mageddo) sa počas židovských dejín viedlo veľa vojen. Bol tu porazený aj Joziáš (2 Kr 23, 29). Stalo sa symbolickým miestom, kde sa zhromažďujú bezbožní králi a tu utrpia poslednú porážku. Porov. Sdc 5, 19; 2 Kr 9, 27; Zach 12, 11.
Zjv 16,21 - Talent je miera hmotnosti: asi 40 kg.
