Pahayag 16:14

Filipino Cebuano Bible

14 kay kini sila mao man ang mga espiritu sa mga yawa nga magahimog mga milagro, nga managpangadto sa mga hari sa tibuok kalibutan aron sa pagtigum kanila sa pag-asdang sa gubat sa dakung adlaw sa Dios nga Makagagahum sa Tanan.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the spirits: Revelation 12:9, 1 Kings 22:19-23, 2 Chronicles 18:18-22, Ezekiel 14:9, John 8:44, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, 1 Timothy 4:1, James 3:15

working: Revelation 13:13, Revelation 13:14, Revelation 19:20, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:2, Matthew 24:24, Mark 13:22, 2 Thessalonians 2:9

which: 1 Kings 22:6, 1 Kings 22:10, 1 Kings 22:11, 1 Kings 22:19-22, Acts 13:8-10

the whole: Revelation 3:10, Revelation 12:9, Revelation 13:3, Luke 2:1, Romans 1:8, 1 John 5:19

to gather: Revelation 16:16, Revelation 17:14, Revelation 19:19, Revelation 20:8, Isaiah 34:1-8, Isaiah 63:1-6, Ezekiel 38:8-12, Joel 3:11-14

God Almighty: Revelation 16:7

Reciprocal: Exodus 8:2 - frogs Joshua 8:16 - drawn away Joshua 9:2 - gathered Joshua 10:4 - and help Joshua 11:5 - all these 1 Kings 22:22 - a lying spirit 2 Chronicles 11:15 - for the devils 2 Chronicles 14:9 - Zerah 2 Chronicles 18:11 - all the prophets Job 24:22 - draweth Job 26:4 - whose spirit Psalms 56:2 - many Psalms 105:30 - brought Isaiah 54:15 - they shall Ezekiel 13:5 - to stand Ezekiel 38:15 - and many Joel 3:2 - also Joel 3:14 - multitudes Micah 2:11 - a man Zephaniah 3:8 - to gather Zechariah 12:3 - though Zechariah 13:2 - unclean Zechariah 14:1 - General 1 Timothy 4:2 - lies Revelation 1:8 - the Almighty Revelation 4:8 - Lord God Almighty Revelation 6:17 - the great Revelation 11:17 - Lord God Almighty Revelation 16:13 - three Revelation 20:3 - should deceive Revelation 21:22 - the Lord

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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, 1 Kings 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".

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For they are the spirits of devils - On the meaning of the word used here, see the notes on Revelation 9:20. It is used here, as it is in Revelation 9:20, in a bad sense, as denoting evil spirits. Compare the notes on Matthew 4:1-2, Matthew 4:24.

Working miracles - Working what seemed to be miracles; that is, such wonders as to deceive the world with the belief that they were miracles. See the notes on Revelation 13:13-14, where the same power is ascribed to the “beast.”

Which go forth unto the kings of the earth - Which particularly affect and influence kings and rulers. No class of people have been more under the influence of pagan superstition, Muhammedan delusion, or the papacy, than kings and princes. We are taught by this passage that this will continue to be so in the circumstances referred to.

And of the whole world - That is, so far that it might be represented as affecting the whole world - to wit, the pagan, the Muhammedan, and the papal portions of the earth. These still embrace so large a portion of the globe, that it might be said, that what would affect those powers now would influence the whole world.

To gather them - Not literally to assemble them all in one place, but so to unite and combine them that it might be represented as an assembling of the hosts for battle.

To the battle of that great day of God Almighty - Not the day of judgment, but the day which would determine the ascendency of true religion in the world - the final conflict with those powers which had so long opposed the gospel. It is not necessary to suppose that there would be a literal “battle,” in which God would be seen to contend with his foes; but there would be what might be properly represented as a battle. That is, there would be a combined struggle against the truth, and in that God would appear by his providence and Spirit on the side of the church, and would give it the victory. It accords with all that has occurred in the past, to suppose that there will be such a combined struggle before the church shall finally triumph in the world.