Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor. New Living Translation After all this I saw another angel come down from heaven with great authority, and the earth grew bright with his splendor. English Standard Version After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was made bright with his glory. Berean Standard Bible After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory. Berean Literal Bible After these things I saw another angel descending out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was illuminated from his glory. King James Bible And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. New King James Version After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory. New American Standard Bible After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated from his glory. NASB 1995 After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illumined with his glory. NASB 1977 After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illumined with his glory. Legacy Standard Bible After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illumined with his glory. Amplified Bible After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, possessing great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his splendor and radiance. Christian Standard Bible After this I saw another angel with great authority coming down from heaven, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor. Holman Christian Standard Bible After this I saw another angel with great authority coming down from heaven, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor. American Standard Version After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was lightened with his glory. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And after these things I saw another Angel from Heaven, who had great authority, and The Earth was brightened by his glory. Contemporary English Version I saw another angel come from heaven. This one had great power, and the earth was bright because of his glory. Douay-Rheims Bible And after these things, I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power: and the earth was enlightened with his glory. English Revised Version After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was lightened with his glory. GOD'S WORD® Translation After these things I saw another angel come from heaven. He had tremendous power, and his glory lit up the earth. Good News Translation After this I saw another angel coming down out of heaven. He had great authority, and his splendor brightened the whole earth. International Standard Version After these things, I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was made bright by his splendor. Literal Standard Version And after these things I saw another messenger coming down out of Heaven, having great authority, and the earth was lightened from his glory, Majority Standard Bible After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory. New American Bible After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth became illumined by his splendor. NET Bible After these things I saw another angel, who possessed great authority, coming down out of heaven, and the earth was lit up by his radiance. New Revised Standard Version After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority; and the earth was made bright with his splendor. New Heart English Bible After these things, I saw another angel coming down out of the sky, having great authority. The earth was illuminated with his glory. Webster's Bible Translation And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. Weymouth New Testament After these things I saw another angel coming down from Heaven, armed with great power. The earth shone with his splendor, World English Bible After these things, I saw another angel coming down out of the sky, having great authority. The earth was illuminated with his glory. Young's Literal Translation And after these things I saw another messenger coming down out of the heaven, having great authority, and the earth was lightened from his glory, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Babylon is Fallen1After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory. 2And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.… Cross References Ezekiel 43:2 and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory. Revelation 10:1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire. Revelation 17:1 Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. Revelation 17:7 "Why are you so amazed?" said the angel. "I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns. Treasury of Scripture And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. I saw. Revelation 17:1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: and the. Revelation 21:23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. Isaiah 60:1-3 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee… Ezekiel 43:2 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory. Jump to Previous Angel Armed Authority Bright Descending Earth Glory Great Heaven Illuminated Illumined Lightened Messenger Power Shone Sky SplendorJump to Next Angel Armed Authority Bright Descending Earth Glory Great Heaven Illuminated Illumined Lightened Messenger Power Shone Sky SplendorRevelation 18 1. Babylon is fallen.4. People commanded to depart out of her. 9. The kings of the earth, with the merchants and mariners, lament over her. 20. The saints rejoice for the judgments of God upon her. (1) And after these things . . .--Or, better, After these things (omit "and") I saw another angel coming down, having great power (or, authority--entrusted to him for the work against Babylon); and the earth was illumined by (literally, out of) his glory. The light which shines from the heavenly messenger shines like day upon the tawdry splendour of Babylon, and shows that what was admired was but worthless and corrupt. In his brief, but rousing call, he proclaims it to be so.Verse 1. - And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven; after [omitting "and"]... coming down, etc. The usual form of introduction to a new vision (cf. Revelation 4:1; Revelation 7:1, etc.). The "mystery" of the beast and the harlot having been declared, the angel now describes the doom in store for them. The angel is from heaven, as carrying the news of the judgment which is sent from heaven (cf. Revelation 10:1; Revelation 19:6, 15, 17; Revelation 15:1, etc.). Having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. The great "authority" refers to the judgment which follows, which, however, is not acted out before the seer, but only described. The last clause records the visible manifestation of the great power (cf. the description in Ezekiel 43:2). Parallel Commentaries ... Greek AfterPreposition Strong's 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. this Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. I saw Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. another ἄ Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 243: Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different. angel ἄγγελον (angelon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 32: From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor. descending καταβαίνοντα (katabainonta) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2597: To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend. from ἐ Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. heaven Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. with ἔχοντα (echonta) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. great μεγάλην (megalēn) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense. authority, ἐξουσίαν (exousian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1849: From exesti; privilege, i.e. force, capacity, competency, freedom, or mastery, delegated influence. and Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. earth Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. was illuminated ἐφωτίσθη (ephōtisthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 5461: From phos; to shed rays, i.e. To shine or to brighten up. by ἐ Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. his Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. glory. δόξης (doxēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1391: From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application. 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