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8. angel--so Coptic and ANDREAS. But
A, B, C, Vulgate, and Syriac omit it.
upon--not as in
Re 16:2, 3,
"into."
sun--Whereas by the fourth trumpet the sun is darkened
(Re 8:12)
in a third part, here by the fourth vial the sun's bright scorching
power is intensified.
power was given unto him--rather, "unto it," the sun.
men--Greek, "the men," namely, those who had the mark of
the beast
(Re 16:2).
JFB.
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