Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Coming down out of heaven (katabainonta ek tou ouranou). Present active predicate participle. Not the angel of Revelation 17:1, Revelation 17:7, Revelation 17:15 (John's guide), but one announcing the doom of Babylon (Rome). As in Revelation 10:1; Revelation 20:1.
Was lightened (efwtisqh). First aorist passive of fwtizw, old causative verb (from fwv, light), common in N.T. as in Revelation 21:23; Revelation 22:5.
With his glory (ek thv dochv autou). "By reason of (ek as in Revelation 8:13; Revelation 16:10) his glory." "So recently has he come from the Presence that in passing he flings a broad belt of light across the dark earth" (Swete).
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Revelation 18:1:
Revelation 2:11
Revelation 4:1
Revelation 19:10
Revelation 19:11
Revelation 20:1
Revelation 21:23
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