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Revelation 16:14

for they are [actually] the spirits of demons, performing [miraculous] signs. And they go out to the kings of the entire inhabited earth, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Good and Evil;   Miracles;   Temple;   Wicked (People);   Scofield Reference Index - Armageddon;   Thompson Chain Reference - Demons;   Evil;   Lying Wonders;   Magic;   Satan-Evil Spirits;   Spirits, Evil;   Wonders;   The Topic Concordance - Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ;   Day of the Lord;   Gathering;   Israel/jews;   Nations;   War/weapons;   Wrath;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Devil, the;   Miracles through Evil Agents;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Gog and Magog;   Mouth;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Millennium;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Day of the Lord, God, Christ, the;   Dead Sea Scrolls;   Demon;   False Prophet;   Judgment, Day of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Order;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Daemon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Antichrist;   Babylon, Mystical;   Devil;   Divination;   Idol;   Josiah;   Lucifer;   Sadducees;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Esdraelon;   Miracles, Signs, Wonders;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Antichrist;   Devil;   Esdraelon;   Frog;   Plagues of Egypt;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Angels;   Ascension of Isaiah;   Day and Night;   Day of Judgment;   Demon;   Demon, Demoniacal Possession, Demoniacs;   Exorcism;   God;   Har-Magedon;   Miracles;   Sign ;   Spirit Spiritual ;   World;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Antichrist;   Day;   Demon;   God;   Vials;   Wars;   39 War Fighting;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Antichrist;   Smith Bible Dictionary - An'tichrist;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Armageddon;   Gog and Magog;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Esdraelon, Plain of;   Miracle;   Omnipotence;   Revelation of John:;   War;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For they are demonic spirits performing signs, who travel to the kings of the whole world to assemble them for the battle on the great day of God, the Almighty.
King James Version (1611)
For they are the spirits of deuils working miracles, which goe forth vnto the Kings of the earth, and of the whole world, to gather them to the battell of that great day of God Almighty.
King James Version
For they are the spirits 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.
New American Standard Bible
for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the entire world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.
New Century Version
These evil spirits are the spirits of demons, which have power to do miracles. They go out to the kings of the whole world to gather them together for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.
English Standard Version
For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.
Berean Standard Bible
These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God, the Almighty.
Contemporary English Version
These evil spirits had the power to work miracles. They went to every king on earth, to bring them together for a war against God All-Powerful. But that will be the day of God's great victory.
Complete Jewish Bible
They are miracle-working demonic spirits which go out to the kings of the whole inhabited world to assemble them for the War of the Great Day of Adonai -Tzva'ot.
Darby Translation
for they are [the] spirits of demons, doing signs; which go out to the kings of the whole habitable world to gather them together to the war of [that] great day of God the Almighty.
Easy-to-Read Version
These evil spirits are the spirits of demons. They have power to do miracles. They go out to the rulers of the whole world to gather them for battle on the great day of God All-Powerful.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For they are the spirits of deuils, working miracles, to go vnto the Kings of the earth, and of the whole world, to gather them to the battell of that great day of God Almightie.
George Lamsa Translation
For they are the spirits of devils, who work miracles which go forth to the kings of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Good News Translation
They are the spirits of demons that perform miracles. These three spirits go out to all the kings of the world, to bring them together for the battle on the great Day of Almighty God.
Lexham English Bible
For they are the spirits of demons performing signs that go out to the kings of the whole inhabited world, to gather them for the battle of the great day of God the All-Powerful.
Literal Translation
For they are spirits of demons doing signs, which go forth to the kings of the earth, even of the whole habitable world to assemble them to the war of that day, the great day of God Almighty.
American Standard Version
for they are spirits of demons, working signs; which go forth unto the kings of the whole world, to gather them together unto the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.
Bible in Basic English
For they are evil spirits, working signs; who go out even to the kings of all the earth, to get them together to the war of the great day of God, the Ruler of all.
Hebrew Names Version
for they are spirits of demons, performing signs; which go forth to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, Shaddai.
International Standard Version
They are demonic spirits that perform signs. They go to the kings of the whole earth and gather them for the war of the great day of God Almighty.Luke 2:1; 2 Thessalonians 2:9; 1 Timothy 4:1; James 3:15; Revelation 13:13-14; 17:14; 19:19-20; 20:8;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
For they are spirits of demons, working signs; they go to the kings of the whole inhabited world, to gather them to the battle of the great day of Aloha the Omnipotent.
Murdock Translation
(for they are the spirits of demons, who work prodigies;) and they go forth to all the kings of all the habitable world, to gather them to the battle of the great day of God Almighty.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For they are the spirites of deuyls workyng miracles, to go out vnto the kynges of the earth, and of the whole worlde, to gather them to the battayle of that great day of God almightie.
English Revised Version
for they are spirits of devils, working signs; which go forth unto the kings of the whole world, to gather them together unto the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.
World English Bible
for they are spirits of demons, performing signs; which go forth to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
working miracles) go forth to the kings of the whole world, to gather them unto the battle of the great day of God, the Almighty.
Weymouth's New Testament
For they are the spirits of demons working marvels--spirits that go out to control the kings of the whole earth, to assemble them for the battle which is to take place on the great day of God, the Ruler of all.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For thei ben spiritis of deuels, makynge signes, and thei gon forth to kingis of al erthe, to gadere hem in to batel, to the greet dai of almiyti God.
Update Bible Version
for they are spirits of demons, working signs; which go forth to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together to the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.
Webster's Bible Translation
For they are the spirits of demons, working miracles, [which] go forth to the kings of the earth, and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
New English Translation
For they are the spirits of the demons performing signs who go out to the kings of the earth to bring them together for the battle that will take place on the great day of God, the All-Powerful.
New King James Version
For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and [fn] of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
New Living Translation
They are demonic spirits who work miracles and go out to all the rulers of the world to gather them for battle against the Lord on that great judgment day of God the Almighty.
New Life Bible
These are demons that do powerful works. These demons go to all the kings of all the earth. They bring them together for the war of the great day of the All-powerful God.
New Revised Standard
These are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
for they are spirits of demons, doing signs, which are to go forth unto the kings of the whole habitable earth, to gather them together unto the battle of the great day of God the Almighty. -
Douay-Rheims Bible
For they are the spirits of devils, working signs: and they go forth unto the kings of the whole earth, to gather them to battle against the great day of the Almighty God.
Revised Standard Version
for they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For they are the sprettes of devyls workynge myracles to go out vnto the kynges of the erth and of the whole worlde to gaddre them to the battayle of that gret daye of God allmyghty.
Young's Literal Translation
for they are spirits of demons, doing signs -- which go forth unto the kings of the earth, and of the whole world, to bring them together to the battle of that great day of God the Almighty; --
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For they are the spretes of deuels workynge myracles, to go out vnto the kynges of the earth and of the whole worlde, to gaddre them to the battayle of that gret daye of God allmighty.
Mace New Testament (1729)
for they are the spirits of demons working miracles, which make a progress to the kings of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God almighty.
Simplified Cowboy Version
These demons could perform miracles and they went out to the kings of the earth. They gathered them together for battle against the Lord on the day of the Almighty God and his judgement.

Contextual Overview

12Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for [the coming of] the kings from the east. 13And I saw three loathsome spirits like frogs, leaping from the mouth of the dragon (Satan) and from the mouth of the beast (Antichrist, dictator) and from the mouth of the false prophet; 14for they are [actually] the spirits of demons, performing [miraculous] signs. And they go out to the kings of the entire inhabited earth, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.15("Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is he who stays awake and who keeps his clothes [that is, stays spiritually ready for the Lord's return], so that he will not be naked—spiritually unprepared—and men will not see his shame.") 16And they (demons) gathered the kings and armies of the world together at the place which in Hebrew is called Har-Magedon (Armageddon).

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

Cross-References

Genesis 14:7
Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and subdued all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
Genesis 21:31
Therefore that place was called Beersheba (Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven), because there the two of them swore an oath.
Genesis 24:62
Now Isaac had returned from going to Beer-lahai-roi (Well of the Living One Who Sees Me), for he was living in the Negev.
Genesis 25:11
Now after the death of Abraham, God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac lived at Beer-lahai-roi.
Numbers 13:26
they came to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the sons of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh, and brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the land's fruit.

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.


 
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