John Bengel Commentary - Revelation 9:2

John Bengel Commentary - Revelation 9:2 - 9:2

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John Bengel Commentary - Revelation 9:2 - 9:2

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9:1 - 9:1
9:2 - 9:2
9:5 - 9:5
9:8 - 9:8
9:9 - 9:9
9:11 - 9:11
9:12 - 9:12
9:13 - 9:13
9:14 - 9:14
9:15 - 9:15
9:16 - 9:16
9:17 - 9:17
9:19 - 9:19
9:20 - 9:20

Rev 9:2. Καὶ ἐσκοτίσθη ὁ ἥλιος καὶ ὁ ἀὴφ, and the sun was darkened and the air) It is an instance of ἓν διὰ δυοῖν, as ch. Rev 1:14, His head and His hair: ch. Rev 19:16, His vesture and His thigh. The air was obscured, in so far as it is illuminated by the sun; the sun, in so far as it transmits its light through the air to men. Hence ἐσκοτίσθη is used, not ἐσκοτίσθησαν. Wherefore there is no need to inquire separately here, what the sun is, and its obscuring; what the air is, and its obscuring. The darkness, which arose to the Jews in Persia, is here pointed out. [Cent. vi.]