Revelation 12:16
“And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the earth helped the woman,.... By opening itself, and taking in what the serpent cast out, so that it could not…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And the earth helped the woman - The earth seemed to sympathize with the woman in her persecutions, and to interpose to…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The earth helped the woman - "Nothing, and indeed," as Bishop Newton excellently observes, "was more likely to produce…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Revelation 12:12-17
We have here an account of this war, so happily finished in heaven, or in the church, as it was again renewed and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Revelation 12:15-16
We have not means for interpreting this description in detail. All we can say certainly is, that it describes the…