Wahyu 14:6
Konteks14:6 Then 1 I saw another 2 angel flying directly overhead, 3 and he had 4 an eternal gospel to proclaim 5 to those who live 6 on the earth – to every nation, tribe, 7 language, and people.
Wahyu 18:2
Konteks18:2 He 8 shouted with a powerful voice:
“Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the great!
She 9 has become a lair for demons,
a haunt 10 for every unclean spirit,
a haunt for every unclean bird,
a haunt for every unclean and detested beast. 11
[14:6] 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
[14:6] 2 tc Most
[14:6] 3 tn L&N 1.10 states, “a point or region of the sky directly above the earth – ‘high in the sky, midpoint in the sky, directly overhead, straight above in the sky.’”
[14:6] 5 tn Or “an eternal gospel to announce as good news.”
[14:6] 6 tn Grk “to those seated on the earth.”
[14:6] 7 tn Grk “and tribe,” but καί (kai) has not been translated here or before the following term since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
[18:2] 8 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style
[18:2] 9 tn Or “It” (the subject is embedded in the verb in Greek; the verb only indicates that it is third person). Since the city has been personified as the great prostitute, the feminine pronoun was used in the translation.
[18:2] 10 tn Here BDAG 1067 s.v. φυλακή 3 states, “a place where guarding is done, prison…Of the nether world or its place of punishment (πνεῦμα 2 and 4c) 1 Pt 3:19 (BReicke, The Disobedient Spirits and Christian Baptism ’46, 116f). It is in a φ. in the latter sense that Satan will be rendered harmless during the millennium Rv 20:7. The fallen city of Babylon becomes a φυλακή haunt for all kinds of unclean spirits and birds 18:2ab.”
[18:2] 11 tc There are several problems in this verse. It seems that according to the ms evidence the first two phrases (i.e., “and a haunt for every unclean spirit, and a haunt for every unclean bird” [καὶ φυλακὴ παντὸς πνεύματος ἀκαθάρτου καὶ φυλακὴ παντὸς ὀρνέου ἀκαθάρτου, kai fulakh panto" pneumato" akaqartou kai fulakh panto" orneou akaqartou]) are to be regarded as authentic, though there are some ms discrepancies. The similar beginnings (καὶ φυλακὴ παντός) and endings (ἀκαθάρτου) of each phrase would easily account for some