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New International Version. 12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East. Read full chapter. Revelation 16:12 in all English translations.
Rather, it seems to be about removing a barrier used for defensive purposes: preparing the way for invading kings from the east. The Euphrates is called "the great river" five times in Scripture. It was the eastern boundary of Israel's inheritance (Deuteronomy 1:7; 11:24).
New Living Translation. Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great Euphrates River, and it dried up so that the kings from the east could march their armies toward the west without hindrance. English Standard Version.
Oct 29, 2011 · Gen 3:24 So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life. We now have a metaphor for east: to go east is to move away from God, to go away from His presence.
- You just about have your answer right in the question. The short answer is that moving eastward seems to relate to exile, while moving westward is...
- When the sun rises, in the East, it banishes the darkness of the night. On the other hand, as the sun sets, in the West, it ushers in the darkness....
- Perhaps not the entire answer, but the Sun does rise in the east. So for practical reasons, the door of the tabernacle and temple should face east...
Matthew 24:27. Verse Concepts. For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Matthew 24:26. Verse Concepts. So if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe them. Daniel 11:44.
And the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. The Revised Version gives the sense more plainly, That the way might be made ready for the kings that [come] from the sunrising. The meaning is that a barrier that wards off hostile hosts is removed.
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Revelation 16:12 ESV / 5,022 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east.
