Revelation 20:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

And compassed

Matthew 16:16

Luke 19:43

Luke 21:20

The camp

Hebrews 13:13

And fire

2 Thessalonians 1:8

General references

Matthew 12:29

Bible References

And compassed

And to this Simon Peter answered: "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God."

For a time is coming upon you when your enemies will surround you with earthworks, and encircle you, and hem you in on all sides;

As soon, however, as you see Jerusalem surrounded by armed camps, then you may know that the hour of her desecration is at hand.

The camp

Therefore let us go out to him 'outside the camp,' bearing the same reproaches as he;

And fire

When any one wishes to harm them, 'fire comes from their mouths and consumes their enemies'; and whoever wishes to harm them will, in this way, inevitably perish.

It performs great marvels, even causing fire to fall from the heavens to the earth, before men's eyes;

When James and John saw this, they said: "Master, do you wish us to call for fire to come down from the heavens and consume them?"

But, on the very day on which Lot came out of Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from the skies and destroyed them all.

Then he will 'inflict punishment upon those who refuse to know God, and upon those who turn a deaf ear' to the Good News of Jesus, our Lord.

General references

How, again, can any one get into a strong man's house and carry off his goods, without first securing him? And not till then will he plunder his house.