Revelation 18:1

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor.

Cross References

Luke 17:24

For the Son of man [will come] in His day just like lightning which flashes from one part of the sky and lights up the other part.

Revelation 21:23

And the city does not need the sun nor the moon to illuminate it, for the splendor of God provides the light for it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Revelation 17:1

Then one of the seven angels, who had the seven bowls, came and spoke to me, saying, “Come [here]; I will show you the punishment [to fall] on the great prostitute who is situated on many bodies of waters.

Revelation 10:1

And I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was covered by a cloud and there was a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun and his legs were like pillars of fire.

2 Thessalonians 2:8

And then the lawless person [See verse 3] will be revealed, the one whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the brilliant appearance of His presence [i.e., at His second coming].

Revelation 17:7

Then the angel [See verse 1] said to me, “Why are you so amazed? I will explain to you the secret [meaning] of the woman and the beast with seven heads and ten horns that she is riding on.