Revelation 11:18

“And the nations were angry, etc.] (see <199901>Psalm 99:1), which the Septuagint render, the “Lord reigns, let the nations be angry”. This refers not to the times of the dragon, or the Pagan Roman emperors, who were wroth with the woman, the church, and made war with her seed; but Rome Papal, and its Gentiles, are intended; these are the nations that antichrist reigns over: and it does not so much design their anger against Christ, and his people, expressed by their anathemas, excommunications, murders; and massacres, and bloody persecutions, which could not be cause of thanksgiving to the elders; but their anger and resentment at his power and reign, at having the outward court taken from…”

“the nations were angry--alluding to Psa 99:1, Septuagint, "The Lord is become King: let the peoples become angry." Their anger is combined with alarm (Exo 15:14; Kg2 19:28, "thy rage against Me is come up into Mine ears, I will put My hook in thy nose," &c.). Translate, as the Greek is the same. "The nations were angered, and Thy anger is come." How petty man's impotent anger, standing here side by side with that of the omnipotent God! dead . . . be judged--proving that this seventh trumpet is at the end of all things, when the judgment on Christ's foes and the reward of His saints, long prayed for by His saints, shall take place. the prophets--as, for instance, the two prophesying witnesses…”

“And the nations were angry - Were enraged against thee. This they had shown by their opposition to his laws; by persecuting his people; by slaying his witnesses; by all the attempts which they had made to destroy his authority on the earth. The reference here seems to be to the whole series of events preceding the final establishment of his kingdom on the earth; to all the efforts which had been made to throw off his government and to crush his church. At this period of glorious triumph it was natural to look back to those dark times when the “nations raged” (compare Psalms 2:1-3), and when the very existence of the church was in jeopardy. And thy wrath is come - That is, the time when thou…”

“And the heathen nations were wroth - At the breaking out of the power and kingdom of God. This wrath of the heathens now rises to the highest pitch; but it meets the wrath of the Almighty, and melts away. In this verse is described both the going forth and the end of God's wrath, which together take up several ages. And the time of the dead is come - Both of the quick and dead, of whom those already dead are far the more numerous part. That they be judged - This, being infallibly certain, they speak of as already present. And to give a reward - At the coming of Christ, Rev 22:12; but of free grace, not of debt, To his servants the prophets: To his saints: to them who were eminently holy: To…”

“11:18 The nations were filled with wrath when they refused to do as God commanded (see Ps 2). But things will now be different because God’s wrath has come. God will reward his holy people (see Rev 22:12) with new life as his children (see John 1:12; 20:31). • fear your name: God’s name implies his nature; fearing God’s name means accepting who he is (see “Fear of the Lord” Theme Note). • The end of the age will be the time to destroy those who have not accepted God’s love (see John 3:16-20). They will go into the lake of fire (Rev 20:15). This doom of God’s enemies is the third and final terror (11:14).”

“the nations: Rev 11:2, Rev 11:9, Rev 11:10, Rev 17:12-15, Rev 19:19, Rev 19:20; Psa 2:1-3; Isa 34:1-10, Isa 63:1-6; Eze 38:9-23; Joe 3:9-14; Mic 7:15-17; Zac 14:2, Zac 14:3 and thy: Rev 6:15-17, Rev 14:10, Rev 15:1, Rev 15:7, 16:1-21, Rev 19:15 and the time: Rev 6:10, Rev 6:11, Rev 20:4, Rev 20:5, Rev 20:12, Rev 20:15; Isa 26:19-21; Dan 7:9, Dan 7:10, Dan 12:1, Dan 12:2; Heb 9:27 and that: Rev 22:12; Mat 5:12; Th2 1:5-7; Heb 11:25, Heb 11:26 and them: Rev 19:5; Psa 85:9, Psa 103:11, Psa 115:13, Psa 115:14, Psa 147:11; Ecc 8:12, Ecc 12:13; Luk 1:50 shouldest: Rev 13:10, Rev 18:6, Rev 18:16-24, Rev 19:19, Rev 19:21; Dan 7:26, Dan 8:25, Dan 11:44, Dan 11:45 which destroy: or, which corrupt…”