And they see his shame.—During the apokalupsis epoch now at hand. (Rev. 3:18.) “The exposure to the world that they lack what constitutes the Christian state.”—Cook.—Matt. 5:43, 44. 16:16. And [he] THEY gathered them together.—The three unclean spirits do the gathering.—Rev. 19:19. Unto a place called in the Hebrew tongue [Armageddon] ARMAGEDON.—“The fact that St. John has employed a word (Har‐Magedon), ‘The destruction of their troop,’ not found in connection with any locality or historical event of itself points to a figurative interpretation. (Zech. 12:11.) Nor indeed are we to think of literal warfare.” (Cook.) “The word ‘mountain’ in the term Armageddon—‘Mountain of Megiddo’—seems to have been used because Megiddo was in a mountainous region, though the battles were fought in a valley adjacent. The meaning here is, that there would be, as it were, a decisive battle which would determine the question of the prevalence of true religion on the earth. What we are to expect as the fulfillment of this would seem to be, that there will be some mustering of strength—some rallying of forces—some opposition made to the Kingdom of God in the gospel by the powers here referred to which would be _decisive_ in its character.” (Barnes.) Another view of Volume VI, _Scripture Studies_, as it appeared to the worshipers of the beast and his image, may be had in the plague of darkness upon the Egyptians described in Ex. 10:21‐29. The 3‐½ days of terrible darkness over the land of Egypt represent the 3‐½ years of the great war and indicate its close shortly after the publication of this final witness of the church. While this plague was still in progress, Moses said to Pharaoh, “I will see thy face again no more.” It is even so; Pastor Russell passed forever out of reach of the antitypical Pharaoh, Satan, in the fall of 1916. But in steadfast belief that “his works do follow him,” we hold that he supervises, by the Lord’s arrangement, the work yet to be done. See Rev. 16:1. 16:17. And the seventh [angel].—Volume VII, _Scripture Studies_. Poured out his vial [into] UPON the air.—Seemed to the clergy to be directed against the ruling powers. “The terrors of the revelation of Christ will thus appear spread out over the Universe.”—Cook. And there came a great voice.—An earnest and vigorous setting forth of this prophecy and that of Ezekiel. Out of the Temple of [Heaven, from the Throne,] GOD.—The true Church. Saying, it is done.—See title of this book.—_Ezek. 9:11._ 16:18. And there were [voices, and] thunders.—Seven of them—indicating wide‐spread interest in the _Scripture Studies_. There will probably also be some thundering by the esteemed clergy. If in the past they had thundered less and lightened more, the world would not be in its present predicament.—Rev. 8:5. And lightnings.—A good lighting up of the dark places of the ecclesiastical firmament.