Rev 8:8 | RWP | e4.org | As it were ( ως ). "As if," not a great mountain, but a blazing mass as large as a mountain. Burning with fire ( πυρ καιομενον ). Present middle participle of καιω . Somewhat like Enoch 18:13, but perhaps with the picture of a great volcanic eruption like that of Vesuvius in A.D. 79. Strabo tells of an eruption B.C. 196 which made a new island (Palaea Kaumene). Became blood ( εγενετο αιμα ). Like the Nile in the first plague ( .). Cf. also .

‏ Revelation of John 8:8

As it were ( ως ). "As if," not a great mountain, but a blazing mass as large as a mountain.

Burning with fire ( πυρ καιομενον ). Present middle participle of καιω. Somewhat like Enoch 18:13, but perhaps with the picture of a great volcanic eruption like that of Vesuvius in A.D. 79. Strabo tells of an eruption B.C. 196 which made a new island (Palaea Kaumene).

Became blood ( εγενετο αιμα ). Like the Nile in the first plague (Ex 7:20ff.). Cf. also 16:3.