{Of a lamp} (luchnou). Old word ( Mt 5:15 ), again in  Re
22:5 . {Shall shine no more at all} (ou m(8820)phan(8869)). Fifth
instance in these verses of ou m(885c) with the aorist subjunctive,
here the active of phain(935c) as in  Re 8:12 . It is not known
whether Rome had street lights or not. {The voice of the
bridegroom and of the bride} (ph(936e)(8820)numphiou kai numph(8873)). See
 Joh 3:29  Jer 7:34  16:9 . "Even the occasional flash of the
torches carried by bridal processions ( Mt 25:1ff. ) is seen no
more" (Swete). The sixth instance of ou m(885c), in verses  21-23 ,
occurs with akousth(8869) (third instance of akousth(8869), two in
verse  22 ). {Were the princes of the earth} ((8873)an hoi
megist(836e)es t(8873) g(8873)). For megist(836e) see  Re 6:15  Mr 6:21 . "Thy
merchants were the grandees" once, but now these merchant princes
are gone. {With thy sorcery} (en t(8869) pharmaki(8369) sou). En
(instrumental use) and the locative case of pharmakia, old word
(from pharmakeu(935c), to prepare drugs, from pharmakon, sorcery,
 Re 9:21 ), in N.T. only here and  Ga 5:20  for sorcery and
magical arts. If one is puzzled over the connection between
medicine and sorcery as illustrated by this word (our pharmacy),
he has only to recall quackery today in medicine (patent
medicines and cure-alls), witch-doctors, professional
faith-healers, medicine-men in Africa. True medical science has
had a hard fight to shake off chicanery and charlatanry. {Were
deceived} (eplan(8874)h(8873)an). First aorist passive indicative of
plana(935c). These charlatans always find plenty of victims. See  Mr
12:24 .