<p>18:1 <i>After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was lit with his glory</i>- Perhaps representing the Lord Jesus. The scene of the land lightened with glory recalls Ez. 43:2, a prophecy of how the Kingdom could have been established at the return from exile. The essence of that prophecy will be fulfilled at the Lord's return, although it seems not the details. The visions of Revelation are not chronological; here we revert to how the destruction of Babylon spoken of in chapter 17 comes about, and the implications for believers. John indeed sees &quot;another angel&quot;, but this is not to say that the Angel represents someone different to what Angels represented.</p>