<p>18:20- see on Jn. 7:24.</p><p><i>Rejoice over her, you heaven, and you saints, and you apostles, and you prophets. For God has judged your judgment on her</i>- All the surrounding nations did to Israel shall be done to them. This explains the links between the seals the judgments on Israel at the hands of their neighbours in the last days and the trumpets and vials, which speak of similar judgments coming upon Israel's enemies within the land / earth promised to Abraham. The saints may be Israel (Dan. 7:25); the prophets would be the two witnesses of chapter 11. The &quot;heaven&quot; would refer to the Heavenly, Angelic representatives of those who were killed and tormented by the beast during her three and a half year domination of the earth / land; for John had seen them in his visions of the heavenly throne room, and now he sees them rejoicing. What the beast did during his brief domination is now done to him. So the saints and Christians in view are particularly those who endured that.</p>