Revelation 16:20 Revelation 16:20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. By island, we may understand such things as are separated from a common unto some sacred (or rather superstitious) use; such are all popish consecrated and dedicated things, as parish churches, cathedrals, abbies, priories, nunneries, bishops, lands, glebe lands, dean and chapter lands, etc. All these fled away that is, they shall be removed and restored to their common use as before their consecration or dedication. By mountains here, we may understand the great powers, dominions, and kingdoms of the Roman papal monarchy, and all other monarchs and monarchies of the world, (Isaiah 40:4; Jeremiah 51:25; Zechariah 4:7 especially, Daniel 2:21-45).