the phrase thus gives an early hint that Revelation will have regular recourse to Deuteronomy’s thesaurus of cursing as it describes coming judgment and catastrophe. Both Deuteronomy passages describe curses that come “swiftly” against Israel in particular, curses of the covenant imposed on the covenant people, a clue that the curses unveiled in Revelation target the “land” and its inhabitants. Ps. 2:12 warns “kings” to do homage to the Son because his anger might kindle “quickly” (ἐν τάχει) and