The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: REVELATION - Apocalypse: unveiling those things which had been veiled. A manifesto of Christ's kingdom. The C... [ Continue Reading ]
Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. BARE RECORD OF - `testified the Word of God:' this book. John's testimony from God: "the words of this prophecy" (). Instead of 'testifies,' the ancients in letters use the past tense. THE... [ Continue Reading ]
Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. HE THAT READETH, AND THEY THAT HEAR, [ ho (G3588) anaginooskoon (G314)] - the public reader in church assemblies, and his hearers. Firstly, he by wh... [ Continue Reading ]
John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; JOHN the apostle None but he (supposing the writer honest) would sign himself nakedly without addition JOHN... [ Continue Reading ]
And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, THE FAITHFUL WITNESS - of the truth concerning Himself and His mission as Prophet, Priest, and K... [ Continue Reading ]
And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. AND HATH MADE, [B, poieesanti (G4160); A C 'Aleph ('), Kai (G2532) epoieesen (G4160)] - 'And (He) made.' US KINGS. 'Aleph (') A C, Vulgate, read, 'a kingdom;' A, 'for us;' B 'Aleph... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. WITH CLOUDS - `the clouds,' namely, of heaven. "A cloud received Him out of their sight" at His ascension (Acts 1:9): which resembl... [ Continue Reading ]
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. 'I am the Alpha and the Omega'-the first and last letters of the alphabet. God in Christ comprises all between, as well as first and last. THE BEGINNING AND THE ENDING... [ Continue Reading ]
I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. I JOHN - so 'I Daniel' (Rev. 7:28; Revelation 9:2; Revelation 10:2). One of many res... [ Continue Reading ]
I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, I WAS - `I came to be:' 'I became.' IN THE SPIRIT - in a state of ecstasy: the outer world shut out: the inner spirit, being taken possession of by God's Spirit, establishing an immediate connection with... [ Continue Reading ]
Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA... [ Continue Reading ]
And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; SEE THE VOICE - i:e., ascertain from whom the voice proceeded. THAT, [ heetis (G3748)] - 'of what kind it was which.' The voice of God the Father, as at Christ's baptism and transfiguration, so... [ Continue Reading ]
And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. His glorified form could be recognized by John, who saw it at the transfiguration. IN THE MIDST - implying Christ's presence and ceaseles... [ Continue Reading ]
His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; Greek, 'But.' LIKE WOOL - Greek, 'like white wool.' The colour is the point of comparison: signifying lovely purity. So in . Not age; for hoary hairs indicate decay. Still, He is "the ancient of... [ Continue Reading ]
And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. FINE BRASS, [ chalkolibanoo (G5474), derived by some from the Greek, brass and frankincense: by Bochart, from brass, and Hebrew, libben, to whiten brass] - having in the furnace reached... [ Continue Reading ]
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. HE HAD - `having.' John takes up the description, irrespective of the construction, with separate strokes of the pencil (Alford). IN HIS RIGHT... [ Continue Reading ]
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: So fallen is man, that God's manifestation of His presence overwhelms him. LAID HIS RIGHT HAND UPON ME - so Jesus at the transfiguration to the three prostr... [ Continue Reading ]
I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. Greek, 'And THE LIVING ONE:' connected with Revelation 1:17. AND WAS, [ egenomeen (G1096)] - 'and (yet) I became dead.' ALIVE FOR EVERMORE - `living unto the ages of ages:' no... [ Continue Reading ]
Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; A B C 'Aleph (') read, 'Write therefore' (since I, "the First and the Last," have the keys of death, and vouchsafe this vision for the comfort and warning of the Church). THINGS WHICH ARE. ... [ Continue Reading ]
The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. IN, [ epi (G1909), 'Aleph (') B C] - 'upon my right hand;' but A [ en ... [ Continue Reading ]