And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. This Revelation 11:1 is a compendious summary of, and introduction to, the detailed prophecies of the same events to come, in Revelation 1... [ Continue Reading ]
But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. BUT - `And.' THE COURT ... WITHOUT - all outside the Holy Place (Revelation 11:1). LEAVE OUT - of thy measurement; 'c... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. I WILL GIVE POWER - or commission. There is no "power" in the Greek. MY TWO WITNESSES - `the two witnesses of me.' The article implies the two were well known.... [ Continue Reading ]
These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. STANDING BEFORE (IN THE PRESENCE OF) THE GOD OF THE EARTH. 'Aleph (') A B C, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, Andreas, read 'Lord' for "God;" so Zechariah 4:14. Ministering to (Luke 1:19) Him who, though now so... [ Continue Reading ]
And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. WILL HURT - `desires to hurt them.' FIRE ... DEVOURETH - (cf. ; .) OUT OF THEIR MOUTH. God makes their inspired denunciations of ju... [ Continue Reading ]
These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. THESE HAVE POWER, [ exousian (G1849)] - 'authorized power.' IT RAIN NOT, [ huetos (G5205) brechee ... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. FINISHED THEIR TESTIMONY. The same verb is used of Paul's ending his ministry by a violent death (). THE BEAST THAT ASCENDE... [ Continue Reading ]
And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. DEAD BODIES. So 'Aleph ('), Vulgate, Syriac, Andreas; but A B C, Coptic, read singular, 'dead body.' The two fallen in one cause are considered one. T... [ Continue Reading ]
And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. THEY - rather, '(some) of the peoples.' KINDREDS - `tribes:' all except the elect; or, some of the peoples, etc., may be t... [ Continue Reading ]
And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. THEY THAT DWELL UPON THE EARTH - citizens belonging to earth, not to heaven (; ; ; ). SHALL. So Vulgate, Syriac, C... [ Continue Reading ]
And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. 'After the three days,' etc. THE SPIRIT OF LIFE - which breathed life into Israel's dry bones (Ezekiel 37:10, notes). Both passages are con... [ Continue Reading ]
And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. THEY. So 'Aleph (') A C, Vulgate; but B, Coptic, Syriac, Andreas, 'I heard.' A CLOUD - `the cloud:' possibly the generic expression for what we ar... [ Continue Reading ]
And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to... [ Continue Reading ]
The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. THE SECOND WOE - under the sixth trumpet, Revelation 9:12; including also Revelation 11:1: Woe to the world, joy to the faithful, as their redemption draweth nigh. THE THIRD WOE COMETH QUICKLY - not mentioned in detail, until t... [ Continue Reading ]
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. SOUNDED - with his trumpet: 'the LAST trumpet.' Six is close to seven, but does not reach it. The... [ Continue Reading ]
And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, BEFORE GOD. So A C, Vulgate, Coptic; B, Syriac, read, 'before the throne of God.' SEATS - `thrones.'... [ Continue Reading ]
Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. THANKS - for the answer to our prayers (Revelation 6:10), in destroying them which destroyed the earth (Revelation 11:18), preparing the way... [ Continue Reading ]
And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. THE NAT... [ Continue Reading ]
And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail. A similar conclusion to the seventh seal, Revelation 8:5, and to the seventh vial, Revelation 16:18. Th... [ Continue Reading ]