For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
For. 'Aleph (') A B, Vulgate, Andreas, read, "I," emphatic. "I testify."
Unto these things. A B, Andreas, read [ ep' (G1909) auta (G846) for pros (G4314) tauta (G5023)], 'unto them.'
Add ... add - retribution in kind.
Verse Revelation 22:18. _IF ANY MAN SHALL ADD_] Shall give any other meaning to these prophecies, or any other application of them than God intends, _he_, though not originally intended, shall have th...
FOR I TESTIFY - The writer does not specify who is meant by the word “I” in this place. The most natural construction is to refer it to the writer himself, and not to the angel, or the Saviour. The me...
CHAPTER 22:6-21 The Final Messages __ 1. The angel's message (Revelation 22:6) 2. The message of the Lord (Revelation 22:12) 3. The two classes (Revelation 22:14)...
THE EPILOGUE. The Epilogue consists of the last words, warnings, and exhortations of the angel and the seer. Revelation 22:6. these words: the contents of the book. SHORTLY COME TO PASS: the author t...
IF ANY MAN SHALL ADD UNTO THESE THINGS. John seems to write with. consciousness that he was closing the sacred canon. There is, therefore,. solemn prohibition of adding more to the word of God than is...
THE RIVER OF LIFE (Revelation 22:1-2)...
FOR. Omit. I. The texts read. (emphatic). TESTIFY. As Revelation 22:16, with the texts. EVERY MAN. every one. WORDS. App-121. ANY MAN. any one. App-123. THESE THINGS. The texts read "them". UNT...
The final Testimony of the Seer and his Benediction, Revelation 22:18-21 18. _For I testify_ Omit "for." _If any_man _shall add_&c. Deuteronomy 4:2; Deuteronomy 12:32. The
ἘΆΝ ΤΙΣ. Deuteronomy 4:2; Deuteronomy 12:32. The parallel of those passages proves, that the curse denounced is on those who interpolate unauthorised _doctrines_ in the prophecy, or who neglect essent...
THE FINAL TESTIMONY OF THE SEER AND HIS BENEDICTION...
__ The invitation of the Spirit and the bride Revelation 22:17-21: The invitation was, "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. An...
ΜΑΡΤΥΡΏ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΜΑΡΤΥΡΈΩ (G3140) свидетельствовать, удостоверять. Здесь по-прежнему говорит Иисус. Он дал нам свидетельство в книге ангела, а теперь Он свидетельствует лично (Swete). ΆΚ...
DISCOURSE: 2535 THE PERFECTION AND SANCTITY OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES Revelation 22:18. I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these thing...
JOHN SAW THESE THINGS, AND HEARD, &C.— St. John testifies himself to have been the person who _saw and heard these things;_ and in his extasy falling into the same mistake which he had committed, ch....
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 75 Text Revelation 22:18-19 18 I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plag...
_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ CHAPTER XXII THE NEW JERUSALEM AND ITS LIFE _Text (Revelation 22:1-21)_ 1 And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and...
_CONCLUSION-WARNING-HIS COMING_ 18 It is one of the saddest commentaries on the frailty of mankind to find that this warning has about seven variant readings in the three manuscripts we consult. Who...
THE VISION ENDED. THE LORD IS AT HAND The inner life of the heavenly Jerusalem is described. Then the 'Revelation' closes with the repeated assurance that Christ is at hand, and with the yearnings of...
(6-21) These verses contain the concluding words. It is the Epilogue of the Book; it deals with practical exhortations, warnings, and blessings....
(18-19) I TESTIFY UNTO EVERY MAN THAT HEARETH. — Omit “For,” and read, _I testify to every one that hears_... The “I” is emphatic; it introduces the final warning; the revelation must not be tampered...
CHAPTER XVIII. THE EPILOGUE. Revelation 22:6. THE visions of the Seer have closed, and closed with a picture of the final and complete triumph of the Church over all her enemies. No more glorious re...
Luther strongly objected to the extravagant threat of this editorial note. The curse is certainly not only an anti-climax like the editorial postscript in John 21:24-25 (both indicating that either wh...
“COME, LORD JESUS” Revelation 22:10 _ Still_, four times repeated, implies the crystallization and permanence of character. The rewards mentioned here are for the faithful service of Christ's steward...
Still gazing at the city, the seer beheld the great river of water of life. On its banks is the tree of life, yielding fruit, and leaves for the healing of nations. And once more the apostle declares...
Similar warnings have been written in other places. (Deuteronomy 4:2; Deuteronomy 12:32; Galatians 1:6-9) The message of this book should be tampered with in no way. To add to it, would be to add to G...
(9) For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: (9) The...
_I, John, testify and bear witness of all the truths contained in this revelation: If any man shall add to these things, he becomes guilty of sin, and makes himself liable to the punishments and plagu...
(18) For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: (19) An...
It is necessary that we should all bear in mind, if we have not observed it before, that Revelation 17:1-18 does not pursue the chronological course of the prophecy. It is a description, and not one o...
The End and Beginning? I. INTRODUCTION A. In our last study we saw a "new heaven" and a "new earth" created by the Lord as He wiped away the curse of sin and started over. 1. We also saw a new city...
The connection of the holy city with the earth, though not on it, is everywhere seen. The river of God refreshed the city, and the tree of life, whose fruits ever ripe were food for the celestial inha...
FOR I TESTIFY TO EVERY MAN,.... These are not the words of a scribe, who having wrote out a copy of this book, added the following adjuration to it, to deter persons from adding to it, or diminishing...
For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: Ver. 18. _I...
_For I testify_ Here the Lord Jesus adds a solemn admonition, not only to the churches of Asia, but to all who should ever hear or read this book. To him that _adds to the things_ contained in it, sha...
ADD UNTO THESE THINGS; unto the words of this prophecy; and by parity of reason, shall add to any part of divine revelation what God has not revealed....
A final call to come:...
FOR I TESTIFY UNTO EVERY MAN THAT HEARETH THE WORDS OF THE PROPHECY OF THIS BOOK, IF ANY MAN SHALL ADD UNTO THESE THINGS, GOD SHALL ADD UNTO HIM THE PLAGUES THAT ARE WRITTEN IN THIS BOOK;...
THE RIVER OF WATER OF LIFE AND THE TREE OF LIFE The description of the city continues to the end of verse 5 of this chapter. The city is blessed with a river of the water of life proceeding from the t...
_ 18 For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; 19 and if anyone takes a...
6-19 The Lord Jesus spake by the angel, solemnly confirming the contents of this book, particularly of this last vision. He is the Lord God faithful and true. Also by his messengers; the holy angels...
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Tertullian Against Hermogenes .[220] The History of Joseph the Carpenter And Thou hast ordered us to go into all the world and preach the holy Gospel; and Thou hast said: Relate to them the death o...
Revelation 22:18 For G1063 testify G4828 (G5736) everyone G3956 hears G191 (G5723) words G3056 prophecy G4394
THE FINAL WARNING. ‘I testify to every man who hears the words of the prophecy of this book that if any man shall add to them God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book, and if any...
Revelation 22:18-19. It seems best to suppose that we have the Apostle before us as the speaker in this verse. Nothing in it is stronger, or more incompatible with what we know of his meekness and hum...
The Apocalypse began with a Prologue. As in the case of the Fourth Gospel, it now ends with a corresponding Epilogue, in which the great importance of all the revelations it had contained is again set...
I TESTIFY (Εγω μαρτυρω). Commentators disagree keenly about the words in verses Revelation 22:18; Revelation 22:19. Charles rejects them as an interpolation and out of harmony with the rest of the b...
Revelation 22:1. _And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb._ Here again we have God and the Lamb uniting in giving that «w...
Revelation 22:1. _And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the lamb._ There is no other «water of life» except that which springs f...
Revelation 22:1. _And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb._ Rivers partake of the character of the source from which they...
CONTENTS: The New Paradise and its river of the water of life. The last exhortation of Christ to be ready for His second coming. CONCLUSION: The Paradise lost by the first Adam shall be restored by th...
Revelation 22:1. _He shewed me a pure river of water of life._ From the city we go to the palace, where the vision opens on the rock of ages, the Elohim, seated on his throne. Thence flows the crystal...
I, JOHN, SOLEMNLY WARN EVERYONE. This is a warning against tampering with the Word. God is the author [through John]. Do not _add_ or _take away._ Do not make fun of this book. Do not say it isn't wor...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 22:18 I WARN is the same verb as TESTIFIES in v. Revelation 22:20. No human may...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 22:6 Epilogue. John reaffirms the truthfulness of the revelation he received. He pronounces blessing on those who keep its words, and promises that Jesus will soon return...
The book draws to a close with a solemn warning neither to add to these words of God nor to take from them. Both these tendencies are prominent in the world today. A great host of interpreters are exp...
THE RESTORED PARADISE, AND THE EPILOGUE _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ THE first five verses complete the description of the new heavens and new earth. There is evident reference in the figures of t...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 22:1 AND HE SHOWED ME A PURE RIVER. Omit "pure." "And" connects this part of the vision with what precedes (Revelation 21:9). It would have been better, perhaps, if the twenty-...
_18 FOR I TESTIFY UNTO EVERY MAN THAT HEARETH THE WORDS OF THE PROPHECY OF THIS BOOK, IF ANY MAN SHALL ADD UNTO THESE THINGS, GOD SHALL ADD UNTO HIM THE PLAGUES THAT ARE WRITTEN IN THIS BOOK:_ _ 19 A...
And he shewed me a pure river (Revelation 22:1) You know it is going to be new, because these don't exist anymore here. of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of...
1 Thessalonians 4:6; Deuteronomy 12:32; Deuteronomy 4:2; Ephesians 4:17;...
THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB Revelation 19:1; _Revelation 21:1 and Revelation 22:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Old Testament analogies of the coming Marriage in the skies. It is not diffi
I testify to every one, &c. — From the fulness of his heart, the apostle utters this testimony, this weighty admonition, not only to the churches of Asia, but to all who should ever hear this book. He...
Here we have. dreadful commination and severe threatening denounced by Christ against all such as shall add any thing to the scriptures in general, and to this prophecy in particular; not by way of tr...