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Revelation 1:7
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.
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.
Verse Revelation 1:7. _BEHOLD, HE COMETH WITH CLOUDS_] This relates to his coming to execute judgment on the enemies of his religion; perhaps to his coming to destroy Jerusalem, as he was to be partic...
BEHOLD HE COMETH WITH CLOUDS - That is, the Lord Jesus, when he returns, will come accompanied with clouds. This is in accordance with the uniform representation respecting the return of the Saviour....
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE PATMOS VISION OF THE GLORIFIED SON OF MAN CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The introduction (Revelation 1:1)_ 2. Greeting and benediction (Revelation 1:4) 3. The praise (Revel
THE GREETING is addressed to the seven churches of Asia for whom the book was written. REVELATION 1:4. SEVEN CHURCHES, _ i.e._ Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea. ASI...
BEHOLD HE COMETH WITH CLOUDS. The mind of John turns to the second coming of Christ. It is uniformly represented that, as. cloud received him from sight when he was last seen by his disciples, so when...
The opening scenes of Revelation are of the most striking character. Though the apostle is confined upon. lonely rock of the sea and is far away from the saints assembled in the name of Christ, yet be...
GOD'S REVELATION TO MEN (Revelation 1:1-3)...
BEHOLD. App-133. WITH. App-104. CLOUDS. the clouds. EYE. Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (App-6), for person. SEE. App-133. THEY, &C. Allusion to Zechariah 12:10. PIERCED. Compare John 19:34. KIND...
This verse, as indeed may be said of the whole Book, is founded chiefly on our Lord's own prophecy recorded in St Matthew 24, and secondly on the Old Testament prophecies which He there refers to and...
This verse, as indeed may be said of the whole book, is founded chiefly on our Lord’s own prophecy recorded in St Matthew 24, and secondly on the Old Testament prophecies which He there refers to and...
_A REVELATION OF LOVE AND BLOOD -- REVELATION 1:4-8:_ The book of Revelation was written to the seven churches of Asia. There were other churches in that general area including Troas, Colosse and Hier...
ΈΡΧΕΤΑΙ _praes. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2064) идти. Футуристический _praes._ в пророческом высказывании придает ему живость и уверенность (VANT, 225; GGBB, 535-37; по поводу второго пришествия...
DISCOURSE: 2477 CHRIST COMING TO JUDGMENT Revelation 1:7. _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 becaus...
BEHOLD, HE COMETH WITH CLOUDS, &C.— This verse contains the great moral which the whole book is designed to illustrate; namely, that, though there should be great opposition made against the cause and...
Tomlinson's Comments PROLOGUE 1:18 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 2 Text Revelation 1:4-8 4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits th...
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,' name...
1 This is the unveiling of a Person Jesus Christ-not merely a prediction revealed through Him. God gives it to Him as a reward for His sufferings. 1 Swiftly-not _ soon_, but with speed. On the morning...
1:7 which (h-15) _ Hostis_ . as Matthew 7:24 . land (i-25) Or 'earth.' See Note at Matthew 5:5 ....
THE VISION OF THE SON OF MAN St. John addresses 'the seven churches which are in Asia,' telling them of a vision of Christ, who bade him, write in a book what he saw and send it to them. 1-3. Introdu...
BEHOLD, ETC.] from Daniel 7:13. COMETH] i.e. at the Judgment: cp. Matthew 24:30; Matthew 26:64. EVERY EYE, etc.] from Zechariah 1
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ ABOUT THE BOOK OF REVELATION 1 THE WRITER The writer of this book simply calls himself John. He wrote to the *churches in Asia. He describe...
BEHOLD, HE COMETH WITH CLOUDS. — Better, _with the clouds._ The reference to Christ’s words (Mark 14:62) is undoubted. In the “clouds” St. Augustine sees the emblem of the saints of the Church, which...
CHAPTER I. THE PROLOGUE. Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show unto His servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and He sent and signified it th...
A reminiscence and adaptation of Daniel 7:13 (Theod.) and Zechariah 12:10-14. The substitution of ἐξεκέντησαν (so John 19:37, Justin's _Apol._ i. 52, _Dial_, xxxii., _cf._ 61., 118., adding εἰς) for κ...
The prologue....
THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST Revelation 1:1 In His capacity as mediator, our Lord receives from the Father and transmits to His servants, that they may in turn transmit to the world of men, the gre...
The theme of this Book is found in its opening sentence, "The Revelation of Jesus Christ." This should be borne in mind from first to last, and our object should be to see Him as He is here revealed....
IDENTIFYING JESUS This letter is also from Jesus, who is the "faithful witness" of God's will (Revelation 1:5; John 3:31-32; John 8:14; John 1
Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every (e) eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. (e) All men....
_Behold, he cometh, or is to come at the day of judgment. (Witham)_...
(7) 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. How beautifully the Apostle bre...
That God should have chosen John to be the instrument of communicating the closing volume of the New Testament is worthy of our consideration. It is not a new thing for God thus to set out the stronge...
_BACK TO CHRIST_ ‘Behold, He cometh.’ Revelation 1:7 These words give us an Advent message. ‘Back to Christ,’ that is the motto of to-day. We commemorate in the Advent season that the Lord has come...
I Am I. INTRODUCTION A. Isaiah 11:1-2 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisd...
The revelation is one belonging to Jesus Christ, which God gave Him, and He signifies it to John. Though God over all blessed for ever, He is here seen as Son of man, the rejected Messiah or Lamb, and...
BEHOLD HE COMETH WITH CLOUDS,.... John carries on the account of Christ in his kingly office, one branch of which is to execute judgment; and describes him by a future coming of his, which cannot be u...
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. Ver. 7. _Behold, he cometh_] He...
_Behold_ In this and the next verse are the proposition and the summary of the whole book. _He cometh_ Jesus Christ. Throughout this book, whenever it is said _He cometh_, it means his glorious coming...
HE COMETH; for the deliverance of his friends and the ruin of his enemies. THEY ALSO WHICH PIERCED HIM-ALL KINDREDS OF THE EARTH SHALL WAIL; there is here an allusion to Zechariah 12:10-14, but with a...
God gave this Revelation to Jesus Christ so that He might, as the Son of Man, communicate this to His servants. It is He who has been entrusted with the restitution of all things, and is therefore giv...
_ 7 Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen._ A. COMES WITH CLOUDS - An angel...
4-8 There can be no true peace, where there is not true grace; and where grace goeth before, peace will follow. This blessing is in the name of God, of the Holy Trinity, it is an act of adoration. Th...
St. John being to speak of the various afflictions of the church of God, which should immediately begin, and hold on during the whole time that Rome should continue heathen, and one thousand two hundr...
Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans But if they say that He will come at the end of the world without a body, how shall those "see Him that pierced Him,"[26] Tertullian An Answer to the Jews And...
Revelation 1:7 Behold G2400 (G5628) coming G2064 (G5736) with G3326 clouds G3507 and G2532 every G3956 eye...
‘Behold He comes with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, including those who pierced Him, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. Even so, Amen.' John now gives us the theme of the...
Revelation 1:4-6. After the manner of the prophets of the O. T., the writer now brings himself forward by name, and directly addresses the Church. In the consciousness of his Divine commission, and of...
In the first paragraph of the chapter we have the Preface and the Salutation of the book, the one extending from Revelation 1:1 to Revelation 1:3, the other from Revelation 1:4 to...
Revelation 1:7. The third part of the Salutation follows, closely associated with that Redeemer to whom the doxology of the second part had been addressed. The thought of Jesus is not exhausted by the...
BEHOLD, HE COMETH WITH THE CLOUDS (ιδου ερχετα μετα των νεφελων). Futuristic present middle indicative of ερχομα, a reminiscence of Daniel 7:13 (Theodotion). "It becomes a common eschatological refr...
Revelation 1:1. _The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant J...
Revelation 1:1. _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 J...
CONTENTS: The Patmos vision of John and the command to write. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, John. CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ, the Alpha and the Omega, speaks to believers through the Apostle J...
Revelation 1:1. _The Revelation of Jesus Christ,_ which reaches to the end of time, and is a continuation of the Hebrew, and the christian prophets of the new testament. This revelation properly begin...
LOOK, HE IS COMING. (Matthew 26:64; Acts 1:9-11_.)_ EVERYONE. All the dead will awake. THOSE WHO PIERCED HIM. National Israel (Zechariah 12:10). ALL PEOPLES OF EARTH. Because he is coming to judge th
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 1:7 COMING WITH THE CLOUDS. See note on 1 Thess. 4:16–17. Jesus is the Son of Man. He will have a universal kingdom (see...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 1:1 Prologue. The terms “revelation,” “show,” “made it known,” and “he saw” prepare readers for symbolic visions. ⇐
These verses must be held together, and grasped comprehensively to get the proper view-point. "John to the seven churches which are in Asia." What he writes, he writes to those seven churches; and thi...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Revelation 1:4. CHURCHES.—Or congregations. ASIA.—The single province, not the whole Asia Minor. It may have been the province in which St. John had chiefly laboured. T...
EXPOSITION THE TITLE. The simplest form of this, as of other books of the New Testament, is the oldest: 'The Revelation of John' (Αποκάλυψις Ιωάννου). Other forms worth noting are: 'The Revelation o...
_7 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_. When Jesus comes, He will come...
Shall we turn in our Bibles now to the book of Revelation, chapter one? The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Revelation 1:1), The Greek word "apokalupsis" is literally the unveiling. So in the very first...
1 John 3:2; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:17; Acts 1:9;...
He cometh with clouds [ε ρ χ ε τ α ι μ ε τ α τ ω ν ν ε φ ε λ ω ν]. The clouds are frequently used in the descriptions of the Lord's second coming. See Daniel 7:13; Matthew 24:30; Matthew 26:64;...
THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST Revelation 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The word "Revelation." The word "revelation" means an unveiling or uncovering, thus we approach the last Book of the Bible with a...
Behold — In this and the next verse is the proposition, and the summary of the whole book. He cometh — Jesus Christ. Throughout this book, whenever it is said, He cometh, it means his glorious coming....
These words are. majestic description of our Saviour's coming to judgment; they are ushered in with. note of attention and admiration, BEHOLD! which denotes also the truth and certainty of his appeara...