Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Revelation 4:9
And when those beasts, the living creatures before expressed, signifying the ministers of the gospel, give glory, &c.; when they praise God who is eternal.
And when those beasts, the living creatures before expressed, signifying the ministers of the gospel, give glory, &c.; when they praise God who is eternal.
AND WHEN THOSE BEASTS GIVE GLORY ... - As often as those living beings ascribe glory to God. They did this continually Revelation 4:8; and, if the above explanation be correct, then the idea is that t...
III. THE THINGS WHICH ARE AFTER THESE, THE END OF THE AGE, THE CONSUMMATION, AND FINAL MESSAGES (4-22) Chapter S 4-5 _ 1. The open door and the vision of the throne (Revelation 4:1)_ 2. The twenty...
REVELATION 4. THE VISION OF HEAVEN. In this chapter the real Apocalypse commences. A door is opened in heaven and the seer sees the throne of God, flashing like jewels, and surrounded by a rainbow. Tw...
With the fourth chapter there is. remarkable change in the nature of Revelation. Two parts, the record of the things John _saw_ and the things that _were_ (are) have ended; the third part, the declara...
THE OPENING HEAVENS AND THE OPENING DOOR (Revelation 4:1) _ 4:1 After this I saw, and, behold, a door in heaven was standing open, and there came to me the voice that I had heard before, speaking to...
When the living creatures shall give glory and honour and thanksgiving to him who is seated on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders shall fall down before him who is seat...
THOSE. the. GIVE. shall give. GLORY. See p. 1511. THAT SAT. the _One_ sitting. FOR EVER, &C. App-151....
_And when those beasts_, &c. Read AND WHEN THE LIVING CREATURES SHALL GIVE GLORY AND HONOUR AND THANKS TO HIM THAT SITTETH UPON THE THRONE, TO HIM THAT LIVETH FOR EVER AND EVER, THE FOUR AND TWENTY EL...
Revelation 4:1-9. HEAVEN OPENED...
THE HOMAGE OF THE ELDERS...
ΔΏΣΟΥΣΙΝ. Primas[170] reads _dederant_ (=? ἔδωκαν); Vg[171] _darent_ (=? δώσωσιν אB2 δωσιν Areth[172]). In Revelation 4:10 Haussleiter edits _cadebunt adorabunt_. [170] Primasius, edited by Haussleit...
_JOHN DESCRIBED GOD AS WORTHY REVELATION 4:8-11:_ We quickly observe that the focus of John's vision is not on the twenty-four elders, nor on the four strange creatures. The focal point is God on the...
ΌΤΑΝ (G3752) когда, когда бы ни. ΔΏΣΟΥΣΙΝ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΔΊΔΩΜΙ (G1325) давать. ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΊΑ (G2169) благодарность, ΚΑΘΗΜΈΝΩ _praes. med. (dep.) part. от_ ΚΆΘΗΜΑΙ (G2521) сидеть, ΖΏΝΤΙ _praes....
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 12 Text Revelation 4:9-11 9 And when the living creatures shall give glory and honor and thanks to him that sitteth on the throne, to him that liveth for ever and ever, 10...
_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ PART II CHAPTER IV THE VISION OF THE THRONE _Text (Revelation 4:1-11)_ 1 After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, a voi...
And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, The ground of praise is God's eternity, power, and glory manifested in creating a...
__ Throne Section-The Scroll At the seventh trumpet they fall and worship, the tenor of their words showing that they are not included among His slaves the prophets or the saints (Rev_11:16). They h...
THOSE BEASTS] RV 'the living creatures.' GIVE] RV 'shall give,' i.e. whenever they give....
THE GLORY OF GOD The Church has been encouraged in the midst of her tribulation and temptation by the vision of the presence and support of Christ. Now (Revelation 4:5) a further series of visions beg...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 4 *WORSHIP IN HEAVEN - REVELATION 4:1-5 *WORSHIP OF GOD WHO CREATED ALL THINGS - REVELATION 4:1-11...
AND WHEN THOSE BEASTS... — Better, _And whensoever the living beings shall give_ (the future is used) _glory and honour and thanks to Him who sitteth upon the throne, to Him who liveth to the ages of...
CHAPTER III. ANTICIPATIONS OF THE CHURCH'S VICTORY. Revelation 4:1; Revelation 5:1. WE have seen in considering the first chapter of the Apocalypse that the book as a whole is to be occupied with th...
The frequentative meaning of δώσουσι comes from the sense rather than from the grammar of the passage. “Whenever,” etc. (_i.e._, throughout the course of this book, Revelation 5:8 f., Revelation 11:16...
“A THRONE SET IN HEAVEN” Revelation 4:1 The vision of the ascended Lord introduced the seven letters to the churches, so the visions of this and the next Chapter s introduce the seven seals. They res...
This chapter introduces us to the Revelation of Christ in His government of all world affairs in which a most remarkable vision of the heavenly order is presented to us. Everything is seen as surround...
Verses 9-11 Upon hearing praise given to God, the twenty-four elders join in praise and cast their crowns down before him as an acknowledgment of the source of those crowns. Earthly rulers might deman...
And when those beasts (c) give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, (c) God is said to have glory, honour, kingdom, and such like given to him, whe...
(4) And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. (5) And out of...
We have already seen the bearing of the seven churches to which the Lord was pleased to send the letters contained in the second and third Chapter s. We have found, I trust, substantial reason and amp...
After These Things I. INTRODUCTION A. The key to understanding the book of Revelation is in Revelation 1:19 "Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will...
But we have to consider where the fourth Chapter commences God's ways. It does not follow necessarily that the assembly has been spued out of Christ's mouth. It had been threatened; but the judgment o...
AND WHEN THESE BEASTS GIVE GLORY,.... When they give God the glory of all his perfections, covenant, and promises, and of all the gifts and grace bestowed on them, and of the success of their ministry...
And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, Ver. 9. _And when those beasts_] When the preachers are performing their office, as...
_And when those living creatures give glory, &c., the elders fall down_ That is, as often as the living creatures begin their song of adoration and praise, the elders immediately fall down. The expres...
AND WHEN THOSE BEASTS GIVE GLORY AND HONOR AND THANKS TO HIM THAT SAT ON THE THRONE, WHO LIVETH FOREVER AND EVER,...
The sea of glass, the beasts, and the hymn of praise:...
A DOOR OPENED IN HEAVEN From this point in Revelation the Church is never again seen on earth, but always in heaven or coming as the armies in heaven with her Lord to judge the earth (Revelation 19:11...
_ 9 Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,_ A. GIVE GLORY AND HONOR AND THANKS - Here is a picture of worship. All we...
9-11 All true believers wholly ascribe their redemption and conversion, their present privileges and future hopes, to the eternal and most holy God. Thus rise the for-ever harmonious, thankful songs o...
Revelation 4:9 G2532 Whenever G3752 creatures G2226 give G1325 (G5692) glory G1391 and G2532 honor G5092 and...
‘And when the living creatures will give glory and honour and thanks to him who sits on the throne, to him who lives for ever and ever (unto the ages of the ages), the four and twenty elders will fall...
Revelation 4:9. AND WHEN THE LIVING CREATURES SHALL GIVE GLORY AND HONOUR AND THANKS TO HIM THAT SITTETH ON THE THRONE, TO HIM THAT LIVETH FOR EVER AND EVER. IN THESE WORDS WE HAVE a description of th...
Chaps. 4 and 5 form the third section of the Apocalypse; but the struggle of the Church, which it is the main object of the book to describe, does not yet begin. These two Chapter s are preparatory to...
WHEN THE LIVING CREATURES SHALL GIVE (οταν δωσουσιν τα ζωα). Indefinite temporal clause with οταν and the future active indicative (δωσουσιν) rather than the more common second aorist active subjunc...
BEASTS Living creatures. (_ See Scofield) - (Ezekiel 1:5). _...
CONTENTS: Things which shall be. Vision of the throne in heaven, the enthroned elders, the four living creatures and their worship with the elders because of creation. CHARACTERS: Christ, Holy Spirit...
It is proper here to assist the reader with a key to the sublime visions about to open, which has been furnished by the profound study and observation of learned men in the churches of France, Germany...
In these verses, all Creation (symbolized by the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures) praise the Triune God - ELOHIM - on his Throne, and worship their Creator. The picture is one of cont...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 4:9 God’s receiving of POWER does not suggest that an omnipotent being can become stronger. Rather, the strength of his creatures is used to honor him....
These living ones give glory and honor and thanks to him that sits upon the throne; and the twenty four elders representing the redeemed of earth, fall down before him that liveth forever and ever and...
AN INTRODUCTORY THEOPHANY _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Revelation 4:1. SAW.—Observed, not specially “looked up.” OPENED.—Set open. TRUMPET.— Revelation 1:10. WHICH SAID.—The voice is put for the...
EXPOSITION This is the commencement of the second great division, which embraces Revelation 4-22:5, that in which the revelation, properly so called, takes place. Revelation 4:1. and 5. contain the f...
_9 AND WHEN THOSE BEASTS GIVE GLORY AND HONOUR AND THANKS TO HIM THAT SAT ON THE THRONE, WHO LIVETH FOR EVER AND EVER,_ _ 10 THE FOUR AND TWENTY ELDERS FALL DOWN BEFORE HIM THAT SAT ON THE THRONE, AN...
Revelation chapter four begins with the Greek word "meta autos". And the first verse begins and ends with the same Greek words. The words literally from the Greek are "after these things". So as we co...
Exodus 15:18; Hebrews 7:25; Hebrews 7:8; Psalms 48:14; Revelation 1:18
When [ο τ α ν]. Whensoever, implying, with the future tense, the eternal repetition of the act of praise. Give [δ ω σ ο υ σ ι ν]. Lit., as Rev., shall give....
THE THRONE PREPARING FOR JUDGMENT Revelation 4:1 _and Revelation 5:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are now approaching the second division of the Book of Revelation. Chapter three concludes the message to...
And when the living creatures give glory — the elders fall down — That is, as often as the living creatures give glory, immediately the elders fall down. The expression implies, that they did so at th...
Observe here, 1. How St. John saw both beasts and elders, representing ministers and people, unitedly joining together; and with one consent sounding forth the high praises of their God; intimating, h...