_I looked, and_ behold _a Lamb_ The Lord Jesus, in the form of a lamb, or as the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world, and not only with horns like a lamb; _stood on mount Sion_ Namely, the heavenly Sion; _and with him a hundred forty and four thousand_ The same select number that wa... [ Continue Reading ]
_And_ As a further motive to Christian patience and constancy, this vision of the happy state of faithful Christians was followed by another; _I saw another angel_ A second is mentioned Revelation 14:8; a third, Revelation 14:9. These denote great messengers of God, with their assistants. The first... [ Continue Reading ]
_And there followed another angel_ As the admonitions of the first angel had not the proper effect upon the kingdom of the beast, a second angel is commissioned to proclaim the fall of the capital city, _saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city_ By _Babylon_ is meant Rome, including the... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the third angel followed_ At no great distance of time; _saying_ As the two former had done; _with a loud voice_ With authority and earnestness; _If any man worship the beast_, &c. The commission of this angel reaches further than that of the preceding; it extends not only to the capital city,... [ Continue Reading ]
_And I heard a voice from heaven_ This is most seasonably heard when the beast is in his highest power and fury; _saying unto me, Write_ He was at first commanded to write the whole book. Whenever this is repeated, it denotes something peculiarly observable. _Blessed_ Μακαριοι, _happy, are the dead... [ Continue Reading ]
_And I looked, and behold a white cloud_ An emblem of the equity and holiness, as also of the victory of him that sat upon it, over all adverse power; _and upon the cloud one like unto the Son of man_ By the majesty of his form, as represented in Daniel; _having on his head a golden crown_ Signifyin... [ Continue Reading ]
_And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven_ As the former had done; _he also having a sharp sickle_ To assist in this execution, and finish the destruction of the enemies of the truth. _And another angel_, just at that instant, _came out from the altar_ Of burnt-offering, from when... [ Continue Reading ]