_And I saw a sign in heaven, great and marvellous_ Such as fixed my attention, and will demand that of the reader: _seven angels_ (doubtless holy angels) _having the seven last plagues_ Hitherto God had borne with his enemies with much longsuffering, but now his wrath will go forth to the uttermost.... [ Continue Reading ]
_I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire_ It was before _clear as crystal_, (Revelation 4:6,) but is now _mingled with fire_ Emblematical of the judgments whereby God's enemies were about to be devoured; _and them that had_ gained Or _were gaining_, as τους νικωντας rather means; _the vict... [ Continue Reading ]
_After that I looked, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle_ In which was the ark _of the testimony in heaven, was opened_ Namely, the most holy place, disclosing a new theatre for the coming forth of the judgments of God, now made manifest. _And the seven angels came out of the temple_ From the... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God_ In the same manner the tabernacle, when it was consecrated by Moses, and the temple, when it was dedicated by Solomon, were both filled with a cloud, and the glory of the Lord; which cloud of glory was the visible manifestation of God's pr... [ Continue Reading ]