UNTO. To. ANGEL. See Revelation 1:20. CHURCH. App-186. EPHESUS. Not for those addressed in _Ephesians,_ on whom all blessing is bestowed by grace. Here blessing is promised to overcomers only. HOLDETH. Occurs eight times in Rev. Compare App-172. See Colossians 2:19; Hebrews 4:14. &c. SEVEN STAR... [ Continue Reading ]
WORKS. The Lord deals according to works in "the day of the Lord". See Isaiah 66:18. THY. Omit. LABOUR. toil. The verb in Revelation 2:3 and Matthew 6:28. PATIENCE. As in Revelation 2:3 with Revelation 1:9. See Romans 2:7. BEAR. Gr _. bastazo._ In Rev. here, Revelation 2:3;... [ Continue Reading ]
HAST, &C. The texts read "and hast patient endurance and didst bear (Revelation 2:2) for", &c. FOR... SAKE. App-104.Revelation 2:2. NAME'S. See Act 6:41. FAINTED. wearied. Greek. _kamno._ Only here; Hebrews 12:3.James 5:15 (sick).... [ Continue Reading ]
HAST LEFT. didst leave. THY, &C. Compare Deuteronomy 7:7; Jeremiah 2:1; Jeremiah 2:2.Ezekiel 16:6. LOVE. App-135. Only here and Revelation 2:19 in Rev.... [ Continue Reading ]
FROM. Omit. ART FALLEN. hast fallen. REPENT. Compare Leviticus 26:40.Deuteronomy 30:1.Daniel 9:3; Daniel 9:4.Matthew 4:17; Acts 2:38. &c. Contrast Ephesians 1:3. App-111. ELSE. if (App-118) not (App-105). WILL. Omit. QUICKLY. The texts omit. REMOVE. move, as... [ Continue Reading ]
DEEDS. works, as Revelation 2:5. NICOLAITANES. History has no record of these. Tradition says much. They will appear "in that day". All we do know is that they are hateful to God.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE, &C.. formula used by the Lord alone. See App-142. SPIRIT App-101. SAITH. is saying. OVERCOMETH. See John 16:33. The verb _nikao,_ to conquer or overcome, occurs seventeen times in Rev. THE TREE, &C. _the_ tree of _the_ life. Promise fulfilled Revelation 22:14, where also the articles differe... [ Continue Reading ]
SMYRNA. About fifty miles north-west of Ephesus.. great centre now of Levantine trade. FIRST... LAST. See Revelation 1:17. WAS. became. DEAD. App-139. IS ALIVE. lived (again). See App-170.... [ Continue Reading ]
WORKS, AND. The texts omit. POVERTY. See App-127. JEWS. Only here, and Revelation 3:9 in Rev. THE. a. SYNAGOGUE. App-120. SATAN. See App-19.... [ Continue Reading ]
NONE OF. not. App-105. SHALT. art about to. BEHOLD. App-133. DEVIL. See Revelation 12:9. SHALL. is about to. THAT. in order that. Gr _. hina._ TRIED. tested. Compare Matthew 10:22; Matthew 24:9; Matthew 24:10. &c. DAYS. Not "periods". Compare Genesis 7:4; Genesis 7:10; Numbers 14:33. & [ Continue Reading ]
HURT See Revelation 22:11. SECOND DEATH. See Revelation 20:6; Revelation 20:14; Revelation 21:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
PERGAMOS.. city of Mysia famous for the worship of Aesculapius, to whom the title of _soter_ (saviour) was given and whose emblem was the serpent. Identified with Apollo; compare Acts 16:16. Some trace the Babylonian pagan priesthood as removing to Pergamos. there them that 1hold the doctrine HE WH... [ Continue Reading ]
THY WORKS, AND. The texts omit. DWELLEST, DWELLETH. Greek. _katoikeo,_ to take up abode. See Acts 2:5. SEAT. throne. Compare Revelation 13:2; Revelation 16:10. HOLDEST FAST. Same as hold, Revelation 2:1. HAST... DENIED. didst... deny. DENIED. Greek. _arneomai._ First occurrence Matthew 10:33.... [ Continue Reading ]
BALAAM. See Num 22-25.Joshua 13:22. CAST, &C. See Numbers 25:1, &c.; Rev 31:16, &c. 2 Peter 2:15.Jude 1:11. STUMBLINGBLOCK. Greek. _skandalon._ See Numbers 25 (Septuagint) CHILDREN. App-108. THINGS... IDOLS. Greek. _eidolothuton._... [ Continue Reading ]
WHICH... HATE. The texts omit, and read "in like manner".... [ Continue Reading ]
WILL. Omit. FIGHT. make war. Greek. _polemeo._ Occ only in Rev. and James.. threat which is not addressed to the Church of this age. AGAINST. Greek. _meta._ App-104. WITH. Greek. _en._ App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
TO EAT OF. The texts omit. HIDDEN. Greek. _krupto,_ as in Colossians 3:3. MANNA. See John 6:58. Compare Exodus 16:14; Exodus 16:32.Psalms 78:24; Psalms 78:25. STONE. Greek. _psephos._ See Acts 26:10. A white stone was known to the ancients as. "victory" stone. IN. Greek. _epi_. App-104. NEW NAME... [ Continue Reading ]
THYATIRA.. town lying between Pergamos and Sardis. See Acts 16:14. Another centre of Apollo and Artemis worship. SON OF GOD. App-98. FEET... BRASS. Prepared for treading down in judgment. See Revelation 1:15. Ma Revelation 1:4; Revelation 1:3 and fulfillment in Revelation 19:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND. These "ands" form the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton._ App-6. CHARITY. love, as Revelation 2:4. SERVICE. App-190. FAITH. App-150.... [ Continue Reading ]
A FEW THINGS. Omit. THAT. the. JEZEBEL. See 1 Kings 16:30; 1 Kings 21:25. This patroness of Baal-worship will have her sinister antitype in the future. PROPHETESS. Only here and Luke 2:36 (Anna) in NT. TO TEACH, &C. The texts read "and she teacheth and seduceth". SEDUCE. App-128. SERVANTS. App... [ Continue Reading ]
SPACE. time. Greek. _chronos._ See Revelation 6:11; Revelation 20:3, and App-195. TO REPENT. in order that (Greek. _hina)_ she might repent. and she, &c. The texts read, "and she is not willing to repent of her fornication".... [ Continue Reading ]
WILL. do. TRIBULATION. Compare Romans 2:8; Romans 2:9; Romans 2:16. THEIR. her, according to some texts.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHILDREN. App-108. DEATH. i.e. pestilence, as Revelation 6:8; Revelation 18:8. KNOW. App-132. SEARCHETH, &C. Compare 1 Kings 8:39; Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 17:10; Jeremiah 20:12. EVERY. each. ACCORDING TO. App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND. Omit. REST. App-124. DEPTHS. Compare 2 Corinthians 2:11. I WILL PUT... NONE. Read "I lay not" (App-105.) OTHER. See App-124.... [ Continue Reading ]
_ ALREADY_. Omit. COME. shall have come.... [ Continue Reading ]
KEEPETH. See Revelation 1:3. END. See Matthew 24:13. Compare App-125. POWER. App-172. OVER. App-104. NATIONS. Greek. _ethnos._ Genitive translation Gentiles.... [ Continue Reading ]
RULE. Literally "shepherd", as Matthew 2:6. See Psalms 2:7. ROD. sceptre, as Hebrews 1:8. Greek. _rhabdos._ AS THE, &C. See Psalms 2:9. EVEN AS I. as. also. RECEIVED. have received. OF. Greek. _para._ App-104. FATHER. App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]
MORNING STAR. Fulfilled Revelation 22:16. See Numbers 24:17, connecting the "star" with Israel and the day of the Lord's judgment.... [ Continue Reading ]