SAW. App-133. LAMB. See Revelation 5:6. SEALS. Read "seven seals", with texts. AS... SAYING. Read, "one of the four _zoa_ saying as with. voice of thunder". BEASTS. See Revelation 4:6. AND SEE. All the texts omit.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLD. App-133. HE THAT SAT, &C. Not to be identified with the white horse and rider of Revelation 19:11, for here is the beginning of the series of terrible judgments. See Revelation 6:12 and the order of events in Matthew 24:4. ON HIM. thereon. Greek. _epi_ (App-104.) _auton._ BOW. Greek. _tox... [ Continue Reading ]
HAD. Omit. SAY. saying, Revelation 6:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
WENT OUT. Greek."came forth". ANOTHER. App-124. POWER. Read "it". THEREON. on him, as Revelation 6:2. PEACE. the peace. EARTH. App-129. THAT. in order that. Greek. _hina._... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHELD. saw, Revelation 6:1. LO. behold, Revelation 6:2. BLACK. Signifying famine. See Lamentations 4:4, &c. PAIR, &C.. balance.... [ Continue Reading ]
HEARD. The texts add "as it were". VOICE. Same as noise, Revelation 6:1. MEASURE. Greek. _choenix_.. App-51. PENNY. App-51. Bread by weight means scarcity (compare Ezekiel 4:10; Ezekiel 4:16; Ezekiel 4:17).. _denarius_ was. day's wage (Matthew 20:2), and. _choenix_ of corn was. slave's daily rati... [ Continue Reading ]
LOOKED. saw, as Revelation 6:1. PALE. livid. Greek. _chloros_. in Revelation 8:7; Revelation 9:4.Mark 6:39, rendered "green". AND... DEATH. "Literally and the one sitting on (Greek. _epano,_ first occ Matthew 2:9, "over") him, the name to him (is) Death. DEATH. By _Metonymy_ (_of Effect)_ (App-6).... [ Continue Reading ]
ALTAR. Greek. _thusiasterion._ First of eight occurances. SOULS. See App-110 and App-170 Compare App-13. WERE. had been. WORD. App-121. GOD. App-98. TESTIMONY. See John 1:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
LOUD. great. VOICE. As Abel's blood was said to cry (Genesis 4:10). LORD. App-98. HOLY. the Holy. TRUE. the True. JUDGE. App-122. AVENGE. See Deuteronomy 32:43.Luke 18:3. A call consistent with the day of judgment, not with the present day of grace. ON. _apo._ App-104. but the texts read _ek.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHITE ROBES. a white robe. See Revelation 7:9 and Mar 12:88. WERE. was. EVERY ONE. each one. YET FOR, &C.. yet. little time (Greek. _chronos._ App-195). FELLOWSERVANTS. Greek. _sundoulos._ Occurs only in Matt., Col., and Rev. See App-190. THAT SHOULD BE. that are about to be. AS THEY WERE. eve... [ Continue Reading ]
SIXTH SEAL. The signs immediately preceding the Advent of Revelation 19; Matthew 24:4 (1st. The False Messiah), Revelation 6:1 Matthew 24:6 (2nd. Wars.) Revelation 6:3 Matthew 24:7 (3rd. Famines.) Revelation 6:5 Matthew 24:7 (4th. Pestilences.)... [ Continue Reading ]
STARS, &C. See Revelation 9:1 and compare Daniel 8:10, &c. HEAVEN. See Revelation 3:12. MIGHTY. great, as verses: Revelation 6:4; Revelation 6:10; Revelation 6:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
DEPARTED. parted asunder. See Acts 15:39. SCROLL. See Revelation 1:11. WHEN, &C.. rolling itself up. MOVED. removed, as Revelation 2:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE KINGS OF THE EARTH. See App-197. As regards the social fabric, the present conditions will exist when the Lord comes. GREAT MEN. Greek. _megistanea._ Only here; Revelation 18:23.Mark 6:21. MEN, MAN. ones, one. MIGHTY. Greek. _ischuros_ (with the texts). As in Revelation 19:18. Compare App-172... [ Continue Reading ]
SAID. they say. FALL, &C. See Hosea 10:8, and compare Luke 23:30. FACE. Greek. _prosopon._ Same word "presence" in 2 Thessalonians 1:9. WRATH. Greek. _orge._ Only once in N.T. is "wrath" attributed to the Lord; see Mark 3:5. Elsewhere it pertains to God. "Wrath of the Lamb"! Divine love spurned a... [ Continue Reading ]
GREAT DAY All preceding judgments lead up to this. See Joel 2:11; Joel 2:31.Zephaniah 1:14. Compare Jude 1:6. WHO, &C. This solemn question now to be answered by the sealing of 144,000 specially protected and blessed ones. SHALL BE. is.... [ Continue Reading ]