Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Revelation 11:5
Verse Revelation 11:5. Fire proceedeth out of their mouth] That is, they are commissioned to denounce the judgments of God against all who would attempt to prevent them from proceeding in their ministry.
Verse Revelation 11:5. Fire proceedeth out of their mouth] That is, they are commissioned to denounce the judgments of God against all who would attempt to prevent them from proceeding in their ministry.
AND IF ANY MAN WILL HURT THEM - This implies that there would be those who would be disposed to injure or wrong them; that is, that they would be liable to persecution. The word “will” is here more th...
CHAPTER 11:1-18 Revelation 11:1 . We see at once how Jewish things come now into view. To apply these verses to the Church and make the temple the Church is absolutely wrong. The temple and the altar...
THE INTERLUDE CONTINUED. THE SECOND EPISODE. The first two verses are introductory, and represent the survey or measuring of the holy city by the seer. Then comes the prophecy concerning the two witne...
ANTICHRIST (Revelation 11:1-19) In the passages of the Revelation which we are now about to approach we will on many occasions meet the figure of Antichrist. This figure has exercised a strange fasci...
IF. App-118. a, with the texts. ANY MAN. any one. App-123. WILL. App-102. FIRE. Compare Jeremiah 5:14....
_will hurt them_ I.e. "_wishes_" or "_means_to hurt." _fire proceedeth out of their mouth_ Jeremiah 5:14 is a precedent for the image, 2 Kings 1:10, &c. for the sense....
ΟὝΤΩΣ. A omits. 5. ΠΥ͂Ρ ἘΚΠΟΡΕΎΕΤΑΙ ἘΚ ΤΟΥ͂ ΣΤΌΜΑΤΟΣ ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ν. Jeremiah 5:14 is a precedent for this image; 2 Kings 1:10, &c. for the sense. ΕἽ ΤΙΣ ΘΕΛΉΣΗΙ. The irregularity, so far as there is one, i...
Revelation 8:2; Revelation 8:6 to Revelation 11:19. THE SEVEN TRUMPETS...
Revelation 11:1-13. THE MEASURING ANGEL AND THE TWO WITNESSES...
_ THE DESCRIPTION OF THE TWO WITNESSES REVELATION 11:3-6._ The message of the two witnesses is that the gospel will triumph. It is easy to see that the figures behind the two witnesses are Moses and E...
ΘΈΛΕΙ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΘΈΛΩ (G2309) желать, хотеть, с inf в _conj._ 1 типа, ΆΔΙΚΉΣΑΙ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΆΔΙΚΈΩ (G91) вредить, причинять вред, ΈΚΠΟΡΕΎΕΤΑΙ _praes. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΈΚΠΟΡΕΎΟΜ...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 33 Text Revelation 11:1-14 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar; and them that worship therein. A...
_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ CHAPTER XI THE MEASUREMENT OF THE TEMPLE _Text (Revelation 11:1-18)_ 1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and th...
And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. WILL HURT - `desires to hurt them.'...
__ Throne Section-The Two Witnesses 4 The two olive trees remind us of Joshua the high priest and Zerubbabel (Zech. 3-4), who witnessed for Jehovah in a former apostasy. The ministry of the two witn...
THE TWO WITNESSES. THE SEVENTH TRUMPET 1-14. Second episode. There is much difference of opinion as to the meaning of this vision. Perhaps the key may be found in the parallelism of the book. There we...
WILL.. WILL] RV 'desireth to.. shall desire to.'...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 11 JOHN MEASURES THE *TEMPLE - REVELATION 11:1-2 V1 An *angel gave me a stick that was like a pole. He said, ‘Go. You must measure...
(3-14) THE TWO WITNESSES. — It is the opinion of one able and pre-eminently painstaking commentator that “no solution has ever been given of this portion of the prophecy.” I quote this that none may b...
AND IF ANY MAN... — Better, _And if any one wills to injure them, fire goeth forth out of their mouths, and devoureth their enemies: and if any one wills to injure them, thus must he be slain. These h...
CHAPTER VIII. SECOND CONSOLATORY VISION AND THE SEVENTH TRUMPET. Revelation 11:1. FROM the first consolatory vision we proceed to the second: - "And there was given unto me a reed like unto a rod:...
In this description, borrowed from traditional features of Moses and Elijah (whose drought lasted for three and a half years, according to Luke 4:25; James 5:17), the metaphorical expressions of passa...
THE “TWO WITNESSES” Revelation 11:1 We cannot in this brief note indicate the various interpretations of this chapter, but certain great principles underlie it, which are true of every age. (1) Duri...
John is called on to measure the temple. In such measurements the court of the Gentiles is not to be recognized. It shows God dealing with the world through His chosen people. The account of the two w...
God gives his message power and providentially supports those who deliver it. God told Jeremiah his word would be like a fire to devour the sinful people. (Jeremiah 5:14; also note 20:9) Elijah had po...
(9) And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. (9) The power and surety of the hol...
And if any man would hurt them, &c. These two verses seem to signify both the miracles which God many times wrought by the prayers of his martyrs, as he had done frequently in the time of Elias [Elija...
(3) And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. (4) These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks s...
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...
The Interlude Part 2 A bum, obviously under the influence of alcohol, approached evangelist D.L. Moody. "Mr. Moody," he said, "you're the man who saved me." As the great evangelist observed the beard...
We are here at once in the centre of prophetic subjects Jerusalem, the temple, the altar, and worshipers. The worshipers and the altar are recognised and accepted of God those worshiping in the secret...
AND IF ANY MAN WILL HURT THEM,.... Do any injury to their persons, or properties, oppose their writings, blaspheme their doctrines, and hinder their ministrations; whoever; they be, whether they be an...
And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. Ver. 5. _Fire proceedeth out of their...
_And I will give power unto my two witnesses_ Here God promises to raise up some true and faithful witnesses to preach and protest against the innovations and inventions which he foresaw would corrupt...
The images of these two verses represent the jealous care with which God watches over his faithful servants, and the punishment with which he visits their persecutors. FIRE PROCEEDETH OUT OF THEIR MO...
The fate of the two witnesses:...
AND IF ANY MAN WILL HURT THEM, FIRE PROCEEDETH OUT OF THEIR MOUTH AND DEVOURETH THEIR ENEMIES; AND IF ANY MAN WILL HURT THEM, HE MUST IN THIS MANNER BE KILLED....
We have seen under the sixth trumpet the desolating invasion of Israel by the King of the North, which takes place because of Israel's idolatrous image of the Beast set up in the temple at the middle...
_ 5 And if anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this manner._ A. God is saying, in effect, “You...
3-13 In the time of treading down, God kept his faithful witnesses to attest the truth of his word and worship, and the excellence of his ways, The number of these witnesses is small, yet enough. The...
AND IF ANY MAN WILL HURT THEM; that is, my faithful ministers, the two olive branches before mentioned, which fill the candlesticks with oil. FIRE PROCEEDETH OUT OF THEIR MOUTH, AND DEVOURETH THEIR EN...
The History of Joseph the Carpenter But at mid-day there appeared to him in a dream the prince of the angels, the holy Gabriel, furnished with a command from my Father; and he said to him: Joseph, so...
Revelation 11:5 And G2532 anyone G1536 G846 wants G2309 (G5725) harm G91 (G5658) them G846 fire...
THE MEASURING OF THE SANCTUARY AND THE TWO WITNESSES (REVELATION 11:1). It is significant that these events take place within the second ‘woe' when wholesale death pervades the Middle East (Revelation...
‘And if anyone desires to hurt them fire comes from their mouth and devours their enemies, and if any man will desire to hurt them, in this manner must he be killed.' This is not to be taken literally...
Revelation 11:5. IF ANY MAN DESIRETH TO HURT THEM FIRE PROCEEDETH OUT OF THEIR MOUTH, AND DEVONRETH THEIR ENEMIES. There can be no doubt that the allusion is to 2 Kings 1:10; 2 Kings 1:12, although li...
IF ANY MAN DESIRETH TO HURT THEM (ε τις αυτους θελε αδικησα). Condition of first class, assumed to be true, with ε and present active indicative (θελε) "if any one wants to hurt" (αδικησα first aori...
CONTENTS: Times of the Gentiles to end in a period of forty-two months. Two heavenly witnesses will prophecy on the earth. The seventh trumpet judgment. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Christ, John, tw...
Revelation 11:1. _There was given me a reed like unto a rod to measure the temple of God,_ the new-testament church. The prophet of old had a similar vision, and all the prophets spake of the enlargem...
THE TWO WITNESSES ARE THE TWO OLIVE TREES. The _two olive trees_ symbolize _evangelism -_ the outreach of the messianic community. The _two lamps_ symbolize the _fellowship_ within the messianic commu...
_Rise, and measure the temple of God._ THE LIVING TEMPLE OF CHRIST’S CHURCH AND THE TWO WITNESSES OF THE WORD WRITTEN AND THE SACRAMENTS The temple and altar, and them that worshipped therein, were c...
_I will give power unto My two witnesses._ THE PREACHER A WITNESS AND A PROPHET 1. The prophecy under consideration gives us an undeniable evidence of the Divinity and truth of the gospel. 2. The p...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 11:5 The witnesses especially fulfill the church’s prophetic__ role. They pour out God’s word as fiery judgment FROM THEIR MOUTH. They announce drought as Elijah did ...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 11:3 Scripture requires two witnesses to confirm testimony (Deuteronomy 19:15;...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 11:1 The visions of the temple and the witnesses reassure believers of God’s protection. However, spiritual protection still allows physical suffering....
This is a passage that has puzzled many. Two witnesses prophesy 1260 days, the same forty-two months or three and a half years. They have great power to stay the rain, and turn water to blood, and smi...
THE FATE OF JERUSALEM AND ITS TEMPLE _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ THE paragraph, Revelation 11:1, gives the contents of the “little book,” which are in part joyful and in part bitter. The marking...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 11:1 AND THERE WAS GIVEN ME A REED LIKE UNTO A ROD. We are not told by whom the _reed _is given, but in Revelation 21:1. the angel has the reed, and so also in...
5 _ AND IF ANY MAN WILL HURT THEM, FIRE PROCEEDETH OUT OF THEIR MOUTH, AND DEVOURETH THEIR ENEMIES: AND IF ANY MAN WILL HURT THEM, HE MUST IN THIS MANNER BE KILLED._ _ 6 THESE HAVE POWER TO SHUT HE...
So there was given unto me a reed like unto a rod (Revelation 10:11; Revelation 11:1): That is a measuring stick about the length of a rod. and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple o...
2 Kings 1:10; Acts 9:4; Acts 9:5; Ezekiel 43:3; Hosea 6:5;...
Fire proceedeth. Compare 2 Kings 1:10; Jeremiah 5:14....
THE TWO WITNESSES Revelation 10:1 _and Revelation 11:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction to the study of the eleventh chapter of Revelation we wish to say a word about the tenth chapter. 1...
If any would kill them — As the Israelites would have done Moses and Aaron, Numbers 16:41. He must be killed thus — By that devouring fire....