Revelation 1:18
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4 Monty S. Mills, Revelations: An Exegetical Study of the Revelation to John (Dallas, TX: 3E Ministries, 1987), Rev. 1:17.
5 “And the living, and I became dead, and behold, I am living for evermore.”—Trench, Commentary on the Epistles to the Seven Churches in Asia, 47.
6 The resurrection is attributed to all three members of the Trinity. To Jesus: John John 2:19; John 10:17. To the Father: Acts Acts 4:10; Acts 10:41; Rom. Rom. 4:24; Rom. 6:4; Rom. 8:11. To the Holy Spirit: 1Pe. 1Pe. 3:18.
7 Trench, Commentary on the Epistles to the Seven Churches in Asia, 42.
8 The word death probably refers to the location of the body, whereas Hades refers to the location of the immaterial part of man—his soul. Israel My Glory, July/August 2001, 22. The former describes the state of the dead whereas the latter describes the location of the dead. [Robert L. Thomas, Revelation 1-7 (Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1992), 112] Luke 23:43) and Gehenna (Luke Luke 12:5)—Abraham’s bosom and the state of torment and anguish (Luke Luke 16:22-28).”—Robert L. Thomas, Revelation 8-22 (Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1995), 433.
9 “The Rabbinical proverb said: ‘There are four keys lodged in God’s hand, which He committeth neither to angel nor to seraph: the key of the rain, the key of food, the key of the tombs, and the key of a barren woman.’ ”—M. R. Vincent, Vincent’s Word Studies (Escondido, CA: Ephesians Four Group, 2002), Rev. 1:18.
10 J. A. Seiss, The Apocalypse: Lectures on the Book of Revelation (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1966), 48.
11 Ibid., 47.