John Darby commentary for Revelation 13Revelation Chapter 13In chapter 13 we have the clear and full development of Satan's instruments of evil. They...
WILD BEAST wild best: (1) ziz, only with sadhay, field, in the expression, ziz sadhay, translated wild beasts of the field (Psalms 50:11; 80:13); com...
He causeth all (same use of poiew as in Acts 12 15 ). Note article here with each class (the small and the great, etc.). That there be given them (...
Overview - Revelation 14 1?The Lamb standing on mount Sion with his company. 6?An angel preaches the gospel. 8?The fall of Babylon. 15?The harvest o...
a sea of glass This sea of glass is under the throne of God and is analogous to the river of life. Ezekiel saw it above the heads of the cherubim, un...
The beast that you saw In the explanation which follows, it is important to remember that the Beast is both a king and a kingdom. This characteristic ...
MARK mark: In the King James Version this word is used 22 times as a noun and 26 times as a predicate. In the former case it is represented by 5 Hebr...
Chapter?13We have, in this chapter, a further discovery and description of the church?s enemies: not other enemies than are mentioned before, but desc...
The Book of RevelationChapter 17Chapter Overview:Verses: 17:1And there came one of the seven angels, saying, Come hither - This relation concerning th...
drunk Drunk is ????????? [methyousan] , present tense participle. The woman was drunk while John saw her. with the blood of the saints and with the b...
Aside from the more obvious ways in which Nero fails to fulfill the passages of Scripture as discussed above, there are other problems with the Neron...
Was taken (epiasqh). First aorist (prophetic) passive indicative of the Doric piazw (Attic piezw). Cf. 2?Thessalonians 2:8 . The false prophet (o ps...
The number three appears in the book of Revelation in association with the doxological triad (Rev. Rev. 4:8+; cf. Isa. Isa. 6:3), the amount of grain...
Overview - Acts 28 1?Paul, after his shipwreck, is kindly entertained of the barbarians. 5?The viper on his hand hurts him not. 8?He heals many dise...
Overview - Revelation 20 1?Satan bound for a thousand years. 6?The first resurrection; they blessed that have part therein. 7?Satan let loose again....
\\INTRODUCTION TO REVELATION 13\\ This chapter contains a description of the Romish antichrist, under the figure of two beasts, the one representing...
Overview - Leviticus 27 1?He that makes a singular vow must be the Lord's. 3?The estimation of the person; 9?of a beast given by vow; 14?of a house;...
To give breath to it (dounai pneuma auth). This second beast, probably a system like the first (not a mere person), was endowed with the power to wor...
In criticism of this association, some note the variations found among the church fathers in assigning the faces to the gospels:The church Father Ire...
Overview - Daniel 4 1?Nebuchadnezzar confesses God's kingdom, 4?makes relation of his dreams, which the magicians could not interpret. 8?Daniel hear...