I heard a voice from heaven saying to me This is probably the same voice which told John to ?seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered? (Rev...
a male child who was to rule with a rod of iron To rule is ?????????? [Poimainein] : ?Herd, tend, (lead to) pasture.?1 Elsewhere, it is translated a...
The seventh king is the last of seven kingdoms which oppressed God?s people through history and follows upon the last terrible beast shown to Daniel ...
How long, O Lord Lord is ???????? [despot?s] which emphasizes His ownership of the saints, as a master has slaves,1 or a ruler over a household (Tit....
The ten horns first appear in Daniel?s night vision?arising from the fourth, terrible beast [#12-#22] (Dan. Dan. 7:24). From these horns an eleventh ...
he carried me away in the Spirit The identical phrase described John?s journey with the angel who showed him the Harlot (Rev. Rev. 17:3+). An intenti...
They blasphemed the God of heaven Again they fail an opportunity to repent. With the same tongues they gnaw, they continue to blaspheme God. See comm...
fall on us So intense is their fear of God?s judgments that they temporarily seek even death?anything to flee from His manifest presence (Hos. Hos. 1...
The Letter to ThyatiraAttributeDescriptionMeaningodor of affliction, continual sacrifice1 , feminine oppression2 Titles And to the angel of the churc...
the nations were angry and Your wrath has come This refers to the rage of the nations (Ps. Ps. 2:1) exhibited throughout the Tribulation by an unrelen...
If the identity of the Antichrist were established by popular vote throughout history, the reigning Pope of any given time would undoubtedly be the m...
a voice from heaven like the voice of many waters A singular voice, not the seven thunders (Rev. Rev. 10:4+), although elsewhere a (singular) voice d...
Even if some of the details of the camp of Israel differ from those shown above, it would appear that the camp is intended as a shadow of the heavenl...
The Letter to SardisAttributeDescriptionMeaningremnant,1 those escaping,2 renovation,3 the sun, red ones, prince of joy4 Titles And to the angel of t...
In Revelation Rev. 16:1+, John was shown the pouring forth of the final seven bowls which contained God?s wrath. At the pouring of the seventh bowl, ...
harm the earth, the sea, or the trees See commentary on Revelation 7:1. on their foreheads Foreheads is ??????? [met?p?n] , which is used to describe ...
I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast The angel provides revelation concerning aspects of the woman (Rev. Rev. 17:15-18+) and the ...
her plagues will come in one day When her judgment finally comes, it will be swift and decisive (Isa. Isa. 47:9, Isa. 47:11; Rev. Rev. 18:9+, Rev. 18...
lightnings, thunderings, and voices These portend the magnificence and glory of the Father and bring reverent fear to those who experience them, as w...