As we enter our study of the book of Revelation, it will serve us well to remember that the book is ?the revelation of Jesus Christ? (Rev. Rev. 1:1+)...
John This simple statement identifying the writer as ?John? is evidence for the traditional view of John the Apostle as author. For what other John w...
Overview - James 1 1?We are to rejoice under the cross; 5?to ask patience of God; 13?and in our trials not to impute our weakness, or sins, to him, 1...
Overview - 1?Peter 2 1?He exhorts them from the breach of charity; 4?shewing that Christ is the foundation whereupon they are built. 11?He beseeches ...
Overview - Exodus 3 1?Moses keeps Jethro's flock. 2?God appears to him in a burning bush. 9?He sends him to deliver Israel. 13?The name of God. 15?H...
20:1? Now on the first [day] of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early1, while it was yet dark, unto the tomb, and seeth the stone taken away from the t...
Second Death [N] This phrase is found only in Revelation 2:11, 20:6, 20:14, and 21:8. The Targums use it ( Deut 33:6 ; Psalm 49:11 ). Philo uses the ...
Overview - James 2 1?It is not agreeable to Christian profession to regard the rich, and to despise the poor brethren; 13?rather we are to be loving a...
INTRODUCTION AUTHENTICITY.--The author calls himself John ( Revelation 1:1 Revelation 1:4 Revelation 1:9 ; 2:8 JUSTIN MARTYR [Dialogue with Try...
Heathen, the Are without God and Christ Ephesians 2:12 DESCRIBED AS Ignorant 1?Corinthians 1:21 ; Ephesians 4:18 Idolatrous Psalms 135:...
Zeal, religious General scriptures concerning Joshua 24:15 Joshua 24:16 ; 2 Samuel 24:24 2 Samuel 24:25 ; 1?Kings 9:4 ; 15:14 ; 1?Chronicles 2...
Minister, christian (a sacred teacher)CalledAMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST 2?Corinthians 5:20 ANGELS OF THE CHURCH Revelation 1:20 ; 2:1 APOSTLES Lu...
Second coming of Christ, the Time of, unknown Matthew 24:36 ; Mark 13:32 CALLED THE Times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord Acts 3...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 6. Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed. We live and learn, and what we learn we are not ashamed to acknowledge. He who think...
Faithfulness [N] [B] A characteristic of saints Ephesians 1:1 ; Colossians 1:2 ; 1?Timothy 6:2 ; Revelation 17:14 EXHIBITED IN The service of G...
The use of first to describe a resurrection which follows after Christ?s resurrection, gives us an initial clue that first cannot denote absolute chr...
Q1: What is thy only comfort in life and death? That I with body and soul, both in life and death, ( rom 14:7 rom 14:8 ) am not my own, ( 1?Corinthia...
Wicked (people) Compared withAbominable branches Isaiah 14:19 Ashes under the feet Malachi 4:3 Bad fish Matthew 13:48 Animals Psalms 49:12...
We now turn to the external evidence for an early date. This evidence tends to be less subjective and therefore more significant than the internal ev...
And they sat upon them (kai ekaqisan ep autou). First aorist active indicative of kaqizw. Another period here apparently synchronous (verse Revelati...