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+)...
Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword Out goes is ??????????? [ekporeuetai] : it is presently coming out. The MT text has a two-edged sword. He sho...
Footnotes(1 )Christus Comprobator, p. 99, sq.(1 )O twn Paterwn Pathr; o twn Nussaewn fwsthr, Council. Nic. II. Act. VI. Edition of Labbe, p. 477.-Nice...
do not weep ?? ????? [m? klaie] , a present tense imperative indicating that John continued to weep.1 the Lion of the tribe of Judah God had revealed...
The book of Revelation describes saints who are resurrected at the beginning of the Millennial Kingdom. They sit on thrones and judgment is committed...
Chapter?93This short psalm sets forth the honour of the kingdom of God among men, to his glory, the terror of his enemies, and the comfort of all his ...
The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it Although most take this passage to indicate there will be no more sun or moon, the passa...
Now I saw heaven opened Opened is ?????????? [?ne?gmenon] , perfect tense participle: having been opened. Heaven was now open when John saw it, havin...
Caution is needed when attempting to establish the identity of this angel, even though the ultimate identity of the angel has little effect upon the ...
I fell at his feet to worship him . . . see that you do not do that! Later, after seeing the revelation of the New Jerusalem and the eternal state, J...
4.16.3.1 - Abraham Offers IsaacTemple Mount with Dome of the Rock 1 Isn?t it interesting that in our own day, one of the most significant controvers...
PSALM 24 OVERVIEW Title. A Psalm of David. From the title we learn nothing but the authorship: but this is interesting and leads us to observe the won...
Nature, Natural The Hebrew language has no word for nature equivalent to the Greek word physis [fuvsi]. Hebrew thought and language were essentially c...
Chapter?3Of all the families of Israel none was so illustrious as the family of David. That is the family which was mentioned in the foregoing chapter...
Chapter?98This psalm is to the same purport with the two foregoing psalms; it is a prophecy of the kingdom of the Messiah, the settling of it up in th...
great hail This recalls the plague of hail which struck Egypt prior to the Exodus:And the LORD rained hail on the land of Egypt. So there was hail, a...
\\INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 7\\ \\\\. The name of this psalm, Shiggaion, either respects the music or the matter of the psalm. Some take it to be the na...
Chapter?4 Earnest exhortations to obedience, and dissuasives from idolatry. (1-23) Warnings against disobedience, and promises of mercy. (24-40) Citi...
four living creatures See commentary on Revelation 4:6. the elders See commentary on Revelation 4:4. a Lamb ?When John turned, he saw, not a Lion, acc...
In the previous chapter, the future looked very bleak for the saints. The Beast arose from the sea, empowered by the dragon, and was given authority o...