a reed like a measuring rod Reed is ??????? [kalamos] , the same word which described the mock scepter given to Jesus along with His crown of thorns (...
WINE; WINE PRESS win, win'-pres: I. Terms. 1. Wine: (1) (~yayin), apparently from a non-Tsere root allied to Greek oinos, Latin vinum, etc. This is...
Remnant Leftovers or remainders, whether of daily food ( Ruth 2:14 Ruth 2:18 ), food at the Passover ( Leviticus 7:16 Leviticus 7:18 ), anointing oi...
Wealth [N]The most basic English definitions of wealth are the condition of being happy and prosperous and spiritual well-being (OED). But the most co...
POOR poor ('ebhyon, dal, `ani, rush; ptochos): I. In the Old Testament. The poor have great prominence in the Bible; it is said, indeed, that there ...
he cried mightily with a loud voice The angel serves as a divine herald, announcing that which is about to take place. He signals that an event of gre...
one of his heads The head which is wounded is the seventh head:Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the wo...
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 ...
For all nations have drunk The conjunction for, ??? [hoti] , indicates that the reason for her destruction is that which follows?her pollution of the ...
Who shall not fear Not is emphasized by the double-negation, ?? ?? [ou m?] , followed by the subjunctive aorist ??????? [phob?th?] , he should fear.1...
Remember Remembering is the first in a three-step process. All three steps (remember, repent, and do the first works) are in the imperative tense: re...
synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not See commentary on Revelation 2:9. but lie ????????? [pseudontai] , present tense, middle voice: ...
It might seem that in the tearing of the veil of the Temple and the coming of the Spirit to establish the Temple of the believer that all purposes fo...
Perhaps the most puzzling statements encountered in the discussion of the purpose of the book of Revelation are those which assert that this most pro...
Up to this point, we have spent considerable time discussing background information in order to better prepare the reader for the verse-by-verse expo...
Gentleness [N]Sensitivity of disposition and kindness of behavior, founded on strength and prompted by love.The Old Testament. Gentleness is suggested...
ZECHARIAH, BOOK OF 1. The Prophet 2. His Times and Mission 3. Contents and Analysis 4. The Critical Question Involved 5. The Unity of the Book 6....
CHAPTER 1 - Of the Holy Scriptures1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedi...
The scene before us can also be interpreted in a different way which splits the participants between both a heavenly and an earthly location. Such an ...
LIE; LYING li, (sheqer (usually, e.g. Isaiah 9:15; Zechariah 13:3), or kazabh verb (Job 34:6; Micah 2:11); pseudos (John 8:44; Revelation 21:27), to s...