The Holy Spirit has always been present and ministering upon the earth (Gen. Gen. 1:2). Prior to the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came upon and ...
4.8.1 - The Present Value of Future Events4.8.2 - Certainty versus Uncertainty Imminence is ?The quality or condition of being about to occur.?1 In S...
seventh angel sounded The seventh angel sounds the seventh trumpet (Rev. Rev. 8:2+). This last of the seven trumpets is not to be confused with the ?l...
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...
a loud voice from heaven The NU text has from the throne. A loud voice from heaven told John not to write what the seven thunders uttered (Rev. Rev. ...
I know See commentary on Revelation 2:2. open door ????? ?????????? [Thyran ene?gmen?n] : ?a door while having been opened? (perfect tense) - the door...
Now we reach the second fork in the interpretive road: having established that the two witnesses are best understood as historic individuals, which in...
he shall rule them This promise is closely related to that given to the Laodicean overcomer: ?I will grant to sit with Me on My throne as I also over...
and from Jesus Christ Within this simple greeting can be found a neglected doctrine of paramount importance: the Trinity. The greeting is from each me...
They shall see His face They shall see is ??????? [opsontai] , middle tense: they themselves will see. The saints will see His face firsthand! The fu...
they sang ???????? [adousin] , present tense: they are singing. A historical present which describes an event which has already transpired using the p...
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...
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...
you are about to suffer The Smyrnaeans were about to enter a time of testing. God often warns his servants prior to a time of trial (Eze. Eze. 2:3-7;...
sea of glass, like crystal Those who achieve victory over the beast (by not loving their lives to the death, Rev. Rev. 12:11+) are seen standing on t...
Opening the Fifth and Sixth Seals 1 fifth seal With the opening of the fifth seal, we break from the judgments associated with the four horsemen. ?T...
let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches See commentary on Revelation 2:7. overcomes See Who is the Overcomer? hidden manna The manna is set...
Jesus dictates letters to the remaining three of the Seven Churches of Asia. This chapter completes the record of ?the things which are? (Rev. Rev. 1...
CHAPTER 4. PENITENCE, AS EXPLAINED IN THE SOPHISTICAL JARGON OF THE SCHOOLMEN, WIDELY DIFFERENT FROM THE PURITY REQUIRED BY THE GOSPEL. OF CONFESSION...