This beast appears to correspond to the legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay in Nebuchadnezzar?s dream (Dan. Dan. 2:33, Dan. 2:40...
The title ?Beast? is used of the evil individual who figures large in various passages of the book of Revelation (Rev. Rev. 11:7+; Rev. 13:1-4+, Rev....
war ??????? [Polemos] : ?Opposite . . . peace; as a single engagement battle, fight.?1 Michael and his angels Michael is one of the ?chief princes? w...
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 ...
Jeroham [N] [H] [S]cherished; who finds mercy. Father of Elkanah, and grandfather of the prophet Samuel ( 1?Samuel 1:1 ). The father of Azareel, t...
Overview - Judges 18 1?The Danites send five men to seek out an inheritance. 3?At the house of Micah they consult with Jonathan, and are encouraged o...
When they finish their testimony As we have seen throughout the book of Revelation, the ability of the evil forces which manifest during the time of t...
Overview - Judges 18 1?The Danites send five men to seek out an inheritance. 3?At the house of Micah they consult with Jonathan, and are encouraged o...
leave out the court which is outside the temple ??? ????? ??? ?????? ??? ???? ?????? ?????? [T?n aul?n t?n ez?then tou naou ekbale ez?then] , a play o...
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 ...
having six wings The cherubim Ezekiel saw had four wings (Eze. Eze. 1:11-12) whereas these creatures have six wings like the seraphim which Isaiah sa...
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...
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...
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...
The five kings which had fallen by John?s day (Rev. Rev. 17:10+) appear to represent kingdoms (see #4 - Seven Heads/Kings). Assuming Rome is the king...
Overview - Numbers 7 1?The offering of the princes at the dedication of the tabernacle. 10?Their several offerings at the dedication of the altar. 89?...
Another frequently cited source of symbolism within the book of Revelation is the various uninspired Jewish apocryphal writings:Symbols and other sug...
Mouth In the Old Testament, mouth (Heb. peh [h,P]) often refers to inanimate openings: the entrance of a cave ( Joshua 10:18 Joshua 10:22 ), a well (...
Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it The scene before John is very similar to that which Daniel saw in his night vision:I watched t...
Some interpreters take Ezekiel?s prophecy of the attack of Gog upon Israel (Eze. Eze. 38:1 and Eze. 39:1) as finding fulfillment during the Tribulati...