He kept (pepoihken). Perfect active indicative of poiew, to make, he has made, emphasizing the permanent nature of the feast. The sprinkling of the b...
from the east Literally, from the rising of the sun. Within Scripture, east is often the direction of the deliverance or judgment of God (Gen. Gen. 41...
they became blood In the judgment of the third trumpet, a third of the rivers and springs of water became wormwood. See commentary on Revelation 8:10...
they sing ??????? [Adousin] , present tense, they are singing. the song of Moses Some take the song of Moses to commemorate the victory which God gav...
his tail drew Drew is ????? [syrei] : ?To drag, pull, draw . . . in catching fish,?1 ?as moving someone or something along by force.?2 He exhibited ...
But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues The two-thirds left from the population prior to the sounding of the sixth trumpet (Rev...
Chapter?16In this chapter we have, I. A repetition of the laws concerning the three yearly feasts; in particular, that of the passover (v.?1-8). That ...
Chapter?7In this chapter we have God?s answer to Solomon?s prayer. I. His public answer by fire from heaven, which consumed the sacrifices (v.?1), wit...
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. ...
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...
SPRINKLE; SPRINKLING sprin'-k'-l, sprin'-kling (zaraq, nazah; rhantizein): The first word means to toss or scatter abundantly, e.g. in handfuls, as d...
His eyes were like a flame of fire His eyes match the description which John saw in his first vision of the glorified Christ (Rev. Rev. 1:14+ cf. Rev...
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...
So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast So is the conjunction ??? [kai] , often translated by and. It links that which follows w...
Will [N]The created image of God carries with it awesome responsibility and glory. It includes the ability to make meaningful moral choices ( Gen 1:26...
I am He who lives John calls Him ? ??? [ho z?n] , ?the living one? (present, active participle). ?Life? is an essential attribute of God Who is consi...
The scene which John is shown next is an extension of what has preceded. In the previous chapter, Revelation 11 , John was shown two witnesses who pro...
NOTES. Note 1, page 4. EPIPH. 1. c. 1:?Kal oxrrot rh crrepeh. rov Krjpvyfiaros fief/MnjKcujiv. C. 32 :?Ti co(feXei rjpJas rj Tov 'latawov 'AiroicdX...
Afflictions and adversities MISCELLANY OF MINOR SUB-TOPICSGod regulates the measure of afflictions Psalms 80:5 ; Isaiah 9:1 ; Jeremiah 46:28 Dete...
I saw the dead, small and great Every category of man now stands on an individual basis before God. Wealth, power, fame, is all immaterial now. As the...