Now we come upon a subject of great importance: the primacy (ultimate importance) of Scripture. While the inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture is o...
Daniel?s seventy sevens of years are divided into three sequences: seven sevens, sixty-two sevens, and a final seven (Dan. Dan. 9:25-27). After the s...
Antichrist [N] [T] [E] [H] [S]The term antichrist occurs only in 1 and 2 John, and there in both singular and plural forms. It is part of a complex of...
Wormwood ??????? [Apsinthos] : ?Artemisia Absinthium?1 . Derived from ?absinthe, a bitter, dark green oil made from certain strong-smelling plants wit...
Works which are particularly recommended for further study of the Book of Revelation are emphasized.Aland, Kurt and Bruce M. Metzger. The Greek New Te...
the angel See the discussion concerning the identity of the angel at Revelation 1:20. the church of Pergamos See Seven Churches of Asia.Temple of Dio...
The description of the foundations of the New Jerusalem mentions twelve different stones. Immediately, this brings to mind the twelve stones on the h...
And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light The MT and NU texts omit of those who are saved. The term nations (???? [ethn?] ) denot...
In the previous chapter, John was shown a new order of things. An entirely new heaven and earth were created to replace the first heaven and earth wh...
First and foremost, I thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Who opened my eyes to the truth and sustained me during this project. May this work, in s...
war ??????? [Polemos] : ?Opposite . . . peace; as a single engagement battle, fight.?1 Michael and his angels Michael is one of the ?chief princes? w...
I know See commentary on Revelation 2:2. where Satan?s throne is In Pergamum., two saviors competed with the One True Savior. Asklepios, associated w...
As we consider this last book of the Bible, we would do well to bear in mind the strategy of the enemy which has long sought to undermine a plain acc...
cast out This is the first stage in the de facto fulfillment of what was previously accomplished de jure at Christ?s First Coming (Luke Luke 10:18; Jo...
For all nations have drunk The conjunction for, ??? [hoti] , indicates that the reason for her destruction is that which follows?her pollution of the ...
her plagues will come in one day When her judgment finally comes, it will be swift and decisive (Isa. Isa. 47:9, Isa. 47:11; Rev. Rev. 18:9+, Rev. 18:...
It is a well-established fact that Scripture contains typology?passages which do not explicitly teach doctrine, but which provide ?hints? concerning ...
will kill her children with death A futuristic use of the present tense: ?I am killing?. An indication of imminency of the judgment. Gen. 2:17).?1 J...
Strong and Weak The words strong and weak are often found in conjunction in Paul's writings. The parallelism of the two terms is used to communicate t...
Esther, Theology of Understanding the Book. For many Christians, the Book of Esther is the basis for a Jewish festival that found no counterpart in th...