in the Spirit All prophetic revelation has its origin in the Holy Spirit (1Pe. 1Pe. 1:20-21) and never from man (Gal. Gal. 1:12-16; Gal. 2:2). Mysteri...
He who sat on the throne said This is God the Father Who John saw when he first ascended in his vision to heaven (Rev. Rev. 4:2+, Rev. 4:9+; Rev. 5:1...
they were not given authority to kill Given is ????? [edoth?] , passive, it is divine permission which prevents them from killing their victims. It i...
But the cowardly Cowardly is ??????? [deilois] : ?timid [ones],?1 ?persons showing fear in a shameful way.?2 The word is used to describe lack of fa...
in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel This refers to the time period during which the seventh angel sounds and the final seven bowl judgmen...
in the midst The Levites, who performed the priestly duty of the OT, camped around the glory of the Lord which resided in the Tabernacle (Num. Num. 1:...
4.11.6.1 - Judgment by the Saints As we saw above, Revelation Rev. 20:4+ mentions resurrected saints who rule and reign with Christ. Many other passag...
they heard The MT text has ?????? [?kousa] instead of ??????? [?kousan] indicating I heard?emphasizing what John heard said to the two witnesses rathe...
When the New Testament opens, we find John the Baptist preaching, Mat. 3:2) [emphasis added]. Later, when John was imprisoned, Jesus too preached, ?t...
If we go back to the original language of the New Testament, we find the rapiemur of 1Th. 1Th. 4:17 in the Vulgate to be a translation of the Greek t...
As we enter our study of the book of Revelation, it will serve us well to remember that the book is ?the revelation of Jesus Christ? (Rev. Rev. 1:1+)...
these will make war ???????????? [Polem?sousin] , which indicates a protracted engagement rather than a single battle. The same word is translated, so...
The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire At the coming of Christ, it was the instrument of the devil, the False Prophet, who dece...
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...
There is an endless amount of material written about and urged as essential to understanding the book of Revelation. Most authors recognize the OT co...
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...
around about Multitudes surround God?s throne (1K. 1K. 22:19; Rev. Rev. 5:11+; Rev. 7:11+), but in concentric positions. Those closest to God appear ...
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. ...
overcomes See Who is the Overcomer? sit with Me They will sit with Him and share His rule in the same way He sits at the right hand of the Father and ...
they sang ???????? [adousin] , present tense: they are singing. A historical present which describes an event which has already transpired using the p...