4.15.1 - Why these Seven Churches? The immediate audience for the Revelation recorded by John is ?the seven churches which are in Asia? (Rev. Rev. 1:4...
Overview - Mark 7 1?The Pharisees find fault with the disciples for eating with unwashed hands. 8?They break the commandment of God by the traditions...
It is our view that the identity of Babylon ultimately rests on the proper interpretation of God?s word. We must examine the meaning of words in thei...
prepared themselves to sound The sounding of the angels will be in response to the prayers of the saints which were offered with incense before the t...
In keeping with his title of ?Antichrist,? he will be an imitator of Christ (e.g., the object of worship, worldwide dominion, a throne). This tendenc...
Seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us (w hmin th qeia dunamew autou dedwrhmenh). Genitive absolute with the causal particle w and the per...
a sea of glass This sea of glass is under the throne of God and is analogous to the river of life. Ezekiel saw it above the heads of the cherubim, un...
these will make war ???????????? [Polem?sousin] , which indicates a protracted engagement rather than a single battle. The same word is translated, so...
But with precious blood (alla timiwi aimati). Instrumental case of aima after elutrwqhte (repeated from verse 1?Peter 18 ). Peter here applies the o...
Envy [T] [B]General scriptures concerning Job 5:2 Job 5:3 ; Psalms 37:1 Psalms 37:7 ; 49:16 ; Psalms 73:3 Psalms 73:17-20 ; 112:10 ; Proverb...
Overview - Esther 4 1?The great mourning of Mordecai and the Jews. 4?Esther, understanding it, sends to Mordecai, who shews the cause, and advises he...
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:...
Who is worthy to open ?A mighty angel shouts out a challenge for anyone to come forth who is ?worthy? to open the great scroll and its seals. All cre...
in His right hand seven stars These stars are the seven angels of the churches as explained in Revelation 1:20 . The picture of the stars being withi...
All who dwell on the earth The ones who not only physically dwell on the earth, but whose affections and complete allegiance are entirely upon the ea...
This same theme of tribal preservation continues into the NT with Gabriel?s message to Mary concerning her virgin birth:?And behold, you will conceive...
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...
fell at His feet as dead This is the unrehearsed response of all who have been privileged to see the glory of the Lord (Isa. Isa. 6:4; Eze. Eze. 1:28...
CHAPTER 1 - Of the Holy Scriptures1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedi...
I am coming quickly I am coming quickly is ??????? ???? [erchomai tachy] , present tense: I am presenting coming quickly. His arrival is imminent?He ...