Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God and the power of His Christ have come An equivalent statement to that which accompanied the so...
made us kings and priests In both NU and MT, the Greek has appointed us a kingdom (singular), priests to God. A similar difference occurs in Revelatio...
I fell at his feet to worship him . . . see that you do not do that! Later, after seeing the revelation of the New Jerusalem and the eternal state, J...
4.14.3.1 - Rapture versus Second Coming Typically, we speak of only two ?comings? of Christ. The First Coming was His virgin birth by Mary and subsequ...
mystery As is frequently the case within Scripture, the answers to our questions are ?in the back of the book? (in this case, the back of the chapter)...
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...
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 ...
Age, Ages The Greek aion [aijwvn] in the Septuagint and New Testament corresponds to the Hebrew olam ['l/[] of the Old Testament. Both words usually d...
All book names within Bible addresses appear in one of two forms: (1) the full formal name (e.g., Revelation), or (2) a standardized abbreviation. Th...
Capstone An architectural term denoting the top stone in a building or wall. If it caps an arch it is called a keystone. The expression is used twice ...
A frequent assertion by those who are not in favor of the book of Revelation describing future events is that if the book were to describe events yet...
Therefore ?Because they are so washed white; for without it they could never have entered God?s holy heaven.?1 before the throne of God The entire th...
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...
4.16.5.5.1 - What about the Physical Temple? When the Lamb of God (Isa. Isa. 53:7; John John 1:29; 1Pe. 1Pe. 1:19; Rev. Rev. 5:6+) was offered on the ...
He who overcomes shall inherit all things He who overcomes is ? ????? [ho nik?n] , by now familiar: the overcomer. The promises to the Seven Churches...
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...
Surprisingly little of substance is known concerning the Nicolaitans only mentioned in Scripture in the book of Revelation. The Lord commends the Eph...
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...
Lion [N] [S]Although most Hebrew and Greek words for lion are used in a figurative sense, nevertheless we can draw a number of inferences regarding th...
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...