in her was found the blood of prophets and saints and of all who were slain on the earth Who were slain is ?????????? [esphagmen?n] , perfect passive...
Having completed the letters to the Seven Churches of Asia, John is called up to the throne room in heaven where he is given a vision of God the Fath...
I know Perfect tense, ???? [oida] , ?I have known.? His knowledge of their past works results in the commendations and exhortations which presently f...
The fruit of the Spirit (o karpo tou pneumato). Paul changes the figure from works (erga) in verse 1?Peter 19 to fruit as the normal out-cropping o...
Although there are a variety of views as to when the Church is caught away to be with Christ, we believe the Scriptures indicate a catching away of t...
The use of first to describe a resurrection which follows after Christ?s resurrection, gives us an initial clue that first cannot denote absolute chr...
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...
remember . . . how you have received The church at Sardis is given a command similar to that of the Ephesian church: to remember what they had earlie...
Although various sources describing the practice of Jewish marriage at the time of Christ differ in the details, there is general agreement concernin...
A frequently-heard statement by Christians is, ?There?s no rapture mentioned in the Bible!? As we shall see, this is an inaccurate statement on two c...
a male child who was to rule with a rod of iron To rule is ?????????? [Poimainein] : ?Herd, tend, (lead to) pasture.?1 Elsewhere, it is translated a...
seven angels These are seven specific angels who are said to stand before God. Some have identified these with angels which are named in the books of ...
An imminent event is characterized by both certainty and uncertainty:The event is certain to take place. It is not a matter of ?if,? but ?when.? The...
he who overcomes See Who is the Overcomer? keeps my works Jesus spoke of the need for endurance, especially as lawlessness would abound and the love ...
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...
Mild or partial preterism holds that most of the prophecies of Revelation were fulfilled in either the fall of Jerusalem (A.D. 70) or the fall of the ...
Guide to Book AbbreviationThe following table lists (in alphabetical order) the names of each of the books of the Bible and it's corresponding shortes...
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...
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 ...
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+)...