So then (ara oun). Accordingly then. The illative ara is supported (Ellicott) by the collective oun as in 1?Thessalonians 5:6 ; Galatians 6:10 , et...
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...
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 ...
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...
I am coming ??????? [Erchomai] , present tense, I am presently coming. His arrival is so imminent we are to think of Him as being already on His way....
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...
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 ...
Having seen that the relationship between Israel and God is set forth in terms of a consummated marriage followed by divorce and eventual restoration...
Now we reach the second fork in the interpretive road: having established that the two witnesses are best understood as historic individuals, which in...
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...
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 ...
And the Spirit and the bride say, ?Come!? Say is ???????? [legousin] , present tense: they are saying. The invitation is for the present and is ongoi...
CHAPTER 1 - Of the Holy Scriptures1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedi...
these will make war ???????????? [Polem?sousin] , which indicates a protracted engagement rather than a single battle. The same word is translated, so...
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...
It is a well-established fact that Scripture contains typology?passages which do not explicitly teach doctrine, but which provide ?hints? concerning ...
In his first version Zechariah sees a man is riding a red (????? [??d??m] ) horse and behind him were horses: red (???????? [??rumm?m] , red ones), so...
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...
a loud voice Like Christ, the angel spoke with a loud or great voice (Rev. Rev. 1:10+). The voice of this mighty angel is also similar to that of the ...
Having taken the scroll from the Father, the Lamb now begins to open the seals. As each seal is opened, a new judgment comes upon the earth. John is ...