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, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches The Revelation of Jesus Christ (the contents of which are recorded by thi...
who had been prepared ?? ???????????? [hoi h?toimasmenoi] , perfect tense passive participle, the ones having been prepared. The preparation was not ...
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...
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...
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....
like a jasper Jasper describes the light of, foundation, and walls of the holy Jerusalem (Rev. Rev. 21:11+, Rev. 21:18-20+). It was the last of the t...
Chapter 44:1? And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. Cain Cain (acquisition) is a ...
\\INTRODUCTION TO JUDE\\ That this epistle was written by Jude, one of the twelve apostles of Christ, and not by Jude the fifteenth bishop of Jerusa...
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...
At the heart of the idea of a Temple is the abiding presence of God. Although God is omnipresent, He has chosen to manifest His presence in certain l...
saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet The sixth angel is tasked with the release of the four bound angels. We are not told how they are bound...
the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God Although God has been within the Temple, His shekinah glory now manifests itself. Such manifes...
the beast was captured Captured is ??????? [epiasth?] : ?seize, arrest, take into custody.?1 and with him the False Prophet who worked signs in his ...
I know See commentary on Revelation 2:2. tribulation and poverty The connection between tribulation and poverty is found in the likelihood that their...
Abyss In our English Bibles, the Greek word abyssos [a [busso] is transliterated as abyss (RSV bottomless pit) in every instance except Romans 10:7, w...
The Beast is probably the most confusing entity in a consideration of the symbols representing kingdoms and individuals of the visions given to both ...
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...
A major theme throughout Scripture is the impending arrival of God?s Kingdom on earth. Although the Kingdom will be a time of great blessing, peace, ...
these will make war ???????????? [Polem?sousin] , which indicates a protracted engagement rather than a single battle. The same word is translated, so...