In the previous chapter, we saw a dragon with seven heads and ten horns who attempted to intercept the promised child and subsequently persecuted the...
He performs great signs We have just been told that the False Prophet ?exercises all the authority of the first beast? (Rev. Rev. 13:12+). Thus, it i...
he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God He himself, emphasis is placed upon the individual who worships the beast. He will be hel...
Although the Harlot includes both commercial and religious aspects, many have minimized her commercial aspects and placed greater emphasis on her rel...
In the previous chapter, John saw the seven angels having the seven last plagues wherein the wrath of God is complete (Rev. Rev. 15:1+). He was also ...
on her forehead Like the sealed of Israel (Rev. Rev. 7:3+; Rev. 14:1+) and the Beast worshipers (Rev. Rev. 13:16+), the woman is also identified on he...
Here is wisdom This phrase indicates that what follows constitutes a riddle of sorts requiring great wisdom to comprehend. A similar statement introd...
What is especially odd about this assertion that Nero?s name fulfills the gematria for 666 is that Neronian advocates are also those who hold the vie...
THESSALONIANS, THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE I. IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING 1 THESSALONIANS AND 2 THESSALONIANS TOGETHER II. AUTHENTICITY 1. Argument...
Two other titles which are related to the coming Day of the Lord are the Time of Jacob?s Trouble and the Great Tribulation.1 Notice that all three in...
He laid hold of the dragon Laid hold is ???????? [ekrat?se] : ?take into one?s possession or custody . . . arrest . . . apprehend someone.?1 The dra...
not defiled with women Defiled is ??????????? [Emolynth?san] : ?Causing something to be dirty soil, smear, stain; metaphorically, as keeping the life...
GALATIANS, EPISTLE TO THE || I. THE AUTHORSHIP 1. Position of the Dutch School 2. Early Testimony II. THE MATTER OF THE EPISTLE A) Summary of Con...
ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, I-V es-ka-tol'-o-ji: \Contents I. DOCTRINAL AND RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE II. GENERAL STRUCTURE III. COURSE OF DEVEL...
The first two of the final three trumpets are sounded, releasing demonic judgments upon the earth. Unlike the previous four trumpet judgments, these ...
Up to this point, we have spent considerable time discussing background information in order to better prepare the reader for the verse-by-verse expo...
ANTICHRIST an'-ti-krist (antichristos): _I. IN THE OLD TESTAMENT_ _II. IN THE NEW TESTAMENT_ 1. The Gospels 2. Pauline Epistles 3. Johannine Epis...
Then the woman fled The connective, ?Then,? indicates a sequence between the catching up of the child and the fleeing of the woman. But are these two ...
\\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...
to persevere Perseverance is especially needed in the midst of adversity. Jesus said that it would be by patience that believers ?possess your souls? ...