I turned to see John is about to enter into the experience of many other prophets who were given a revelation of the glory of the Lord, usually near ...
sea of glass, like crystal Those who achieve victory over the beast (by not loving their lives to the death, Rev. Rev. 12:11+) are seen standing on t...
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...
\\INTRODUCTION TO REVELATION 17\\ This chapter contains a vision of a beast, and a woman on it, and the interpretation of it; one of the seven angel...
Overview - Genesis 48 1?Joseph with his sons visits his sick father. 2?Jacob strengthens himself to bless them. 3?He repeats God's promise. 5?He ta...
Here is wisdom (wde h sopia). The puzzle that follows as in Revelation 17:9 . See Ephesians 1:17 for a spirit of wisdom and of understanding. He t...
Having explored the parallels between events in the book of Revelation and passages which speak of a future time of trouble for both the world and th...
Daniel 7:11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake Or, from the voice F20; from the time it was heard, the prophet...
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...
lightnings, thunderings, and voices These portend the magnificence and glory of the Father and bring reverent fear to those who experience them, as w...
I am A trademark of the book of John which records the self-identification of Jesus using this phrase. Jesus said unless you believe ?I am? (John John...
Ezekiel 17:7 There was also another great eagle Hophra king of Egypt, a very powerful prince, whom Herodotus F21 calls Apries; and says he was the mos...
Overview - 1?Samuel 18 1?Jonathan loves David. 5?Saul envies his praise; 10?seeks to kill him in his fury; 12?fears him for his good success; 17?offe...
Overview - 1?Chronicles 14 1?Hiram's kindness to David. 2?David's felicity in people, wives, and children. 8?His two victories against the Philistin...
Overview - 1?Corinthians 7 1?He treats of marriage; 4?shewing it to be a remedy against fornication, 10?and that the bond thereof ought not lightly t...
Render to her just as she rendered to you Render is ??????? [apodote] , plural imperative, you all give back to her! Who is this command given to?Acco...
About eight days (wsei hmerai oktw). A nominativus pendens without connexion or construction. Mark 9:2 ( Matthew 17:1 ) has after six days which ag...
They shall see His face They shall see is ??????? [opsontai] , middle tense: they themselves will see. The saints will see His face firsthand! The fu...
The number twelve appears in the book of Revelation as the twelve thousand Jews from each of the twelve tribes (Rev. Rev. 7:5-8+, Rev. 14:1+), the wo...
For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose God?s sovereign control of the affairs of history is a constant theme behind the events of...