In studying the book of Revelation, one is immediately struck by the prevailing bias of many commentators against understanding numbers in their norm...
his tail drew Drew is ????? [syrei] : ?To drag, pull, draw . . . in catching fish,?1 ?as moving someone or something along by force.?2 He exhibited ...
every island fled away and the mountains were not found Unlike the earthquake attending the opening of the sixth seal in which ?every mountain and is...
overcomes See. Who is the Overcomer? I will make him a pillar in the temple Some have seen this as an allusion to the pillars in Solomon?s Temple. 1K....
a loud voice from heaven The NU text has from the throne. A loud voice from heaven told John not to write what the seven thunders uttered (Rev. Rev. ...
New Life God has brought his people salvation in Jesus Christ, a gift that is described throughout the Scriptures as new life. Two words are used in t...
the great day of His wrath The great day is The Day of the Lord, a unique time yet future when God will radically intervene in history to demonstrate...
with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication The kings of the earth committed fornication with the Harlot both because of the allure of her ...
Then I, John, saw the holy city This is one of five places in the book of Revelation where John refers to himself by name (Rev. Rev. 1:1+, Rev. 1:4+, ...
In the previous chapter, John was shown The Great Harlot who sits on many waters (Rev. Rev. 17:1+). She was identified as Babylon the Great (Rev. Rev...
Hardening, Hardness of Heart In the Scriptures various aspects of human anatomy are used to define the whole person, but the most frequently used is h...
a reed like a measuring rod Reed is ??????? [kalamos] , the same word which described the mock scepter given to Jesus along with His crown of thorns (...
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...
great hail This recalls the plague of hail which struck Egypt prior to the Exodus:And the LORD rained hail on the land of Egypt. So there was hail, a...
The Garden of Eden is a ?Temple? in the same sense as the New Jerusalem . There is no separate building or Holy Place because the entire environ is H...
Now the great city was divided into three parts Great city probably refers to Jerusalem,1 as it is contrasted with the cities of the nations (?Gentil...
the voice of a great multitude See commentary on Revelation 19:1. as the sound of many waters This phrase describes the roar which attends heavenly v...
4.7.1 - Which Face, Which Gospel?4.7.2 - Camp of Israel4.7.3 - A Shadow of the Heavenly Many have wondered why there are four gospels? Especially if t...
\\INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 63\\ \\\\. This psalm was composed by David, either when he was persecuted by Saul, and obliged to hide himself in desert pl...
Overview - 1?Kings 12 1?The Israelites, assembled at Shechem to crown Rehoboam, by Jeroboam make a suit of relaxation unto him. 6?Rehoboam, refusing ...