all the authority of the first beast As the Holy Spirit in relation to Christ, so the False Prophet has the full authority given by the dragon to 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...
Having seen the Father and His glorious throne, John?s attention is now drawn to a scroll held in the Father?s hand. The redeeming Lamb takes the scro...
arrayed in purple and scarlet Her purple and scarlet clothing is called ?fine linen? (Rev. Rev. 18:12+). Fine is ???????? [byssinon] , which is used o...
EZEKIEL, 2 \II. Significance of Ezekiel in Israel's Religious History. Under the first head we will consider the formal characteristics and significan...
HIGH PLACE 1. General: (1) High place is the normal translation of bamah, a word that means simply elevation (Jeremiah 26:18; Ezekiel 36:2, etc.; com...
Levite [E]Pentateuch. The Hebrew word for Levite (lew) indicates a descendant of Levi, the son of Jacob and Leah ( Gen 29:34 ). There were three famil...
SPRINKLE; SPRINKLING sprin'-k'-l, sprin'-kling (zaraq, nazah; rhantizein): The first word means to toss or scatter abundantly, e.g. in handfuls, as d...
Love [N] [E]God is love and has demonstrated that love in everything that he does. Paul compares faith, hope, and love, and concludes that the greates...
Salvation [N] [T] [E]Of the many Hebrew words used to signify salvation, yasa [[;vy] (to save, help in distress, rescue, deliver, set free) appears mo...
In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life The Greek lacks the article: the tree. There are several trees, ea...
Chapter?26Moses here receives instructions, I. Concerning the inner curtains of the tent or tabernacle, and the coupling of those curtains (v.?1-6). I...
Murder [N] [T] [E] [S]The Old Testament. Although the Israelites did not have a term that precisely fits our present-day idea of murder, they differen...
Now we come upon a subject of great importance: the primacy (ultimate importance) of Scripture. While the inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture is o...
Nevertheless The works done at Thyatira did not stand on their own for good works are necessary, but not sufficient in Christian service. The world i...
Chapter?24Things are here ripening for, and hastening towards, the utter destruction of Jerusalem. We left Jehoiakim on the throne, placed there by th...
who were sealed ????????????? [esphragismen?n] , perfect passive participle, ones having been sealed. The angel recounts the total number of individua...
Amos, Theology of Like all biblical prophets, Amos spoke the oracles of Yahweh, Israel's God, to people in a particular context. In order to comprehen...
Chapter?36Here is another expedient tried to work upon this heedless and untoward people, but it is tried in vain. A roll of a book is provided, conta...
Chapter?8This chapter gives us an account of the solemn consecration of Aaron and his sons to the priest?s office. I. It was done publicly, and the co...