The first question of the Westminster Confession asks: ?What is the chief and highest end of man?? To which the following answer is given: ?Man?s chi...
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...
A frequently found phrase throughout Scripture related to this time of trouble is the Day of the Lord (Isa. Isa. 2:10-22; Isa. 13:6, Isa. 13:9; Jer. J...
their dead bodies will lie in the street Lack of burial is particularly repugnant to the Jews. 1K. 14:11; 1K. 16:4; 2K. 2K. 9:37; Ps. Ps. 79:3; Jer. J...
breadth of the earth Breadth is ?????? [platos] : ?the broad plain of the earth is perhaps meant to provide room for the countless enemies of God?1 ...
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...
they had a king over them These locusts are to be contrasted with natural locusts which have no king: ?The locusts have no king, yet they all advance...
In the days of David?s kingdom, Israel dwelt permanently in the land and the kingdom was administered from Jerusalem. After a time, David realized th...
In the previous chapter, John was shown a new order of things. An entirely new heaven and earth were created to replace the first heaven and earth wh...
I will cast A futurist use of the present tense, ????? [ball?] , the judgment is imminent as if it had already begun. sickbed Although ?????? [klin?n...
out of the temple Temple is ???? [naos] , generally used of the innermost portion of the temple, the holy of holies. These angels come forth directly...
Overview - 2?Samuel 23 1?David, in his last words, professes his faith in God's promises to be beyond sense or experience. 6?The different state of t...
Overview - 2?Kings 23 1?Josiah causes the book to be read in a solemn assembly. 3?He renews the covenant of the Lord. 4?He destroys idolatry. 15?He ...
4.16.5.5.1 - What about the Physical Temple? When the Lamb of God (Isa. Isa. 53:7; John John 1:29; 1Pe. 1Pe. 1:19; Rev. Rev. 5:6+) was offered on the ...
breath of life from God entered them Breath is ?????? [pneuma] , also rendered spirit. Here it speaks of the life-giving force which animates men?s bo...
He had a little book The book is a ??????????? [biblaridion] , little book, rather than a ??????? [biblion] , book.1 This book is differentiated from ...
having the glory of God This is the Shekinah, the visible manifestation of God?s presence. Because of His presence, the eternal city has no need for t...
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 ...
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...
The number of the sealed (ton ariqmon twn espragismenwn). Accusative case object of hkousa and genitive of the perfect passive articular participle o...