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...
But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues The two-thirds left from the population prior to the sounding of the sixth trumpet (Rev...
let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches See commentary on Revelation 2:7. overcomes See Who is the Overcomer? hidden manna The manna is set...
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...
GOOD good (Tobh, Tubh, yaTabh; agathos, agathon, kalos, kalon): In English good is used in various senses, most of which are represented in the Bible...
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...
Chapter?40It should seem David penned this psalm upon occasion of his deliverance, by the power and goodness of God, from some great and pressing tro...
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...
seventh angel sounded The seventh angel sounds the seventh trumpet (Rev. Rev. 8:2+). This last of the seven trumpets is not to be confused with the ?l...
Chapter?12In the foregoing chapter we had the vexation which the people gave to Moses; in this we have his patience tried by his own relations. I. Mir...
PARADISE par'-a-dis (pardec; paradeisos): 1. Origin and Meaning: A word probably of Persian origin meaning a royal park. See GARDEN. The word occurs...
Agriculture [N] [S]Tilling the ground ( Genesis 2:15 ; Genesis 4:2 Genesis 4:3 Genesis 4:12 ) and rearing cattle were the chief employments in anci...
Chapter?17This excellent chapter is the same with 2 Sa. 7. It will be worth while to look back upon what was there said upon it. Two things in general...
do not weep ?? ????? [m? klaie] , a present tense imperative indicating that John continued to weep.1 the Lion of the tribe of Judah God had revealed...
CHAPTER 13. CHRIST CLOTHED WITH THE TRUE SUBSTANCE OF HUMAN NATURE. The heads of this chapter are, I. The orthodoxy doctrine as to the true humanity ...
Word [N](Heb. dabar [r'b'D]; Gk. logos [lovgo] and rhema [rJh'ma]). The theological meaning of word within Scripture spans a wide theological spectrum...
Perseverance [N] [T]In the NIV the term perseverance occurs thirteen times, all in the New Testament. Verbal forms appear a total of eight times. The ...
I stand at the door and knock I stand is ?????? [hest?ka] , perfect tense: I have stood. Knock is ????? [krou?] , present tense: I am knocking. He has...
Appear, Appearance The Old Testament. The Hebrew word most commonly used for appearance in the Old Testament is raa [h'a'r]. The seeing of God leads t...
Death of Christ The Place in the Gospels. In the records of Jesus that the Gospels give us, it is clear that a place of supreme significance is given ...