in one hour The merchants repeat the same lamentation as the kings concerning the suddenness of her destruction. See commentary on Revelation 18:10. ...
I am He who lives John calls Him ? ??? [ho z?n] , ?the living one? (present, active participle). ?Life? is an essential attribute of God Who is consi...
Magic [N] [E]The Old Testament. Magicthe attempt to exploit supernatural powers by formulaic recitations to achieve goals that were otherwise unrealiz...
In Revelation Rev. 16:1+, John was shown the pouring forth of the final seven bowls which contained God?s wrath. At the pouring of the seventh bowl, ...
And the Spirit and the bride say, ?Come!? Say is ???????? [legousin] , present tense: they are saying. The invitation is for the present and is ongoi...
in His right hand seven stars These stars are the seven angels of the churches as explained in Revelation 1:20 . The picture of the stars being withi...
Peace [N] [T] The Meaning of Peace. In English, the word peace conjures up a passive picture, one showing an absence of civil disturbance or hostiliti...
Amusements and worldly pleasures Belong to the works of the flesh Galatians 5:19 Galatians 5:21 Are transitory Job 21:12 Job 21:13 ; Hebrews 11...
kings of the earth These are the kings which fail to ?kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish in the way, when His wrath is kindled but a litt...
Glory [N] [T] [E]Natural Objects. When used in reference to natural objects glory may refer to the brightness of heavenly bodies ( Acts 22:11 ; 1 Col...
Scripture does not give great detail concerning the sequence of events during the Campaign of Armageddon. Most of the passages concerning this time a...
All who dwell on the earth The ones who not only physically dwell on the earth, but whose affections and complete allegiance are entirely upon the ea...
If we go back to the original language of the New Testament, we find the rapiemur of 1Th. 1Th. 4:17 in the Vulgate to be a translation of the Greek t...
on her forehead Like the sealed of Israel (Rev. Rev. 7:3+; Rev. 14:1+) and the Beast worshipers (Rev. Rev. 13:16+), the woman is also identified on he...
New Heavens and a New Earth The idea of new heavens and a new earth is explicitly noted in Isaiah 65:17; 66:22; 2pe 3:13; and Revelation 21:1. The Old...
Ordinance [N]With the defeat of Og of Bashan and Sihon of Heshbon, Israel was poised on the east bank of the Jordan to enter Canaan. Moses led a coven...
thus I saw the horses The previous judgment involved demonic locusts whose appearance was ?like horses??they were not horses, but a similitude. Here,...
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 ...
Baptism of Fire As John the Baptist preached in the Judean wilderness, he declared, I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come on...
in their mouth Scripture implicates the mouth as the organ which speaks forth the heart: ?Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things...