In studying the book of Revelation, one is immediately struck by the prevailing bias of many commentators against understanding numbers in their norm...
Pride [N] [T] The Old Testament. While pride is sometimes used in the Old Testament in a positive sense (i.e., the pride of the land of Israel [ Psalm...
the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men . . . free and slave, both small and great Captains is ????????? [chiliarch?n] : l...
synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not See commentary on Revelation 2:9. but lie ????????? [pseudontai] , present tense, middle voice: ...
Two other titles which are related to the coming Day of the Lord are the Time of Jacob?s Trouble and the Great Tribulation.1 Notice that all three in...
morning star Christ Himself is said to be the morning star (Rev. Rev. 22:16+).1 What is the purpose of the morning star, but to serve as an indicator...
Overview - Luke 8 1?Women minister unto Christ of their substance. 4?Christ, after he had preached from place to place, attended by his apostles, pro...
Overview - Ezekiel 16 1?Under the similitude of a wretched infant is shewn the natural state of Jerusalem. 6?God's extraordinary love towards her. 15...
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 ...
sea of glass, like crystal Those who achieve victory over the beast (by not loving their lives to the death, Rev. Rev. 12:11+) are seen standing on t...
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...
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...
the beast was captured Captured is ??????? [epiasth?] : ?seize, arrest, take into custody.?1 and with him the False Prophet who worked signs in his ...
Lion [N] [S]Although most Hebrew and Greek words for lion are used in a figurative sense, nevertheless we can draw a number of inferences regarding th...
Luke 13:10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues That is Jesus, as the Syriac and Persic versions express it; which was his work, he being a te...
Overview - Jonah 4 1?Jonah repining at God's mercy, 4?is reproved by the type of a gourd. Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeJonah 4:6??(King James Versi...
Overview - Malachi 1 1?Malachi complains of Israel's unkindness; 2?of their irreligiousness and profaneness. Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeMalachi 1...
Overview - Exodus 3 1?Moses keeps Jethro's flock. 2?God appears to him in a burning bush. 9?He sends him to deliver Israel. 13?The name of God. 15?H...
Chapter 1111:1? And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: The Davidic kingdom The order of ...
Humility [N] [T] [E]Biblical humility is grounded in the character of God. The Father stoops down to help the poor and needy ( Psalm 113:4-9 ; 138:6-...