Cloud, Cloud of the Lord The Old Testament. The Literal Cloud. Natural phenomena involving clouds are depicted occasionally in the Old Testament, but ...
The sound of harpists . . . Various occupations within the city are listed together with an indication that they will no longer be found. This harmoni...
the Lamb who was slain See commentary on Revelation 5:6. power . . . honor . . . glory The same three which were earlier given to the Father in worshi...
Sir Sir is ????? [kyrie] which is frequently translated Lord. Elsewhere, the word is translated master (Mtt. Mat. 6:24); Sir (Mtt. Mat. 13:27; John Jo...
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...
the angel See the discussion concerning the identity of the angel at Revelation 1:20. church in Philadelphia See commentary on Seven Churches of Asia....
The Book of MatthewChapter 24Verses:24:1 13:1 ; Luke 21:5.24:2There shall not he left one stone upon another - This was most punctually fulfilled; f...
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...
Calf. [N] [E]The calf was held in high esteem by the Jews as food. ( 1?Samuel 28:24 ; Luke 15:23 ) The molten calf prepared by Aaron for the people ...
Overview - Deuteronomy 32 1?Moses song, which sets forth God's mercy and vengeance. 46?He exhorts them to set their hearts upon it. 48?God sends him u...
And God will wipe away every tear Wipe away is ????????? [exaleipsei] , also used of blotting out names from the Book of Life (Rev. Rev. 3:5+). Both ...
Lake of Fire God's final retributive punishment. After Armageddon the beast and false prophet will be tossed into this lake of burning sulfur, joined...
CONFOUND kon-found': The physical origin of spiritual terms is well illustrated by the principal Hebrew words for confounded (rendered also ashamed, ...
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...
Overview - Luke 2 1?Augustus taxes all the Roman empire. 6?The nativity of Christ. 8?An angel relates it to the shepherds, and many sing praises to ...
Overview - Malachi 1 1?Malachi complains of Israel's unkindness; 2?of their irreligiousness and profaneness. Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeMalachi 1...
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...
In studying the book of Revelation, one is immediately struck by the prevailing bias of many commentators against understanding numbers in their norm...
The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire At the coming of Christ, it was the instrument of the devil, the False Prophet, who dece...
In the previous chapter, John was shown an ideal time on earth when Satan was bound and Christ and the saints ruled for one thousand years. As wonder...