Willing (qelwn). Concessive use of the participle, although willing, not causal, because willing as is shown by with much long-suffering (en pollh ma...
The scene which John is shown next is an extension of what has preceded. In the previous chapter, Revelation 11 , John was shown two witnesses who pro...
Flock Two Hebrew words, eder [r,d,[] and son, are regularly translated flock in the Old Testament and both are rendered by Greek poimne [poivmnh] (or ...
Many have noted the simplicity of the title given by the author as simply ?John.? This in itself is evidence for the apostleship of the author:The wri...
When one examines the historical record concerning the fall of the city of Babylon in 539 B.C. to Persia (Dan. Dan. 5:30-31), it is clear that the te...
you are lukewarm The church was no longer a light shining in the darkness. It appears to have been at peace with its enemies: the synagogue of Satan: ...
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...
Babylon Here is the first mention of Babylon found in this book. Some suggest that ?Babylon? should not be understood in a literal sense, but as deno...
He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword In a passage whose context is the time...
NOTES ON The Book of JEREMIAH NOTES ON The Book of JEREMIAH It was the great unhap...
Consolation [N]Attempt to comfort someone who is in sorrow. The most frequently encountered Hebrew term is niham [WjIn]; parakaleo [parakalevw], param...
Funeral [E]In ancient Israel burial occurred soon after death. In a hot climate, internment took place as quickly as possible after a person had expir...
It is our view that the identity of Babylon ultimately rests on the proper interpretation of God?s word. We must examine the meaning of words in thei...
I would not (ouk eboulhqhn). Epistolary aorist (first passive indicative). With paper and ink (dia cartou kai melano). The carth was a leaf of papyru...
Overview - Joel 1 1?Joel, declaring sundry judgments of God, exhorts to observe them, 8?and to mourn. 14?He prescribes a solemn fast to deprecate tho...
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 ...
Overview - Nehemiah 9 1?A solemn fast, and repentance of the people. 4?The Levites make a religious confession of God's goodness, and their wickednes...
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...
JERUBBESHETH jer-ub-be'-sheth, je-rub'-e-sheth (yerubbesheth, see JERUBBAAL, for meaning): It is found once (2?Samuel 11:21) for JERUBBAAL. The word...
Overview - Deuteronomy 27 1?The people are commanded to write the law upon stones, 5?and to build an altar of whole stones. 11?The tribes to be divid...