Overview - Isaiah 40 1?The promulgation of the Gospel. 3?The preaching of John Baptist. 9?The preaching of the apostles. 12?The prophet, by the omni...
fall on us So intense is their fear of God?s judgments that they temporarily seek even death?anything to flee from His manifest presence (Hos. Hos. 1...
Overview - Isaiah 3 1?The great calamities which come by sin. 10?The different reward of the righteous and wicked. 12?The oppression and covetousness ...
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...
CHAMBERS OF IMAGERY im'-aj-ri, im'-a-jer-i (maskith): The reference (Ezekiel 8:12) is to chambers in the temple where the elders of Israel were wont ...
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...
ALARM a-larm' (teru`ah): This expression is found six times in the Old Testament. The Hebrew word so rendered is derived from a verb meaning to shout...
a loud voice Like Christ, the angel spoke with a loud or great voice (Rev. Rev. 1:10+). The voice of this mighty angel is also similar to that of the ...
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 ...
Beyond the interpretive issue mentioned above, which we feel is conclusive, there are many other reasons for taking Babylon in the book of Revelation...
they have shed the blood of saints and prophets Those who had shed the blood of saints and prophets are the ?peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongue...
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 - 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...
those who dwell on the earth This technical phrase denotes the global populace of the time of the end who consistently oppose God (Rev. Rev. 9:20+), w...
These words are faithful and true See commentary on Revelation 3:14, Revelation 19:11, and Revelation 21:5.The angel?s words reinforce an important t...
Knowledge of God The key biblical terms for knowledge assume a personal familiarity, even an intimateinvolvement, with the known object. Similarly, kn...
\\INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 7\\ In this chapter we have the lineage and character of Ezra described, \\#Ezr 7:1-6\\, his expedition to Jerusalem, and of ...
Mouth In the Old Testament, mouth (Heb. peh [h,P]) often refers to inanimate openings: the entrance of a cave ( Joshua 10:18 Joshua 10:22 ), a well (...
he cried mightily with a loud voice The angel serves as a divine herald, announcing that which is about to take place. He signals that an event of gre...
Overview - Isaiah 38 1?Hezekiah, having received a message of death, by prayer has his life lengthened. 8?The sun goes ten degrees backward, for a si...