Captive [E] [S]Prisoner of war Genesis 14:12 ; 1 Samuel 30:1 1 Samuel 30:2 Cruelty toPutting to death Numbers 31:9-20 ; Deuteronomy 20:13 ; 2...
The nation Israel is unlikely to be the Lamb?s bride because she has already been wed. God the Father is Israel?s husband: 1 ?Return, O backsliding ...
persevered The Ephesians had in common their perseverance (???????? [hypomon?n] ) with John?s patience (Rev. Rev. 1:9+), the trait of faithfully waiti...
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...
she glorified herself and lived luxuriously She boasted in her own glory, saying ?I shall be a lady forever? (Isa. Isa. 47:7) and ?I am and there is ...
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...
the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne Not only the Father dwells among them (Rev. Rev. 7:15+), they will also be in intimate association with the...
It is not our purpose here to describe the Millennial Kingdom at great length. It is a large topic and the subject of scores of prophecies, especiall...
an angel flying through the midst of heaven The MT and NU texts have eagle (????? [aetou] ) instead of angel (??????? [angelou] ). If an eagle rather ...
Overview - Hosea 11 1?The ingratitude of Israel unto God for his benefits. 5?His judgment. 8?God's mercy toward them. 12?Israel's falsehood and Juda...
like a flood after the woman Flood is ??????? [potamon] , used to describe a large quantity of water, as during a natural disaster (Mtt. Mat. 7:25; L...
do not weep ?? ????? [m? klaie] , a present tense imperative indicating that John continued to weep.1 the Lion of the tribe of Judah God had revealed...
Overview - Ezra 1 1?The proclamation of Cyrus for the building of the temple. 5?The people provide for their return. 7?Cyrus restores the vessels of...
Matthew 23:38 Behold your house is left unto you desolate.] Signifying that the city in which they dwelt, where they had their ceiled houses, and stat...
a loud voice from heaven The NU text has from the throne. A loud voice from heaven told John not to write what the seven thunders uttered (Rev. Rev. ...
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 ...
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...
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...
The Alpha and the Omega (to Alpa kai to O). The first and the last letters of the Greek alphabet, each with its own neuter (grammatical gender) artic...
Color, Symbolic Meaning of Although the Bible contains relatively few references to individual colors, their symbolic associations are theologically s...