In contrast to The Great Harlot of Revelation Rev. 17:1+ who embodies the very origins of harlotry and blasphemy (also stretching back in history), a...
One woe is past This speaks of the first of the three woes (Rev. Rev. 8:13+), the judgment of the fifth trumpet (Rev. Rev. 9:1-11+). See commentary o...
We are told that the dragon is, ?that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world? (Rev. Rev. 12:9+). The dragon is said...
It is our conviction that the events of the book are mainly sequential and flow naturally from the threefold division given by John in Revelation Rev...
Two of the women who play key roles in the Book of Revelation are cities: Babylon and the New Jerusalem. This is no accident as one is the city of ma...
At the time of the end, the saints consist of Jewish believers who are hidden in the wilderness (see commentary on Revelation 12:6), the 144,000 seal...
The number seven is the most frequently encountered number in the book of Revelation:Even the most careless reader of the Apocalypse must be struck b...
The Greek word for crown is ??????? [diad?ma] in the following passages: Crowns on the seven heads of the fiery red dragon (Rev. Rev. 12:3+). Crown...
rejoice, O heavens and those who dwell in them The inhabitants of the heavens rejoice because the accuser has been cast down and the faithful overcome...
they overcame ????? ???????? [Autoi enik?san] , they, they overcame . Emphasis is placed upon the redeemed who overcame Satan by God?s work. They are ...
How long, O Lord Lord is ???????? [despot?s] which emphasizes His ownership of the saints, as a master has slaves,1 or a ruler over a household (Tit....
The title ?Beast? is used of the evil individual who figures large in various passages of the book of Revelation (Rev. Rev. 11:7+; Rev. 13:1-4+, Rev....
The parallels between Revelation and Daniel?s 70th week have not gone unnoticed.1 Although it is impossible to know with certainty the absolute seque...
Evidence in favor of the heavenly Zion is as follows:1 If the 144,000 are the ones singing the new song (Rev. Rev. 14:3+), they are said to be ?bef...
So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness It was the Holy Spirit Who carried John while the angel accompanied him. In the same way that...
The ten horns first appear in Daniel?s night vision?arising from the fourth, terrible beast [#12-#22] (Dan. Dan. 7:24). From these horns an eleventh ...
When they finish their testimony As we have seen throughout the book of Revelation, the ability of the evil forces which manifest during the time of t...
An intentional contrast is seen between the Lamb and the Beast. The Lamb versus The BeastSimilarityLambBeastSlainBefore history (1Pe. 1Pe. 1:17-20) At...
The earthly Temple is patterned after a greater reality: the heavenly Temple (Heb. Heb. 8:4-5; Heb. Heb. 9:1-11). Almost everything which was shown M...