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...
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...
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...
The False Prophet is the second beast which John sees which comes up out of the earth [#3-#18] having two horns like a lamb and who spoke like a drag...
three unclean spirits These are ?spirits of demons.? See commentary on Revelation 16:14. See Three: Life, Resurrection, Completeness, the Trinity. li...
Rev. 1 Rev. 1:1 44 - 3.1.17, 2.7.45, 2.2.133, 2.7.5.3.62, 3.1.192, 2.2.2.5, 2.2.11, 2.3.3, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9.2, 2.12.1, 2.12.2.2, 2.12.2.4, 2.12.5, 2.1...
After these things ???? ????? [Meta tauta] , the standard phrase John uses to demarcate sections of his vision (Rev. Rev. 1:19+; Rev. 4:1+; Rev. 7:1+...
they became blood In the judgment of the third trumpet, a third of the rivers and springs of water became wormwood. See commentary on Revelation 8:10...
arrayed in purple and scarlet Her purple and scarlet clothing is called ?fine linen? (Rev. Rev. 18:12+). Fine is ???????? [byssinon] , which is used o...
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...
cast out This is the first stage in the de facto fulfillment of what was previously accomplished de jure at Christ?s First Coming (Luke Luke 10:18; Jo...
The woman which John sees riding the Beast of seven heads and ten horns is called a harlot, indicating certain practices and priorities which stand o...
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 first two of the final three trumpets are sounded, releasing demonic judgments upon the earth. Unlike the previous four trumpet judgments, these ...
they sang ???????? [adousin] , present tense: they are singing. A historical present which describes an event which has already transpired using the p...
He performs great signs We have just been told that the False Prophet ?exercises all the authority of the first beast? (Rev. Rev. 13:12+). Thus, it i...
The shape of the locusts was like Up to this point, the creatures which come up out of the bottomless pit have been identified as ?locusts? (Rev. Rev...
I counsel you to buy from Me The language is meant to speak to the merchants of the city, some of whom would have been members of the church:He who mi...
The description of the foundations of the New Jerusalem mentions twelve different stones. Immediately, this brings to mind the twelve stones on the h...
where she has a place ??? ???? ???? ????? [Hopu echei ekei topon] , where she is having there (a) place. This appears to speak of a specific location...