Blessed is he Luther?s comments underscore the need for a consistently literal interpretation of this book: ?Even if it were a blessed thing to believ...
out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth As the smoke arose, other creatures arose with it. They are said to be locusts. We encounter another sim...
In the end, understanding the book of Revelation is not nearly as mysterious and difficult as many would have us believe. True, it contains some of t...
This same theme of tribal preservation continues into the NT with Gabriel?s message to Mary concerning her virgin birth:?And behold, you will conceive...
Behold, I come as a thief (idou ercomai w klepth). The voice of Christ breaks in with the same metaphor as in 2?Timothy 3:3 , which see. There comes...
Now that God?s servants have been sealed for protection, the seventh seal can be opened. Seven angels are given seven trumpets. The first four angels ...
The importance of having an objective guide to interpret the text can be seen in the following comments of Gregg who has taught the book of Revelatio...
They are come to pass (Gegonan). Second perfect active indicative of ginomai with -an for -asi. See Revelation 16:17 for a like use of gegonen, The...
I am coming quickly I am coming quickly is ??????? ???? [erchomai tachy] , present tense: I am presenting coming quickly. His arrival is imminent?He ...
The most controversial aspect of the Antichrist concerns his origin. Clearly he is empowered by Satan (Dan. Dan. 8:24; 2Th. 2Th. 2:9). Scripture also ...
Although a full discussion of the hermeneutics of preterism is beyond the scope of our purpose here, it is helpful to understand some key aspects con...
He who overcomes shall inherit all things He who overcomes is ? ????? [ho nik?n] , by now familiar: the overcomer. The promises to the Seven Churches...
There is an endless amount of material written about and urged as essential to understanding the book of Revelation. Most authors recognize the OT co...
Although various sources describing the practice of Jewish marriage at the time of Christ differ in the details, there is general agreement concernin...
The rest were killed The rest emphasizes the unique treatment of the previous two in comparison with these. Unlike the Beast and the False Prophet, t...
remember . . . how you have received The church at Sardis is given a command similar to that of the Ephesian church: to remember what they had earlie...
in His right hand seven stars These stars are the seven angels of the churches as explained in Revelation 1:20 . The picture of the stars being withi...
In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life The Greek lacks the article: the tree. There are several trees, ea...
One reason we spent considerable time discussing topics such as Systems of Interpretation before we began our verse-by-verse commentary was because o...
From the day that Adam and Eve rebelled and were driven out of the Garden of Eden (Gen. Gen. 3:24) until the eternal state when God and the Lamb will...