Many conclude that the Harlot (Rev. Rev. 17:1+) represents a religious system, whereas the city (Rev. Rev. 18:1+) represents a commercial system. Thi...
the nations were angry and Your wrath has come This refers to the rage of the nations (Ps. Ps. 2:1) exhibited throughout the Tribulation by an unrelen...
harm the earth, the sea, or the trees See commentary on Revelation 7:1. on their foreheads Foreheads is ??????? [met?p?n] , which is used to describe ...
Opening the Fifth and Sixth Seals 1 fifth seal With the opening of the fifth seal, we break from the judgments associated with the four horsemen. ?T...
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...
the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air The bowl is poured out into the air, ???? [aera] . Elsewhere, Scripture gives Satan the title ?pri...
lightnings, thunderings, and voices These portend the magnificence and glory of the Father and bring reverent fear to those who experience them, as w...
Ecc. 3 Ecc. 3:14 - 2.4.1 Ecc. 5 Ecc. 5:7 - 3.1.17 Ecc. 7 Ecc. 7:20 - 3.5.3 Ecc. 8 Ecc. 8:12 2 - 3.1.17, 3.11.18 Ecc. 11 Ecc. 11:5 -...
merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet The Harlot wears the same merchandise found in th...
The Millennial Kingdom is the kingdom of God on earth which, when it comes, destroys all previous kingdoms (Dan. Dan. 2:35, Dan. 2:44-45; Dan. 7:14, ...
Then he said to me, ?Write: Blessed are those . . . ? The person speaking is the angel who showed John ?the judgment of the great harlot who sits on ...
Caution is needed when attempting to establish the identity of this angel, even though the ultimate identity of the angel has little effect upon the ...
she had a great and high wall Isaiah saw a time of peace for Jerusalem when the people of God would ?call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise?...
they threw dust on their heads An action indicating great mourning and grief over loss (Jos. Jos. 7:6; 1S. 1S. 4:12; Lam. Lam. 2:10; Eze. Eze. 27:30)...
In the previous chapter, John was shown The Great Harlot who sits on many waters (Rev. Rev. 17:1+). She was identified as Babylon the Great (Rev. Rev...
The letters recognize that each church is composed of both believers and church-going unbelievers. ?Church? (????????? [Ekkl?sias] ) is a compound wor...
I will give (dwsw). Future active of didwmi. The speaker may be God (Beckwith) or Christ (Swete) as in Revelation 2:13 ; Revelation 21:6 or his an...
four living creatures See commentary on Revelation 4:6. the elders See commentary on Revelation 4:4. a Lamb ?When John turned, he saw, not a Lion, acc...
I heard a voice from heaven saying to me This is probably the same voice which told John to ?seal up the things which the seven thunders uttered? (Rev...
Having explored the parallels between events in the book of Revelation and passages which speak of a future time of trouble for both the world and th...