one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls with the seven last plagues The seven last plagues were called last because ?in them the wrath of God ...
cast to the earth See commentary on Revelation 9:9. he persecuted ??????? [Edi?xen] , which can also be rendered: ?Drive away, drive out, run after, p...
Daniel?s seventy sevens of years are divided into three sequences: seven sevens, sixty-two sevens, and a final seven (Dan. Dan. 9:25-27). After the s...
a voice from heaven like the voice of many waters A singular voice, not the seven thunders (Rev. Rev. 10:4+), although elsewhere a (singular) voice d...
the second woe is past The woes referred to here are the three woes which correlate with the last three trumpet judgments (Rev. Rev. 8:13+). These are...
4.8.1 - The Present Value of Future Events4.8.2 - Certainty versus Uncertainty Imminence is ?The quality or condition of being about to occur.?1 In S...
seven angels These are seven specific angels who are said to stand before God. Some have identified these with angels which are named in the books of ...
overcomes See. Who is the Overcomer? I will make him a pillar in the temple Some have seen this as an allusion to the pillars in Solomon?s Temple. 1K....
The author of the earliest surviving commentary, Victorinus of Pettau, subscribed to the recapitulation view.1 This view emphasizes similarities betwe...
I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast The angel provides revelation concerning aspects of the woman (Rev. Rev. 17:15-18+) and the ...
In our discussion, we saw passages which recognized the potential for persons to be blotted out of the Book of Life (Ex. Ex. 32:32-33; Ps. Ps. 69:28;...
he cast him into the bottomless pit Having unlocked the abyss, the angel casts Satan into it. The picture is of all authority being with the angel an...
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...
Behold, I make all things new (Idou kaina poiw panta). The first time since Isaiah 1:8 that God has been represented as speaking directly, though v...
I saw the beast This is the Beast who rose from the abyss in a miraculous restoration from death and was worshiped by the earth dwellers. See The Bea...
The following contrasts are found in passages describing the coming of Christ. We suggest that these differences are an indication that different comi...
filled it with fire from the altar The fire speaks of judgment (Mtt. Mat. 3:11-12; Luke Luke 12:49), just as when the man in Ezekiel?s vision scatter...
drunk Drunk is ????????? [methyousan] , present tense participle. The woman was drunk while John saw her. with the blood of the saints and with the b...
This beast appears to correspond to the legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay in Nebuchadnezzar?s dream (Dan. Dan. 2:33, Dan. 2:40...
one hundred and forty-four cubits Each Cubit is a ?forearm; as a measure of length . . . equivalent to 17.5 inches, 1.5 feet, or 0.46 meters.?1 The ...