I know See commentary on Revelation 2:2. tribulation and poverty The connection between tribulation and poverty is found in the likelihood that their...
Now the great city was divided into three parts Great city probably refers to Jerusalem,1 as it is contrasted with the cities of the nations (?Gentil...
When the New Testament opens, we find John the Baptist preaching, Mat. 3:2) [emphasis added]. Later, when John was imprisoned, Jesus too preached, ?t...
John This simple statement identifying the writer as ?John? is evidence for the traditional view of John the Apostle as author. For what other John w...
Although the Harlot includes both commercial and religious aspects, many have minimized her commercial aspects and placed greater emphasis on her rel...
In studying the book of Revelation, one is immediately struck by the prevailing bias of many commentators against understanding numbers in their norm...
sixth seal ?It would be difficult to paint any scene more moving or more terrible than that described at the opening of the sixth seal.?1 Up to now,...
GENTILES jen'-tilz (goy, plural goyim; ethnos, people, nation): Goy (or Goi) is rendered Gentiles in the King James Version in some 30 passages, but ...
Consolation [N]Attempt to comfort someone who is in sorrow. The most frequently encountered Hebrew term is niham [WjIn]; parakaleo [parakalevw], param...
In the previous chapter, John was shown a new order of things. An entirely new heaven and earth were created to replace the first heaven and earth wh...
Some have held that the Antichrist will be Jewish in origin. Among the reasons cited for this view are:His acceptance by Israel is thought to imply a...
SOLEMN, SOLEMNITY sol'-em, so-lem'-ni-ti: The word solemn had (1) at first the meaning once in the year, through its derivation from Latin sollus, w...
Although the previous views are provocative, it seems more likely that the ascent of the beast from the Abyss denotes his revival rather than his con...
Perhaps the most puzzling statements encountered in the discussion of the purpose of the book of Revelation are those which assert that this most pro...
POOR poor ('ebhyon, dal, `ani, rush; ptochos): I. In the Old Testament. The poor have great prominence in the Bible; it is said, indeed, that there ...
made us kings and priests In both NU and MT, the Greek has appointed us a kingdom (singular), priests to God. A similar difference occurs in Revelatio...
PERPETUAL; PERPETUALLY; PERPETUITY per-pet'-u-al, per-pet'-u-al-i, pur-pe-tu'-i-ti (`olam, netsach, [~tamidh): Perpetual is usually the translation o...
ASHDOD ash'-dod ('ashdodh; Azotos; modern Esdud): One of the five chief cities of the Philistines. The name means stronghold or fortress, and its str...
DAY OF THE LORD (YAHWEH) (yom Yahweh; he hemera tou Kuriou): The idea is a common Old Testament one. It denotes the consummation of the kingdom of Go...
to persevere Perseverance is especially needed in the midst of adversity. Jesus said that it would be by patience that believers ?possess your souls? ...