TAKE tak: Most of the very numerous examples of this word are still in good use and only a few call for special attention. To take in the sense of ca...
saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet The sixth angel is tasked with the release of the four bound angels. We are not told how they are bound...
The beast that you saw In the explanation which follows, it is important to remember that the Beast is both a king and a kingdom. This characteristic ...
The scene before us can also be interpreted in a different way which splits the participants between both a heavenly and an earthly location. Such an ...
HOW Represents various Hebrew and Greek words, interrogative, interjectional and relative. Its different uses refer to (1) the manner or way, e.g. Ge...
white horse This white horse is the first of four horses of different colors, similar to the horses seen by Zechariah (Zec. Zec. 1:8; Zec. 6:2-6).1 S...
he went to make war with the rest of her offspring who keep the commandments of God This phrase is pregnant with anti-Semitism. Although the woman no...
Word [N](Heb. dabar [r'b'D]; Gk. logos [lovgo] and rhema [rJh'ma]). The theological meaning of word within Scripture spans a wide theological spectrum...
Chapter?4In this chapter we have, I. A threatening of the paucity and scarceness of man (v.?1), which might fitly enough have been added to the close ...
War, Holy War Despite the fact that many nations have used Scripture passages out of context to promote martial ventures, the Old Testament does not g...
In the previous chapter, the future looked very bleak for the saints. The Beast arose from the sea, empowered by the dragon, and was given authority o...
Chapter?5We left the temple-work at a full stop; but, being God?s work, it shall be revived, and here we have an account of the reviving of it. It was...
these will make war ???????????? [Polem?sousin] , which indicates a protracted engagement rather than a single battle. The same word is translated, so...
Chapter?5The great work which Solomon was raised up to do was the building of the temple; his wealth and wisdom were given him to qualify him for that...
Aspects of the text of the book of Revelation have been understood by some as being indicative of an earlier date. Chilton holds that since Scripture...
CRETE kret (Krete, ethnic Kretes, Acts 2:11; Titus 1:12): An island bounding the Aegean Sea on the South. It stretches from 34 degrees 50' to 35 degr...
who were sealed ????????????? [esphragismen?n] , perfect passive participle, ones having been sealed. The angel recounts the total number of individua...
MOLECH; MOLOCH mo'-lek, mo'-lok (ha-molekh, always with the article, except in 1?Kings 11:7; Septuagint ho Moloch, sometimes also Molchom, Melchol; Vu...
MALACHI mal'-a-ki: 1. Name of the Prophet 2. The Prophet's Times 3. Contents 4. Style 5. Message LITERATURE 1. Name of the Prophet: The last b...
Chapter?96This psalm is part of that which was delivered into the hand of Asaph and his brethren (1 Chr.?16:7 ), by which it appears both that David w...