The title ?Beast? is used of the evil individual who figures large in various passages of the book of Revelation (Rev. Rev. 11:7+; Rev. 13:1-4+, Rev....
The number four appears in the book of Revelation in association with the living creatures (Rev. Rev. 4:6+, Rev. 4:8+; Rev. 5:6+, Rev. 5:8+; Rev. 6:1...
After these things ?The connecting link, after these things, is chronological and also shows a cause and effect relationship between the first and sec...
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...
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...
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...
It is done! It is done is ?????? [Gegone] , perfect tense: it has become! The perfect tense emphasizes the completion of the task of creating the new ...
Overview - Matthew 12 1?Christ reproves the blindness of the Pharisees concerning the breach of the sabbath, 3?by scripture, 9?by reason, 13?and by ...
a few even in Sardis God never lumps the faithful in with the errant in his assessment. Even in the midst of a wicked culture, there are those who tru...
In studying the book of Revelation, one is immediately struck by the prevailing bias of many commentators against understanding numbers in their norm...
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 ...
a loud voice from heaven The NU text has from the throne. A loud voice from heaven told John not to write what the seven thunders uttered (Rev. Rev. ...
GUEST gest (qara'; anakeimai): Oriental customs growing out of a nomadic life demand a greater abandon and freedom with respect to the relation of ho...
His eyes were like a flame of fire His eyes match the description which John saw in his first vision of the glorified Christ (Rev. Rev. 1:14+ cf. Rev...
At the heart of the idea of a Temple is the abiding presence of God. Although God is omnipresent, He has chosen to manifest His presence in certain l...
morning star Christ Himself is said to be the morning star (Rev. Rev. 22:16+).1 What is the purpose of the morning star, but to serve as an indicator...
All book names within Bible addresses appear in one of two forms: (1) the full formal name (e.g., Revelation), or (2) a standardized abbreviation. Th...
Although the Harlot includes both commercial and religious aspects, many have minimized her commercial aspects and placed greater emphasis on her rel...
He had a little book The book is a ??????????? [biblaridion] , little book, rather than a ??????? [biblion] , book.1 This book is differentiated from ...
and from Jesus Christ Within this simple greeting can be found a neglected doctrine of paramount importance: the Trinity. The greeting is from each me...