John Gill's Exposition of the Bible Revelation Revelation 21 Revelation 21:23 PREVIOUSRevelation 21:22NEXTRevelation 21:24 Revelation 21:23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon to shine in it Which may be understood either literally of these two luminaries, which all ea...
i.e. for our good in some respect, even when we do not see that we need any treatment. God, our Father, is like a loving parent who agrees to subject his child to a regimen of chemotherapy to cure a cancer, though the child does not see the need for the chemotherapy, because...
Revelation 3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich In worldly goods, which occasioned her lukewarmness, as riches often do, and her vanity, pride, and arrogance, afterwards expressed. Laodicea was a very rich city, and so will be this church state, through the accession of kings and princes,...
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. "Alpha and Omega" ~ Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord...
The Surah takes its name Al Mu'min from verse 28, implying thereby, that it is a Surah in which Al Mu'min (the Believer of Pharaoh's people) has been mentioned. Period of RevelationAccording to Ibn 'Abbas and Jabir bin Zaid, this Surah was sent down consecutively after Surah Az-...
A lot of spiritual warfare happens when we believe lies and truths that have been twisted by the enemy. The Wicked –Psalm 58:3-4 Scripture clarifies that evil people or agents of darkness are likened to snakes. Satan/Devil–Revelation 12:9 ...
(Priestly Code, P) makes no mention of angels. The Book of Revelation naturally shows a close kinship to the books of Ezekiel and Daniel. Regarding the rabbinical developments of angelology, some beautiful, some extravagant, some grotesque, but all fanciful, it is not necessary here to speak...
of the verse from linguistic, historical, theological and sociological aspects of the exegeses from the classical period to the modern times. The main argument of this article is centred on verse 15:9, which, in my opinion, deals with the first route of Qur’anic revelation from God to ...
God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away (Revelation 21:3-4). ...
Sometimes, Scripture refers to righteousness that God carries out through us, like “the righteous acts of the saints” (Revelation 19:8). In daily spiritual battles, both varieties of righteousness protect the heart. We need the complete righteousness of Christ but also the continui...