that is, on their enemies, the antichristian party; for otherwise it must rain on those to whom they minister, their prophecy itself being rain in a spiritual sense: so rain is explained of prophecy in the Targum on (Isaiah 5:6) , which paraphrases the words thus; ...
And the last thing to notice from the intro is that it’s not a book that is meant to be read and atomized — primarily — into verse by verse ‘pull apart the grammar’ stuff like we modern people like to do — and one of the reasons we do this — that we have to — is that...
Verse 11.-And white robes were given unto every one of them;and there was given to each one a white robe.Στολὴ λευκή, "a white robe," is supported by A, C, [P], N, B, etc. The white robe of righteousness, the wedding garment ofMatthew 22:11, 12, is the sig...
[8] This is significant because it parallels the arrival of the “vile person” who came “in peaceably, and obtain[ed] the kingdom by flatteries” (Daniel 11:21) instead of armed conquest. While the significance of the seven heads (explained later in Chapter 17), and the “ten horns...
Verse 2 The Deadly Blow The Tricky Beast The Ark and the Beast To Become or Not To Become Like a Lamb Fire From Heaven The Sign of the Son of Man The Sign of Signs Image of the Beast The Mark 666 666 Revealed Sign of the Name ...
Clearly, it is the piercing sound of this first trumpet that shatters the “silence” (Verse 1), while the praise service in heaven (Revelation 7:11, 12) probably takes place a little later, although we are not told when. According to the Commentary (looking at this trumpet from the his...
Verse 21. - And a mighty angel took up a stone like a groat millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying; add one strong angel (cf. the "mighty voice" in ver. 2; also Revelation 10:1, and elsewhere). The adjective, of course, refers to the mightiness of the deed wrought (cf....
This is variously explained. Some think it applies to the periods of persecution; others understand it to mean a long persecution of ten years; others take it literally; others again view it as expressing completeness: the test would be thorough. The exhortation, “Be thou faithful (even) ...
Verse 11: And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon. This “king” is the “star” John saw “fall from heaven unto the earth” (Verse 1),” referencing the...
The phrase "These are the words" introduces a direct message from Christ, emphasizing His authority and the divine origin of the message. "Him who holds the seven stars" refers to Jesus Christ, as explained inRevelation 1:20, where the seven stars are identified as the angels of the seven...