And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. THE SEVEN LAST PLAGUES - `seven plagues the last.' IS FILLED UP - `was consummated:' prophetic past for the future, the future being to God as though pa... [ Continue Reading ]
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. SEA OF GLASS - answering to the molten sea or great brasen laver... [ Continue Reading ]
And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. THE SONG OF MOSES ... AND ... THE LAMB. The New Testament song which the Lamb shall lead, "the Captain of... [ Continue Reading ]
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. WHO SHALL NOT - `Who is there but must fear thee?' Compare Moses' song, , on the fear which God's judgments strike into the foe.... [ Continue Reading ]
And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: So : cf. . 'The tabernacle of the testimony' appropriately comes to view, where God's faithfulness in avenging His people with judgments on their foes is set forth. We need a glimpse within t... [ Continue Reading ]
And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. HAVING. So 'Aleph (') B; but A C, 'who have:' not that they had them yet (cf. Revelation 15:7), but by anticipation described according to... [ Continue Reading ]
And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. ONE OF THE FOUR BEASTS - `living creatures.' The presentation of the vials to the angels by one of their living creatures implies the Church's ministry as medium for ma... [ Continue Reading ]
And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. TEMPLE WAS FILLED (: cf. ; ) - the earthly temple, of which this is antitype. THE GLORY OF GOD, AND ... POWER... [ Continue Reading ]