And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. PURE. 'Aleph (') A B, Vulgate, Hilary, 22, omit. WATER OF LIFE - infinitely superior to the typical waters in Paradise (), and even to those figurative ones in millennial Jerusa... [ Continue Reading ]
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. The unity of Scripture is, say the Fathers, a ring, an unbroken cir... [ Continue Reading ]
And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: NO MORE CURSE - of which the earnest shall be given in the millennium (). God can only dwell where the curse and its cause-the cursed thing, sin () - are removed. So there fo... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. SEE HIS FACE - revealed in divine glory in Christ Jesus. They shall know Him with intuitive knowledge, even as they are known by Him (1 Corinthians 13:9): face to face. Compare , with . God the Father can nobly be seen in Chr... [ Continue Reading ]
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. THERE. So Andreas; but 'Aleph (') A B, Vulgate Syriac, 'there shall be no night any longer' [ eti (G2089) for ekei (G1563)]. Moses tell... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. THESE SAYINGS ARE ... TRUE - thrice, ; . For we are slow to believe God is as good as He is. The news seems to us, habit... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. 'And' omitted in Coptic, Andreas: inserted by A B, Vulgate, Syriac. BLESSED - (.)... [ Continue Reading ]
And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Both here and in Revelation 19:9, the apostle's falling at the angel's feet is preceded by a glorious promise to the Church, and the assura... [ Continue Reading ]
Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. Literally, 'See not:' the abrupt phrase marking the angel's abhorrence of being worshipped, however indirectly. Contrast the falle... [ Continue Reading ]
And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. SEAL NOT. But in ; (cf. ), "seal the book," for the vision shall be 'for many days.' The fulfillment of Daniel's prophecy was distant, that of John's is near. The New Testament is the time of the ful... [ Continue Reading ]
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. UNJUST - `unrighteous:' toward one's fellow-men: opposed to "righteous," below. [Ho adikoon adikeesatpo,... [ Continue Reading ]
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. AND. 'Aleph (') A B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, Cyprian, omit. BEHOLD, I COME QUICKLY - (cf. .) MY REWARD IS WITH ME - (; .) TO GIVE - `to award.' EVERY MAN - `to each.' SHALL BE. So... [ Continue Reading ]
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. I AM ALPHA - `the Alpha and the Omega.' 'Aleph (') A B, Vulgate, Syriac, Origen, Cyprian, transpose, 'the fist and the last, the beginning and the end.' Compare ; ; . At the winding up of the whole Revelation, the Lord Jesu... [ Continue Reading ]
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. DO HIS COMMANDMENTS. So B, Syriac, Coptic, Cyprian; but A 'Aleph ('), Vulgate, read, '(blessed are they that) wash their robes'-namely, in the blood of the la... [ Continue Reading ]
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. FOR. So Coptic; but 'Aleph (') A B, Hippolytus, Andreas, Cyprian, omit. DOGS - `the dogs:' the impure, filthy (: cf. ). MAKETH - including 'whosoever practiceth a lie'... [ Continue Reading ]
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. MINE ANGEL - Jesus is Lord of the angels. UNTO YOU - ministers and people in the seven representative churches, and, through you, to Christi... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. Reply of the spiritual Church to Christ (; ; ). THE SPIRIT - in the churches and the prophets. THE BRIDE. Not here "wife," as... [ Continue Reading ]
For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: FOR. 'Aleph (') A B, Vulgate, Andreas, read, "I," emphatic. "I testify." UNTO THESE THINGS. A B, Andreas,... [ Continue Reading ]
And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. BOOK. A B 'Aleph ('), Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, read, 'take away his part (i:e., portion)... [ Continue Reading ]
He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. AMEN. EVEN SO, COME. The Song of Solomon (Song of Solomon 8:14) closes with the same yearning prayer. A B 'Aleph (') omit "Even so" [ nai (G3483)]. Translate, 'So be it (but 'Aleph (') omits Amen also... [ Continue Reading ]
OUR. So Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic; but A B 'Aleph (') omit. CHRIST. So B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, Andreas; but A 'Aleph (') omit. WITH YOU ALL. B has 'with all the saints.' A, Vulgate, has 'with all.' 'Aleph (') has 'with the saints.' This closing benediction-Paul's mark in his letters-was, afte... [ Continue Reading ]