And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. Note, Revelation 5:1. Mede, Fleming, Newton, etc., hold that all these seals are fulfilled, the sixth by the overthrow of Paganism and establishment of Chris... [ Continue Reading ]
And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. Christ, whether in person or by His angel, preparatory to His coming again, as appears from Revelation 19:11. BOW - (Psalms 45:4.) CROWN, [ stefa... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. AND SEE. Omitted in A B C, Vulgate.... [ Continue Reading ]
And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. RED - the colour of blood. The colour of each horse answers to the mission of the rider. Com... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. AND SEE. So B [ ide (G2396) for blepe]; but A C, Vulgate, omit. BLACK - implying sadness and want. HAD - `having.'... [ Continue Reading ]
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. A VOICE. So B; but 'Aleph (') A C read, 'as it were a voice.' The voice is heard 'in the midst of the four living creatur... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. AND SEE. Supported by B; omitted by A C, Vulgate. The fourth living creature, "like a flying eagle," introduces this seal: high-soaring intelligence, and judgment, swooping down on the ungodly, as th... [ Continue Reading ]
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. PALE, [ chlooros (G5515)]. DEATH -... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: The three last seals relate to the... [ Continue Reading ]
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? HOW LONG? [ Heoos (G2193) pote (G4219)] - 'Until when?' As in the parable, the woman (the Church) cries day and night to the unjust judge for justic... [ Continue Reading ]
And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. WHITE ROBES. So Vulgate; but A B C 'Aleph (') read, 'a white r... [ Continue Reading ]
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; As ; Revelation 6:6, the sword, famine, and pestilence, answer to Matthew 24:6; Revelation 6:9, as to martyrdoms, answer to Matthew 2... [ Continue Reading ]
And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. STARS ... FELL ... AS A FIG TREE CASTETH HER UNTIMELY FIGS - (; .) The Church shall be then ripe for glorification, the anti-Christian world for destruction; accompanie... [ Continue Reading ]
And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. DEPARTED, [ apechooristhee (G673)] - 'was separated from' its place: 'made to depart.' Not as Alford, 'parted asunder;' on the contrary, it was rolled together as an open... [ Continue Reading ]
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; KINGS ... LAID THEMSELVES. Where was now the spirit of those whom the world so greatly... [ Continue Reading ]
And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: FROM THE FACE - (: cf. ; .)... [ Continue Reading ]
For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? 'The day, the great (day).' After the Lord has exhausted all His ordinary judgments-the sword, famine, pestilence, and wild beasts, and still sinners are impenitent-the last great day of the Lord itself shall come. Matthew 24:1... [ Continue Reading ]