To the Angel of the church of Sardis. He begins with a severe reprehension, thou hast the name of being alive, and thou art dead, which we may understand of the greatest part of them, and of being dead by the worst of deaths, which is that of sin. (Witham) --- In the style of the sacred writers, to... [ Continue Reading ]
[BIBLIOGRAPHY] Et ceteræ quæ moitura erant, _Greek: ta loipa a mellei apothanein, meaning persons, not things._... [ Continue Reading ]
To the Angel of the church of Philadelphia. There were several towns of this name; here is understood that which was near Sardis, in Lydia. Here is no more than an admonition to persevere, to hold that which thou hast. Christ takes the title of the Holy One, and True One, who hath the key of David;... [ Continue Reading ]
[BIBLIOGRAPHY] Virtutem, _Greek: dunamin, strength._... [ Continue Reading ]
[BIBLIOGRAPHY] Hæc dicet Amen; _Greek: tade legei o Amen. Ille qui est Amen._... [ Continue Reading ]
The seventh and last letter is to the Angel of the Church of Laodicia. Christ here takes the title of the Amen, [3] as if he said, I am the Truth. --- The beginning of the creation, or of the creatures of God, to which is added, in the first chapter, the beginning and the end. --- Thou art neither c... [ Continue Reading ]