REVELATION CHAPTER 14 REVELATION 14:1 The Lamb with his company standing on Mount Sion, REVELATION 14:6,7 an angel preacheth the gospel, REVELATION 14:8 another proclaimeth the fall of Babylon, REVELATION 14:9 and a third, the punishment of them that worship the beast. REVELATION 14:13 The blessedne... [ Continue Reading ]
AS THE VOICE OF MANY WATERS, AND AS THE VOICE OF A GREAT THUNDER; a loud voice, and terrible also to the followers of antichrist. THE VOICE OF HARPERS HARPING WITH THEIR HARPS; a musical, melodious voice, as of persons rejoicing. Mr. Mede rather thinks, that _the voice as of many waters, _ signifies... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THEY SUNG AS IT WERE A NEW SONG BEFORE THE THRONE: by _the throne_ here is meant the throne of God in glory. The _new song_ here spoken of, is probably the same with that we met with before, REVELATION 5:11,12, sang by _the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elder... [ Continue Reading ]
THESE ARE THEY WHICH WERE NOT DEFILED WITH WOMEN; FOR THEY ARE VIRGINS; that is, that would not comply with antichristian idolatry and superstition; for idolatry is all along in holy writ compared to whoredom and fornication. WHICH FOLLOW THE LAMB WHITHERSOEVER HE GOETH; that follow the Lord Christ... [ Continue Reading ]
Not that any liveth and sinneth not against God, but it is to be understood comparatively; they are without fault in comparison of the rest of the world, they have not in them the guile of hypocrisy, they are sincere. Or, possibly by GUILE is here understood a lie. All idolaters are liars, ROMANS 1:... [ Continue Reading ]
God having in a vision showed unto his servant John the reign and rage of antichrist, REVELATION 13:1, and in this chapter the care he would extend toward his church for the preservation of a godly seed during his reign, he now cometh by further visions to instruct him in what should be done during... [ Continue Reading ]
These angels, or ministers of God, whether civil or ecclesiastical witnesses, cried aloud against the papal idolatry, in worshipping saints and images, admonishing all men to give Divine adoration only to the true and living God, who was the Creator of all things. The worshipping of images began soo... [ Continue Reading ]
OLBGrk; The apostle is shown, that other messengers of God should come forth, during the reign of antichrist, that should declare his ruin as certainly as if it were already effected. BABYLON IS FALLEN, IS FALLEN, THAT GREAT CITY: these words are taken from ISAIAH 21:9, _Babylon is fallen, is fallen... [ Continue Reading ]
God letteth his servant John know, that during the reign and rage of antichrist, as he would have ministers of the gospel that should preach the truth, and mind men to keep themselves from idols, worshipping God alone; and others that should assure them the papacy should go down, mystical Babylon sh... [ Continue Reading ]
Those that do yield a subjection to him, and profess his faith, SHALL DRINK OF THE WINE OF THE WRATH OF GOD; that is, shall feel the severity of God's judicial dispensations, which in Scripture are expressed by _the wine cup of_ his _fury,_ JEREMIAH 25:15; see also JOB 21:20 PSALMS 75:8 ISAIAH 51:17... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE SMOKE OF THEIR TORMENT ASCENDETH UP FOR EVER AND EVER; that is, their torments shall be everlasting, as well as most exquisite, and causing the most acute pain. AND THEY HAVE NO REST DAY NOR NIGHT; this is but the same thing in other words; their torments shall be such as shall give them no... [ Continue Reading ]
HERE IS THE PATIENCE OF THE SAINTS: God having in the former chapter shown his servant John the reign and rage of antichrist in his time of forty-two months, and in this chapter what shall be the end of him and all his adherents; here concludeth with telling him: This is a period of time wherein the... [ Continue Reading ]
OLBGrk; AND I HEARD A VOICE FROM HEAVEN SAYING UNTO ME, WRITE: these words denote the excellency of the following saying; it is _a voice from heaven, _ therefore worthy of our attention. John is commanded to _write_ it, to be kept in memory for the comfort and encouragement of God's people, who migh... [ Continue Reading ]
The description here can agree to none but Christ, sitting, as it were, upon clouds, and coming out in his judicial dispensations of providence, to execute judgment upon his enemies, to which purpose he is said to have IN HIS HAND A SHARP SICKLE.... [ Continue Reading ]
Most interpreters understand this of the prayers of God's people, from the church, soliciting the Lord Jesus Christ (say some) to gather in the Jews, or the number of his elect, the fields being now white to that harvest, (as Christ useth the metaphor of the Samaritans, 1 THESSALONIANS 4:35), or, (a... [ Continue Reading ]
According to the before mentioned different notion of the harvest, there is amongst them a different interpretation of this verse; some interpreting it of God's calling in the Jews, or his elect, by the preaching of the gospel; others, of his vengeance upon antichrist and his adherents, more fully e... [ Continue Reading ]
This angel some will have to be some instrument God would make use of to cut down antichrist: others would have it to be the word of God in the mouth of his ministers, which, HEBREWS 4:12, _is sharper than a two-edged sword, piercing to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit; _ and thus they judge... [ Continue Reading ]
FROM THE ALTAR; the place of sacrifices and burnt-offerings. WHICH HAD POWER OVER FIRE; which had commission to execute God's judgments, compared to fire, PSALMS 11:6, PSALMS 21:9 1:3. AND CRIED WITH A LOUD CRY TO HIM THAT HAD THE SHARP SICKLE, SAYING: God's holy ones cry unto him who hath a power t... [ Continue Reading ]
Dr. More thinks the sense of this is, that men were pressed in conscience upon the sharp conviction of Christ's powerful ministers, with sorrow for their sins, and so felt the wrath of God in them. But Mr. Mede, with whom (as to the sense of this text) I rather agree, tells us, that the treading of... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE WINEPRESS WAS TRODDEN WITHOUT THE CITY: by _the city, _ Dr. More thinks Babylon is here meant, and that the meaning is, that the powerful convictions of the word before mentioned, shall not reach Babylon, the Romish hierarchy and polity, as being hardened against any such thing. But Mr. Mede... [ Continue Reading ]