B. W. Johnson's Bible Commentary
Revelation 1:12
saw seven golden candlesticks.
These, we are told, were symbols of the churches. As the candlesticks were to give forth light, so the churches were to light the world.
saw seven golden candlesticks.
These, we are told, were symbols of the churches. As the candlesticks were to give forth light, so the churches were to light the world.
Verse Revelation 1:12. And I turned For he had heard the voice behind him. _To_ _see the voice_; i.e., the person from whom the voice came. _SEVEN GOLDEN CANDLESTICKS_] Ἑπτα λυχνιας χρυσας· _Seven...
AND I TURNED TO SEE THE VOICE THAT SPAKE WITH ME - He naturally turned round to see who it was that spake to him in this solitary and desolate place, where he thought himself to be alone. To see the “...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE PATMOS VISION OF THE GLORIFIED SON OF MAN CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The introduction (Revelation 1:1)_ 2. Greeting and benediction (Revelation 1:4) 3. The praise (Revel
THE PROLOGUE gives an account of the vision of the Son of Man, and the manner in which the messages to the seven churches came to the seer. Revelation 1:9. John your brother: the term brother in the N...
GOD'S REVELATION TO MEN (Revelation 1:1-3)...
And I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me; and, when I had turned, I saw seven golden lampstands, and, in the midst of the lampstands, one like a son of man, clothed in a robe that reached...
VOICE. The Speaker (Figures of speech _Metonymy of Effect,_ and _Catachresis._ App-6). See Revelation 1:10. SPAKE. was speaking. BEING. having. CANDLESTICKS. larnpstands. Occurs seven times in Rev....
_to see the voice_ The meaning is obvious, and the inconsequence of language characteristic. _candlesticks_ Or lamp-stands (Matthew 5:15). The ancients did not use candles like ours: the _candela_was...
ΒΛΈΠΕΙΝ ΤῊΝ ΦΩΝΉΝ. The meaning is obvious and the inconsequence of language characteristic. ΛΥΧΝΊΑΣ. These are stands for portable oil-lamps, which stood on the ground and in shape though not in size...
_A REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST REVELATION 1:12-20:_ What a blessing this must have been to John to see Jesus again. Jesus is pictured as standing in His magnificence in the midst of these seven churche...
ΈΠΈΣΤΡΕΨΑ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΠΙΣΤΡΈΦΩ (G1994) обращаться, поворачиваться, ΒΛΈΠΕΙΝ _praes. act. inf. от_ ΒΛΈΠΩ (G991) видеть. _Inf._ цели, "чтобы увидеть" ΈΛΆΛΕΙ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΛΑΛΈΩ (G2980)...
DISCOURSE: 2479 ST. JOHN’S VISION Revelation 1:12. And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; and in the midst of the seven candlesticks one l...
SEVEN GOLDEN CANDLESTICKS;— The original word here used for _candlesticks,_ answers almost constantly to the Hebrew one used for the golden candlesticks, or chandeliers, in the tabernacle and temple....
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 3 Text Revelation 1:9-20 9 I John, your brother and partaker with you in the tribulation and kingdom and patience which are in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos,...
And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; SEE THE VOICE - i:e., ascertain from whom the voice proceeded. THAT, [ heetis (G3748)] - 'of w...
1 This is the unveiling of a Person Jesus Christ-not merely a prediction revealed through Him. God gives it to Him as a reward for His sufferings. 1 Swiftly-not _ soon_, but with speed. On the morning...
1:12 lamps, (c-20) Or 'lampstands' ( _ luchnia_ ) but simply here, I think, 'lamps' as compared with Hebrews 9:2 , where it is clearly the 'candlestick' or 'lampstand.' If _ luchnos_ and _ luchnia_ a...
THE VISION OF THE SON OF MAN St. John addresses 'the seven churches which are in Asia,' telling them of a vision of Christ, who bade him, write in a book what he saw and send it to them. 1-3. Introdu...
CANDLESTICKS] see on v....
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ ABOUT THE BOOK OF REVELATION 1 THE WRITER The writer of this book simply calls himself John. He wrote to the *churches in Asia. He describe...
SEVEN GOLDEN CANDLESTICKS. — Comp. the vision in Zechariah 4:2. It has been observed that there is a difference in the two visions. In Zech., as in Exodus 25:31, the seven branches are united, so as t...
CHAPTER I. THE PROLOGUE. Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show unto His servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and He sent and signified it th...
The seven golden lamp-stands are cressets representing the seven churches (20), the sevenfold lamp-stand of the Jewish temple (_cf._ _S. C._ 295 99) having been for long used as a symbol (Zechariah 4:...
FROM THE LIVING LORD TO THE CHURCHES Revelation 1:9 The tribulation and patience of Jesus are essential conditions of His Kingdom. We cannot exert the divine energies of the latter, unless we are wil...
The theme of this Book is found in its opening sentence, "The Revelation of Jesus Christ." This should be borne in mind from first to last, and our object should be to see Him as He is here revealed....
THE ONE WHO TOLD JOHN TO WRITE The one who is the beginning and end of all things, our Lord, told John to write what he saw in a book and send it to the seven churches. We will say more about each of...
(8) And I turned to (k) see the voice that spake with me. (9) And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; (8) The exposition, declaring the third and last point of the proposition (for the othe...
_I saw seven golden candlesticks, which, by the last verse of this chapter, represented the seven Churches of Asia. We may suppose these candlesticks to have been shown to St. John, like what is descr...
(9) I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony o...
That God should have chosen John to be the instrument of communicating the closing volume of the New Testament is worthy of our consideration. It is not a new thing for God thus to set out the stronge...
_THE FIRST AND THE LAST_ ‘I am Alpha and Omega … What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia.… And I turned to see the Voice that spake with me.’ Revelati...
I Am I. INTRODUCTION A. Isaiah 11:1-2 There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisd...
The revelation is one belonging to Jesus Christ, which God gave Him, and He signifies it to John. Though God over all blessed for ever, He is here seen as Son of man, the rejected Messiah or Lamb, and...
AND I TURNED TO SEE THE VOICE THAT SPAKE WITH ME,.... The Complutensian edition reads, "and there I turned": and so the Arabic version; that is, to see who it was that spoke, from whom the voice came,...
And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; Ver. 12. _And being turned I saw_] It is well observed here by a learned interpreter (Mr Brightman...
_And I turned to see the voice_ That is, to see him whose voice it was; _and being turned, I saw_ It seems the vision presented itself gradually. First, he heard a voice, and upon looking behind him h...
SEVEN GOLDEN CANDLESTICKS; these represented the seven churches in the places above mentioned. Verse Revelation 1:20....
The vision of the Son of Man:...
AND I TURNED TO SEE THE VOICE THAT SPAKE WITH ME. AND BEING TURNED, I SAW SEVEN GOLDEN CANDLESTICKS;...
God gave this Revelation to Jesus Christ so that He might, as the Son of Man, communicate this to His servants. It is He who has been entrusted with the restitution of all things, and is therefore giv...
_ 12 Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands,_ A. I TURNED - John wanted to see who was speaking. He turned toward the trumpeting voice. B....
12-20 The churches receive their light from Christ and the gospel, and hold it forth to others. They are golden candlesticks; they should be precious and pure; not only the ministers, but the members...
AND I TURNED TO SEE THE VOICE THAT SPAKE WITH ME; that is, to see the person whose voice I heard speaking to me: or else, by seeing is meant understanding; but that he might have done without turning;...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV And His voice [was] as the voice of waters; and He had in His right hand seven stars; and out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword; and His countenance was as t...
Revelation 1:12 Then G2532 turned G1994 (G5656) see G991 (G5721) voice G5456 that G3748 spoke G2980 ...
‘And I turned to see the voice which spoke with me, and having turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and in the middle of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot,...
Revelation 1:12. The Seer naturally turns to see; and the first thing that strikes his eyes as the outer circle of the vision is SEVEN GOLDEN CANDLESTICKS, each of them like the golden candlestick of...
We are introduced to a vision of the Saviour, in that light in which He is peculiarly presented to us in the Apocalypse the Head of His Church, the great High Priest and King of His people. From Him t...
TO SEE THE VOICE (βλεπειν την φωνην). The voice put for the person speaking.HAVING TURNED (επιστρεψας). First aorist active participle of επιστρεφω, from which also επεστρεψα, just before, for wh...
Revelation 1:1. _The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant J...
Revelation 1:1. _The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant J...
CONTENTS: The Patmos vision of John and the command to write. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, John. CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ, the Alpha and the Omega, speaks to believers through the Apostle J...
Revelation 1:1. _The Revelation of Jesus Christ,_ which reaches to the end of time, and is a continuation of the Hebrew, and the christian prophets of the new testament. This revelation properly begin...
I SAW SEVEN GOLD LAMPSTANDS. He saw this first. They symbolize the seven churches (Revelation 1:20)....
"Seven golden candlesticks." We are told in plain language that these are symbols of the seven churches. Ezekiel 4:1-14 gives us the same symbolism; and Christ declared: "Ye are the light of the world...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Revelation 1:12. SEE THE VOICE.—“See Him whose voice I heard.” SEVEN GOLDEN CANDLESTICKS.—Compare Zechariah 4:2. Lamp-stands would be a better term. Not one candlestick...
EXPOSITION THE TITLE. The simplest form of this, as of other books of the New Testament, is the oldest: 'The Revelation of John' (Αποκάλυψις Ιωάννου). Other forms worth noting are: 'The Revelation o...
_12 AND I TURNED TO SEE THE VOICE THAT SPAKE WITH ME. AND BEING TURNED, I SAW SEVEN GOLDEN CANDLESTICKS_ John in the Spirit turns to see the voice. When John turned, he saw seven golden candlesticks....
Shall we turn in our Bibles now to the book of Revelation, chapter one? The Revelation of Jesus Christ (Revelation 1:1), The Greek word "apokalupsis" is literally the unveiling. So in the very first...
Exodus 25:37; Ezekiel 43:5; Ezekiel 43:6; Micah 6:9; Revelation 1:13;...
CHRIST AMONG THE CHURCHES Revelation 1:8 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We enter in this marvelously descriptive chapter, centering our thoughts upon the appearance of Christ as He walks among His Churches. 1....
And I turned to see the voice — That is, to see him whose voice it was. And being turned, I saw — It seems, the vision presented itself gradually. First he heard a voice; and, upon looking behind, he...
As if St. John had said, "I turned to see the person whose voice. heard speaking with me, and. beheld seven golden candlesticks, representing the seven Asian churches, and in the midst of those candle...