CHAPTER XIV. The thirteenth chapter showed us the persecutions, by war and economic pressure, inflicted upon the earlyChristian church by the dragon, the beast, and the lambKke beast; which were symbols of the Devil, the Roman Empire, and the Pagan religion. Any church history will tell of the dre... [ Continue Reading ]
Here is seen the Lamb of God standing on Mt. Zion with 144,000 redeemed souls. There was a great anthem in heaven that rose in mighty crescendo like the roar of the sea and the roll of mighty thunder. There were voices of harpers harping with their harps, and singing a new song which none could lear... [ Continue Reading ]
This passage gives us the messages of three angels. The first angel was seen flying and having (the) everlasting gospel to preach to them that dwell on the earth. Is this the gospel of salvation to the world?, what we usually mean by the term "everlasting gospel?" It might seem so because of the ver... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe the climax and the moral purpose of this verse, the best rendering of which is: "Here is the patience of the saints who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." This is the personal appeal or exhortation. It virtually says: Be patient in your trials; or, here is a reason why y... [ Continue Reading ]
A voice said: "Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth." From henceforth, yes, though you are thrown to the lions in the amphitheater, though you are daubed with pitch and burned for a torch-light at a garden party, though your head rolls from the block at the stroke of the... [ Continue Reading ]
The last seven verses of this chapter present two scenes. Scene first: One like the Son of Man sat on a white cloud with a sharp sickle in his hand. And an angel said: Thrust in thy sickle and reap, for the time is come for thee to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe. And he that sat on the... [ Continue Reading ]