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Verse Revelation 4:8. _THE FOUR BEASTS HAD EACH OF THEM SIX WINGS_] I
have already observed, in the _preface_ to this book, that the
_phraseology_ is _rabbinical_; I might have added, and the _imager...
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AND THE FOUR BEASTS HAD EACH OF THEM SIX WINGS ABOUT HIM - An emblem
common to them all, denoting that, in reference to each and all the
things here symbolized, there was one common characteristic - t...
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III. THE THINGS WHICH ARE AFTER THESE, THE END OF THE AGE,
THE CONSUMMATION, AND FINAL MESSAGES (4-22)
Chapter S 4-5
_ 1. The open door and the vision of the throne (Revelation 4:1)_
2. The twenty...
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REVELATION 4. THE VISION OF HEAVEN. In this chapter the real
Apocalypse commences. A door is opened in heaven and the seer sees the
throne of God, flashing like jewels, and surrounded by a rainbow.
Tw...
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With the fourth chapter there is. remarkable change in the nature of
Revelation. Two parts, the record of the things John _saw_ and the
things that _were_ (are) have ended; the third part, the declara...
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THE OPENING HEAVENS AND THE OPENING DOOR (Revelation 4:1)
_ 4:1 After this I saw, and, behold, a door in heaven was standing
open, and there came to me the voice that I had heard before, speaking
to...
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AND THEY WERE. are.
HOLY, &C. The first of the seventeen (App-10) heavenly utterances in
Rev. Here, Revelation 4:8; Revelation 4:11; Revelation 5:9;...
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_And the four beasts_&c. Render, AND THE FOUR LIVING CREATURES, HAVING
EACH OF THEM SIX WINGS, ARE FULL OF EYES ROUND ABOUT AND WITHIN:" i.e.
the statement of Revelation 4:6, that they are "full of ey...
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ἝΝ ΚΑΘ ̓ ἛΝ ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ν. With AP (B2 omits αὐτῶν);
Text. Rec[165] ἓν καθ ̓ ἑαντό.
[165] Rec. Textus Receptus as printed by Scrivener.
ἜΧΩΝ. With A1; Text. Rec[166] εἶχον with א Primas[167]
Vg[168]; B2 r...
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Revelation 4:1-9. HEAVEN OPENED...
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_JOHN DESCRIBED GOD AS WORTHY REVELATION 4:8-11:_ We quickly observe
that the focus of John's vision is not on the twenty-four elders, nor
on the four strange creatures. The focal point is God on the...
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THEY WERE FULL OF EYES WITHIN:— To signify their quick discernment
of every object around them; as their _wings_ were to express their
readiness to execute the divine commands; quick to discern, and p...
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Strauss-' Comments
SECTION 11
Text Revelation 4:1-8
After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the
first voice that I heard, a voice as of a trumpet speaking with me,
one sayi...
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_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_
PART II
CHAPTER IV
THE VISION OF THE THRONE
_Text (Revelation 4:1-11)_
1 After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and
the first voice that I heard, a voi...
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And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they
were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying,
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to...
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Throne Section-The Scroll
At the seventh trumpet they fall and worship, the tenor of their words
showing that they are not included among His slaves the prophets or
the saints (Rev_11:16). They h...
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4:8 creatures, (a-5) See Isaiah 6:2 ,Isaiah 6:3 . round (b-14) I
judge that Ezekiel 10:12 shows that 'round' belongs to the eyes. not
(c-25) I prefer 'cease not' to 'have no rest,' because in English...
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THE GLORY OF GOD
The Church has been encouraged in the midst of her tribulation and
temptation by the vision of the presence and support of Christ. Now
(Revelation 4:5) a further series of visions beg...
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BEASTS] RV 'living creatures.' REST NOT] RV 'have no rest'; cp.
'watchers' as title of angels, Daniel 4:13. HOLY, etc.] see on
Revelation 1:4 and Revelation 1:8;...
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FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME
REVELATION
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 4
*WORSHIP IN HEAVEN - REVELATION 4:1-5
*WORSHIP OF GOD WHO CREATED ALL THINGS - REVELATION 4:1-11...
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AND THE FOUR BEASTS (or, _living beings)_ HAD EACH OF THEM (literally,
_one by one of them)_ SIX WINGS ABOUT HIM; AND THEY WERE FULL OF (or,
_teeming with)_ EYES. — The last verse spoke of the living...
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CHAPTER III.
ANTICIPATIONS OF THE CHURCH'S VICTORY.
Revelation 4:1; Revelation 5:1.
WE have seen in considering the first chapter of the Apocalypse that
the book as a whole is to be occupied with th...
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A description of the sounds and songs of heaven follows the picture of
its sights. γέμουσιν, either with τὰ τ. ζ. (ἔχων for
once a real participle) or an asyndeton (if ἔχων here, as
elsewhere in the A...
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“A THRONE SET IN HEAVEN”
Revelation 4:1
The vision of the ascended Lord introduced the seven letters to the
churches, so the visions of this and the next Chapter s introduce the
seven seals. They res...
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This chapter introduces us to the Revelation of Christ in His
government of all world affairs in which a most remarkable vision of
the heavenly order is presented to us. Everything is seen as
surround...
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Isaiah 6:1-3 describes seraphims around God's thrones with six wings
crying, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is
full of his glory." They worship Him because he is full of holi...
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And the (b) four beasts had each of them six wings about [him]; and
[they were] full of eyes within: and they rest not (8) day and night,
saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is...
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Each of them six wings. See the like visions, Ezechiel i. 4; Isaias
vi. 2. These signify their swiftness in executing God's just commands.
--- Full of eyes: a symbol of knowledge and watchfulness. ---...
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(4) And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon
the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white
raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. (5) And out of...
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We have already seen the bearing of the seven churches to which the
Lord was pleased to send the letters contained in the second and third
Chapter s. We have found, I trust, substantial reason and amp...
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_THE SUPER-SUPERLATIVE SONG_
‘Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty, Which was, and Which is,
and Which is to come.’
Revelation 4:8
Hebrew grammarians call this Trisagion, the super-superlative...
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After These Things
I. INTRODUCTION
A. The key to understanding the book of Revelation is in Revelation
1:19 "Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are,
and the things which will...
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But we have to consider where the fourth Chapter commences God's ways.
It does not follow necessarily that the assembly has been spued out of
Christ's mouth. It had been threatened; but the judgment o...
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AND THE FOUR BEASTS HAD EACH OF THEM SIX WINGS ABOUT [HIM],.... As the
seraphim in Isaiah 6:2 with two of which they might cover their faces
as they did, testifying thereby their reverence of God, whe...
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And the first beast _was_ like a lion, and the second beast like a
calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast
_was_ like a flying eagle.
8 And the four beasts had each of the...
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_And the four living creatures_ With an allusion to the seraphim
represented in Isaiah's vision; _had each of them six wings about him_
Which they used in part to express their reverence and humility,...
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SIX WINGS; expressive of swiftness in executing the purposes of God....
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AND THE FOUR BEASTS HAD EACH OF THEM SIX WINGS ABOUT HIM; AND THEY
WERE FULL OF EYES WITHIN; AND THEY REST NOT DAY AND NIGHT, SAYING,
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, WHICH WAS, AND IS, AND IS TO...
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The sea of glass, the beasts, and the hymn of praise:...
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A DOOR OPENED IN HEAVEN
From this point in Revelation the Church is never again seen on earth,
but always in heaven or coming as the armies in heaven with her Lord
to judge the earth (Revelation 19:11...
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_ 8 The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of
eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying:
“Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to
com...
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REST NOT:
_ Gr._ they have no rest...
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1-8 After the Lord Jesus had instructed the apostle to write to the
churches "the things that are," there was another vision. The apostle
saw a throne set in heaven, an emblem of the universal domini...
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AND THE FOUR BEASTS HAD EACH OF THEM SIX WINGS ABOUT HIM: the
seraphims in Isaiah's vision, REVELATION 6:2, had so; there their use
is declared, _with twain he covered his face, with twain his feet, a...
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Tertullian On Prayer
Otherwise, when is the name of God not "holy," and "hallowed" through
Himself, seeing that of Himself He sanctifies all others-He to whom
that surrounding circle of angels cease...
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Revelation 4:8 G2532 four G5064 creatures G2226 each G303 G1520 G2596
G1438 having G2192 ...
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‘And in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were
four living creatures full of eyes before and behind. And the first
creature was like a lion, the second creature like a calf, the thi...
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Revelation 4:8 b. AND THEY HAVE NO REST DAY AND NIGHT, SAYING, HOLY,
HOLY, HOLY, LORD, WHO ART GOD, THE ALMIGHTY, HE WHICH WAS AND WHICH
IS, AND WHICH IS TO COME. The _Trisagion_ thus sung by the livi...
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Revelation 4:7-8 a. AND THE FIRST LIVING CREATURE WAS LIKE A LION, AND
THE SECOND LIVING CREATURE LIKE A BULL-CALF, AND THE THIRD LIVING
CREATURE HAD ITS FACE AS OF A MAN, AND THE FOURTH LIVING CREATU...
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Chaps. 4 and 5 form the third section of the Apocalypse; but the
struggle of the Church, which it is the main object of the book to
describe, does not yet begin. These two Chapter s are preparatory to...
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EACH ONE OF THEM
(εν καθ' εν αυτων). "One by one of them," a vernacular
idiom like εις κατα εις in Mark 14:19.HAVING
(εχων). Masculine participle again as in verse Revelation 4:7,
though ζωον neu...
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BEASTS
Lving creatures.
(_ See Scofield) - (Ezekiel 1:5). _
GOD ALMIGHTY
Jehovah of hosts. (Isaiah 6:3)....
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Revelation 4:8
New Year's Day.
There is something exceedingly solemn in the opening of a new year. At
such times more than others, when even the trifler is visited for an
instant by serious thought,...
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CONTENTS: Things which shall be. Vision of the throne in heaven, the
enthroned elders, the four living creatures and their worship with the
elders because of creation.
CHARACTERS: Christ, Holy Spirit...
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It is proper here to assist the reader with a key to the sublime
visions about to open, which has been furnished by the profound study
and observation of learned men in the churches of France, Germany...
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Angels everywhere have strength, offer service, have intelligence and
are swift. See Psalms 103:20-21; Hebrews 1:14; Daniel 9:21; Luke 12:8;...
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 4:6 The peaceful SEA OF GLASS often
appears in prophetic visions of God’s throne room (Exodus 24:10;...
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John next sees four beasts full of eyes before and behind, bearing a
general resemblance to a lion, a calf, a man, and an eagle. Each has
wings and eyes, and they rest not day or night, saying: "Holy,...
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AN INTRODUCTORY THEOPHANY
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
Revelation 4:1. SAW.—Observed, not specially “looked up.”
OPENED.—Set open. TRUMPET.— Revelation 1:10. WHICH SAID.—The
voice is put for the...
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EXPOSITION
This is the commencement of the second great division, which embraces
Revelation 4-22:5, that in which the revelation, properly so called,
takes place. Revelation 4:1. and 5. contain the f...
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_6 AND BEFORE THE THRONE THERE WAS A SEA OF GLASS LIKE UNTO CRYSTAL:
AND IN THE MIDST OF THE THRONE, AND ROUND ABOUT THE THRONE, WERE FOUR
BEASTS FULL OF EYES BEFORE AND BEHIND._
_ 7 AND THE FIRST BE...
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Revelation chapter four begins with the Greek word "meta autos". And
the first verse begins and ends with the same Greek words. The words
literally from the Greek are "after these things". So as we co...
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1 Thessalonians 2:9; 1 Timothy 4:16; 2 Corinthians 6:18; 2
Thessalonians 3:8;...
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Had [ε ι χ ο ν]. The best texts read ecwn having, the participle
in the singular number agreeing with each one.
Each of them [ε ν κ α θ ε α υ τ ο]. Lit., one by himself.
The best texts read en kaq en...
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THE THRONE PREPARING FOR JUDGMENT
Revelation 4:1 _and Revelation 5:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We are now approaching the second division of the Book of Revelation.
Chapter three concludes the message to...
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Each of them hath six wings — As had each of the seraphim in
Isaiah's vision. "Two covered his face," in token of humility and
reverence: "two his feet," perhaps in token of readiness and diligence
fo...