Revelation 4:1
AND THE FIRST VOICE-TALKING WITH ME; or, And the first voice which I heard as of a trumpet talking with me; the voice, namely, mentioned in chap Revelation 1:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE FIRST VOICE-TALKING WITH ME; or, And the first voice which I heard as of a trumpet talking with me; the voice, namely, mentioned in chap Revelation 1:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
I WAS IN THE SPIRIT; rapt in prophetic vision. With the command, "Come up hither," he was immediately carried in vision through the open door into heaven.... [ Continue Reading ]
A JASPER; a precious stone of various colors, as purple, blue, green. In chap Revelation 21:11, the light of the new Jerusalem is compared with it for brilliancy. A SARDINE STONE; a precious stone of a bright red color. Compare Ezekiel 1:27, where he who sits on the throne has "the appearance of fi... [ Continue Reading ]
FOUR AND TWENTY ELDERS; the representatives of God's people under the Old and New Testament dispensations, twelve for each, answering to the twelve tribes of Israel, and the twelve apostles of Christ.... [ Continue Reading ]
OUT OF THE THRONE PROCEEDED LIGHTNINGS, AND THUNDERINGS, AND VOICES; representing the awful majesty, holiness, and power of God. SEVEN LAMPS OF FIRE BURNING BEFORE THE THRONE; see note to chap Revelation 1:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
A SEA OF GLASS LIKE UNTO CRYSTAL; chap Revelation 15:2; an expanse of crystal-line clearness and splendor. It answers to the "paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in its clearness," Exodus 24:10; and to the firmament "as the color of the terrible crystal" on which the th... [ Continue Reading ]
LIKE A LION; representing power, majesty, and dominion. A CALF; a young bullock or ox, an emblem of laborious and patient endurance. FACE AS A MAN; indicative of reason, intelligence, and kindness. A FLYING EAGLE; denoting swiftness, keen-sightedness, and elevation. Another view of these four fac... [ Continue Reading ]
SIX WINGS; expressive of swiftness in executing the purposes of God.... [ Continue Reading ]
The glory and blessedness of saints in heaven, the clearness with which they discern the will of God, and the alacrity, delight, and perfection with which they obey it, no human language can fully describe, and no man on earth adequately conceive.... [ Continue Reading ]
That good pleasure of God which gave birth to creation, and constantly upholds it, awakens the liveliest gratitude in the hearts of his people, and will draw forth to him the most ardent ascriptions of glory and honor, thanksgiving and praise, for ever and ever.... [ Continue Reading ]