REED. Greek. _kalamos._ Elsewhere (in Rev.) Revelation 21:15; Revelation 21:16. See App-88, first note. UNTO. to. ROD. sceptre, as elsewhere in Rev. See Revelation 2:27; Revelation 12:5; Revelation 19:15. This measuring reed is like. sceptre, and measures for destruction, not for building. See Lam... [ Continue Reading ]
WITHOUT, OUT. Greek. _exothen,_ meaning outside. LEAVE. east out. Greek. _ekballo,_. strong term. IS. was. GENTILES. Greek. _ethnos._ Occurs twenty-three times in Rev., invariably translated "nations", except here. See App-197. HOLY CITY. See Matthew 4:5. TREAD... FOOT. Greek. _paleo_. Only here... [ Continue Reading ]
GIVE. Add " _power_ ". Figure of speech _Ellipsis._ App-6. MY TWO WITNESSES. God has not specified their names. We know that two men are to be raised up "in that day", endowed with wondrous powers to execute. special mission. They are called emphatically "MY two witnesses "(See Revelation 1:5). PR... [ Continue Reading ]
ARE. i.e. represent. TWO OLIVE TREES. Compare Zechariah 4:3; Zechariah 4:11; Zechariah 4:14, where by the same Figure of speech (_Metaphor_) two persons are represented. STANDING. The texts read "which stand". GOD. The texts read "Lord". OF THE EARTH. App-129. See Joshua 3:11; Joshua 3:13.Zechari... [ Continue Reading ]
IF. App-118. a, with the texts. ANY MAN. any one. App-123. WILL. App-102. FIRE. Compare Jeremiah 5:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
POWER. App-172. HEAVEN. See Revelation 3:12. THAT. in order that. Greek. _hina._ NOT. App-105. IN. Greek. _en_. but the texts omit. PROPHECY. See App-189. WATERS. the waters. TO. into. PLAGUES. See App-197. WILL. shall desire. App-102.... [ Continue Reading ]
FINISHED. See Revelation 10:7. TESTIMONY. As in Revelation 1:2, &c. Their testimony ended, they are at the mercy of their enemies. BEAST. wild beast, See Revelation 6:8. First mention of this terrible being, whose rise is depicted in Revelation 13. BOTTOMLESS PIT. See Revelation 9:1. AGAINST. Gr... [ Continue Reading ]
DEAD BODIES. corpse (singular, with all texts). Greek. _ptoma._ Only here, Revelation 11:9 (plural) Matthew 24:28; Mark 6:29. SHALL LIE. Read "lie". IN. Greek. _epi_. App-104. STREET. Greek. _plateia,_. broad place or way, rather than "street". See Revelation 21:21; Revelation 22:2. THE GREAT CIT... [ Continue Reading ]
OF. App-104. PEOPLE. peoples. KINDREDS. tribes. as Revelation 1:7. SHALL SEE. see, with texts. App-133. SHALL. Omit. THREE DAYS AND AN HALF.. literal period. SHALL NOT SUFFER. suffer not. GRAVES. a tomb,. word destructive of interpretations of the two witnesses as the O.T. and N.T.... [ Continue Reading ]
UPON, ON. App-104. SHALL. Omit. OVER. Greek. _epi_. App-104. SEND. App-174. PROPHETS. App-189. TORMENTED. See Revelation 9:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
AFTER. App-104. THREE. the three. SPIRIT OF LIFE. breath of life. Greek. _pneuma_ (compare App-101.) _zoes_ (App-170.) Compare Septuagint of Genesis 6:17; Genesis 7:15. See also Genesis 2:7; Genesis 7:22 (_pnoe_). FROM. Greek. _ek._ App-104. INTO. Greek. _en._ App-104. FELL. Greek. _pipto_. The... [ Continue Reading ]
TO HEAVEN. into (Greek. _eis)_ the heaven (See Revelation 3:12). A. the cloud. See Acts 1:9. BEHELD. Same as "saw", Revelation 11:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SAME. in (Greek. _en)_ that. WAS THERE. there came to be. TENTH PART. tenth. (App-10 and App-197). OF MEN. Literally names of men (App-123.) SEVEN THOUSAND. See App-197. REMNANT. App-124. WERE. became. GLORY. See p. 1511 and App-197.... [ Continue Reading ]
SECOND. One of the three in Revelation 8:13. AND. Omit. BEHOLD. App-133. COMETH. is coming.... [ Continue Reading ]
SEVENTH ANGEL. This seventh trumpet embraces the seven vials, or last seven plagues, which make up the third woe, and reaches on to Revelation 18:24, if not Revelation 20:15. WERE. Literally came to be. KINGDOMS. The texts read "kingdom", i.e. sovereignty. WORLD. App-129. ARE. is. CHRIST. App-9... [ Continue Reading ]
SAT. sit. ON. App-104. SEATS. thrones. FELL, &C. See Revelation 4:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALMIGHTY. the Almighty. See Revelation 1:8. AND... COME. The texts omit. Now, here, He _h_ as come. See Revelation 1:4. TO THEE. Omit. POWER. App-172.1; Rev 176:1. HAST REIGNED. reignedst.... [ Continue Reading ]
IS COME. came. See Isaiah 26:20; Isaiah 26:21. TIME. Greek. _kairos._ See App-195. DEAD. App-139. JUDGED. App-122. See Revelation 20:12.John 5:24.Romans 8:1. THAT THOU SHOULDEST. to. REWARD. the reward. SERVANTS. App-190. PROPHETS. App-189. See Hebrews 11:32. SAINTS. See Revela [ Continue Reading ]
WAS... HEAVEN. The texts read "which is in heaven was opened". SEEN. App-133. TESTAMENT. covenant. Greek. _diatheke._ Only occurrence in Rev. GREAT HAIL. Corresponds with Revelation 16:21.... [ Continue Reading ]