SAW. App-133. HEAVEN, &C. See Isaiah 51:16 (plant, &c); Rev 65:17. Rev 66:22. 2 Peter 3:7. NEW. See Matthew 9:17. HEAVEN. See Revelation 3:12. EARTH. App-129. FIRST. Greek. former, as Revelation 21:4. THERE... SEA. the sea is no more (longer).. proof that this belongs to the post-millennial per... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN. The texts omit. NEW JERUSALEM. See Revelation 3:12. The city "above" (Galatians 1:4, Gal 1:26); "which hath the foundations" (Hebrews 11:10); "the heavenly Jerusalem" (Hebrews 12:22). BRIDE. Greek. _numphe. See v._ 9; Revelation 22:17, and App-197. HUSBAND. App-123.... [ Continue Reading ]
HEAVEN. The texts read "the throne". BEHOLD. App-133. DWELL. tabernacle. Greek. _skenoo._ See John 1:14. WITH THEM. Compare Exodus 29:46, &c, for God's promise to dwell among His People in the Land. For the promise to dwell among His People, restored Israel, in the millennial Land, see Zechariah 2... [ Continue Reading ]
FROM. The texts read Greek. _ek._ App-104. THERE SHALL, &C. Read "death shall be no (App-105.) more" (longer). NEITHER, NOR. Greek. _oute._ ANY MORE. no more, as above. FOR. The texts omit. FORMER THINGS. Compare Isaiah 25:7; Isaiah 25:8; Isaiah 35:10; Jeremiah 31:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
SAT. sitteth. Literally the (_One_) sitting. UPON. App-104. with texts. SAID. saith. UNTO ME. The texts omit. WORDS. App-121. TRUE, &C. The texts read "faithful and true". Compare Revelation 19:11. TRUE. App-175. FAITHFUL. App-150 and App-175... [ Continue Reading ]
UNTO. to. IT IS DONE. The texts read "They are come to pass". Compare Revelation 16:17. ALPHA, &C. See Revelation 1:8. BEGINNING. App-172. END. Compare App-125. LIFE. App-170. FREELY. See John 15:25.... [ Continue Reading ]
OVERCOMETH. Last of seventeen occurances in Rev. See Revelation 2:7 and App-197. INHERIT. Greek. _kleronomeo._ Only here in Rev. ALL. The texts read "these". SON. App-108.... [ Continue Reading ]
FEARFUL. Greek. _deilos._ Only here; Matthew 8:26, and Mark 4:40. In Septuagint Deuteronomy 20:8; Judges 7:3; Judges 7:10. UNBELIEVING. Greek. _apiatoa._ First occurance: Matthew 17:17 (faithless). ABOMINABLE. Greek. _bdelussomai._ Only here and Romans 2:22. Frequently in Septuagint. See the noun i... [ Continue Reading ]
UNTO ME. The texts omit. SEVEN... PLAGUES. See Revelation 16:1. TALKED. App-121. BRIDE. Greek. _numphe._ See Revelation 21:2.Matthew 10:35; 3 John 1:3; 3 John 1:3 :29. John 18:23. Joh 22:17. The "wife" and the "bride" here must not be confused with "the wife" of Revelation 19:7. The wife of... [ Continue Reading ]
SPIRIT. App-101. THAT GREAT. The texts omit, and read "the holy city Jerusalem".... [ Continue Reading ]
GLORY. See p. 1611. AND. Omit. LIGHT. App-130.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND. Omit. HAD. having. TWELVE GATES. Compare Ezekiel 48:31. Both John and Ezekiel wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit, and their specific descriptions refer to different cities. See Revelation 21:9. AT. Greek. _epi_. App-104. CHILDREN. App-108.... [ Continue Reading ]
ON. Greek. _apo._ App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOUNDATIONS. Greek. _themelios._ See App-146. IN. The texts read App-104. APOSTLES. The twelfth will be Matthias, not Judas, See App-174 and App-189. Twelve is the basic number of the measurements of the city. See App-197 and App-10.... [ Continue Reading ]
GOLDEN REED, &C. The texts add _metron_ here, as Revelation 21:17, and read "for. measure". TO. in order that. Greek. _hina._ MEASURE. he might measure.... [ Continue Reading ]
FURLONGS. Greek. _stadion._ See Revelation 14:20 and App-51. LENGTH... EQUAL. The "holy city" is presented to us as. perfect cube of 12,000 furlongs. In Solomon's Temple "the Holy of Holies" was. perfect cube of twenty cubits.... [ Continue Reading ]
HUNDRED... CUBITS. About 300 feet. See Ezekiel 43:13 and App-88. ACCORDING TO. Omit. MAN. App-123. the. an.... [ Continue Reading ]
BUILDING. fabric, or material. Greek. _endomesis._ Only here. pure, clear. Same word.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND. Omit. JASPER. Compare this and the other stones here with those in Aaron's breastplate (Exodus 28:17).... [ Continue Reading ]
STREET. Greek. _plateia._ See Revelation 22:2 and Compare Revelation 11:8. Figure of speech _Heterosis_ (of Number). App-6. AS IT WERE. Not that it is glass, but gold of. kind unknown to us.... [ Continue Reading ]
TEMPLE. Last occurance of the word. THEREIN. in (Greek. _en)_ it. ALMIGHTY. App-98. TEMPLE OF IT. This shows clearly that the wonders and glories revealed here belong to post-millennial times and ages. Therefore, the city of the great King during the thousand years, with "the sanctuary" of Ezekie... [ Continue Reading ]
HAD. hath. NEED, &C. Compare Isaiah 60:19 for the privileges of the millennial reign, foreshadowing the extended ones set forth here. NEITHER. Greek. _oude._ TO. in order to. Greek. _hina._ SHINE. App-106. IN IT. The texts omit "in", reading "on (dative case) her". LIGHTEN. Same as Revelation... [ Continue Reading ]
OF... SAVED. The texts omit. LIGHT. App-130. IT. Greek."her", as above. So also verses: Rev 25:27. KINGS, &C. Notice the order in _that_ day. DO. Omit. AND HONOUR. The texts omit. INTO. App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
NOT... AT ALL. App-105.... [ Continue Reading ]
HONOUR. the honour. THE NATIONS. These are the "sheep" nations of His right hand during the millennial reign. See Matthew 25:31.... [ Continue Reading ]
IN NO WISE. App-105. THAT DEFILETH. unclean. Greek. _koinoo,_ as the texts. NEITHER WHATSOEVER. Read "or he that". WORKETH... LIE. worketh (or maketh). lying abomination, i.e. an idol (Greek. _baelugma._ See Revelation 17:5). OR. and. BUT. only. Greek. _ei me._ LAMB'S BOOK OF LIFE. See Revelat... [ Continue Reading ]