UNTO. to. ANGEL... CHURCH. See Revelation 1:20. SARDIS. The ancient capital of Lydia. Its commercial activity attracted merchants from all parts of Asia. The remains of. vast temple to Cybele (the "mother of the gods") still exist. SEVEN SPIRITS. See Revelation 1:4. GOD. App-98. SEVEN, &C. See... [ Continue Reading ]
BE. Become. WATCHFUL. See Matthew 24:42. THE... REMAIN. the remaining (things). App-124. ARE. were, with the texts. PERFECT. App-125.... [ Continue Reading ]
HOLD FAST. Greek. _tereo._ Same as "keep" in Revelation 1:3. REPENT. See Revelation 2:5. ON THEE. The texts omit. AS, &C. See Revelation 16:15. 1Th 5:2. 2 Peter 3:10. KNOW. App-132. These words are not addressed to the members of the "church which is His body" (Ephesians 1:22; Ephesians 1:23). Se... [ Continue Reading ]
THOU. The texts read "But thou". EVEN. The texts omit. HAVE, &C.. defiled not. DEFILED. Greek. _moluno._ Only here; Rev 14:4. 1 Corinthians 8:7. The noun Occurs only in 2 Corinthians 7:1. GARMENTS. Greek. _himation._ First of seven occurances: (see App-197) in Rev. WORTHY. See App-197.... [ Continue Reading ]
OVERCOMETH. See Revelation 2:7. THE SAME. The texts read "thus". BLOT OUT. Occurances: Revelation 7:17; Revelation 21:4 (wipe away). Acts 3:19; Colossians 2:14. BOOK, &C. See Philippians 4:3. LIFE. App-170. BUT. and. CONFESS, &C. See Matthew 10:32. FATHER. App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE, &C. See Revelation 2:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
PHILADELPHIA. About thirty miles south-east of Sardis. Very little known of it beyond. few references in Pliny, but the Greek name indicates. Macedonian population. HOLY. The Holy One. See Revelation 4:8. Compare Hosea 11:9, &c. The Greek _hagios_ occurs twenty-six times in Rev. See App-197. TRUE.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLD. App-133. SET. given. STRENGTH App-172.1; Rev 176:1. HAST KEPT. didst keep. Same word as "hold fast", Revelation 3:3. WORD App-121. HAST NOT DENIED. didst not deny. MY NAME. In opposition to confessing (See Revelation 2:13) the name of the beast, Revelation 13:17; Revelation 14:9; Revel... [ Continue Reading ]
WILL MAKE. give. SYNAGOGUE, &C. See Revelation 2:9. SATAN. App-19, and See Revelation 2:9. JEWS. See Revelation 2:9. MAKE. i.e. compel. WORSHIP. Greek. _proskuneo._ App-137. Occurs twenty-four times (App-10) in Rev. Twelve times connected with worship of God, eleven times with worship of Satan... [ Continue Reading ]
TEMPTATION. trial. Greek. _peirasmos._ Only occurrence in Rev. SHALL. is about to. WORLD. App-129. TRY. test. Greek. _peirazo._ Here, and Revelation 2:2; Revelation 2:10. EARTH. App-129. Compare Zephaniah 1:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLD. Omit. HOLD... FAST. Same Greek. word as Revelation 2:1; Revelation 2:13; Revelation 2:14; Revelation 2:15; Revelation 2:25, not as Revelation 3:3. THAT. in order that. Greek. _hina._ NO RNAN. no one. Greek. _medeis._ These words do not relate to such as through grace are perfect "in Him".... [ Continue Reading ]
TEMPLE. sanctuary. Greek. _naos_. See Matthew 23:16 and App-88. UPON. App-104. NEW JERUSALEM. See Revelation 21:2; Revelation 21:3; Revelation 21:10. Compare Psalms 48:1; Psalms 48:2; Psalms 48:8; Psalms 48:9;... [ Continue Reading ]
OF, &C.. in (Greek. _en)_ Laodicea (an important city of Phrygia,. few miles west of Colosse. Rebuilt by Antiochus II, and named after his wife, Laodice). THE AMEN.. Hebrew word transliterated. See 2 Corinthians 1:20 and p. 1511. FAITHFUL. App-150. WITNESS. See p. 1511. BEGINNING. App-172. Compa... [ Continue Reading ]
LUKEWARM. Greek. _chliaros._ Only here. WILL. am about to. SPUE. Greek. _emeo._ Only here. Occurs: Isaiah 19:14 (Septuagint)... [ Continue Reading ]
NOTHING. Greek. _oudeis._ KNOWEST. App-132. WRETCHED. the wretched one. See Romans 7:24, and compare Hosea 2:11; Hosea 5:15. POOR. App-127.... [ Continue Reading ]
BUY. The members of the church of this dispensation have nothing to buy and nothing to pay with; our salvation is the free-grace gift of God. THE. Omit. FIRE. Compare Haggai 2:8; Zechariah 13:9; Malachi 3:3. BE CLOTHED. clothe thyself. DO NOT APPEAR. be not (App-105) made manifest (App-106). Com... [ Continue Reading ]
LOVE. App-135. This is preceded by Greek. _ean_ (App-118. a). Compare Isaiah 43:4. &c. REBUKE. convict. Greek. _elencho._ See John 16:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
STAND. Literally have taken my station. KNOCK. The call to the wedding feast (Revelation 19:9), to which the parables pointed, e.g. Luke 12:35 "when He cometh and knocketh". The popular belief that the Lord is ever knocking at the hearts of sinners is. distortion of Scripture akin to blasphemy. AN... [ Continue Reading ]
AM SET DOWN. sat down. See Acts 2:33; Acts 2:34.Ephesians 1:20; Ephesians 1:21.Hebrews 1:8; Hebrews 8:1. The Lord now stands (Revelation 1), and is about to come down in judgment.... [ Continue Reading ]