That could be the picture here. This promise, or something very near to it, was made in the Old Testament to three different people. As long as Rome was pagan, there was neither the full bearing of the seven heads, nor did so much as one of the ten horns exist. The decem-regal division of the broken empire in the West, as all know, was long after Rome had ceased to be heathen. (ii) The second background of the conception of the new Jerusalem is entirely Jewish. bronze I will bring gold, and instead of iron I will bring silver; instead of wood, bronze, instead of stones, iron. Violence, shall no more be heard in your land, devastation or destruction, within your borders; you shall call your walls Salvation, and your, gates Praise. help them, the heaven, and God's chariot the sun, and the moon. All is then fixed. The ancient peoples, like children, were afraid of the dark. In verse 14 John has said that the stones are inscribed with the names of the twelve apostles. fashioned it in size of many furlongs, with a giant tower, touching the very clouds, and seen of all, so that all the. I. [We've already looked at that] And there came unto me one of the seven angels ( Revelation 21:8-9 ). Again and again this shape occurs in Ezekiel's visions of the new Jerusalem and the new temple ( Ezekiel 41:21; Ezekiel 43:16; Ezekiel 45:2; Ezekiel 48:20). WebGreek Reverse Interlinear Layout for Revelation 6:15. Reference-Verse. One of the great contributions to the world's philosophical thought was Plato's doctrine of ideas or forms. Angels we know from other scriptures will be there, but of this we hear nothing here. The whole material universe following the natural laws with the protons repelling each other, and this whole material universe will go out of existence in a moment's time.And then God said, "Behold, I create all things new," Isaiah sixty-six. We shall find, on the contrary, its aspect is toward the universe, yet is there the special place of Israel; and quite right it is that it should be so. The word for "beginning" is arche ( G746) , and does not simply mean first in point of time but first in the sense of the source of all things. Behold, I am doing a new thing" ( Isaiah 43:18-19). In the ancient world pearls were of all stones most valued. In Revelation 21:22 John lays down a unique feature of the city of God; in it there is no temple. There is no uncertainty whatever in the case. greek - In Revelation 21:8, is "Fear" or even "Cowardice" a Yet one allows freely a partial application already. Have we not all heard of the balance of power? On this evidence Griesbach has admitted it into the text. When we remember how precious the Temple was to the Jews, this is amazing. Capnionis, which was used by Erasmus, and lately discovered after a long obscurity by Dr. Delitzsch, reads (not ) . Webwhich is to be understood not of the renovation of persons at conversion, when a new heart and spirit are given, and men are made wholly new creatures; for this is the work of the Spirit, and which is done daily, and is not peculiar to any particular period of time; nor of the renewing of the church state at the beginning of the Gospel, when the It is not what Christ puts on them, but a recognition even at this time of whatever has been of God the working I do not deny of the Spirit of Christ. But, Rev. Some things which seem permissible enough are seen to be dangerous when seen in the light of God. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. [20] William Barclay, The Revelation of John (Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1976), p. 206. Verse 6 commends these sayings afresh. At the end of the millennium the righteous and the wicked form two distinct arrays, though even then there would appear to be a line drawn between the surrounding camp, and the beloved city Jerusalem on earth, where the Jews were. The latter splendour of this house shall be greater than the, former, says the Lord of hosts; and in this place I will give. This is the witness of Paul: "If any one is in Christ, he is a new creation" ( 2 Corinthians 5:17). Revelation 21:8 - Compare Bible Verse Translations - Bible There were two particular effects of her evil: the one, illicit commerce with the kings of the earth; the other, intoxicating the inhabitants of the earth with the wine of her fornication. And the abominable - The verb from which this word is derived means to excite disgust; to feel disgust at; to abominate or abhor; and hence the participle - the abominable - refers to all who are detestable, to wit, on account of their sins; all whose conduct is offensive to God. * Even the Complutensian editors give the right text here; and it would seem that Erasmus failed to use his MS. aright. Creature lights are gone. This, then, means that God is to make his tabernacle with men for ever, to give his presence to men for ever. Greek [practice magic arts; evil magic] . Its length and breadth and height are equal. . The fallen angels are not called, and the holy angels never need to be they are kept. 3. Jesus is called the author and the finisher of our faith, the beginning and the end. Now again one of the seven angels. It furnishes material for a contrast between the earthly Jerusalem and the heavenly city, because if there be one thing more remarkable than another in Ezekiel's description, it is the temple. H. B. Swete would find a hint in Php_2:15 . Line-By-Line Order: Verse-Reference. WebThe third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. WebGreek Reverse Interlinear Layout for Revelation 8:6. The "saved" is a term which, so far from belonging to the nations, is expressly applied to the Jewish remnant when it is a technical term. Strong's Greek 11694 Occurrences 2 Occ. 1 Occ. 1 Occ. 1:8 (KJV): I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. But most important of all, in Solomon's temple the Holy of Holies was a perfect cube ( 1 Kings 6:20). And he said unto me, It is finished. I say not on but over the earth. . From deos (dread); timid, i.e. And the gates of Jerusalem shall utter hymns of gladness. Your sun shall no more go down, nor your moon withdraw, itself; for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days. "And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have not yet received a kingdom; but they receive authority as kings (not at but for) one hour with the beast." Revelation 18:1-24 need not delay us long. So far they were right. No doubt all this may seem to some a little difficult, but it is no use evading what is hard. Past history therefore in no way suits the prophecy. Try to put them together and they will fight each other. 2. b T. Bab. "And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heavens fled away." In fact, we may say, all nations will be desolated by judgments of one kind or another; but for all this the world proceeding for a thousand years with every outward blessing, and the most admirable government administered by the blessed Lord Himself, will issue in the teeming and prosperous races of mankind. WebIn his commentary on Revelation 21:8, James Burton Coffman notes, "But it is not of natural fear and timidity that John speaks; it is that cowardice which in the last resort chooses self and safety before Christ ." It is not into a wilderness the prophet is carried, but he is set on "a mountain great and high," and shown not the great, but. It is an evident contrast with the state supposed in the wheat-and-tare field of Christendom which is found at the end of the age. As long as they feel their need of him, he will supply that need (5-6). Thus the second beast is no longer seen as an earthly power, but as a prophet-of course a false prophet. Moral unfitness has its just censure; but sovereign grace must be asserted also. It supposes the effect and the exercise of faith. The true reading here is neither hard nor doubtful save to unbelief. And unbelieving - Those who have not true faith; avowed infidels; infidels at heart; and all who have not the sincere faith of the gospel. If so, they are there in the quality not of the bride, but of those invited to the marriage of the Lamb; but I do not think them the Apocalyptic saints for the simple reason that, as shown in the next chapter, the Apocalyptic saints are not raised from the dead yet. Then come others in the condition of separate spirits or souls, whom the prophet saw two different classes of them those beheaded for the witness of Jesus and the word of God, and those who refused the beast in every form, The proof of the third class should have been given a little more distinctly than in our version. King James Bible. Who knows? The city which God loved he made more radiant than the stars, and the sun and the moon; and he set it as the jewel of the, world and made a Temple exceeding fair in its sanctuary, and. All flesh will be silent before God ( Zechariah 2:13). Again we are back among the dreams of the ancient prophets. That inheritance that has- "If we are sons of God then we are heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus Christ"( Romans 8:17 ). This fellowship with God in the golden age brings certain things. Thus the only use that seems made of the book is negative and exclusive. WebGreek Reverse Interlinear Layout for Revelation 8:6. I speak not of anything that might be deemed exceptional or peculiar, but of two acts of raising saints. The subject-matter of this vision is so great, and of such great importance to the church and people of God, that they have need of the fullest assurances of it; and God therefore from heaven repeats and ratifies the truth thereof. which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, came and talked with me, saying, Come over here, and I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife. "* There is no thought of making such a paradox to perplex the mind. When the Messiah comes "in his priesthood the Gentiles shall be multiplied in knowledge upon the earth, and enlightened in the grace of the Lord" (Testament of Levi 18:9). If the books proclaim the evil works of the dead that stand before the throne, the book of life offers no defence on the score of God's grace. Even when Jerusalem was obliterated, the Jews never lost confidence that God would restore it. There is no greater honour in all the universe than that which God gives to the man who is true to him. Strong's Greek: 2303. (theion) -- brimstone - Bible Not because any of their names were written therein, but in proof that they were not. When the second beast appeared, he even strove to put to death those who would not worship the beast, nor pay homage to his image, nor receive his mark. Separate Line. This verse declares it, and there is no other interpretation that can stand even a moment's fair discussion. That age of visible glory is inefficacious to change the heart of man, though in the absence of the enemy and the controlling presence of the great King, they render feigned obedience for a long while. But even in this present world those who mourn are blessed, for they will be comforted, and death is swallowed up in victory for those who know Christ and the fellowship of his sufferings and the power of his Resurrection ( Matthew 5:4; Php_3:10 ). Line-By-Line Order: Verse-Reference. The cowards would express the sense more accurately, at least in modern English.
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