Commentary on the Epistles to the Seven Churches in Asia: Revelation II, III |
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Angel Apocalypse Apostle Asia Balaam Book called candlestick Christ Christian claims Clement of Alexandria covenant crown death declared divine earth Ecclesiæ Ephes Ephesus evil Exod Ezek faithful garments glory Gnostics God's Gospel grace Greek hath heathen heaven heavenly Hengstenberg hidden manna Holy idols interpretation Irenæus Isai Jerusalem Jews John Joseph Mede kingdom Kings Laodicea Laodicean Church Lord Luke Matt meaning ness Nicolaitans Old Testament once passage Paul Pergamum Priest promise prophet quæ quia quod Richard of St saith Sardis Satan Scripture sense Septuagint servants seven Churches seven Epistles seven Spirits seven stars Smyrna speak sunt symbol Tertullian Testament thee Thess things thou hast throne Thyatira tion true truth unto verse viii Vitringa words xvii xviii xxii xxiv Zech καὶ τὸν
Popular passages
Page 30 - And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks : And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of .Man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire.
Page 42 - And he said, Thou canst not see my face : for there shall no man see me, and live.
Page 92 - And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive...
Page 71 - Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord: I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
Page 10 - As to solemn declaration, he was so absolved when, the " pains of death being loosed, he was "declared to be the Son of God with power, by the resurrection from the dead;
Page 14 - Behold, he cometh with clouds ; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him : and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
Page 108 - These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; 13 I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou boldest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
Page 167 - Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie ; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
Page 30 - ... but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
Page 74 - Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works ; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.