see notes at Revelation 9:17; and Revelation 14:10; and Revelation 19:20; and Revelation 20:10. which is the second death . And what kind God may create after us, who knows? And the Spirit and the bride say, Come: and let him that heareth say, Come: and let him that is athirst come: let him that will take the water of life freely." The liars are those who were guilty of untruth and of the silence which is also a lie. And the beast was taken" (taken alive), "and with him the false prophet that wrought signs in his presence, with which he deceived those that received the mark of the beast, and those that worshipped his image." But there never was the thought of giving Christ the only place He could take. Why then is the book of life mentioned? In short, it is as we saw in Revelation 17:1-18, after Babylon had been brought before us in the course of the prophecy. , . Revelation 18:1-24 need not delay us long. These sins have often been commented upon in this series; the principal significance of their appearance here lies in the fact that "God is the speaker!" There was not yet fairly out before men what God foresaw as that which must finally provoke His judgment. And because it is really just so good, that it is hard for us to conceive it so the Lord puts this special little "write these things because these sayings are faithful and true." The, nature of the case exempts of course the saints of the millennium;* and this very simply, because they are never said to die at all. It "shall go into perdition," it is therefore added, "and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and shall be present." The highest courage is to be desperately afraid and in spite of that to do the right thing and to hold fast to loyalty. From Rome saints had suffered; and it was easy to see that the revealed persecutress is called Babylon, and identified with the governing city of Rome. And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. Yet one allows freely a partial application already. That city will be a constant remembrancer of those who went before restored Israel here below, as undoubtedly it will be used for their blessing during the millennium, but not for theirs only. Connected with the city of the gods there are the signs of the Zodiac, the signs of the parts of the heavens through which the sun passes. The chalcedony was a green silicate of copper, found in mines near Chalcedon. This may suffice for Revelation 18:1-24. "Having a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names inscribed, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel." So, just what kind of order, or whatever, is only speculation and as such worthless, but it will be interesting when we get there and find out. Without that there can be no such thing as a Church; with that any gathering of people is a real Church. "And death and hades were cast into the lake of fire. See John 3:19, also article on "The Marvel of Unbelief," my Commentary on John, pp. It has been remarked by another, and justly, that the expression "they shall be priests of God and of Christ" summarily puts out of court the interpretation that supposes a figurative resurrection. 20, Revelation (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. ", He that overcometh shall inherit all things ( Revelation 21:7 ). A mighty angel takes a stone and says, when he cast it into the sea, "Thus with violence shall be thrown down Babylon the great city, and shall be found no more at all." Matthew Arnold spoke of "the salt, estranging sea." Thus eternal judgment was executed at once. - CBSC. I will give to him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. 6 Then I heard again what sounded like the shouting of a huge crowd, or like the waves of a hundred oceans crashing on the shore, or like the mighty rolling of great thunder, Praise the Lord. Some things which seem unbearable are seen to be a path to glory when seen in the light of God. WebGreek Reverse Interlinear Layout for Revelation 10:4. In his synagogue form of prayer the Jew still prays: And to Jerusalem thy city return with compassion, and dwell, therein as thou hast promised; and rebuild her speedily in our, days, a structure everlasting; and the throne of David speedily, establish there. And all her houses shall say, Hallelujah! But "nations of them which are saved," is a most anomalous expression, and betrays man as the author of it. But, further, we find that the saints who had suffered for Christ, during the time that the others were in heaven, are now reunited to their bodies and live, the Lord waiting for the last martyr that He might not leave out one of those who had died for His name. that those who were meant under the figures of the elders and of the living creatures assume the name and figure of the bride? V. The truth and certainty of this blessed state are ratified by the word and promise of God, and ordered to be committed to writing, as matter of perpetual record, Revelation 21:5; Revelation 21:6. And there shall in nowise enter into it anything that defileth, nor making abomination and a lie: but only those written in the book of life of the Lamb." Before God we have that which is found only by and in Christ, which is another and a higher character altogether as compared with the righteousnesses of the saints. But that the heart of man even so is not renewed becomes manifest, when Satan at the close deceives all that are not converted; and these, as we are told, are countless "as the sand of the sea.". 7. "And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife." It can govern and bless but not convert man. If they have only heard His voice, this after all is the incalculable boon; yea, it is the turning-point of all blessing. They broke up the beast yet more than Babylon. For it is clear that, though principles might reign, to be priests is quite inconsistent with a mere figure. Needless to say, you could all have a square mile and if we need more space what you do is just move your ceiling down to a half-mile and you double again the capacity. Observe, 1. While these sins do mark some believers who follow the dictates of their flesh (1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Galatians 5:19-21), they more generally identify the lost. Here occurs a remarkable change in the sequence of the visions, though easily understood; for it must be evident that there is nothing to follow this in point of time. All is opened, and this because we have the Holy Ghost dwelling in us; "for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God." It will be better to read the description of the city of God as a whole before we deal with it in detail. But he ought to have withstood it I do not mean in vengeance (for that belongs to the Lord), but as holily hating the sin itself, yet withal in the deepest compassion for his parent. And idolaters; that worship devils, idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, representing God, and Christ, and the virgin Mary, and saints departed, Revelation 9:20. (i) We must note the city's shape. (ii) There are two words totally different in meaning but similar in sound which in early Christian thought became closely connected. These gates could stand for the way into the holy city of those who have come to Christ through their emotions, whose love ran over at the sight of the cross. It was the same with the Jews. The north is the cold land with a certain chill in it. And the city lieth foursquare, and its length is as much as the breadth." This would have been altogether inappropriate for such a progress: when the King comes forth riding to victory in the judgment of wicked men of the world, it is not in the quality of bride, but of armies or hosts, that the saints follow Him; and these include no doubt the guests as well, i.e., all the glorified take their place in His train. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. (ii) It may well be that the only intention of John is to stress the splendour of the city of God in which even the foundations were stones beyond price. In the city of God these foundation stones were all precious stones. The desires of his people towards this blessed state furnish another evidence of the truth and certainty of it. At the same time the attempt to apply Babylon to ancient Rome is almost as unhappy; and for a plain reason. . Reuchlin. In presence of grace I do not think this is for His glory, any more than for their own blessing. The emerald was the modern emerald, which Pliny describes as the greenest of all green stones. Yet religion, be it ever so corrupt, acts as a restraint on human will, as a government does, however evil. It was ruled in general that the worldly powers were ordained of God. And this is entirely confirmed byRevelation 17:1-18; Revelation 17:1-18, where it was told us that they are with Him when He comes. On him the blow comes, not on the wretched parent. there is no sword proceeding out of our mouth; nor are the saints or heavenly hosts said to be arrayed in such a sort as the Lord. He is all in all. 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. Of course the application to the Roman empire would be immediately in the mind of any Christian at Rome. This is the second death. The decem-regal division of the broken empire in the West, as all know, was long after Rome had ceased to be heathen. No one can say for certain what much of the symbolism of this chapter stands for. Some things which seem permissible enough are seen to be dangerous when seen in the light of God. Not that any of those judged (and the scene described is solely a resurrection of judgment) are said to be written there: we are shown rather that they were not found in that book. It might be better translated cowardly . The word appears only three times in the New Testament - here and in two of the Gospels: And he saith unt "And the dead were judged," but not out of the book of life, which has nothing to do with judgment. Is not this reason enough for saying that not even the shadow of solid ground appears for the system? 4. Scripture and facts refute all such theories. The fearful Who are the fearful, if not all men? Line-By-Line Order: Verse-Reference. Just as the city of man's confusion was seen in her vile, degraded, and degrading relations with the beast, this city is seen in her pure and glorious relations with the Lamb. Hence. Then comes not the destruction only of these rebels by divine judgment, but the dissolution of heaven and earth. There are three gates on each of the four sides of the city of God. (2) FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD ( Revelation 21:3-4 continued). It is easy to see that the new Jerusalem was a constant dream; and that John lovingly collected the differing visions--the precious stones, the streets and buildings of gold, the ever-open gates, the light of God making unnecessary the light of the sun and the moon, the coming of the nations and the bringing of their gifts--into his own. These gates could stand for the way into the holy city of those who come to Christ in the evening of their days. "That day" does not mean a time when everybody will be converted, but when the Lord Jesus will govern righteously when overt evil will be judged, and good be sustained perfectly for a thousand years. It is the eternal state; and also, in fact, the fullest description of that state which is furnished in the Bible. "And here is the mind which hath wisdom. Thus there is no question that some of the actors in the final scenes of the great drama were already there, as the reigning city, and the Roman empire. It is altogether unfeasible, and it shows how carelessly we read the Bible that people are not stopped by such an expression. "O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted, behold, I will, set your stones in antimony, and lay your foundations with, sapphires. "God so loved that he gave " ( John 3:16). WebGreek Reverse Interlinear Layout for Revelation 6:15. "And he said unto me, It is done. Day 223 of the year = 8/11 symbolizes Revelation 8:11 WORMWOOD = Greek number 894 894 days - 365 - 365 = 164 George h w bush born in a leap year 6/12/1924 was day 164 of the year. We may and ought to take God's promise as present payment; if he has said that he makes all things new, it is done. 1169 deils (an adjective derived from deid, "fear-driven") properly, dreadful, describing a person who loses their "moral gumption (fortitude)" that is needed to follow the Lord. The Sibylline Oracles has a noble passage which tells of the reaction of the Gentiles when they see the goodness of God to Israel: Then all the isles and the cities shall say, How doth the Eternal, love those men! Consequently there will be an increase in population such as never has been approached since the world was made, yet it afterwards appears, that Satan will not fail to turn the masses of the nations into one vast rebellion against the objects of God's special favour on the earth the saints wherever they may be, and the beloved city of Israel, as we have seen. And unbelieving Those who resist against full evidence. But what is also of consequence to observe is, that John saw souls the souls of those beheaded on account of the witness of Jesus, and on account of the word of God. * Even the Complutensian editors give the right text here; and it would seem that Erasmus failed to use his MS. aright. God is much more eager to bring men in than to shut them out--and his Church must be the same. But the fearful - Having stated, in general terms, who they were who would be admitted into that blessed world, he now states explicitly who would not. He is coming forth in indisputable human glory, but the greatest care is taken to let us know that He had that which was above man above the creature; for "no man knoweth the Son but the Father." As for the earthly land and city, the moon will have her light increased to that of the sun, and the sun shall be sevenfold. Try to put them together and they will fight each other. As it releases them, you have this tremendous release of energy and power and you see the tremendous power released when protons within an atom are set free. The highest promise of all is intimate fellowship with God, in which we can say: "I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine" (SS 6:3). All his life the merchantman would seek the pearl of great price and then count it worth selling all his possessions to buy it ( Matthew 13:46). But the church consists of souls called out from the earth, and is not of the world: consequently to the church the time is always at hand. It is possible that John is here accentuating a feature of the earthly Jerusalem. The altar of the burnt offering, the altar of the incense, and the High Priest's breast-plate were all in the form of a cube ( Exodus 27:1; Exodus 30:2; Exodus 28:16). It is not now lightnings and thunders and voices. Polyglot, and all editions of the least critical value. They thirst after a state of sinless perfection and the uninterrupted enjoyment of God, and God has wrought in them these longing desires, which cannot be satisfied with any thing else, and therefore would be the torment of the soul if they were disappointed but it would be inconsistent with the goodness of God, and his love to his people, to create in them holy and heavenly desires, and then deny them their proper satisfaction; and therefore they may be assured that, when they have overcome their present difficulties, he will give them of the fountain of the water of life freely.
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