Reference-Verse. Then we have a description of Babylon given. 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." "And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. But he tells us further that the Spirit of prophecy, who prophesies in this book, is the testimony of Jesus. pl.") [ 3] And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. I say not on but over the earth. Revelation 21:19 f. At the same time you will mark that these are not said to be executors of judgment as Christ is. That kings had dallied with her, that the beast had once borne her up, will only turn to gall the more bitter to her, who, faithless to God, had staked the usurped and abused name of Christ to win what was now lost for ever. These would appear to be (save Judas Iscariot, of course) the twelve apostles that were peculiarly associated with Christ in His suffering path on the earth. God is the beginning and the end. [19] Leon Morris, Tyndale Bible Commentaries. Nothing more is to be done. on the other, she had, when she could, gone on increasing in both, until at last the blow of divine judgment came. Peace. Indeed, being fearful in this context is tied to faith..not showing faith outwardly that is. God gives us each a measure of faith and it This misery will be their proper part and portion, what they have justly deserved, what they have in effect chosen, and what they have prepared themselves for by their sins. Verse Only. Yet to this heavenly city, after Christ comes, the kings of the earth bring their offerings and their homage; but there is no excitement of the nations, no filthiness of fornication, no abominations, no blood-guiltiness. "And the nations shall walk in the light of it." 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. Revelation 21:8-21 KJV - But the fearful, and unbelieving, 207-209. It is not only that the angel corrects the act by asserting that he is a fellow-servant of him and of his brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Its length and breadth and height are equal. Even the proclamation of the grace of God is powerless save it be brought home by the quickening energy of His own Spirit. If alive before the thousand years, he will live after the thousand years; in fact, literally he will never die, though I do not doubt, on general principles, that the saints of the millennial earth will be changed at the very time when the heavens and earth disappear. And murderers - See the Romans 1:29 note; Galatians 5:21 note. Then, when the Lamb and His purchase by blood are celebrated in heaven, the four living creatures join the elders, though each is distinct. The emerald was the modern emerald, which Pliny describes as the greenest of all green stones. Amen. They received their power as kings when the beast ceased to exist. "I Jesus sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. But now, when those symbols disappear, because of a new action of God (namely, the consummation of the church's joy), the elders and the living creatures disappear, and we have not the bride alone, but another class of saints, who at once come forward. CHAPTER 21 Revelation 21:1 . 19 The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of precious stone. There will be a new creation accomplished which will endure to eternity (Enoch 72:1). Such is the hard bondage which mere historical tradition imposes on its votaries. All image worshippers are idolaters in every sense of the word. Therefore says the angel, "I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, that hath* the seven heads and the ten horns. Now, this new earth will be orbited by the New Jerusalem. Past history therefore in no way suits the prophecy. They lived, and were put therefore into a place and condition suitable for reigning with Christ, no less than the Old Testament saints and the church itself. (2) FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD ( Revelation 21:3-4 continued). The question is, why is she thus designated? As far as the display of government goes, it is according to God morally, and for His glory, though I deny not for a moment that there are elements of evil which are never allowed, but kept under if not expelled. "And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords.". But the fearful Those who, for fear of losing life or their property, either refused to receive the Christian religion, though convinced of its truth and importance; or, having received it, in times of persecution fell away, not being willing to risk their lives. Thus the name of Christ, not merely as the root and the offspring of David, but as the bright morning star, calls out responsively the heart of the church, and this too under the guiding activity of the Holy Ghost. The Wall And The Gates Of The City ( Revelation 21:12). There is no real proof that man is the first order that God created upon the earth here. He nails the core problem of fearat the end, it can cause us to reject God in favor of self. Consequently, here we must most unquestionably go back to be shown an important object in the prophecy which could not, without interrupting its course, have been described before. And as for the twelve tribes of Israel, they are merely written there, nothing more. 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. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations unto it. God is sovereign. It refers to times in history when a "Christian" tries to save his/her life by giving another Christian up to the persecuting totalitarian regime. WebGreek Reverse Interlinear Layout for Revelation 6:15. This conception of preexisting forms may seem strange. Not having steadfast endurance, - EBCNT, cowardly (etc) . "And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heavens fled away." The account given of Babylon inRevelation 17:1-18; Revelation 17:1-18 does not follow Revelation 14:1-20 or Revelation 16:1-21 in point of prophetic time, but differs from them in structure. 21:8 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005T , , , . The day of the Lord on the world in no way sets aside His dealing with individual souls. It will be approximately the size of the moon. Revelation 21:8 - Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary "I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you," God said to Abraham, " to be God to you and your descendants" ( Genesis 17:7). There are nations and the access though to this heavenly city will be the kings. The rabbinic dreams of the re-created Jerusalem were vast enough. They will then treat her with contempt and shameful exposure. "Alive the two were cast into the lake of fire burning with brimstone." "The dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works." Bad as pagan Rome was, it would be false to affirm that it ever had come out of the bottomless pit. The dream of a new heaven and a new earth was deep in Jewish thought. Here I am obliged to say that our authorized version, and not merely it, but our common Greek Testaments, are altogether wrong. "And when the thousand years are completed, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to war." Since then the world has not seen the imperial power to which all bow. Verse Revelation 21:8. John 16:7-11 (KJV) 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come u Their punishment: They have their part in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. There are probably but few, if any, here who do not understand it as the fore-shadow of a real resurrection. Clearly, therefore, it is future. 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. Then there is the reigning power, but not the execution of judgment in this awful fashion which is attributed to the Lord Himself. They are not pictures of the physical characteristics of the new heaven and the new earth. In Daniel's time it was not at hand. "And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. Justly does she gather her title from the old fountain of idols and of combined power without God: confusion being here the characteristic element, the designation is taken from the renowned city of the Chaldeans, the first spot notorious in both respects. And God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, nor sorrow, nor crying nor shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be to him God, and he shall be son to me. Who does not see that this is precisely analogous to the verse which opened the description of Babylon? "These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them (for he is Lord of lords and King of kings), and they that are with him, called, and chosen, and faithful.". And so it is with this very Babylon that comes before us here. The cube was the symbol of perfection. He is coming, and coming soon for us. Now we find the symbol of the bride brought before us, and the elders and the living creatures disappear. The fact is, in the very best authorities it does not exist at all. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband ( Revelation 21:2 ). The blessed presence of God with his people is here proclaimed and admired: I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, c., Revelation 21:3; Revelation 21:3. But there is a message also for others. 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. We find, accordingly, the four and twenty elders and four living creatures here brought before us for the last time. the first earth and the first heaven passed away; no more sea ( Revelation 21:1 ). "And no curse shall be any more: and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him." Hence we have to own the divine source of government even when its holders abandon all such thoughts themselves, and maintain their rule in the world as a thing flowing from the people irrespective of God. Line-By-Line Order: Verse-Reference. They could not burn at a stake for Christ, but they must burn in hell for sin. In the new world the frightening dark will be no more, for the presence of God will bring eternal light. But whatever subsisted then, that which the Spirit here presents as a whole cannot be found realized at any point of time in the past. And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it ( Revelation 21:22 ). But no; it was an absolute decree that went forth, and this indisputably, from a single head of the undivided empire. I believe the New Jerusalem will actually be an orbit around the new earth. "And the dead were judged," but not out of the book of life, which has nothing to do with judgment. It is an equivalent power that holds them together. They durst not encounter the difficulties of religion, and their slavish fear proceeded from their unbelief; but those who were so dastardly as not to dare to take up the cross of Christ, and discharge their duty to him, were yet so desperate as to run into all manner of abominable wickedness--murder, adultery, sorcery, idolatry, and lying. You would be amazed what fourteen hundred cubed becomes. That way of thought left its mark on Jewish visions between the Testaments. Revelation 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. In verse 14 John has said that the stones are inscribed with the names of the twelve apostles. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. Next they will seize her resources. * Even the Complutensian editors give the right text here; and it would seem that Erasmus failed to use his MS. aright. Revelation 21 ", 2. "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." This refers to the place of consignment for all those things for which God cannot allow any place in heaven. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright the morning star. Scripture and facts refute all such theories. Had those who preached said nothing about heathen vanities, had they merely presented the gospel as a better thing than anything the pagans could boast, I do not doubt that the pagans themselves would have acknowledged thus much. I say "righteousnesses," not "righteousness." But the fearful . The Whole Earth For God ( Revelation 21:24-27). Gates of pearl are a symbol of unimaginable beauty and unassessable riches. These gates could represent the way into the holy city of those who find Christ in the glad morning of their days. A stade is very nearly a furlong; therefore, each side was 1,500 miles long, and the total area of the city was 2,250,000 square miles. It is true that we find sayings like: "God created the Gentiles to be fuel for the fires of hell." And whoremongers; all unclean persons, that indulge themselves in impure lusts, in fornication, adultery, and all lewdness; as the clergy of the church of Rome, who being forbidden to marry, and being under a vow of celibacy, and making great pretensions to chastity and singular holiness, give up themselves to all lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. There are two main ideas here. Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein. I go to prepare a place for you. 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). We. 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. The Sibylline Oracles (5: 447) say that in the last time the sea will be dried up. Here were thrones, and people sat upon them, changed 'before this into the image of Christ's glory.
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