revelation 21:8 greek

"I will make him the first-born, the highest of the kings of the earth" ( Psalms 89:27). Here you may see the reason for saying that the four and twenty elders and the four living creatures are not absolutely the church, because when that symbol applies, and the one of the bride comes forward, we have got others too. This is the meaning of "one hour with the beast.". Can anything be less reasonable (even taking that ground, low as it is) than that the various rulers of the western powers, Catholic kings, join the Pope in destroying his own city, or his own church, whichever Babylon may be made? And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. That is what Paul is thinking of when he speaks of the Jerusalem that is above ( Galatians 4:26), and also what is in the mind of the writer to the Hebrews when he speaks of the heavenly Jerusalem ( Hebrews 12:22). Separate Line. I am not aware of any MS. in its favour, though some versions represent it. But it really is. Revelation There are three gates on the east. see notes at Revelation 9:17; and Revelation 14:10; and Revelation 19:20; and Revelation 20:10. which is the second death . But in this is shown what it is of importance to see the true nature of the kingdom or millennial reign. Further, after this Jesus introduces Himself, as well as sends His angel. is a word to him that hears. He has to use whatever language and illustrations he can find in an attempt to describe the spiritual quality of life in the eternal state.Johns visions symbolize spiritual realities. 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. WebRevelation 21:8 Lexicon: "But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part This city is seen now as the holy vessel of divine power for governing the earth during the millennium, "having the glory of God: and her brightness was like a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.". Reception And Rejection ( Revelation 21:24-27 Continued). And so he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal ( Revelation 21:9-11 ); So you see how light refracts in a crystal and the brilliance or in a diamond the refraction of light, the glorious colors that are coming forth from the new Jerusalem as it descends out of heaven to take its place of orbit around the new earth. Consequently they sat upon the thrones at once; while the two latter classes, described in the rest of the verse, were still in the separate state "and the souls." But there never was the thought of giving Christ the only place He could take. John may simply have used the breast-plate as his model. When the apostle Paul wrote to the, saints at Rome, he particularly specified at that very time the duty of absolute subjection on the part of Christians to the powers which then were. Clearly, therefore, it is future. At first sight it might seem to remove God to such a distance that we are no more to him than the flies on the windowpane. The unbelieving are those who refused to accept the Gospel or those who with their lips accepted it, but by their lives showed that they did not believe it. She will despise everything really divine; she will only use whatever of God's word she can pervert for increasing her own importance, and gaining a greater ascendancy over the consciences of men, and enjoying herself more luxuriously in this world; for she will go far to obliterate all remembrance of heaven, and to make this world a kind of paradise which she embellishes, not with pure and undefiled religion, but with the arts of men and the idolatries of the world. The fallen angels are not called, and the holy angels never need to be they are kept. If a person drew from this, for instance, that the boast was to carry the woman, Babylon, when it had as a fact all that is meant by the seven heads and the ten horns, it would be an error. This is a mistake. All peoples, nations and languages will serve the one who is like a son of man ( Daniel 7:14). What is there to hinder it? And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and those are the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. "And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is near." The fearful lead the van in this black list. 2. We have already seen that the Babylonian story of the creation of the world is of a long struggle between Marduk, the god of creation, and Tiamat, the dragon of chaos. It is altogether foreign to history. Instead of judgment being executed on them, it was given to them. on the other, she had, when she could, gone on increasing in both, until at last the blow of divine judgment came. But along with that God warns of her ruin, and calls on His people (verse 4) to come out of her. 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 he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood." The church goes on according to the will of the Lord, who might according to His own purpose lengthen or abridge the space. Babylon had once heard the varied testimony of God; for what had she not heard of truth? It is an order that is holy and beautiful, where God and his people live together in the closest fellowship. Little do they know, because they believe not what is here written, that it is about to come out of the abyss or bottomless pit. All the nations which are in the whole earth, all shall turn and fear God truly, all shall leave their idols ( Tob_14:6 ). 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. Thus such as were in the separate state were reunited to their bodies, and lived and reigned like those who were already on the thrones. Of course the other is true. "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." Reference-Verse. The woman the strange woman sets forth corruption, human nature indulging itself in its own evil desires, irrespective of God's will. (iii) The chapter ends with a threat. Then we have a description of Babylon given. Since then the world has not seen the imperial power to which all bow. . And whoremongers - See the notes on Galatians 5:19. The millennial nations, "the number of whom is as the sand of the sea," fall a prey to Satan. All who dwell on earth shall fall down and worship before him, And will praise and bless and celebrate with song the Lord of. Or does it mean that the radiance which played over all the city was like the glitter of a jasper? Yet it will be found imperfect, for reasons which, I think, will be clear to any unbiassed mind. And unbelieving Unbelief is a gross, unpardonable sin, unless repented of. They were judged every man according to their works. WebRevelation 21:8 Adj-DMP GRK: NAS: But for the cowardly and unbelieving KJV: But the fearful, and unbelieving, INT: but to [the] fearful and 21:8 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005T , , , . See the 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 notes; Galatians 5:19-21 notes. At the beginning there will have been carnage, as we know, among both the western powers and the eastern powers. God is much more eager to bring men in than to shut them out--and his Church must be the same. The sins mentioned here are some that typically characterize unbelievers, the other group in contrast to overcomers. Greek "For God put [it] into their hearts to do his mind, and to do one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled." ", All things are thus made new; and, further, "these words are faithful." Revelation 21:8 NIV - But the cowardly, the unbelieving, These are not merely the preacher-prejudices of current religion, but the eternal laws of God against such things. 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 ). Let others speculate, if they will: I am persuaded that he who essays to conceive the details is merely striving to draw a bow beyond the power of man. Angels we know from other scriptures will be there, but of this we hear nothing here. Revelation 21:8 - Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary The only right principle in everything is to go to the source of divine truth, and to seek there refreshment and strength and fitness for whatever our God calls us to. For that which comes distinctly before us in this one verse is the twofold fact, that the ten horns here contemplated receive their kingly power for the same hour or time as the beast, and not subsequently, when his rule was extinguished. 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. The bride breathes out this word to the bridegroom; and the Holy Ghost it is that gives strength to her desire that He should come. The Spirit of God regards it in its final shape and completeness, as far as it was permitted to attain it, "The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls." The woman was allowed to ride the beast to influence and govern the empire first, but at last to be the object of hatred to the ten horns and the beast, who expose, rob, and destroy her. Revelation 21 All these things have their place in Babylon the great. I admit that afterwards no doubt the new heaven and the new earth are seen; but who contends that this is the sphere to which the Lord comes? No need of a temple because we meet God everywhere now. One of the most approved axioms is, that kingdoms are just like men in this respect, that they begin, rise, and fall. It is hard to see how Roman city, or anything civil connected with it, could be called "mystery." the holy city Jerusalem. Christians often discuss topics from the book of Revelation, including the Millennium, [5] a 1000-year period when Christ will rule the earth. That is, the tabernacle of God is regarded as a separate object, no doubt associated with men, but not confounded with them. And unquestionably God has been awakening the attention of His people in a remarkable manner to the value of His word, and not least of all to the portion we are now examining. Sometimes they have contended for its application to pagan Rome. Line-By-Line Order: Verse-Reference. [1.] The sons of the stranger will learn to love God and to serve him. What confusion! Then the word is, "Award her even as she awarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she mixed, mix to her double. It is always a child of wickedness. "And he that sat upon him called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war." The friendships of the evil are not lasting. 1:8 (NA27): We may have a special task in it, but this is not the work for us, as it seems to me. But He "treadeth the winepress of the fury of the wrath of the Almighty God" another character of judgment never attributed to the saints, that I know of. Once again it has a double background. The church is heavenly; and in heaven there are no times nor seasons. "Faithful" is what belongs to a man. The son is doubly guilty, because he saw his father's nakedness and felt it enough to hide. The angel least him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal over him, that he should no more deceive the nations, till the thousand years should be completed: after these things he must be loosed a little time.".

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