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And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go [and] take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. 8. spake unto me again ] The true reading is scarcely grammatical, but must mean “[I heard] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 10:8”

But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. 7. when he shall begin to sound ] More accurately, “when he shall be about to sound.” the mystery of God ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 10:7”

And swore by him that liveth forever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: 6. sware by him ] This angel therefore is in no sense … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 10:6”

And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, 5. lifted up his hand to heaven ] Read, “his right hand.” Cf. Dan 12:7, where the angel lifts up both hands: here, his left is occupied with the book. For the gesture symbolic of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 10:5”

And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. 4. I was about to write ] See Rev 1:19. It is useless to speculate how far the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 10:4”

And cried with a loud voice, as [when] a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. 3. seven thunders ] Lit. the seven thunders. The only reason that we can imagine for the presence of the article is, that to St John’s mind “the seven thunders” formed one element in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 10:3”

And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left [foot] on the earth, 2. a little book ] The diminutive perhaps suggests comparison (but hardly contrast) with the book of Rev 5:1 seqq. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 10:2”

And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow [was] upon his head, and his face [was] as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: 1. We are not told yet, as we might expect, that “the second woe is past,” nor does … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 10:1”

Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. 21. sorceries ] Fitly mentioned between “murders” and “fornication,” and in connexion with “idolatry;” cf. Gal 5:20, and note on Rev 21:8. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 21. Neither repented they of their … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 9:21”

And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: 20. that they should not worship … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 9:20”