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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:6

Kings and priests - See on 1 Peter 2:5 ; (note), 1 Peter 2:9 ; (note). But instead of βασιλεις και ἱερεις , kings and priests the most reputable MSS., versions, and fathers have βασιλειαν ἱερεις , a kingdom and priests; i.e. a kingdom of priests, or a royal priesthood. The regal and sacerdotal dignities are the two highest that can possibly exist among men; and these two are here mentioned to show the glorious prerogatives and state of the children of God. To him be glory - ... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:7

Behold, he cometh with clouds - This relates to his coming to execute judgment on the enemies of his religion; perhaps to his coming to destroy Jerusalem, as he was to be particularly manifested to them that pierced him, which must mean the incredulous and rebellious Jews. And all kindreds of the earth - Πασαι αἱ φυλαι της γης· All the tribes of the land. By this the Jewish people are most evidently intended, and therefore the whole verse may be understood as predicting the... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:8

I am Alpha and Omega - I am from eternity to eternity. This mode of speech is borrowed from the Jews, who express the whole compass of things by א aleph and ת tau , the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet; but as St. John was writing in Greek, he accommodates the whole to the Greek alphabet, of which Α alpha and Ω omega are the first and last letters. With the rabbins ת ועד מא meeleph vead tau , "from aleph to tau," expressed the whole of a matter, from the... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:9

Your brother - A Christian, begotten of God, and incorporated in the heavenly family. Companion in tribulation - Suffering under the persecution in which you also suffer. In the kingdom - For we are a kingdom of priests unto God. And patience of Jesus - Meekly bearing all indignities, privations, and sufferings, for the sake and after the example of our Lord and Master. The isle that is called Patmos - This island is one of the Sporades, and lies in the Aegean Sea, between... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:1

The Revelation of Jesus Christ . This phrase occurs elsewhere in the New Testament only in 1 Peter 1:7 , 1 Peter 1:13 . It means the revelation which Jesus Christ makes, not that which reveals him. John is the writer, Jesus Christ the Author, of the book. Revelation ( απόκαλυψις ) is a word reserved for the gospel; no Old Testament prophecy is called a revelation (contrast 1 Samuel 20:30 ). It means the unveiling of Divine mysteries ( Ephesians 3:3 ), and from this it easily... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:1

Revelation. "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him." The very word belongs to the Holy Scriptures, and is peculiar to them. None of the Greek writers use it in the sacred sense which we always associate with it. And this is not to be wondered at, for they had naught to tell with any authority on those profound questions with which it is the province of revelation to deal, and upon which the mind of man yearns for light. But when that light first flashed upon men, no... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:1-3

The superscription. This consists of a brief description of the contents and origin of the book, and a commendation of it to the reader and hearer. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:1-3

Introduction: the purport of the book. In commencing a series of sketches which shall furnish in outline a homiletic exposition of such a book as this, the writer may well feel borne down with a sense of the responsibility of the task he has undertaken. And yet such responsibility, great as it is, is prevented from being overwhelming through the infinite joy and comfort he has himself derived from a repeated study of it—a study extending over some fifteen or twenty years, and now renewed... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:1-3

The revelation. The interpretation of the Book of Revelation confessedly difficult, some portions in particular; hence many differing views. But the book designed for practical purposes; throughout it a rich vein of practical instruction. The homily seizes upon the practical truth—that truth which can be worked up into the practice of daily life. I. THE ORIGIN OF THE REVELATION — GOD . It is the revelation "which God gave." Fountain of all truth; stamps its high character;... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:1-3

Aspects of human history. "The Revelation of Jesus Christ," etc. Human history seems to be presented here as I. AS A REVELATION . "The Revelation of Jesus Christ" (verse 1). ἀποκαλύψις ιησοῦ χριστοῦ . To "reveal" means to uncover, to disclose. A revelation is an unveiling of the hidden. Whatever has not appeared, whether things or persons, is hidden or concealed from view. There are universes hidden from us as yet, that in the future may appear. There is only One Being in... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:1-3

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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:1-3

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