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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 1:10-11

Revelation 1:10-11. I was in the Spirit That is, in a trance, a prophetic vision; so overwhelmed with the power, and filled with the light of the Holy Spirit, as to be insensible of outward things, and wholly taken up with spiritual and divine. What follows is one single, connected vision, which St. John saw in one day: and therefore he that would understand it should carry his thoughts straight on through the whole, without interruption. The other prophetic books are collections of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 1:12-16

Revelation 1:12-16. And I turned to see the voice That is, to see him whose voice it was; and being turned, I saw It seems the vision presented itself gradually. First, he heard a voice, and upon looking behind him he saw the golden candlesticks, and then, in the midst of the candlesticks, which were placed in a circle, he saw one like the Son of man That is, one in a human form. As a man, likewise, our Lord doubtless appears in heaven; though not exactly in this symbolical manner,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 1:9-20

2:1-3:22 LETTERS TO THE SEVEN CHURCHESApart from occasional minor variations, the seven letters follow the same pattern. They begin with a greeting from the risen Christ (whose titles are mostly taken from the vision described in 1:12-16), followed in turn by a statement of praise and/or criticism concerning the current state of the church, a warning, an instruction and a promise. Although each church received the particular message for itself, it would also hear the messages for the other... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 1:9

who also am. Omit. companion = partaker, as Romans 11:17 . Philippians 1:1 , Philippians 1:7 ; &c. tribulation = the tribulation. Here; Revelation 2:9 , Revelation 2:10 , Revelation 2:22 ; Revelation 7:14 . in the. The texts omit. kingdom and patience. With this "kingdom" the "tribulation" is specially connected. Figure of speech Hendiatris ( App-6 ). See Acts 14:22 . patience. Occurs seven times in Rev. Compare Luke 21:19 . 2 Thessalonians 3:5 . of. The texts read "in" (Greek. en)... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 1:10

Spirit. App-101 . See Revelation 4:2 ; Revelation 17:3 ; Revelation 21:10 . on = in (Greek. en) . the Lord's day = the day of the Lord (Isaiah 2:12 , &c), the Hebrew terms for which are equivalent to the Greek he kuriake hemera, the Lord's day. Occurances: 1 Thessalonians 5:2 . 2 Thessalonians 2:2 (with texts). 2 Peter 3:16 . Not our Sunday. trumpet. In O.T. connected with war and the day of the Lord. See Zephaniah 1:14-16 ; &c. This verse (10) is the key to understanding the book... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 1:11

I am . . . last: and. The texts omit. seest. App-133 . in. Greek. eis. book = roll, or scroll, as Revelation 6:14 . send. App-174 . which . . . Asia. The texts omit. unto. Greek. eis, as above. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 1:12

voice. The Speaker (Figures of speech Metonymy of Effect, and Catachresis. App-6 ). See Revelation 1:10 . spake = was speaking. being = having. candlesticks = larnpstands. Occurs seven times in Rev. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 1:9

THE GREAT INTRODUCTORY VISIONI John, your brother and partaker with you in the tribulation and kingdom and patience which are in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.I John ... See introduction for comment on the authorship of Revelation. Although an apostle, and possibly the last surviving apostle, he here identified himself with his readers as their brother and a fellow-member of Christ's kingdom. All of the sacred writers hesitated to... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 1:10

I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet.In the Spirit ... Not much is known of this state of being "in the Spirit"; but, evidently, all of the Scripture writers were in such a state when they received their divine revelation. Jesus said of David, "How then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord?" (Matthew 22:43). Many speculations about this have yielded little or no valuable information.On the Lord's day ... This expression is found only here... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 1:11

Saying, What thou seest, write in a book and send it to the seven churches: unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.We shall give particular attention to each of these churches in connection with the letter addressed to each. "It is difficult not to feel that SEVEN CHURCHES are chosen because of the sacred nature of that number."[40] Full agreement with this view is felt, as noted under Revelation 1:4, above.... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 1:10-11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 1:12-16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 1:9-20

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 1:9

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 1:10

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 1:11

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 1:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 1:9

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 1:10

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 1:11

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