Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Revelation 5:11
And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;And I saw — The many angels.And heard — The voice and the number of them.Round about the elders — So forming the third circle. It is remarkable, that men are represented through this whole vision as nearer to God than any of the angels.And the number of them was — At least two hundred millions, and two... read more
Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Revelation 5:10
And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.And hast made them — The redeemed. So they speak of themselves also in the third person, out of deep self-abasement.They shall reign over the earth — The new earth: herewith agree the golden crowns of the elders. The reign of the saints in general follows, under the trumpet of the seventh angel; particularly after the first resurrection, as also in eternity, Revelation 11:18; 15:7; 20:4; 22:5; Daniel 7:27; Psalm... read more