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Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Revelation 7:13-17

The bliss of the saints in white robes: v. 13. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? And whence came they? v. 14. And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. v. 15. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple; and He that sitteth on the throne shall... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Revelation 7:1-17

SPECIAL DOCTRINO-ETHICAL AND HOMILETICAL NOTES (ADDENDUM)Section SixthIdeal heavenly World-picture of the Seven Penitential Trumpets. (Ch. 7)General.—The Invisible Church here and beyond: here, the sealed—militant conquerors; beyond, blessed conquerors. The Sealing, and its doctrinal import (δοκιμή characterized by James as δικαιοῦν; Romans 5:4; James 2:21). The neglect of the distinction between justification and sealing has resulted in a sad obscuration of the evangelic fundamental doctrine... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Revelation 7:15

John ‘THREE TABERNACLES’ Joh_1:14 . - Rev_7:15 . - Rev_21:3 . The word rendered ‘dwelt’ in these three passages, is a peculiar one. It is only found in the New Testament-in this Gospel and in the Book of Revelation. That fact constitutes one of the many subtle threads of connection between these two books, which at first sight seem so extremely unlike each other; and it is a morsel of evidence in favour of the common authorship of the Gospel and of the Apocalypse, which has often, and very... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Revelation 7:17

Psalms TWO SHEPHERDS AND TWO FLOCKS Psa_49:14 . - Rev_7:17 . These two verses have a much closer parallelism in expression than appears in our Authorised Version. If you turn to the Revised Version you will find that it rightly renders the former of my texts, ‘Death shall be their shepherd,’ and the latter, ‘The Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall be their Shepherd.’ The Old Testament Psalmist and the New Testament Seer have fallen upon the same image to describe death and the... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Revelation 7:11-17

The Joyous Service of the White-robed Throng Revelation 7:11-17 No nation has a monopoly of saints. No tribe is unrepresented. No language is so rude that its children may not learn the speech of heaven. The theology of heaven attributes salvation to God as its source through Jesus as its medium. Palm branches symbolize victory and the white robes, transfiguring purity. “His raiment became white and dazzling,” Luke 9:29 , r.v. Thus it was spoken of the transfigured Christ. Notice that... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Revelation 7:1-17

Under the sixth seal we have seen and heard the portents of coming divine intervention. At the sounding of the seventh seal these will be resumed. Chapter seven describes a pause, and first deals with events on earth. Restraining angels are seen holding in check the hurricane of divine judgment. After the account of the sealing of an elect number, the seer turns to contemplate a vision in heaven. It is that of a multitude so great that no man could number it. The multitude was diverse and yet... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Revelation 7:9-17

A Great Multitude of Gentile Outcomers Revelation 7:9-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We believe that the Church be raptured before the Tribulation, and that, therefore, the "great multitude" is another company, composed strictly of those saved after the Rapture of the Body of Christ. We propose to give our Scriptural reasons for the Rapture of saints prior to the Tribulation, 1. The Rapture of the Church is before the Tribulation because saints are taught to look for Christ's Corning, and not for the... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 7:17

THE FLOCK ON THE CELESTIAL MOUNTAIN‘The Lamb Which is in the midst of the Throne shall be their Shepherd.’ Revelation 7:17 (R.V.) The relation of Jesus and His people as that of the Shepherd with His sheep is thus revealed as being an eternal relation. The heavenly life is a life lived under the pastorate of Jesus. ‘The Lamb Which is in the midst of the Throne shall be their Shepherd.’ I. Jesus is the Good Shepherd Who, like Moses of old, leads His flock to the mountain of God and ministers... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 7:13-14

‘And one of the elders answered me saying, “These who are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and from where do they come?” And I say to him, “Sir (my lord), you know”.’ It is indicative of John’s state that it is not he who asks the question. He is struck dumb by what he is observing. Thus the elder is responding to his unspoken question as he asks his questions about those clothed in white robes. And to his question John can only say humbly, “Sir, you know”. read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 7:14

“These are those who are coming out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” The elder answers his own questions. All through the present tribulation and the greater tribulations to come Christians will be dying, but now they know that they need not fear. For it is to this that they will come. ‘Those who are coming’, the present participle. We may be intended to read it as ‘the coming ones who have come’. It is quite probable that this... read more

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