John Trapp Complete Commentary - Revelation 1:18
18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. Ver. 18. That liveth and was dead ] So can every regenerate man say, Luke 16:31 ; Ephesians 2:1 . See Trapp on " Eph 2:1 " All saints are "heirs of the grace of life," 1 Peter 3:7 . And have the keys ] The pope, therefore, is not key keeper, as he falsely boasteth, telling us, that God hath put under his feet the beasts of the field, the fowls of the air, and the fish... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Revelation 1:17
17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: Ver. 17. I fell at his feet as dead ] The nearer any one comes to Christ, the more rottenness entereth into his bones. And he laid his right hand ] The same right hand wherein he held the seven stars,Revelation 1:16; Revelation 1:16 . Christus sic omnibus attentus, ut nulli detentus; sic curat universos quasi singulos, sic singulos, quasi solos. Every... read more