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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 2:28

Revelation 2:28. And I will give him the morning star.— This is one of Christ's titles, ch. Rev 22:16 which he takes upon him, to signify that he is the first Prince of the resurrection; and so this is as much as if he had said, "I will give him power to be the morning-star, even as I am myself." A star, in the symbolical language, signifies a king, prince, or ruler. But our adorable Saviour is both a Star and a Sun. See Malachi 4:2. We maymark the opposition between the threatening to the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:1

1. Ephesus—famed for the temple of Diana, one of the seven wonders of the world. For three years Paul labored there. He subsequently ordained Timothy superintending overseer or bishop there: probably his charge was but of a temporary nature. John, towards the close of his life, took it as the center from which he superintended the province. holdeth—Greek, "holdeth fast," as in Revelation 2:25; Revelation 3:11; compare John 10:28; John 10:29. The title of Christ here as "holding fast the seven... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:2

2. I know thy works—expressing His omniscience. Not merely "thy professions, desires, good resolutions" (Revelation 14:13, end). thy labour—Two oldest manuscripts omit "thy"; one supports it. The Greek means "labor unto weariness." patience—persevering endurance. bear—evil men are a burden which the Ephesian Church regarded as intolerable. We are to "bear (the same Greek, Revelation 14:13- :) one another's burdens" in the case of weak brethren; but not to bear false brethren. tried—by... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:3

3. borne . . . patience—The oldest manuscripts transpose these words. Then translate as Greek, "persevering endurance . . . borne." "Thou hast borne" My reproach, but "thou canst not bear the evil" ( :-). A beautiful antithesis. and . . . hast laboured, and hast not fainted—The two oldest manuscripts and oldest versions read, "and . . . hast not labored," omitting "and hast fainted." The difficulty which transcribers by English Version reading tried to obviate, was the seeming contradiction, "I... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:4

4. somewhat . . . because—Translate, "I have against thee (this) that," c. It is not a mere somewhat" it is everything. How characteristic of our gracious Lord, that He puts foremost all He can find to approve, and only after this notes the shortcomings! left thy first love—to Christ. Compare 1 Timothy 5:12, "cast off their first faith." See the Ephesians' first love, Ephesians 1:15. This epistle was written under Domitian, when thirty years had elapsed since Paul had written his Epistle to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:5

5. whence—from what a height. do the first works—the works which flowed from thy first love. Not merely "feel thy first feelings," but do works flowing from the same principle as formerly, "faith which worketh by love." I will come—Greek, "I am coming" in special judgment on thee. quickly—omitted in two oldest manuscripts, Vulgate and Coptic versions: supported by one oldest manuscript. remove thy candlestick out of his place—I will take away the Church from Ephesus and remove it elsewhere. "It... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:6

6. But—How graciously, after necessary censure, He returns to praise for our consolation, and as an example to us, that we would show, when we reprove, we have more pleasure in praising than in fault-finding. hatest the deeds—We should hate men's evil deeds, not hate the men themselves. Nicolaitanes—IRENÆUS [Against Heresies, 1.26.3] and TERTULLIAN [Prescription against Heretics, 46] make these followers of Nicolas, one of the seven (honorably mentioned, Acts 6:3; Acts 6:5). They (CLEMENT OF... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:7

7. He that hath an ear—This clause precedes the promise in the first three addresses, succeeds it in the last four. Thus the promises are enclosed on both sides with the precept urging the deepest attention as to the most momentous truths. Every man "hath an ear" naturally, but he alone will be able to hear spiritually to whom God has given "the hearing ear"; whose "ear God hath wakened" and "opened." Compare "Faith, the ears of the soul" [CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA]. the Spirit saith—What Christ... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:8

8. Smyrna—in Ionia, a little to the north of Ephesus. POLYCARP, martyred in A.D. 168, eighty-six years after his conversion, was bishop, and probably "the angel of the Church in Smyrna" meant here. The allusions to persecutions and faithfulness unto death accord with this view. IGNATIUS [The Martyrdom of Ignatius 3], on his way to martyrdom in Rome, wrote to POLYCARP, then (A.D. 108) bishop of Smyrna; if his bishopric commenced ten or twelve years earlier, the dates will harmonize. TERTULLIAN... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:9

9. thy works, and—omitted in two oldest manuscripts, Vulgate, and Coptic. Supported by one oldest manuscript. tribulation—owing to persecution. poverty—owing to "the spoiling of their goods." but thou art rich—in grace. Contrast Laodicea, rich in the world's eyes and her own, poor before God. "There are both poor rich-men, and rich poor-men in God's sight" [TRENCH]. blasphemy of them—blasphemous calumny of thee on the part of (or arising from) them. say they are Jews, and are not—Jews by... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 2:28

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:6

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:7

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 2:9

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