A Commentary on the Revelation of St. John, the DivineJames M. Usher, 1858 - 388 pages |
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... woman should bruise the serpent's head ; " that Jesus was king in Zion ; that Jerusalem should break forth on the right hand and on the left ; that Zion should arise and shine ; that a new heavens and new earth should be created ; that ...
... woman should bruise the serpent's head ; " that Jesus was king in Zion ; that Jerusalem should break forth on the right hand and on the left ; that Zion should arise and shine ; that a new heavens and new earth should be created ; that ...
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... woman of Samaria . See how strik- ingly he represented his doctrine by " living water , " of which if the thirsty drank , they should thirst no more . It should be to them the source of everlasting life ; iv . 10-14 . See also vii . 37 ...
... woman of Samaria . See how strik- ingly he represented his doctrine by " living water , " of which if the thirsty drank , they should thirst no more . It should be to them the source of everlasting life ; iv . 10-14 . See also vii . 37 ...
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... woman sitteth , ' i . e . , the seven hills on which Rome was built , the Septicollis Roma of the Latin writers . There is no room for mistake here ; and as little room , it seems to me , is there for mistake in another part of the same ...
... woman sitteth , ' i . e . , the seven hills on which Rome was built , the Septicollis Roma of the Latin writers . There is no room for mistake here ; and as little room , it seems to me , is there for mistake in another part of the same ...
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... Woman clothed with the sun , whom the dragon persecuted , The first beast , · The second beast , Symbols of the Christian Victory , The vial angels appear , At this the Church praises God , Vials given to the angels , 1st vial poured ...
... Woman clothed with the sun , whom the dragon persecuted , The first beast , · The second beast , Symbols of the Christian Victory , The vial angels appear , At this the Church praises God , Vials given to the angels , 1st vial poured ...
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... woman is a crown to her husband , ” ( Prov . xii . 4 , ) i . e . , she confers dignity and honor upon him . See also xiv . 18 , " The prudent are crowned with knowledge , " and xvi . 31 , " The hoary head is a crown of glory , if it be ...
... woman is a crown to her husband , ” ( Prov . xii . 4 , ) i . e . , she confers dignity and honor upon him . See also xiv . 18 , " The prudent are crowned with knowledge , " and xvi . 31 , " The hoary head is a crown of glory , if it be ...
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Page 163 - Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there ; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders ; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Page 373 - Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
Page 164 - And another Angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the Angel's hand.
Page 271 - He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear Him.
Page 336 - And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle : the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Page 91 - Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you : and ye shall be hated of all nations for ^my name's sake.
Page 110 - Watch therefore, for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready ; for in such an hour, as ye think not, the Son of man cometh.
Page 54 - And I saw another Angel ascending from the East, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four Angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, "Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
Page 167 - And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters ; and the name of the star is called Wormwood ; and the third part of the waters became wormwood ; and many men died of the waters because they were made bitter.
Page 85 - And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. *^His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; 15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. **And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the...