A Commentary on the Revelation of St. John, the DivineJames M. Usher, 1849 - 388 pages |
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... Lord God Almighty , which art , and wast , and art to come ; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power , and hast reigned ; " xi . 14-17 . Is it not reasonable to suppose , that the revelator spoke of the same event to which our Lord ...
... Lord God Almighty , which art , and wast , and art to come ; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power , and hast reigned ; " xi . 14-17 . Is it not reasonable to suppose , that the revelator spoke of the same event to which our Lord ...
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... Lord repeatedly stated , that , at the time of his coming , he should judge the nations of the earth . The time of his coming was preeminently a time of judgment . He foretold , that when the Son of man should come in his glory , he ...
... Lord repeatedly stated , that , at the time of his coming , he should judge the nations of the earth . The time of his coming was preeminently a time of judgment . He foretold , that when the Son of man should come in his glory , he ...
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... Lord was crucified . " The bodies of the witnesses , then , were to lie in the streets of Jerusa- lem . But how could this be , if the city had been destroyed ? And further on in the description the revelator said , that after three ...
... Lord was crucified . " The bodies of the witnesses , then , were to lie in the streets of Jerusa- lem . But how could this be , if the city had been destroyed ? And further on in the description the revelator said , that after three ...
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... Lord to that event ? his identical metaphors ? Our Lord had said , " Immediately after the tribulation of those days , [ he had been speaking of the wars , pestilences , and famines , ] shall the sun be darkened , and the moon shall not ...
... Lord to that event ? his identical metaphors ? Our Lord had said , " Immediately after the tribulation of those days , [ he had been speaking of the wars , pestilences , and famines , ] shall the sun be darkened , and the moon shall not ...
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... Lord's metaphors , ) proceeded in the next place to describe the sealing of God's elect ; and the four winds are commanded to be still , and to blow not on the earth , until the process of sealing was fully completed . There is such an ...
... Lord's metaphors , ) proceeded in the next place to describe the sealing of God's elect ; and the four winds are commanded to be still , and to blow not on the earth , until the process of sealing was fully completed . There is such an ...
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Page 212 - And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Page 151 - And white robes were given unto every one of them ; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
Page 367 - Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God ; and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone ; in whom all the building, fitly framed together, groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord : in whom ye also are builded together, for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
Page 324 - And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Page 136 - And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people : and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time : and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
Page 168 - 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...
Page 221 - He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity : he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
Page 172 - And he opened the bottomless pit, and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. 3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth ; and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Page 376 - 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 92 - 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.