A Commentary on the Revelation of St. John, the DivineJames M. Usher, 1849 - 388 pages |
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... seems to be not only a re- cognition of the fact of the piercing of Jesus ' side in both cases , but that they that pierced him should look on him . It is difficult to resist the conviction that both passages were written by the same ...
... seems to be not only a re- cognition of the fact of the piercing of Jesus ' side in both cases , but that they that pierced him should look on him . It is difficult to resist the conviction that both passages were written by the same ...
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... seems such a unity of expression as we could scarcely expect except between men familiar with each other's forms of speech ; and it will be remembered that Peter and John were fel- low - laborers . The revelator represents the church as ...
... seems such a unity of expression as we could scarcely expect except between men familiar with each other's forms of speech ; and it will be remembered that Peter and John were fel- low - laborers . The revelator represents the church as ...
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... seem to have made the same deep impres- sion upon the minds of the other evangelists , that it did upon the mind of John . He is the only one who 3 * AUTHORSHIP OF THE APOCALYPSE . 29 in the gospel of John. The evangelist seems to ...
... seem to have made the same deep impres- sion upon the minds of the other evangelists , that it did upon the mind of John . He is the only one who 3 * AUTHORSHIP OF THE APOCALYPSE . 29 in the gospel of John. The evangelist seems to ...
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... seems to us this would be strange reasoning . We should remember that John was a much younger man when he wrote the Apocalypse than he was when he wrote the Gospel and Epistles ; and there may have been reasons unknown to us why he ...
... seems to us this would be strange reasoning . We should remember that John was a much younger man when he wrote the Apocalypse than he was when he wrote the Gospel and Epistles ; and there may have been reasons unknown to us why he ...
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... seems to form an exception to all the books of the New Testament which treat of the fall of that city . The warnings , the metaphors , which occur in the other parts of the New Testament , and which are unquestionably 36 INTNODUCTION ...
... seems to form an exception to all the books of the New Testament which treat of the fall of that city . The warnings , the metaphors , which occur in the other parts of the New Testament , and which are unquestionably 36 INTNODUCTION ...
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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.