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Texts -- Revelation 5:10-14 (NET)
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- Rev 5:1-14 -- The Opening of the Scroll
Bible Dictionary
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Praise
[isbe] PRAISE - praz (tehillah, "psalm," "praise," todhah, "confession" "thanksgiving," shabhach, "to praise" "glorify," zamar, yadhah, "to stretch out the hand," "confess"; aineo, epaineo, (epainos): 1. Its Meaning: The word comes...
[nave] PRAISE Song of Moses, after the passage of the Red Sea, Ex. 15:1-19. Of Miriam, Ex. 15:21. Of Deborah, after defeating the Canaanites, Judg. 5. Of Haah, 1 Sam. 2:1-10. Of David, celebrating his deliverance from the hand ...
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Amen
[isbe] AMEN - a-men' (in ritual speech and in singing a-men', a'men) ('amen; amen, = "truly," "verily"): Is derived from the reflexive form of a verb meaning "to be firm," or "to prop." It occurs twice as a noun in Isa 65:16, where...
[nave] AMEN A word used to reenforce a statement, Num. 5:22; Deut. 27:12-26; Neh. 5:13; 2 Cor. 1:20; Rev. 1:18; 22:20. Used in prayer, 1 Kin. 1:36; 1 Chr. 16:36; Neh. 8:6; Psa. 41:13; 72:19; 89:52; 106:48; Jer. 28:6; Matt. 6:13; 1...
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Angel
[nave] ANGEL. One of the Holy Trinity Trinitarian authorities interpret the Scriptures cited under this topic as referring to Christ, who according to this view was the divine presence in the wilderness. Called Angel, Acts 7:30, ...
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LORD'S SUPPER; (EUCHARIST)
[isbe] LORD'S SUPPER; (EUCHARIST) - u'-ka-rist GENERAL || I. DEFINITION II. NEW TESTAMENT SOURCES 1. Textual Considerations 2. Narratives Compared (1) Mark (2) Matthew (3) Pauline (4) Luke 3. Other Pauline Data III. PREPARATION FO...
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CHERUB, CHERUBIM
[smith] The symbolical figure so called was a composite creature-form which finds a parallel in the religious insignia of Assyria, Egypt and Persia, e.g. the sphinx, the winged bulls and lions of Nineveh, etc. A cherub guarded paradi...
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Jesus, The Christ
[nave] JESUS, THE CHRIST. Index of Sub-topics History of; Miscellaneous Facts Concerning; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Ascension of; Atonement by; Attributes of; Compassion of; Confessing; Creator; Death of; Design of His...
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Animals
[nave] ANIMALS Creation of, Gen. 1:24, 25; 2:19; Jer. 27:5. Food of, Gen. 1:30. Named, Gen. 2:20. Ordained as food for mankind, Gen. 9:2, 3; Lev. 11:3, 9, 21, 22; Deut. 14:4-6, 9, 11, 20. God's care of, Gen. 9:9, 10; Deut. 25:4...
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ADORATION
[isbe] ADORATION - ad-o-ra'-shun: Though this word never occurs in English Versions, it represents aspects of worship which are very prominent in the Bible. I. Etymology. The word is derived from Latin adorare = (1) "to speak to," ...
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ASCENSION
[isbe] ASCENSION - a-sen'-shun: Most modern Lives of Christ commence at Bethlehem and end with the Ascension, but Christ's life began earlier and continued later. The Ascension is not only a great fact of the New Testament, but a g...
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WORSHIP
[isbe] WORSHIP - wur'-ship (Anglo-Saxon: weorthscipe, wyrthscype, "honor," from weorth, wurth, "worthy," "honorable," and scipe, "ship"): 1. Terms 2. Old Testament Worship 3. New Testament Worship 4. Public Christian Worship LITERA...
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Shouting
[nave] SHOUTING. In Joy and Praise 1 Chr. 15:28; 2 Chr. 15:12-14; Ezra 3:11-13; Psa. 5:11; Psa. 47:1; Isa. 12:6; Luke 17:15; Luke 19:37-41; Acts 3:8, 9; Rev. 5:12-14 See: Praise.
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Church
[nave] CHURCH, the collective body of believers. Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics Called in the O.T., The Congregation, Ex. 12:3, 6, 19, 47; 16:1, 2, 9, 10, 22; Lev. 4:13, 15; 10:17; 24:14. Called in the N.T., Church, Matt. 16:18; ...
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God
[ebd] (A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew 'El, from a word meaning to be strong; (2) of 'Eloah_, plural _'Elohim. The singular form, Eloah, is used only in...
[nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
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NUMBER
[isbe] NUMBER - num'-ber: I. NUMBER AND ARITHMETIC II. NOTATION OF NUMBERS 1. By Words 2. By Signs 3. By Letters III. NUMBERS IN OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY IV. ROUND NUMBERS V. SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS 1. Seven and Its Multiples (1) Ritual U...
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JESUS CHRIST, 5
[isbe] JESUS CHRIST, 5 - PART IV. EPILOGUE: THE APOSTOLIC TEACHING 1. After the Ascension: The earthly life of Jesus is finished. With His resurrection and ascension a new age begins. Yet the work of Christ continues. As Luke expre...
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Living Creature
[nave] LIVING CREATURE Gen. 1:20, 21, 24; 2:19; 6:17, 19; 7:15; 8:21; Rev. 4:6, 7, 8, 9; 5:6, 8, 11, 14; 6:1, 3, 5, 6, 7; 7:11; 14:3; 15:7; 19:4
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Elder
[nave] ELDER. In the Mosaic System Equivalent to the title senator, in present use. Elders, with delegated powers, were authorized to act for their constituency, Deut. 1:13, 15. See: Government, Mosaic. In the Christian Church ...
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Glorifying God
[nave] GLORIFYING GOD Commanded, 1 Chr. 16:28; Psa. 22:23; Isa. 42:12. Due to him, 1 Chr. 16:29; for his holiness, Psa. 99:9; Rev. 15:4; mercy and truth, Psa. 115:1; Rom. 15:9; faithfulness and truth, Isa. 25:1; wondrous works, Ma...
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Laity
[nave] LAITY This word has come to mean those not ordained to sacred work, possibly in error. Rev. 1:6, 5:10
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Song
[nave] SONG Sung at the passover, Matt. 26:30; Mark 14:26. Didactic, Deut. 32. See: Psalms, Didactic. Impersonation of the church, Song 1-8. Of Moses and the Lamb, Rev. 15:3, 4. New, Psa. 33:3; 40:3. Prophetic, See: Psalms, P...
Hymns
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- Agungkan Kuasa NamaNya [KJ.222a]
- Agungkan Kuasa NamaNya [KJ.222b]
- Aku Percaya [KJ.280]
- Berlaksa-laksa Orang [KJ.270] ( Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand )
- Dari Kubur yang Kelam [KJ.190]
- Dia Nobatkanlah [KJ.226] ( Crown Him with Many Crowns )
- Hai Jangan Sendirian [KJ.352]
- Hai Masyhurkanlah [KJ.6] ( Ye Servants of God )
- Haleluya, Hormat Sepenuhnya [KJ.347]
- Haleluya, Terpujilah [KJ.243]
- Insan, Tangisi Dosamu [KJ.157]
- Ketika Tuhanku Disalib [KJ.435]
- Kibarkan Panji RajaMu [KJ.206] ( Fling out the Banner )
- Kita, Anak Adam [KJ.156]
- Lihat Salib di atas Bukit Golgota [KJ.182]
- Mahakasih Yang Ilahi [KJ.58] ( Love Divine, All Loves Excelling )
- Maju, Laskar Kristus [KJ.339] ( Onward, Christian Soldiers )
- Muliakan Allah Bapa [KJ.242]
- Muliakan Allah yang Esa [KJ.45]
- Naik ke Sorga Cemerlang [KJ.218]
- Puji Allah Pencipta [KJ.244]
- Puji Yesus [KJ.293]
- Pujilah [KJ.47]
- Segala Kemuliaan [KJ.161]
- Terpuji Engkau, Allah Mahabesar [KJ.397] ( Revive Us Again / We Praise Thee, O God )
- Tuhan, Pencipta Semesta [KJ.289]
- UmatMu Bersembah Sujud [KJ.227]
- Ya Yesus, Dikau Kurindukan [KJ.84]
- Yang Dipuji Kaum Gembala [KJ.116]
- Yerusalem, Mulia dan Kudus [KJ.261]
- Yesus Bangkit! Nyanyilah [KJ.187]
- Yesus Hidup dan Menang [KJ.210]
- Yesus Kristus Memerintah [KJ.220]
- Yesus, Tuhanku, Apakah Dosaku [KJ.167]
- Yesuslah Raja yang Menang [KJ.248a]
- Yesuslah Raja yang Menang [KJ.248b]
- [Rev 5:11] Chorus Of Fire
- [Rev 5:11] Come, Let Us Join Our Cheerful Songs
- [Rev 5:11] Everlasting Hymn, The
- [Rev 5:11] Hark, Ten Thousand Harps And Voices
- [Rev 5:11] Hark! Ten Thousand Voices
- [Rev 5:11] Hark! The Notes Of Angels Singing
- [Rev 5:11] Holy, Holy, Is What The Angels Sing
- [Rev 5:11] How Shall I Sing That Majesty
- [Rev 5:11] I Heard A Sound Of Voices
- [Rev 5:11] O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing
- [Rev 5:11] O That I Had A Thousand Voices
- [Rev 5:11] O Ye Immortal Throng
- [Rev 5:11] Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand
- [Rev 5:11] Thousand Oracles Divine, A
- [Rev 5:11] What Heavenly Music
- [Rev 5:11] Ye Holy Angels Bright
- [Rev 5:12] Come, Let Us Sing The Song Of Songs
- [Rev 5:12] Come, Ye Faithful, Raise The Anthem
- [Rev 5:12] From Highest Heav’n The Eternal Son
- [Rev 5:12] Glory To God On High
- [Rev 5:12] He Is Coming
- [Rev 5:12] Sing We The Song
- [Rev 5:12] What Are These In Bright Array
- [Rev 5:12] What Equal Honors Shall We Bring
- [Rev 5:12] Worthy Is The Lamb!
- [Rev 5:13] Countless Multitudes On High, The
- [Rev 5:13] O For A Sweet, Inspiring Ray
- [Rev 5:13] See The Ransomed Millions Stand
- [Rev 5:13] Thro’ The New Heav’n What Voices Ring
Questions
- There are several passages in the Bible which make clear statements on this subject. See Job 19:26,27; Isaiah 33:17; Matt. 5:8; Luke 1:19; Jude 1:24; I John 3:2; Rev. 5:8,11, and others....
- "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor sexual perverts, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor reviler...
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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)
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There are at least three purposes for the inclusion of this genealogy, which contains 10 paragraphs (vv. 1-5, 6-8, 9-11, 12-14, 15-17, 18-20, 21-24, 25-27, 28-31, and 32).1. It shows the development of the human race from Ada...
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110:3 When Messiah comes to rule over His enemies His people will willingly join in His reign (cf. Judg. 5:2). They will be holy in contrast to the unholy whom Messiah will subdue. They will be as youthful warriors, namely st...
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6:1 Why did Isaiah date this passage since he did not date most of his others?70Probably he did so because King Uzziah had been the best king of Judah since Solomon. Nevertheless during the last part of his reign he suffered ...
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This final stanza gives the explanation for the Servant's submissive suffering for sinners and so completes the song.53:10 The apparent miscarriage of justice just described (v. 9) would not be what it would appear to be. It ...
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"Having described the exaltation of Zion and her enlargement through the influx of the Gentiles, the prophet turns to describe the destruction of Zion's enemies."701"The oracle is most dramatic. The only OT passage that in an...
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"Ezekiel's vision of God's glory had provided the needed perspectivefor his task (1:4-2:7). The messagehe was to deliver was provided by God (2:8-3:11). Then he needed motivationto direct him to the task. That motivation was ...
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7:15-16 Even though Daniel understood all kinds of visions and dreams (1:17), much of what he had just seen baffled and alarmed him (cf. 7:28). He now saw himself participating in the events of his vision. He evidently addres...
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Micah had prayed, he received the Lord's answer, and this answer moved him to worship (cf. Exod. 34:6-7).447:18 The prophet praised Yahweh as a God who is unique in that He pardons the rebellious sins of the surviving remnant...
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12:36 In the parable the master returns from a wedding feast. Perhaps Jesus had the heavenly marriage supper of Jesus with His bride the church in view (cf. Rev. 4-5). This event will precede His second coming to the earth (R...
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John the Baptist continued his witness to Jesus' identity by identifying Him publicly as the Lamb of God. This witness is a crucial part of the writer's purpose of promoting faith in Jesus.1:29 The very next day John saw Jesu...
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This paragraph is the most important one in the epistle and the most difficult to interpret."By anyone's reckoning, 2:6-11 constitutes the single most significant block of material in Philippians."582:5 Paul introduced an ill...
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Paul next turned to another subject on which his readers needed instruction in view of their newness in Christ (cf. 3:10). He outlined the immediate hope of his readers. He did this to explain that those of their number who h...
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To encourage Timothy further to endure hardship Paul cited a commonly accepted and used quotation that encouraged believers to remain faithful to their Christian profession (cf. 1 Tim. 1:15; 3:1; 4:9; Titus 3:8). It may have ...
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The subject of the Book of Revelation is Jesus Christ (1:1). It is an unveiling ("revelation") of Him. What does this book reveal about Christ? The Book of Revelation is the unveiling of the person of Jesus Christ, the power ...
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I. The preparation of the prophet ch. 1A. The prologue of the book 1:1-81. The preface 1:1-32. The address and doxology 1:4-63. The theme 1:7-8B. The commission of the prophet 1:9-201. The first commission to write 1:9-112. T...
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The Apostle John wrote these opening verses to introduce to his readers the main subject dealt with in this book and his purpose for writing it.1:1 "The revelation of Jesus Christ"is the subject of this book. "Revelation"mean...
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"As is true of NT epistles in general, the address of Revelation contains three elements: the writer, the addressees, and the greeting."181:4 John sent this letter to the seven churches mentioned in chapters 2 and 3, which we...
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John turned to see the person who had given him his commission. These verses describe what he saw.1:12 When John turned to see the person who spoke to him he saw a majestic figure clothed in a long robe standing among seven l...
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John's response to this revelation was similar to Daniel's response to the vision God gave him (cf. Dan. 10:7-9). Jesus then proceeded to give John more information about what He wanted him to do.1:17 This revelation of Jesus...
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John recorded the rest of this book to reveal those aspects of the future that God wanted His people to know (cf. 1:19). He revealed the events in chapters 4-18 to enable the readers to understand events leading up to Jesus C...
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Chapters 4 and 5 prepared John, and they prepare the reader, for the outpouring of judgments on the earth that follow. They present the place from which these judgments originate and the Person from whom they come. Before rev...
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This chapter focuses on God the Father, the Creator who hands over the seven-sealed scroll. Chapter 5 emphasizes God the Son, the Redeemer who receives and opens the scroll.
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4:2 As soon as John heard this invitation, he entered another ecstatic state (cf. 1:10). His body remained on the earth, but he saw a throne and someone sitting on it in heaven (cf. Ezek. 11:1, 5). "Throne"occurs 45 times in ...
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4:9 Whenever it is appropriate and possible the four living creatures give praise to eternal God. They glorify and honor Him for His perfections, and they thank Him for His great works, especially His creation (v. 11).4:10 Th...
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5:6 As with our dreams, John's vision contained some unusual features. John saw the Messiah as a Lamb.229The Lamb is a symbol of Jesus Christ at His first advent, meek and submissive to a sacrificial death as our substitute (...
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6:1 "I saw"marks the continuation of what John had seen that chapters 4 and 5 record, but also the commencement of revelation concerning future events on earth. Chapters 1-5 have introduced this revelation. John was an eyewit...
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What happened next evidently took place in heaven.6:9 The altar John saw was evidently in heaven (cf. 8:3, 5; 14:18). Earlier John had seen a throneroom in heaven (chs. 4-5), but now he saw a temple. Probably the concepts of ...
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There are a number of contrasts between the 144,000 and this great multitude. The number of the first group is not only smaller but definite whereas the number of the second group is larger and indefinite. People from the 12 ...
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John's revelation continued to unfold future events as God revealed these to him in his vision. The scene John saw next was in heaven. The seventh trumpet judgment did not begin immediately (cf. 8:1-5), but John received info...
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14:1 "And I looked"(Gr. kai eidon) introduces three scenes in chapter 14 (vv. 1, 6, 14), as this phrase did twice in chapter 13 (vv. 1, 11). "Behold"(Gr. idou, cf. v. 14) calls special attention to the greatness of the sight ...
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This pericope has strong ties to what precedes (16:17-18:24). It is the concluding revelation concerning the fall of Babylon, the latter-day Egypt and Tyre, and Antichrist, the ultimate Pharaoh of the Exodus and King of Tyre....
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". . . it is not difficult to see why the early church understood John to be teaching a millennium in Revelation 20. Three arguments support this interpretation: (1) the teaching of two resurrections, (2) the binding of Satan...
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20:11 This "And I saw"introduces something else John saw in this vision (cf. 19:11, 17, 19; 20:1, 4, 12; 21:1, 2). The continuation of chronological progression seems clear from the continued use of "And"to introduce new info...
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Essentially what John saw next was Paradise regained (cf. 2:7; Gen. 2; Luke 23:43; 2 Cor. 12:2). Having viewed the splendor of the New Jerusalem he now saw what will nourish and enrich the lives of God's people there."Up to t...
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22:6 The angel who had been revealing the new creation to John, one of the angels who had the seven bowls (21:9), continued to speak to him.782He assured John that the things prophesied to happen soon (4:1-22:5), which John h...
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Abbott-Smith, George. A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1950.Aldrich, Roy L. "The Divisions of the First Resurrection."Bibliotheca Sacra128:510 (April-June 1971):117-19.Alford, Henry. ...
Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)
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I John am a partaker with you in the kingdom.'Now John does not say, I am going to be a partaker,' but says, Here and now, in this little rocky island of Patmos, an exile and all but a martyr, I yet, like all the rest of you,...