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20:12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then books were opened, and another book was opened– the book of life. So the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds.
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Robertson: Rev 20:12 - -- The dead, the great and the small ( tous nekrous tous megalous kai tous mikrous ). The general resurrection of Rev 20:13 is pictured by anticipation ...

The dead, the great and the small ( tous nekrous tous megalous kai tous mikrous ).

The general resurrection of Rev 20:13 is pictured by anticipation as already over. No living are mentioned after the battle of Rev 20:7-10, though some will be living when Jesus comes to judge the quick and the dead (2Ti 4:1; 1Th 4:13.). All classes and conditions (Rev 11:18; Rev 13:16; Rev 19:5, Rev 19:18) John saw "standing before the throne"(hestōtas enōpion tou thronou ).

Robertson: Rev 20:12 - -- Books were opened ( biblia ēnoichthēsan ). First aorist passive of anoigō . Like Dan 7:10. The record of each human being has been kept in God&...

Books were opened ( biblia ēnoichthēsan ).

First aorist passive of anoigō . Like Dan 7:10. The record of each human being has been kept in God’ s books.

Robertson: Rev 20:12 - -- Were judged ( ekrithēsan ). First aorist passive indicative of krinō . The sentence upon each rests upon written evidence.

Were judged ( ekrithēsan ).

First aorist passive indicative of krinō . The sentence upon each rests upon written evidence.

Robertson: Rev 20:12 - -- Another book which is the book of life ( allo biblion ho estin tēs zōēs ). This book has already been mentioned (Rev 3:5; Rev 13:8; Rev 17:8). ...

Another book which is the book of life ( allo biblion ho estin tēs zōēs ).

This book has already been mentioned (Rev 3:5; Rev 13:8; Rev 17:8). "It is the roll of living citizens of Jerusalem"(Swete), "the church of the first born enrolled in heaven"(Heb 12:23). The books are "the vouchers for the book of life"(Alford). We are saved by grace, but character at last (according to their works) is the test as the fruit of the tree (Mat 7:16, Mat 7:20; Mat 10:32.; 25:31-46; Joh 15:6; 2Co 5:10; Rom 2:10; Rev 2:23; Rev 20:12; Rev 22:12).

Vincent: Rev 20:12 - -- Before God Read θρόνου throne for Θεοῦ God . So Rev., before the throne .

Before God

Read θρόνου throne for Θεοῦ God . So Rev., before the throne .

Vincent: Rev 20:12 - -- The books ( βιβλία ) No article. Read books . Compare Dan 7:10.

The books ( βιβλία )

No article. Read books . Compare Dan 7:10.

Vincent: Rev 20:12 - -- Book of life See on Rev 3:5.

Book of life

See on Rev 3:5.

Wesley: Rev 20:12 - -- Of every age and condition. This includes, also, those who undergo a change equivalent to death, 1Co 15:51.

Of every age and condition. This includes, also, those who undergo a change equivalent to death, 1Co 15:51.

Wesley: Rev 20:12 - -- Human judges have their books written with pen and ink: how different is the nature of these books! Were opened - O how many hidden things will then c...

Human judges have their books written with pen and ink: how different is the nature of these books! Were opened - O how many hidden things will then come to light; and how many will have quite another appearance than they had before in the sight of men! With the book of God's omniscience, that of conscience will then exactly tally. The book of natural law, as well as of revealed, will then also be displayed. It is not said, The books will be read: the light of that day will make them visible to all. Then, particularly, shall every man know himself, and that with the last exactness This will be the first true, full, impartial, universal history.

Wesley: Rev 20:12 - -- Wherein are enrolled all that are accepted through the Beloved; all who lived and died in the faith that worketh by love. Which is the book of life, w...

Wherein are enrolled all that are accepted through the Beloved; all who lived and died in the faith that worketh by love. Which is the book of life, was opened - What manner of expectation will then be, with regard to the issue of the whole! Mal 3:16, &c.

JFB: Rev 20:12 - -- "the rest of the dead" who did not share the first resurrection, and those who died during the millennium.

"the rest of the dead" who did not share the first resurrection, and those who died during the millennium.

JFB: Rev 20:12 - -- B has "the small and the great." A, Vulgate, Syriac, and ANDREAS have "the great and the small." The wicked who had died from the time of Adam to Chri...

B has "the small and the great." A, Vulgate, Syriac, and ANDREAS have "the great and the small." The wicked who had died from the time of Adam to Christ's second advent, and all the righteous and wicked who had died during and after the millennium, shall then have their eternal portion assigned to them. The godly who were transfigured and reigned with Christ during it, shall also be present, not indeed to have their portion assigned as if for the first time (for that shall have been fixed long before, Joh 5:24), but to have it confirmed for ever, and that God's righteousness may be vindicated in the case of both the saved and the lost, in the presence of an assembled universe. Compare "We must ALL appear," &c. Rom 14:10; 2Co 5:10. The saints having been first pronounced just themselves by Christ out of "the book of life," shall sit as assessors of the Judge. Compare Mat 25:31-32, Mat 25:40, "these My brethren." God's omniscience will not allow the most insignificant to escape unobserved, and His omnipotence will cause the mightiest to obey the summons. The living are not specially mentioned: as these all shall probably first (before the destruction of the ungodly, Rev 20:9) be transfigured, and caught up with the saints long previously transfigured; and though present for the confirmation of their justification by the Judge, shall not then first have their eternal state assigned to them, but shall sit as assessors with the Judge.

JFB: Rev 20:12 - -- (Dan 7:10). The books of God's remembrance, alike of the evil and the good (Psa 56:8; Psa 139:4; Mal 3:16): conscience (Rom 2:15-16), the word of Chr...

(Dan 7:10). The books of God's remembrance, alike of the evil and the good (Psa 56:8; Psa 139:4; Mal 3:16): conscience (Rom 2:15-16), the word of Christ (Joh 12:48), the law (Gal 3:10), God's eternal counsel (Psa 139:16).

JFB: Rev 20:12 - -- (Rev 3:5; Rev 13:8; Rev 21:27; Exo 32:32-33; Psa 69:28; Dan 12:1; Phi 4:3). Besides the general book recording the works of all, there is a special b...

(Rev 3:5; Rev 13:8; Rev 21:27; Exo 32:32-33; Psa 69:28; Dan 12:1; Phi 4:3). Besides the general book recording the works of all, there is a special book for believers in which their names are written, not for their works, but for the work of Christ for, and in, them. Therefore it is called, "the Lamb's book of life." Electing grace has singled them out from the general mass.

JFB: Rev 20:12 - -- We are justified by faith, but judged according to (not by) our works. For the general judgment is primarily designed for the final vindication of God...

We are justified by faith, but judged according to (not by) our works. For the general judgment is primarily designed for the final vindication of God's righteousness before the whole world, which in this checkered dispensation of good and evil, though really ruling the world, has been for the time less manifest. Faith is appreciable by God and the believer alone (Rev 2:17). But works are appreciable by all. These, then, are made the evidential test to decide men's eternal state, thus showing that God's administration of judgment is altogether righteous.

Clarke: Rev 20:12 - -- The dead, small and great - All ranks, degrees, and conditions of men. This description seems to refer to Dan 7:9, Dan 7:10

The dead, small and great - All ranks, degrees, and conditions of men. This description seems to refer to Dan 7:9, Dan 7:10

Clarke: Rev 20:12 - -- And the books were opened - See Dan 12:1. "Rab. Jehuda said: All the actions of men, whether good or bad, are written in a book, and of all they sha...

And the books were opened - See Dan 12:1. "Rab. Jehuda said: All the actions of men, whether good or bad, are written in a book, and of all they shall give account."- Sohar Gen., fol. 79, col. 298. "How careful should men be to shun vice, and to act uprightly before the holy blessed God, seeing there are so many which go throughout the earth, see the works of men, testify of them, and write them in a book!"- Ibid., fol. 105, col. 417

"In the first day of the new year the holy blessed God sits that he may judge the world; and all men, without exception, give an account of themselves; and the books of the living and the dead are opened.

Sohar Chadash, fol. 19, 1

The books mentioned here were the books of the living and the dead, or the book of life and the book of death: that is, the account of the good and evil actions of men; the former leading to life, the latter to death. St. John evidently alludes here to Dan 7:10, on which the rabbinical account of the books appears to be founded. The expressions are figurative in both

Clarke: Rev 20:12 - -- According to their works - And according to their faith also, for their works would be the proof whether their faith were true or false; but faith e...

According to their works - And according to their faith also, for their works would be the proof whether their faith were true or false; but faith exclusively could be no rule in such a procedure.

Defender: Rev 20:12 - -- The "dead" here are the unsaved dead, their bodies having been raised in the second resurrection in order to stand before God in judgment. Whether tho...

The "dead" here are the unsaved dead, their bodies having been raised in the second resurrection in order to stand before God in judgment. Whether those believers who are still living in the millennial earth at this time will also be raised - along with any believers who may have died during the thousand years - is not stated, but this would be a reasonable assumption since they also would have perished in the final holocaust if not before. In any case, their names would have been "written in the book of life," so they would not be judged with the others "according to their works."

Defender: Rev 20:12 - -- When the dead are judged according to their works, they must all be sent to hell, for "there is none righteous, no, not one" and "by the deeds of the ...

When the dead are judged according to their works, they must all be sent to hell, for "there is none righteous, no, not one" and "by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight" (Rom 3:10, Rom 3:20). Since they have rejected or ignored God's infinite grace and Christ's infinite love in dying for their sins, "there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries" (Heb 10:26, Heb 10:27). Even though God is "not willing that any should perish," His justice demands it when they intractably have refused throughout their lives to "come to repentance" (2Pe 3:9) and to personal faith in Christ."

TSK: Rev 20:12 - -- I saw : Rev 20:11; Dan 12:2; Joh 5:28, Joh 5:29, Joh 11:25, Joh 11:26; Act 24:15; 1Co 15:21-23; 1Th 4:15-17 small : Rev 19:5 stand : Rom 14:10-12; 1Co...

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Barnes: Rev 20:12 - -- And I saw the dead, small and great - All the dead - for this language would express that - the whole race being composed of the "small and gre...

And I saw the dead, small and great - All the dead - for this language would express that - the whole race being composed of the "small and great."Thus, in other language, the same idea might be expressed by saying, the young and old; the rich and poor; the bond and free; the sick and well; the happy and the unhappy; the righteous and the wicked; for all the human family might, in these respects, be considered as thus divided. The fair meaning in this place therefore is, that all the dead would be there, and of course this would preclude the idea of a "previous"resurrection of any part of the dead, as of the saints, at the beginning of the millennium. There is no intimation here that it is the wicked dead that are referred to in this description of the final judgment. It is the judgment of all the dead.

Stand before God - That is, they appear thus to be judged. The word "God"here must naturally refer to the final Judge on the throne, and there can be no doubt (see Mat 25:31) that this is the Lord Jesus. Compare 2Co 5:10. None can judge the secrets of the heart; none can pronounce on the moral character of all mankind, of all countries and ages, and determine their everlasting allotment, but he who is divine.

And the books were opened - That is, the books containing the record of human deeds. The representation is, that all that people have done is recorded, and that it will be exhibited on the final trial, and will constitute the basis of the last judgment. The imagery seems to be derived from the accusations made against such as are arraigned before human courts of justice.

And another book was opened, which is the book of life - The book containing the record of the names of all who shall enter into life, or into heaven. See the notes on Rev 3:5. The meaning here is, that John saw not only the general books opened containing the records of the deeds of people, but that he had a distinct view of the list or roll of those who were the followers of the Lamb. It would seem that in regard to the multitudes of the impenitent and the wicked, the judgment will proceed "on their deeds"in general; in regard to the righteous, it will turn on the fact that their names had been enrolled in the book of life. That will be sufficient to determine the nature of the sentence that is to be passed on them. He will be safe whose name is found in the book of life; no one will be safe who is to have his eternal destiny determined by his own deeds. This passage proves particularly that the righteous dead are referred to here as being present at the final judgment; and is thus an additional argument against the supposition of a resurrection of the righteous, and a judgment on them, at the beginning of the millennium.

And the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books - The records which had been made of their deeds. The final judgment will proceed on the record that has been made. It will not be arbitrary, and will not be determined by rank, condition, or profession, but it will be according to the record.

According to their works - See the notes on 2Co 5:10. The fact that the name of anyone was found in the book of life would seem, as above remarked, to determine the "certainty"of salvation; but the amount of reward would be in proportion to the service rendered to the Redeemer, and the attainments made in piety.

Poole: Rev 20:12 - -- The former verses gave us an account of Christ, the great Judge of the quick and the dead in the last day; the Lord Jesus Christ sat upon a throne o...

The former verses gave us an account of Christ, the great Judge of the quick and the dead in the last day; the Lord Jesus Christ sat upon a throne of glory, about to execute his last holy and righteous judgment. Now he describes the persons to be judged, viz. all, both

small and great

And the books were opened: to show the justice and righteousness according to which this Judge would proceed, books are said to be opened. What books? The book of God’ s law; the book of God’ s omniscience; the book of men’ s consciences. In the former is contained what all men should have done; the two latter will discover what they have thought, spake, or done in the flesh.

And another other book was opened, which is the book of life the book of life, mentioned Rev 3:5 , by which is to be understood the book of God’ s election, wherein are the names of all those who, being from eternity chosen to life, were redeemed with the blood of Christ, and afterwards effectually called, justified, and sanctified.

And the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works according to these books shall the last judgment be, Rom 2:16 , with respect had unto every one’ s work.

PBC: Rev 20:12 - -- Jesus taught us concerning this occasion. " Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, ...

Jesus taught us concerning this occasion. " Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation."{Joh 5:28-29} These are all the dead, small and great. This is the general resurrection. This includes all who have died naturally. Jesus simply speaks of this as a division of those who have done good, and those who have done evil. So it seems these are the same as those in Re 20:12. We are not told what these books are which were first opened. Yet it seems they contained things which are termed as works. We are very much aware of the self-exalted human nature of man. He desires to be judged on works which he has done. So the books of the law are brought out for the examination of those dead in trespasses and sins. Self-exalted human nature can find no justification of its works when judged out of the books of the law.

." .. and another book was opened, which is the book of life."

Under the old Jewish jurisprudence this would have been the book of lineage. Under the Church Covenant this is called " The Lamb’s Book of Life." The book of Jewish family lineage could be altered, because names were written therein when children were born to a family. The Lamb’s Book of Life was written from the foundation of the world. Names cannot be taken from this book. They were given to Christ as His inheritance. Their names were not written there because of any good which they had done. Rather, they were written there based on the work which Christ did. They are His inheritance! Their works are imputed as good because of the work which Christ did for them. " Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent."{Joh 6:28-29} The answer of Jesus is very simple as to the nature of this work. The ability to believe on Jesus Christ is the work of God. Heaven and immortal glory cannot be gained by any work which man is able to perform.

This White Throne Judgment was not set to judge individual sins! Rather, it was set to show the love of God showered down on undeserving man. These whose names were found in the Lamb’s Book of Life entered into the joys of their Lord.— Eld. Charles Taylor

It is my belief that the "dead, small and great" in Re 20:12 states, "there was found no place for them." Notice the language: "the books were opened:" {PLURAL BOOKS} I think these "books" are the books of the Law of God, which could be expanded to include all 66 Books of the Holy Scriptures, but particularly the Moral Law (Ten Commandments). The main point of the passage is that these DEAD were "judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works."

This statement ("another book was opened, which is the book of life") is supplied to explain Re 20:15: "And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."

This BOOK (SINGULAR) is the Lamb’s Book of Life which is mentioned elsewhere in the Scriptures as follows: Da 12:1; Re 5:6-10; 13:7-9; 17:8

Our Lord Jesus Christ bore in His body on the cruel rugged Roman Cross ALL of the sins of ALL of those whose names WERE written in {the book of life of the Lamb} slain from the foundation of the world; therefore, there is NO eternal judgment for these elect, blood bought, Children of God, EXCEPT, for the King to say unto them on his right hand, "Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world." But for those whose names are NOT written in {the book of life of the Lamb} slain from the foundation of the world, the SAME King will say unto them on His left hand, "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels." The Lord Jesus died for ALL that were given to Him by God the Father and according to Paul’s statement "unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ...wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come." There is a WRATH COMING, but those whose names are written in, {the book of life of the Lamb} have been delivered from that wrath.

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Gill: Rev 20:12 - -- And I saw the dead,.... An account being given of the Judge, next the persons to be judged are described, and in this clause, by the state and conditi...

And I saw the dead,.... An account being given of the Judge, next the persons to be judged are described, and in this clause, by the state and condition in which they had been; for it cannot be thought they were dead when they stood before the throne, but were raised from the dead; for this character is not descriptive of them as dead in trespasses and sins, though they are such as die in their sins, and rise in them, who are meant, but as having been corporeally dead; these are the rest of the dead, the wicked, who lived not again until the thousand years were ended, Rev 20:5 as for the righteous, they will be judged upon their resurrection from the dead in the beginning of the day of the Lord; and will be declared righteous and blessed, and be called upon and introduced to inherit the kingdom prepared for them, which they shall have possessed a thousand years when these wicked dead will be raised: who are said to be small and great; which may refer either to their age, being children and adult persons; or to their condition, being kings and peasants, high and low, rich and poor; or to their characters, as greater or lesser sinners; and this description respects them as they are in this world, and is designed to show that no consideration whatever, of age, condition, or character, will exempt them from the general judgment. This is a way of speaking used among the Jews h, who say,

"in the world of souls, הגדולים וחקטנים, "the great and the small", stand before God.''

The disputations of the schoolmen, about the age and stature in which mankind will rise and be judged, are vain and foolish: these John saw stand before God; that is, Christ, who is God and Judge of all; before his judgment seat and throne, in order to be judged; for they will stand not as ministering to him, nor as having confidence before him; in this sense they shall not stand in the judgment, Psa 1:5 but as guilty persons, to receive their sentence of condemnation. The Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions read, "before the throne"; the sense is the same; for if they stood before the throne, they must stand before God, that sat upon it: and the books were opened; the book of God's omniscience, which contains all the actions of the wicked, in which all their sins are taken notice of, and will now be brought to light; and the book of his remembrance, in which they are all written as with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond; and the book of the creatures, which they have abused, and which will witness against them; and the book of providence, the riches of whose goodness have been despised by them; and the book of the Scriptures, both of law and Gospel, as well as the book of nature, of the light of nature, see Rom 2:12 to which may be added, the book of conscience; the consciences of men will be awakened, and will accuse them, and bear witness against them, and be as good as a thousand witnesses:

and another book was opened, which is the book of life: the same that is mentioned in Rev 3:5 the book of eternal election, See Gill on Rev 3:5, See Gill on Rev 13:8, See Gill on Rev 17:8. No other use seems to be made of this book in the judgment of the wicked, than only to observe whose names were not written in it, as appears from Rev 20:15 reference seems to be had to Dan 7:10. It is a notion that has obtained among the Jews i, that

"at the beginning of the year (or every new year's day) ג ספרים נפתחין, "three books are opened", one of the wicked perfect, another of the righteous perfect, and a third of those between both; the righteous perfect are written and sealed immediately for life; the wicked perfect are written and sealed immediately for death; the middlemost are in suspense, and continue from the beginning of the year to the day of atonement; if they are worthy, they are written for life, if not worthy, they are written for death:''

and in the same treatise k, they represent God at the same time of the year as a

"King, sitting on a throne of judgment, and the books of the living, and the books of the dead, פתוחין, "open", before him:''

this with them was a prelude and a figure of the future judgment:

and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works; that is, they were sentenced to everlasting condemnation and death, according to the just demerit of their wicked works; for no other are done by wicked men, nor can any other be in the books, since they are without God and Christ, and destitute of the Spirit, have no principle of grace to act from, nor any good end in view in any action of theirs. So the Jews say l,

"all the works which a man does in this world are "written in a book", and they come into thought before the holy King, and they are manifest before him.''

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Rev 20:12 Grk “from the things written in the books according to their works.”

Geneva Bible: Rev 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before ( 22 ) God; and the ( 23 ) books were opened: and another book was opened, which is [the book] ( 24 ...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Rev 20:1-15 - --1 Satan bound for a thousand years.6 The first resurrection; they blessed that have part therein.7 Satan let loose again.8 Gog and Magog.10 The devils...

MHCC: Rev 20:11-15 - --After the events just foretold, the end will speedily come; and there is no mention of any thing else, before the appearing of Christ to judge the wor...

Matthew Henry: Rev 20:11-15 - -- The utter destruction of the devil's kingdom very properly leads to an account of the day of judgment, which will determine every man's everlasting ...

Barclay: Rev 20:11-15 - --Now comes the final judgment. God, the Judge, is on his great white throne which symbolizes his unapproachable purity. It may be that some will fin...

Barclay: Rev 20:11-15 - --Now follows the judgment of mankind. It is the judgment of great and small. There is none so great as to escape the judgment of God, and none so uni...

Constable: Rev 4:1--22:6 - --III. THE REVELATION OF THE FUTURE 4:1--22:5 John recorded the rest of this book to reveal those aspects of the f...

Constable: Rev 20:1-15 - --M. The millennial reign of Christ ch. 20 John recorded his vision of Jesus Christ's reign on the earth f...

Constable: Rev 20:11-15 - --4. The judgment of the wicked 20:11-15 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,...

College: Rev 20:1-15 - --REVELATION 20 i. Deliverance from Babylonian Captivity (20:1-22:6) Revelation 20:1-22:5 consists of a very beautiful and very elaborate network of s...

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: Revelation (Book Introduction) THE REVELATION OF JOHN ABOUT a.d. 95 By Way of Introduction Difficulty in the Problem Perhaps no single book in the New Testament presents so ...

JFB: Revelation (Book Introduction) AUTHENTICITY.--The author calls himself John (Rev 1:1, Rev 1:4, Rev 1:9; Rev 2:8). JUSTIN MARTYR [Dialogue with Trypho, p. 308] (A.D. 139-161) quotes ...

JFB: Revelation (Outline) TITLE: SOURCE AND OBJECT OF THIS REVELATION: BLESSING ON THE READER AND KEEPER OF IT, AS THE TIME IS NEAR: INSCRIPTION TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES: APOSTOL...

TSK: Revelation (Book Introduction) The obscurity of this prophecy, which has been urged against its genuineness, necessarily results from the highly figurative and symbolical language i...

TSK: Revelation 20 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Rev 20:1, Satan bound for a thousand years; Rev 20:6, The first resurrection; they blessed that have part therein; Rev 20:7, Satan let lo...

Poole: Revelation 20 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 20

MHCC: Revelation (Book Introduction) The Book of the Revelation of St. John consists of two principal divisions. 1. Relates to " the things which are," that is, the then present state of...

MHCC: Revelation 20 (Chapter Introduction) (Rev 20:1-3) Satan is bound for a thousand years. (Rev 20:4-6) The first resurrection; those are blessed that have part therein. (Rev 20:7-10) Satan...

Matthew Henry: Revelation (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Revelation of St. John the Divine It ought to be no prejudice to the credit and authority of this b...

Matthew Henry: Revelation 20 (Chapter Introduction) This chapter is thought by some to be the darkest part of all this prophecy: it is very probable that the things contained in it are not yet accomp...

Barclay: Revelation (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO THE REVELATION OF JOHN The Strange Book When a student of the New Testament embarks upon the study of the Revelation he feels him...

Barclay: Revelation 20 (Chapter Introduction) The Thousand Year Reign Of Christ And The Saints (Rev_20:1-15) Since the great importance of this chapter is that it is what might be called the fou...

Constable: Revelation (Book Introduction) Introduction Historical background The opening verses of the book state that "John" wr...

Constable: Revelation (Outline) Outline I. The preparation of the prophet ch. 1 A. The prologue of the book 1:1-8 ...

Constable: Revelation Revelation Bibliography Abbott-Smith, George. A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament. Edinburgh: T. & ...

Haydock: Revelation (Book Introduction) THE APOCALYPSE OF ST. JOHN, THE APOSTLE. INTRODUCTION. Though some in the first ages [centuries] doubted whether this book was canonical, and ...

Gill: Revelation (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO REVELATION That this book was written by the Apostle and Evangelist John, is clear not only from the express mention of his name, a...

Gill: Revelation 20 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO REVELATION 20 This chapter contains the binding of Satan, the saints' thousand years' reign with Christ, the loosing of Satan again...

College: Revelation (Book Introduction) PREFACE This commentary on the Revelation of John has been prepared for general readers of the Bible who desire to deepen their understanding of God'...

College: Revelation (Outline) OUTLINE I. PROLOGUE - 1:1-20 A. Introduction to the Prophecy - 1:1-3 B. Sender - 1:4a C. Recipients - 1:4b D. Prescript - 1:4c-5a E. ...

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