This groundbreaking commentary on the revelation to john the apocalypse reveals its farreaching influence on society and culture, and its impact on the church through the ages. God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book. It is the preface to the final series of judgments that come on the earth during the great tribulation a designation for the last three and a half years of the tribulation period. The state of the church under the pagan powers, in the six seals opened. Shows the book s impact on the christian church through the ages. It tells of a jewish widow, judith, who uses her beauty and charm to destroy an assyrian general and save israel from oppression. This distrust of the book of revelation persisted in the east through the 15th. Hes just a mildmannered christian guy living in exile whenpow. God hits him with a doozy of a revelation hey, thats not a bad idea for a title. Commentaries for revelation chapter 20 the imprisonment of the dragon, or satan. Those who believe the book of revelation is all fulfilled in history have a hard time with this. Whatever the reasons, the rabbis did not count judith among their scriptures, and the reformation adopted that position. By enjoying the story and the lords victory over the great nations through judith, we can appreciate the paradoxical way god chooses to.
The book written within and without, and sealed with seven seals, revelation 5. Commentaries for revelation chapter 15 the seven last plagues. The sea of glass verse 1 1 and i saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them the wrath of god is complete commentary. The greek word semeion, which is translated as wonder, sign, or miracle, is used to describe a woman clothed with the sun. After noting another sign in heaven, great and marvellous 14. A glorious heavenly scene preceding the vial judgments 1 and i saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues. Judith enters the scene by the time judith is introduced in the eighth chapter, the israelites water had been cut off and their courage had failed them. Index introduction to the book of judith judith 1 judith 2 judith 3 judith 4 judith 5 judith 6 judith 7 judith 8 judith 9 judith 10 judith 11 judith 12 judith judith 14 judith 15 judith. In the apocrypha, judith is the saint who murdered for her people. The crowned conqueror on the white horse armed with a bow, revelation 6.
Measuring the temple, the two witnesses, and the blowing of the seventh trumpet. Revelation 15, new international version niv the bible app. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 15 a. Critics of television have pointed out that too many hours spent in front of the tube are ruining the. Apocryphal is a protestant term which means hidden or of uncertain authenticity. They were crying out to god and complaining to the elders and uzziah, of the tribe of simeon. Grant, the book of revelation, chapter 15 in a historical introduction to the new testament. Explores the farreaching influence of the apocalypse on society and culture.
John is told to write down everything god shows him, and boy is god going to show him some strange things. This groundbreaking commentary on the revelation to john the apocalypse reveals its farreaching influence on society. Home commentaries coffman commentaries revelation chapter 12. You can find the best commentary on revelation for you using the tools on the right side. These angels are prepared for their work, clothed with pure and white linen, their breasts girded with golden girdles, representing the holiness, and righteousness, and excellence of these dealings with men. Revelation commentary adobe pdf files introduction to revelation revelation chapter 1. Judith is volume 40 in the acclaimed anchor bible series of new book by book translations of the old and new testaments and apocrypha. Introduction to the revelation of the day of yahovah the l ord chapter 2.
Revelation 20 bible commentary matthew henry concise. It fittingly has the last place ending the scriptures and gods revelation to man. I have completed a draft translation of the commentary by the blessed hrabanus maurus on the fifteenth chapter of judith. For example, they say that it means the growth of the church. The versebyverse commentary on each chapter of revelation is on a separate page of this website. Judith, chapter 15 united states conference of catholic bishops. Bible commentaries george haydocks catholic bible commentary judith. He has used many wordpictures in his book, but by the return of christ, he means an actual event. Its title is derived from the first word of the koine greek text. After the exordium, and the seven epistles to the seven churches of asia minor, to whose angels or bishops the book seems to be dedicated, revelation 1. Letters to the assemblies at ephesus, smyrna, pergamos, and thyatira. Christ, with almighty power, will keep the devil from deceiving mankind as. The early church, however, held this book in high honor. Return from chapter 10 to the versebyverse commentary on revelation page.
Wisely appealing to their senses of sight and smell, she mesmerizes them. The thousandyear interval is used in two connections in this passage. Revelation wiley online books wiley online library. The book of judith is an apocryphal or deuterocanonical book. Poole says earth might mean some parts of the earth. The woman in the wilderness 1 and there appeared a great wonder in heaven. She offered herself to holofernes, the assyrian general sent by nebuchadnezzar to destroy the israelites. Hitherto, according to the judgment of very eminent expositors, god had represented to his servant, john, i. Before beginning to go through the content of revelation, we recommend that you read through the introduction, overview, and hermeneutical sections to familiarize yourself with the framework concerning this incredible book of god. Revelation 15 commentary the third great sign in heaven. The book of revelation chapter fifteen preface chapter 15 is the shortest chapter in the book of revelation. Then i saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous. The book of revelation is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the final book of the christian bible.
On the sea of glass were standing those who had won the victory over the beast and its image and the number that signified its name. Revelation 15 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Commentaries on the book of judith for various authors. A commentary on the book of revelation chapter 12 the. Nine times out of ten, when people ask, how do you interpret the book of. This groundbreaking commentary on the revelation to john the apocalypse reveals its farreaching influence on society and culture, and its impact on the. These are collected interpretations and commentaries for each chapter of the holy bible by various authors exposition of the book of judith. Gods glory and power filled the temple and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagueswere fulfilled. They gave judith the tent of holofernes, all his silver plate, his divans, his drinking bowls and all his furniture.
In that chapter john saw first the seven angels with their trumpets 8. Because many of the images in this chapter are connected with the book of. Commentaries on the whole bible old testament judith 15 chapter xv study judith expositions. This chapter in the book of revelation sets the stage for the last seven vial judgments that cover the last three and onehalf. Enduring word bible commentary revelation chapter 16. Introduction, introduction to revelation smyth and helwys bible commentary. The portent in this verse shows us that john is looking into the future. We hope this dynamic commentary is a beneficial study tool in your devotion to the word of god. Throughout the book, it seems judith merely smiles and men collapse judith 10. The oldest extant text of judith is the preservation of 15. The entire translation project, an explanation of the book of judith, is also available for viewing. May you be blessed by the lord almighty in all the days to come. Revelation chapter 15 revelation chapter 16 revelation chapter 17 revelation chapter 18 revelation chapter 19 revelation chapter 20 revelation chapter 21 revelation chapter 22. Revelation 15 bible commentary matthew henry concise.
The judgement, which began in 1844, is finished and all the saints are sealed. Revelation chapter 15 begins the preparation for the last seven vials. The book of judith is a deuterocanonical book, included in the septuagint and the catholic and eastern orthodox christian old testament of the bible, but excluded from the hebrew canon and assigned by protestants to their apocrypha. Judith chapter 1 kjv king james version this is a comment on what your wife saw concerning jude 1 the bible was completed at the close of the book of revelation this means that god is not giving any new messages to us that is if we do not believe what is written in the bible god s last will and testiment to us before his return there is no need for him to reveal anything new but satan can. Revelation 15, new living translation nlt the bible app. Chapter 15, the shortest in this book, serves as an introduction to chapter 16, where gods wrath is fulfilled.
They were dressed in clean, shining linen and wore golden sashes around their chests. Revelation 15 commentary william barclays daily study bible. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesrevelation. The sacred writer of this book is generally believed to be the high priest eliachim, called also joachim. The transactions herein related, most probably happened in his days, and in the reign of manasses, after his repentance and return from captivity. The book of judith considered canonical by roman catholics, apocrypha literature by protestants, and noncanon by jewstells the story of the ignominious defeat of the assyrians, an army bent on world domination, by the hand of a hebrew woman judith. The dragon is satan working through pagan religions, the occult and spiritualism, while the beast symbolizes satan working in disguise. A list of the best commentaries on revelation ranked by. Today, many people argue that the return of christ is a wordpicture for something else. Deuterocanonical is more catholic and means of or relating to a second canon.
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