according to the good pleasure of His will Moreover, the rainbow was the appointed token of God's covenant with all flesh, and His people in particular. "Behold" governs in sense both "a door," &c., and "the first voice," &c. hereafterGreek, "after these things": after the present time (Re 1:19).Revelation 4:1-3 John seeth the throne of God in heaven,Revelation 4:4,5 encompassed with four and twenty elders,Revelation 4:6,7 and four beasts full of eyes before and behind.Revelation 4:8-11 The continual adoration and worship offered by thebeasts and elders before him that sat on the throne. Compare as to the happy and willing subjection of the lower animal world, Isaiah 11:6-8 , 65:25 , Ezekiel 34:25 , Hosea 2:18 . O Lord--The two oldest manuscripts, A, B, Vulgate, and Syriac add, "and our God." (AG) When they stood still, they lowered their wings. If not, the Revelation 4:6. The same union of white or Godet, D.D. (1) Hereafter follows the second part of this book, altogether prophetical foretelling those things which were to come, as was said in Re 1:19. [a] There the hand of the Lord was on him. But whereas in Ezekiel each living creature has all four faces, here the four belong severally one to each. Such a vision, as to this particular, John had at Christs baptism, Matthew 3:1-17, and Stephen when he was stoned. I was, &c.--Greek, "I became in the Spirit" I was completely rapt in vision into the heavenly world. (DX), 15Very well, he said, I will let you bake your bread over cow dung instead of human excrement., 16He then said to me: Son of man, I am about to cut off(DY) the food supply in Jerusalem. I lookedrather as Greek, "I saw" in vision; not as English Version means, I directed my look that way. By Him they believe in God. Whereas here, heaven, the temple of God, remains closed to those on earth, but John is transported in vision through an open door up into heaven, whence he can see things passing on earth or in heaven, according as the scenes of the several visions require. Revelation 4:8. The throne vision Chapter 1 Chapter 4 2. They are represented by the four living creatures which are supposed to be the chefs duvre of the animal creationthe lion, the bull, the eagle, and man. (BQ) 8But I will make you as unyielding and hardened as they are. 11. Multiplicity of eyes may symbolise vitality and vigilance. They each had two wings(R) spreading out upward, each wing touching that of the creature on either side; and each had two other wings covering its body. Webrows from LXX Ezek 2:1, the significance of this has not been grasped. 5I have assigned you the same number of days as the years of their sin. four beasts--The Greek for "beasts," Revelation 13:1 Revelation 13:11 , is different, therion, the symbol for the carnal man by opposition to God losing his true glory, as lord, under Him, of the lower creatures, and degraded to the level of the beast. 2. 4 cannot but strike the mind of every intelligent reader. Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. Heaven is visioned as the sublime palace of the eternal King, and a door is set open so that we may enter the audience-chamber; and we may well be awed by the magnificence, the sublimity, of the scene. (DN) 7Turn your face(DO) toward the siege of Jerusalem and with bared arm prophesy against her. be--come to pass. Rev.19:17,18. (DP), 9Take wheat and barley, beans and lentils, millet and spelt;(DQ) put them in a storage jar and use them to make bread for yourself. A calf, heifer, young bull. The four plagues Chapter 5 Chapter 6:1-8 4. The ultimate meaning is: God is everywhere present, and executes His purposes by an agency powerful, wise, unremitted, and speedy whenever speed is required.Moses Stuart. The elders stand for the Church as at present redeemed. Bijan literally has the highest broken tackle rate ever in the PFF era. Both times, however, he retreated, thinking he had taught Judah a lesson. Revelation 4:6. WebDuring the events described in Ezekiel 4, Ezekiel himself was in captivity with other Jews in Babylon. The elders lay down their crowns, and worship him who sat on the throne. . Re Apocalypse). After this; after I had the first vision, mentioned Revelation 1:1-20, and had written what it was the pleasure of God I should write to the churches, in a book, perceiving the way God designed to reveal himself to me was by vision. John's object is to show that the six wings in each did not interfere with that which he had before declared, namely, that they were "full of eyes before and behind." In Isaiah 6:3 there is added, "the whole EARTH is full of His glory." The, the definite article. Does anyone know why Ezekiel's visions differ between the cherub and ox? The Fathers identified them with the four Gospels, Matthew the lion, Mark the ox, Luke the man, John the eagle: these symbols, thus viewed, express not the personal character of the Evangelists, but the manifold aspect of Christ in relation to the world (four being the number significant of world-wide extension, for example, the four quarters of the world) presented by them severally: the lion expressing royalty, as Matthew gives prominence to this feature of Christ; the ox, laborious endurance, Christ's prominent characteristic in Mark; man, brotherly sympathy with the whole race of man, Christ's prominent feature in Luke; the eagle, soaring majesty, prominent in John's description of Christ as the Divine Word. The prophet Ezekiel was YHWHs messenger (angel) to the Israelite in In the Koran, Belkis, the Queen of Sheba, is represented as supposing the pavement on which she walks in the audience-hall to be a sea (Moses Stuart). The best explanation for the scattered correlations is that Luke received a tradition or 16This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like topaz,(Y) and all four looked alike. Here is a brief comparison of Ezekiel 39 to Revelation 16:13-16 and Revelation 19:15, 17-19. What Every Christian Should Know about the Protestant Reformation. The same union of white or watery brightness and fiery redness appears in Revelation 1:14 , 10:1 , Ezekiel 1:4 , 8:2 , Daniel 7:9 . Deuteronomy 28:49 The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; 2 Samuel 1:23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions. "Behold" governs in sense both "a door," &c. and "the first voice," &c. Come up hither--through the "open door." Rev., rightly, omits was. In the later reference the jasper is spoken of as clear as crystal, and then the brightness of the jasper blends with the red glow of the sardius, which is a red carnelian, fiery in colour. The first of these living beings was like a lion; the He is God alone. You may read the text and similarities and you be the judge for yourself. In other words, it is St. Johns manner of thought to sing his song of triumph before the fight begins, and that is exactly what he does in the fourth and fifth chapters of the Apocalypse.W. in Isaiah, God of hosts.. Within.This may mean, inside their wings; and these eyes were seen when the wings were spread. He also heard the voice of one speaking aloud to him, like the voice he heard, Revelation 1:10; which said, Come up hither, into heaven, the new Jerusalem which is above; as the old Jerusalem stood upon a hill, or rising ground, so as they who went thither are constantly said to go up, Isaiah 2:3 Acts 11:2 Galatians 1:17,18 2:1. It is admitted that it must be the same as the voice of Revelation 1:10; but it is said that the voice of Christ is heard afterwards (Revelation 1:15), not as a trumpet, but as the voice of many waters. The iris is compared to it here, because the modified and mild colour of green apparently predominates in the rainbow. Ancients felt very strongly the relief given to the eye by looking at it. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. (BT) Do not be afraid of them or terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. . But in Revelation this is deferred until the glory of THE LORD fills the earth, His enemies having been destroyed [BENGEL]. But in those visions the heavens opened, disclosing the visions to those below on earth. Doth God take care for oxen? Ordinal from treis; third; neuter a third part, or a third time, thirdly. Compare Ezekiel 1:1; Matthew 3:16; Acts 7:56; Acts 10:11. Ezek.3, The prophet measures the temple. 14The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning.(V). In 4:1, John is suddenly taken to heaven and another story breaks out. 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WebRevelation Series - Handout #5 DANIEL AND REVELATION Similarities and Differences Similarities: 1. To have, hold, possess. The Four Plagues: Chapter 5: Chapter 6:1-8: 4. (AK) 28Like the appearance of a rainbow(AL) in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him.(AM). English Version is good Greek. Rev.14. Revelation 4:1-11 . Web4 JJettasDad 16 min. WebRevelation 4:1 Commentaries: After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things." Revelation 4:1. (BD) 8But you, son of man, listen to what I say to you. (DF), 4Now, son of man, take a block of clay, put it in front of you and draw the city of Jerusalem on it. One face is that of a man, another face is that of a lion, another face is that of an ox, another face is that of an eagle. So in Revelation 15:3 , "the song of Moses, and of the Lamb," the double constituents of the Church are implied, the Old Testament and the New Testament. One oldest manuscript, B, and Syriac insert "the Holy One." I looked - Greek, "I saw" - eidon. 5. proceeded--Greek, "proceed." 2. It is suggested that fickle, movable waters represent the unguided, unreasoning, and unprincipled thoughts of men. When lost sinners now made clean lift their voices loud and strong. Rev., literally, after these things. As the high-soaring intelligence, the eagle, forms the contrasted complement to practical labor, the ox bound to the soil; so holy judicial vengeance against evil, the lion springing suddenly and terribly on the doomed, forms the contrasted complement to human sympathy, the man. The A.V. (BR) 9I will make your forehead(BS) like the hardest stone, harder than flint. Rev.4. The front of the throne.Two ideas are suggested in connection with the sea of glass. Rev.21. What is interesting is reoccurring images that are found in both: Four horses: a black horse, a red horse, and a white horse. 7. calf--"a steer" [ALFORD]. So the vision of this chapter is given, and God is seen receiving the absolutely sole worship of the representatives of all creation, animal and human. Ezekiel 39:3-6 says Gog will be defeated and Ezekiel 39:17-20 states the birds will eat the flesh of the armies. II. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went. In that manner. In the spirit.Implying a rapt state of mind, absorbed wholly in the things now unfolded. Ezekiel 1:1220 suggests that they are in constant motion around the throne. No software to install. But it is more probable that, as they take precedence even of the crowned elders in their ceaseless worship, they represent redeemed humanity, Birks says: They seem to represent four distinct classes, each federally united among those blessed saints who occupy the foremost places in the kingdom of glory. For Stuarts view see Suggestive Notes.. 23Under the vault their wings were stretched out one toward the other, and each had two wings covering its body. I looked; I looked again, hoping and being desirous to see something further as to the mind of God. The first great portion comprises the opening of the seals and the sounding of the trumpets (fourth to eleventh chapters). Twenty-four elders seated on smaller thrones encircle the was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf. (K) In appearance their form was human,(L) 6but each of them had four faces(M) and four wings. ALFORD connects this with the following sentence: "All round and within (their wings) they are (so two oldest manuscripts, A, B, and Vulgate read) full of eyes." It stands solid, calm, and clear, God's judgments are called "a great deep" ( Psalms 36:6 ). Properly a war-trumpet, though the word was also used of a sacred trumpet, with the epithet sacred. rest not--literally, "have no rest." On both sides of it were written words of lament and mourning and woe.(BJ). Instead of being like the throne of earthly kings, i.e., resting upon inanimate and lifeless substances, its support is constituted of living, moving, rational creatures, ever watchful, and ever ready to move, as Ezekiel says, like a flash of lightning (Ezekiel 1:14). by contrast to the four world powers represented by four beasts. These cherubim used two of their wings for flying and the other two for covering their bodies (Ezekiel 1:6, 11, 23).
