Bible Commentary

And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. The Water and the Tree of Life; the Service and the Kingdom of God’s Servants. Chap. 22 Rev 22:1-5 1. pure ] Should be omitted. river of water of life … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 22:1”

And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither [whatsoever] worketh abomination, or [maketh] a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life. 27. that defileth ] Read unclean, lit. common. whatsoever worketh ] Read, he that worketh, or rather doeth. the Lamb’s book of life … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 21:27”

And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. And they shall bring … – See the notes on Rev 21:24. That blessed world shall be made up of all that was truly valuable and pure on the earth. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Verse 26. The glory and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 21:26”

And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. 25. And the gates &c.] Isa 60:11. But the later prophet speaks of a further glory than the earlier: Isaiah recognises the succession of day and night, while St John sees that in that perpetual … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 21:25”

And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor into it. 24. of them which are saved ] Should be omitted. Notice that the new Jerusalem is not the only inhabited part of the new earth, but … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 21:24”

And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof. 23. no need of the sun &c.] Isa 60:19. It is impossible to say whether it is here meant that the sun and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 21:23”

And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. The Temple, the Light, the Riches, and the Inhabitants of the City, Rev 21:22-27 22. And I saw no temple ] The New Jerusalem is on earth though on the new earth: this does not therefore … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 21:22”

And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city [was] pure gold, as it were transparent glass. 21. pearls ] Contrast Isa 54:12, where they are carbuncles. the street ] Or “square:” see on Rev 11:8. The City has one great space in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 21:21”

The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 20. chrysolite topaz ] According to the best authorities, the ancient application of these names was the reverse of the modern. Chrysolite ought, according to the etymology, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 21:20”

And the foundations of the wall of the city [were] garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 19. garnished ] The same word that is rendered “adorned” in Rev 21:2. From the next sentence we are to understand that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Revelation 21:19”