How should we understand the Lion and the Lamb passage? Who are the 144,000? And this junk that is there in space, we, every year pass through the orbit. There are four of them. Biblical Commentary (Bible Study) Revelation 1:4-8. Interpreters differ as to whether the altar meant is the brazen altar, as in Revelation 6:9, or the altar of incense, as in Revelation 9:13. The prayers of the saints themselves stand in need of the incense and intercession of Christ to make them acceptable and effectual, and there is provision made by Christ for that purpose; he has his incense, his censer, and his altar; he is all himself to his people. The scientists believe that in 1906 that great cataclysmic catastrophe in Siberia which flattened huge trees, laid them over like toothpicks for several hundred miles, they believe that that was perhaps an asteroid impact. A silence of expectation; great things were upon the wheel of providence, and the church of God, both in heaven and earth, stood silent, as became them, to see what God was doing, according to that of Zechariah 2:13, Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord, for he has risen up out of his holy habitation. 1. "Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth by the-I had a parrot once that I trained to say, "Woe, woe, woe." In Revelation 1:8, God uses the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, alpha and omega, to indicate that God is absolutely sovereign, in control of history from beginning to endll. And elsewhere, Be still, and know that I am God. Silence can sometimes be an awesome thing, especially in a tremendous crowd of people. See the description of the temple in the notes on Matthew 21:12. It is a thing that is a threat and a concern.Now it could be that in studying these phenomena that are taking place in these trumpet judgments, these things could take place as the result of asteroid impacts. Certainly it is not an eagle as we know an eagle. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. 2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. This is the fall of Saudi Arabia and the destruction of Mecca, which occurs in two stages (see my commentaries on Isaiah 21, Revelation 17 and Revelation 18). This one flies through the heavens and warns all of the inhabitants of the earth. Revelation 6:1-8. 1. Exodus 30:1-6; Exodus 39:38. Hamikdash, c. 5. sect. The first word, Apokalypsis (revelation), gives this book its title. Any altar is a place where prayers and sacrifices are offered. Before seeing the new visions, John sees in picture form how the prayers of the persecuted Christians have brought about these judgments. Revelation 2:18-29. As the sun will pull off a lot of the debris from Halley's Comet, as it turns and starts to escape, not all of the tail will escape. Another angel — About to perform the office of priest.. Having a golden censer — This was a preparation peculiar to the day of expiation. I have set before thee an open door — I have opened to thee a door to proclaim and diffuse my word; and, notwithstanding there are many adversaries to the spread of my Gospel, yet none of them shall be able to prevent it.. Thou hast a little strength — Very little political authority or influence; yet thou hast kept my word-hast kept the true . God will judge the earth. Then also out of his treasury and from the same sanctuary, the fire of his wrath descends on the world, adding also divine signs to it: and by that means (as of old the heralds of Rome did) he proclaims war against the rebellious world. Bible. No matter what part of the Bible may be read, the one object seems to be to "find the Church." For, the "Word of truth" not being rightly divided, or Alpha,Omega: see note on Rev 1:8. But, you remember that the cherubim, one of the faces was that of an eagle. The best prayers of the best saints are weak, and polluted and imperfect at the best. Chicago: Moody, 1995. And the sea probably being the Mediterranean Sea and you had your yacht docked in the Mediterranean somewhere, you would probably lose the thing. They are not able to speak. Revelation 8:3. Lit., should give it unto the prayers. and stood at the altar; either of burnt offerings, and may be rendered "stood upon it"; and so may represent his sacrifice, which had been lately offered up for the sins of his people, he being both altar, sacrifice, and priest; or rather the altar of incense, since mention is made of a censer and of incense, and the smoke of it; and seeing this altar is a golden one, as that was, and is before the throne, as that was before the vail by the ark of the testimony; Exodus 30:1; and so Christ is here introduced as the high priest, advocate, and intercessor for his people, though both altars may be respected in this verse: "the altar" may design the altar of burnt offering from whence the coals were taken in the censer; and the "golden altar" the altar of incense where the coals being brought the incense was put upon them, and offered; and here he "stood" as everyone concerned in the service of the sanctuary did (s): having a golden censer; the Ethiopic version adds, "of fire": for this was a vessel in which were put burning coals of fire taken from off the altar before the Lord Leviticus 16:12, and which may denote the sufferings of Christ, he pains he endured in his body the sorrows of his soul, and the wrath of God which was poured like fire upon him; the altar from which they were taken off was typical of Christ: in his divine nature which is the altar that sanctifies the gift, and gave virtue to his blood and sacrifice; and all this being before the Lord may show that Christ's sufferings were according to the will of God, were grateful to him, and always before him; for these burning coals in the censer were also carried within the vail, representing heaven, where Christ entered by his own blood and where he is as a Lamb that had been slain, the efficacy of whose death always continues; and this being a golden censer shows the excellency and perpetuity of Christ's sacrifice and intercession. * The victor: over the forces of evil; see the conclusions of the seven letters (Rev 2:7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21). Compare the notes on Revelation 5:8. That identification is unlikely, however, for several reasons. So again, now we see the actual scene in heaven of which the earthly tabernacle was the model. [2440] Incorrect, too, is the effort to complete it by substituting ἘΝ, so as to make the meaning: "In the midst of prayers."[2441] The dat. [29] George Eldon Ladd, op. For there in the ice they have found mastodons perfectly preserved, frozen there in the ice with tropical vegetation in their digestive tracts. No personal angel actually ever did what is described here: how could incense mix with prayers? The idea is plain, that, when the prayers of the saints ascended, he would also burn the incense, that it might go up at the same moment, and be emblematic of them. The saints' praying on earth, and the angel's incensing in heaven, are simultaneous. Verse Revelation 8:3. "On other days it was the custom of the priest to take fire from the great altar in a silver censer, but on the day of expiation the high priest took the fire from the great altar in a golden censer; and when . In Revelation 14:8, a 2nd angel proclaims, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great city! The second angel sounded, and it was like a great mountain ( Revelation 8:8 ). He who overcomes will retain his name in the book of life, reach godhood, and be with Jesus as He is with the Father. See the description of the temple in the notes on Matthew 21:12. there was given unto him—The angel does not provide the incense; it is given to him by Christ, whose meritorious obedience and death are the incense, rendering the saints' prayers well pleasing to God. But he would say, "Woe, woe, woe, sinners." Lesson 8 - Chapter 3. To the *church in Pergamum. Tired of seeing ads while studying? 5:8 Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. A list of the best commentaries on Revelation ranked by scholars, journal reviws, and site users. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand ( Revelation 8:4 ). St. Victorinus. First, Christ is already identified in the heavenly scene as the Lamb (Rev. fol. That's getting the earth ready to establish God's kingdom. ÷REVELATION 8:3-5. Found inside... 13:8; 1 Peter 1:19; 2:4,21-23; 3:22; Revelation 1:8; 5:9-12; 17:14. Joy Job 5:17; Psalms 30:5; 33:21; 40:8; 104:34; 126:5; 144:15; Proverbs 14:21 16:20; ... Cele Hamikdash, c. 2. sect. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name." Revelation 3:8, ESV: ""'I know your works. Jeremiah called Jerusalem "the great city" before it was destroyed in 587 BC: Jer 22:8. a. In the temple, God is represented as occupying the mercy-seat in the holy of holies, and the altar of incense is in the holy place before that. In the temple, God is represented as occupying the mercy-seat in the holy of holies, and the altar of incense is in the holy place before that. He sees the prayers held by an angel in a golden container, then mixed with incense and burnt on the golden altar. As was the case with the breaking of the seven seals, the first four trumpets in the sequence are set apart from the last three. Tamid. [28] R. C. H. Lenski, The Interpretation of St. John's Revelation (Minneapolis, Minnesota: Augsburg Publishing House, 1943), p. 269. And — In the second verse, Revelation 7:2 the "trumpets were given" to the seven angels; and in the sixth, Revelation 7:6 they "prepared to sound." But between these, the incense of this angel and the prayers of the saints are mentioned; the interposing of which shows, that the prayers of the saints and the trumpets of the angels go together: and these prayers, with the effects of them, may . In Revelation 5, we saw that the sealed scroll the Lamb takes from the right hand of God is the "purchase deed" to the Earth. says he was one of the seven holy angels that carry up the prayers of the saints; and the heretic Elxai, who was originally a Jew, talked of the holy angels of prayer (b): so the Jews say, that God "by", or "through his Word", receives the prayers of Israel, and has mercy on them (c). Tamid. 20:1-22:21 I. ((x) Yoma, c. 5. sect. 4. I really get excited over these things and I really pray, "Lord, how long are you going to let this corruption go on?" There are some two thousand asteroids that have already been identified whose orbits can ultimately bring them into a collision course with the earth. 8:1 Now when the Lamb opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. Revelation 6:9). There are another two thousand with the possibility of their orbits bringing them into contact with the earth.The scientists are actually discussing preventative measures that might be taken should we discover one of these trajectories of the asteroids to be an immediate threat, say, within the next year or so. (a) Zohar in Gen. fol. & in Exod. II. And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer, And there was given unto him much incense, And there was given to him much incense that he might. 1, 2. x Yoma, c. 5. sect. (Tobit 12:15). 2. 1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. Revelation(8): A Commentary Rev. 97. Revelation 3:8 Bible in Basic English. Revelation 8:3-5 King James Version (KJV). 1. y Misn. ( Revelation 8:13 ), Now this word "angel" here is not the same word that we have been dealing with. For quick access to the commentary on a chapter of the Revelation, click on its link below: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 ROBERT THOMAS (B.M.E., Georgia Institute of Technology; Th.M. There seems reason to suppose that the incense that was offered in the ancient worship was designed to be emblematic of the prayers of saints, for it was the custom for worshippers to be engaged in prayer at the time the incense was offered by the priest. Found inside(Revelation 8:2–6) As the judgments of the great tribulation begin, we see that seven angels were given trumpets and prepared to sound them. 47. ii. Revelation 2:1-7. Old George would-I kept him here in the office for a long time until my secretary got tired of him and gave him away when I was gone on vacation. (z) Misn. There seems reason to suppose that the incense that was offered in the ancient worship was designed to be emblematic of the prayers of saints, for it was the custom for worshippers to be engaged in prayer at the time the incense was offered by the priest. 5. 2. This is good news and sobering news. 1:1-8 We distinguish here between the heading and the opening. cit., p. 124. The Bereans "received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so" (Acts 17:10-11). It is sort of an awesome thing. The book's title is mentioned in the first verse and its main goal is to . To send a, somehow, a space shuttle out there to try to somehow redirect the asteroid away from a collision with the earth, because an asteroid of one kilometer impacting the earth would do more physical damage than an all out nuclear warfare. 3 And another angel came and stood w at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with x the prayers of all the saints on y the . Amillennial. 5:6 +; Rev. Now in one of the apocryphal books of Enoch and also Tobec, Rafael is also named as one of the seven angels. Hendriksen thought the incense given to the angel might "represent our Saviour's intercession in heaven for the redeemed";[33] and it also might signify the service which angels perform for those who shall be the heirs of salvation (Hebrews 1:14). "[30] No! Dr. Thomas previously served with the Lockman Foundation as a member of the translation team for the Exhaustive . (3) This is the great emperor, the Lord Jesus Christ, our King and Saviour, who both makes intercession to God the Father for the saints, filling the heavenly sanctuary with most sweet odour, and offering up their prayers, as the calves and burnt sacrifices of their lips, in this verse: in such manner as every one of them (so powerful is that sweet savour of Christ, and the reliability of his sacrifice) are reconciled with God and made most acceptable to him, Re 8:4. Often the hymns are a means of interpreting the visions. Resources. And there was given unto him much incense. . 6:2,3. God is now going to answer that prayer. xiv. They seem to be the highest of God's created beings in an angelic form. The incense which is added to the prayers is not supplied by the angel: it is first given to him, and he then mingles it with the prayers of all saints. 17. t Yoma, c. 4. sect. And when I came home there was no George. 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