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Revelation 1:9-19
- Reading the Text:
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Comparative World Scriptures from United
Communities of Spirit:
The Living Presence.
- On the
Dress of Virgins, Cyprian
of Carthage (c. 249)
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "The sum of this prophecy,
that the apostle must write whatever he sees, adding nothing, nor
taking away anything Re
1:2. Here there are two parts: one is a narration of those
things which are, that is, which then were at that time, contained
in the second and third chapter: the other part is of those things
which were to come, contained in the rest of this book."
- From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
- "And if believers are kept on
the Lord's holy day, from public ordinances and the communion of
saints, by necessity and not by choice, they may look for comfort in
meditation and secret duties, from the influences of the Spirit; and
by hearing the voice and contemplating the glory of their beloved
Saviour, from whose gracious words and power no confinement or
outward circumstances can separate them. An alarm was given as with
the sound of the trumpet, and then the apostle heard the voice of
Christ."
- From Wesley's
Notes.
- "This book peculiarly belongs
to those who are under the cross. It was given to a banished man;
and men in affliction understand and relish it most."
- Jesus
Our High Priest, from The Poor Man's Portions, Robert Hawker, c.
1800.
- From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "So shall the righteous shine,
reflecting the image of the Sun of righteousness. TRENCH
notices that this description, sublime as a purely mental
conception, would be intolerable if we were to give it an outward
form. With the Greeks, æsthecial taste was the first consideration,
to which all others must give way. With the Hebrews, truth and the
full representation ideally of the religious reality were the
paramount consideration, that representation being designed not to
be outwardly embodied, but to remain a purely mental conception.
This exalting of the essence above the form marks their deeper
religious earnestness."
- From
The
People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "No sinful man can stand
before God and live; hence the impression made by the appearance of
the Lord is that of terror."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Articles & Background:
- Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
- Rainbow, Jesse, "Male MASTOI in Revelation 1:13,"
Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2007.
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- Reviews:
- Sermons:
-
"Doing the Best of
Things in the Worst of Circumstances," Dr. Leonard Sweet, 30 Good
Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1998.
- "A Vision of Hope on an Island of Discouragement
(Revelation 1:9-19)," Dave Johnson, Ginghamsburg Church,
July 2000. Real
Video Sermon, On-Line
Illustrated Sermon, related Bible
Study and Devotion.
- "What’s your place of
disappointment? What is it that’s convinced you that you're done
with this kingdom stuff. Not done with God, just any kind of kingdom
involvement that would make a difference in anybody else’s
life."
- "Behind the Scenes of History," Ray C. Stedman. Text or Real Audio.
- With Children:
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Hymns and Music:
-
Hymns with Scripture
Allusions: Revelation 1:9, 11, 18. The Cyber Hymnal.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke
files, projection text):
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's
Art Index:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book
of Revelation
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