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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then saith he unto me,.... The angel at whose feet John fell down to worship: see thou do it not; this he said in great haste, and with much vehemence, to hinder him from doing it, as his short way of speaking shows: for I am thy fellow servant: of God, and of Christ, and am no more the object of worship than thyself; and both of us are, and ought...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. Worship none but God; take care not to break the first two of the ten commandments either by worshipping another God or by worshipping the true God under any form of similitude...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he saith unto me,.... Not the angel, but Christ, as is manifest from Revelation 22:12. This clause is left out in the Ethiopic version. Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book; as the orders are, when things are intended not to be published, but concealed, at least as yet, because of the distance of the accomplishment of them, which...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, Let him be holy still. If your character is not what it ought to be, you must not...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. There was no need to seal the prophecy, as though it only related to those who would live in distant ages: “The time is at hand.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. “There is no need to roll it up, and set a seal to it; as it is so soon to be fulfilled, leave it open.”
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still,.... These words are not to be considered as ironical expressions, such as in Ecclesiastes 11:9 much less as an allowance to do injustice and commit filthy actions; nor even as deterring persons from these things, by tacitly suggesting, that should they continue unjust and filthy, they would be severely...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. This is what will be said when Christ comes to judgment, when we get into that future state. Today the voice of Jesus says, “Repent, Repent Repent;” but once...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He that is unjust, let him be just still: and he which is filthy! let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. The Lord’s messenger speaks as if “the time” were so nearly come that there was no opportunity left for any charge to be made, and this is what will happen,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And, behold, I come quickly,..... This is repeated, to confirm the truth of Christ's second coming, and the speediness of it, and to point at the time when the above shall be, and to add what follows. And my reward is with me: which words are taken out of Isa 40:10 and which being compared together, furnish out a clear proof of Christ being the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. There will be no change possible when Christ comes as the Judge of all mankind. If you are filthy then, you will be filthy for ever; if you are holy then, you will be holy for ever. The delusion of universal salvation must be banished from the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according to his work shall be. What reward will some of you get? Christ will “give every man according as his work shall be.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. These must be the words of the Lord Jesus Christ himself; no mere messenger, however high his rank, would have dared to say, “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
I am Alpha and Omega,.... [See comments on Revelation 1:8]. These characters are all put together here, which are before used in Revelation 1:8 and are very pertinently mentioned in this place, when all promises and prophecies, relating to the glorious kingdom of Christ, were just finishing, and that itself was ready to appear, in which Christ...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. I Jesus have...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may deter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, Men of a quarrelsome and filthy spirit.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Blessed are they that do his commandments,.... Either the commandments of God, Revelation 12:17 the precepts of the moral law, which are the whole duty of man; which are done either legally in order to obtain life, and then they must be perfectly done, which no man can do; hence none live, and are justified by the deeds of it, and consequently are...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
; Rev_22:16. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. We thank God that they are shut out of heaven, for, albeit that we wish...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For without are dogs,.... That is, without the holy city are such persons who are comparable to dogs for their filthiness, impudence, and voraciousness, as are persecutors, heretics, and apostates, Matthew 7:6. Some think Sodomites are intended, as in Deuteronomy 23:18. So Abarbinel and others interpret the law; and who abound in the Roman...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And sorcerers, Such as pretend to have dealings with spirits, and who intermeddle with the mysterious things of the unknown world. Rev_22:15. And whoremongers, All such as indulge their evil passions. Rev_22:15. And murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. Whether it be a lie about things on earth or things in heaven, a...