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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Revelation 1 This chapter contains the preface and introduction to the book, and the first vision in it. The preface begins with the title of the book, in which the subject matter of it is pointed at, a Revelation; the author of it, Jesus Christ, who had it from his Father; the minister of it, an angel: the person to whom it was made known, described by his name, office, and the...
John Gill
The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand,.... The sense is, that John was to write the mystery of these stars, or the mystical sense of them: and the seven golden candlesticks; the mystery, or mysterious sense of them also; for the words are in a continued connection with Revelation 1:19, and have respect to the following interpretation of them, and to the epistles in the...
Matthew Henry
The Substance of the Book. (a. d. 95.) 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. Here we have, I. What we may call the pedigree of this book. 1....
Charles H. Spurgeon
And the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: The messengers, the ministers of the seven churches.
Charles H. Spurgeon
And the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. God bless our reading to our rich instruction.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. Then he proceeds to explain what he meant, just after the manner of the Son of man who, when he pronounced a parable in public, opened it up to his own disciples in secret, even as he does...
Charles H. Spurgeon
The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. The Lord bless to us all the reading of this precious passage from his Word! Amen.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. This exposition consisted of readings from Psalms 77; Rev_1:15-20.