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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO REVALATION 14 This chapter contains three visions; one of the Lamb on Mount Zion, another of the three angels preaching against Babylon, and the third of the harvest and vintage. The vision of the Lamb is in Revelation 14:1, which is no other than Christ, described by his similitude, as a Lamb; by the place where he was, Mount Zion; by his position there, standing, and by the...
John Gill
And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb,.... The Alexandrian copy, and some others, read "the Lamb"; the same that had been seen before in, the midst of the throne, Revelation 5:6; and all the Oriental versions have the same article also; the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, for mention is made of his Father in a following clause; the King of Zion, where he is seen standing, and the Redeemer of his...
Matthew Henry
After an account of the great trials and sufferings which the servants of God had endured, we have now a more pleasant scene opening; the day begins now to dawn, and here we have represented, I. The Lord Jesus at the head of his faithful followers, ver. 1-5. II. Three angels sent successively to proclaim the fall of Babylon and the things antecedent and consequent to so great an event, ver. 6-13....
Charles H. Spurgeon
And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb — John always writes of Jesus as the “Lamb.” His Lord is to him in his sacrificial character always “the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world” by the shedding of his blood. “I looked, and, lo, a Lamb” — Rev_14:1. Stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads. The Revised...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, Jesus is not dead, he still lives. He is not defeated: “a Lamb stood on the mount Sion.” He is not disturbed or troubled, but he stands in the posture of quiet confidence. “A Lamb stood on the mount Sion;” Jesus is not driven out of his Church, but he is still dwelling in the midst of his people. That is something, yet unbelief says, “Well, I...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Zion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written on their foreheads. The great question for us is, — shall we be among the number? If we have the Father’s name engraved upon our hearts, we may conclude that we shall, one day, have it written in our foreheads, and that we shall be amongst that chosen company.