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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

INTRODUCTION TO Revelation 7 This chapter contains a vision seen at the end of the sixth, and at the opening of the seventh seal, which expresses the security of the saints in all ages following, the praises of angels and men on that account, and the happiness of all the people of God in the millennium state. First, a vision of four angels is seen restraining the winds from blowing on the earth,...

John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

And all the angels stood round about the throne,.... The holy and elect angels, even all of them, the ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, the innumerable company of them, who are represented in the same position; [See comments on Revelation 5:11]; and [about] the elders, and the four beasts; the churches and ministers; yea, round about the great multitude before...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

The things contained in this chapter came in after the opening of the six seals, which foretold great calamities in the world; and before the sound of the seven trumpets, which gave notice of great corruptions arising in the church: between these comes in this comfortable chapter, which secures the graces and comforts of the people of God in times of common calamity. We have, I. An account of the...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne. In the outer ring and about the elders that represent the church, who stand in the inner ring, nearest to Christ, and nearest akin to the Son of Man.

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And about the elders and four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God. Saying, Amen: Blessing and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God forever and ever. Amen. Grand ascriptions of praise to make the worship perfect, as all worship should be which is presented to God — as all worship will be when we shall once get to...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Not some of the angels, nor many angels, nor even an innumerable company of angels, but all the angels; they shall all gather on that august occasion around the throne of God and the Lamb.

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And palms in their hands; and cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon, the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, The angels form the outer ring. The elders, who represent the Church of the redeemed, are nearer to the throne...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. You see that all the glory is given to God; man is lost sight of, humanitarianism has no place of honour...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; and cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the...