Revelation 1:13-20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 1:17-20

3. The amplification of the commission 1:17-20John’s response to this revelation was similar to Daniel’s response to the vision God gave him (cf. Daniel 10:7-9). Jesus then proceeded to give John more information about what He wanted him to do. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 1:18

Jesus also presented Himself as the resurrected One and the One with authority over the state of death and the place of the dead (cf. Psalms 9:13; Psalms 107:13; Isaiah 38:10; Matthew 16:18; John 5:28). He may have personified Death and Hades here (cf. Revelation 6:8). John saw his beloved teacher of Galilee, on whose chest he had laid his head, in an entirely different light than he had seen Him before, except in His transfiguration (Matthew 17:2; Mark 9:2; cf. Revelation 4:10; Revelation... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 1:19

Jesus Christ repeated His instruction to John to write down the things God was revealing to him (Revelation 1:11). The repetition of ’write’ from Revelation 1:11 indicates that the ’therefore’ is resuming the earlier command where it left off. [Note: Thomas, Revelation 1-7, p. 113.] Now Jesus gave John more specific instructions.This verse provides an inspired outline of the Book of Revelation. Some of what John was to record he had already seen, namely, the Man standing among the seven golden... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 1:20

Jesus Christ then interpreted the meaning of some of the symbolic things John had seen. They were mysteries, revelations previously unclear until the Lord interpreted them for John. The seven stars represented the messengers of the seven churches. These may have been their angelic guardians. [Note: Swete, p. 22; Smith, pp. 57-58; Ladd, p. 35; Beale, p. 217.] Some interpreters have taken these angels as expressions of the prevailing spirit that characterized each church. [Note: E.g. Morris, p.... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Revelation 1:13

1:13 [the] (d-11) Or 'a Son of man.' See Daniel 7:13 , also without the article. It is not likeness to a person John knew, but to the character known by this title in scripture. To have seen angels in heaven would have been no wonder, but to see one as 'Son of man' was. This chapter corresponds to Daniel 7:0 . only now he was seen on earth. It was the title the Lord habitually took. This made it personal; but in Daniel, though surely the same person, it was characteristic. Here, too, it is... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Revelation 1:15

1:15 fine (e-5) Or 'shining.' read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Revelation 1:18

1:18 became (f-7) Ginomai . see John 1:17 . Became what he was not before. hades. (g-27) Hades. see Note, Matthew 11:23 . read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Revelation 1:19

1:19 are, (h-11) are (h-16) The first 'are' is plural; 'are about to' is singular. read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Revelation 1:20

1:20 angels (i-25) The word has also the sense of 'messengers.' see Note e, ch. 2.20. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 1:1-20

The Vision of the Son of ManSt. John addresses ’the seven churches which are in Asia,’ telling them of a vision of Christ, who bade him, write in a book what he saw and send it to them.1-3. Introduction, describing the book as an ’apocalypse,’ the Gk. word which signifies ’unveiling’ or ’revelation.’ This does not mean here the unveiling of Christ at His Coming, as in 1 Corinthians 1:7; 2 Thessalonians 1:7; 1 Peter 1:7, 1 Peter 1:13; 1 Peter 4:13, but the Revelation given by Christ. The book... read more

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