啟示錄 7:9-11 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 7:9-12

The human population in heaven (No. 1). "After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations," etc. There is one book, and only one, that presents to us humanity in heaven, and that is the Bible. This passage gives us a vision of unnumbered multitudes of men who once traversed this earthly scene of sin and sorrow, now in the bright world of the good. Of this human population in heaven four things are suggested. I. ITS NUMBERS ARE TOO ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 7:9-13

The Church triumphant. The comfort of the former vision is heightened by a subsequent one. The host of God is sealed. Safety amidst judgment, is pledged. But greater things are reserved. The holy seer is permitted to witness the Church in its final triumph. I. THE FINAL TRIUMPHANT HOST IS INNUMERABLE . The former vision was limited, definite. It prepared the way for a larger view. The "little flock" has grown into an innumerable company. This is the true answer to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 7:9-17

The Church above, caught up out of the great tribulation. We have before called attention to the fact that in this chapter we have, first, a part of the Church on earth, sealed in the tribulation; second, a part of the Church in heaven caught up out of it. £ The first and most natural inquiry concerning the second part of this chapter is, "At what point of time are we to fix the occurring of the glorious realities set forth in this vision?" And from the structure of the chapter the reply... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 7:10

And cried with a loud voice; and they cry, etc. The present tense expresses the unceasing nature of their occupation (Alford). Saying, Salvation to our God; that is, "The praise and honour due for our salvation belongs to God, since he is the Cause of our salvation." Note the similarity to the "Hosanna" of the palm-bearing multitude of the Feast of Tabernacles (see John 12:13 ; 2 Macc. 10:6, 7; Psalms 118:25 ). Which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. To the Triune God,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 7:11

And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts; were standing … the four living beings. (For a consideration of the positions here indicated, see on Revelation 5:11 .) The throne in the centre with the four living beings was surrounded by the elders, having the Lamb in the midst, between the throne and the elders. Forming a circle round the whole were the angels. (On the elders as representing the Church, and the four living creatures as... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 7:9

After this - Greek,” After these things” - Μετὰ ταῦτα Meta tauta: that is, after I saw these things thus represented I had another vision. This would undoubtedly imply, not only that he saw these things after he had seen the sealing of the hundred and forty-four thousand, but that they would occur subsequently to that. But he does not state whether they would immediately occur, or whether other things might not intervene. As a matter of fact, the vision seems to be transferred from earth to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 7:10

And cried with a loud voice - Compare Zechariah 4:7. This is expressive of the greatness of their joy; the ardor and earnestness of their praise.Salvation to our God - The word rendered “salvation” - σωτηρία sōtēria - means properly “safety, deliverance, preservation”; then welfare or prosperity; then victory; then, in a Christian sense, deliverance from punishment and admission to eternal life. Here the idea seems to be that their deliverance from sin, danger, persecution, and death, was to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 7:11

And all the angels stood round about the throne - notes on Revelation 5:11.And about the elders - notes on Revelation 4:4.And the four beasts - notes on Revelation 4:6. The meaning is, that the angels stood in the outer circle, or outside of the elders and the four living creatures. The redeemed, it is manifest, occupied the inner circle, and were near the throne, though their precise location is not mentioned. The angels sympathize with the church redeemed and triumphant, as they did with the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 7:9

Revelation 7:9. After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude This first refers to the happy and prosperous state of the church at the end of so many grievous persecutions and sufferings: for an innumerable multitude of all nations and tongues embraced the gospel, and are here represented as clothed with white robes, in token of their acceptance with God, and their sanctification through his Holy Spirit. And, as Sulpicius Severus says, it is wonderful how much the Christian religion... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 7:10-12

Revelation 7:10-12. And cried with a loud voice In token of the intenseness of their devotion; saying, Salvation to our God That is, Let the salvation which we have attained be ascribed to him; which sitteth upon the throne And from thence has graciously regarded us, and exalted us to such dignity and happiness, mean and miserable as we once were. And unto the Lamb Let it be also ascribed to the mediation and grace of the Lamb, who gave himself to be slain for our redemption. The... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 7:9-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 7:9-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 7:9-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 7:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 7:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 7:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 7:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 7:11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 7:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 7:10-12

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