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The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 1:13

In the midst of the candlesticks . "For where two or three are gathered together in my Name, there am I in the midst of them". Like unto the Son of man . Here and in Revelation 14:14 we have simply υἱὸς ἀνθωώπου , as also in John 5:27 and Daniel 7:13 ; not ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου , as in Acts 7:56 and everywhere else in all four Gospels. It is not certain that the absence of the articles forbids us to render the phrase, "the Son of man;" but it is safer to render,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 1:13

And in the midst of the seven candlesticks - Standing among them, so as to be encircled with them. This shows that the representation could not have been like that of the vision of Zechariah Zechariah 4:2, where the prophet sees “a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon.” In the vision as it appeared to John, there was not one lampbearer, with seven lamps or branches, but there were seven lamp-bearers, so arranged that one in the likeness of the Son... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 1:12-16

Revelation 1:12-16. And I turned to see the voice That is, to see him whose voice it was; and being turned, I saw It seems the vision presented itself gradually. First, he heard a voice, and upon looking behind him he saw the golden candlesticks, and then, in the midst of the candlesticks, which were placed in a circle, he saw one like the Son of man That is, one in a human form. As a man, likewise, our Lord doubtless appears in heaven; though not exactly in this symbolical manner,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 1:9-20

2:1-3:22 LETTERS TO THE SEVEN CHURCHESApart from occasional minor variations, the seven letters follow the same pattern. They begin with a greeting from the risen Christ (whose titles are mostly taken from the vision described in 1:12-16), followed in turn by a statement of praise and/or criticism concerning the current state of the church, a warning, an instruction and a promise. Although each church received the particular message for itself, it would also hear the messages for the other... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 1:13

the. Omit. Son of Man. See App-98 and App-99 . about. Greek. pros. paps = breasts. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 1:13

Revelation 1:13. One like unto the Son of man, clothed, &c.— The clothing here mentioned, is something like the Jewish high-priest's; and Christ is described much in the same manner as the divine appearance in Daniel's vision; Daniel 7:9. The girdles were a kind of sash, which went over the neck like a tippet, were crossed on the breast, and then went round the lower part of it two or three times, like a modern circingle, and from hence they fell down almost to the feet. They were sometimes... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 1:13

13. His glorified form as man could be recognized by John, who had seen it at the Transfiguration. in the midst—implying Christ's continual presence and ceaseless activity in the midst of His people on earth. In :-, when He appears in heaven, His insignia undergo a corresponding change yet even there the rainbow reminds us of His everlasting covenant with them. seven—omitted in two of the oldest manuscripts, but supported by one. Son of man—The form which John had seen enduring the agony of... read more

Thomas Constable

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

I. THE PREPARATION OF THE PROPHET CH. 1The first chapter contains a prologue to the book, which is similar to the one in John 1:1-18, the prologue to John’s Gospel (cf. 1 John 1:1-4). It also relates a vision that God gave John that prepared him for what follows. This presentation has the effect of showing that Jesus Christ is the culminating figure in human history (cf. Hebrews 1), and it prepares the reader for the revelation of His future acts that constitutes the bulk of this book. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 1:9-20

B. The commission of the prophet 1:9-20John next explained a vision of the glorified Christ that God had given him (cf. Isaiah 6; Ezekiel 1). First, he related the circumstances of his first commission to write (Revelation 1:9-11). Second, he provided a detailed description of the source of that commission (Revelation 1:12-16). Third, he explained more about his commission and the one who gave it (Revelation 1:17-20). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 1:12-16

2. The source of the commission 1:12-16John turned to see the person who had given him his commission. These verses describe what he saw. read more

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