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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 5:8

And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.As Morris said, "Worship is reserved only for God (Revelation 22:9); that the Lamb is worshipped is evidence of his full divinity."[33] This verse has a very important bearing upon the mediatorial office of Christ, as revealed in the New Testament. Bruce was of the opinion that "the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 5:9

And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof, for thou wast slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood men of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,The glorious outburst in heaven extolled the triumphant death of Christ on the cross, that being where the purchase of a people from all classes and kindreds was actually paid. Very clearly, it is not some far-off millennial morning which is in view here but the scenes of Calvary,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 5:10

and madest them to be unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon the earth.This is a disputed text, there being even some question of the translation; but despite this, the meaning comes through with absolute clarity. The saints of Jesus Christ, the Christians of all tribes and nations, are now reigning upon the earth with Jesus Christ. Some people do not wish to believe this, but the dogmatic power of this verse refutes the unbelievers. The Christians in this current dispensation... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 5:11

And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;These words introduce the great doxology which follows. Significantly, none are silent in the hosts of heaven, the praise and adoration of the Father and of the Son being unanimous, full, spontaneous, and overwhelmingly joyous. "Needless to say, the numbers are not to be taken literally; they are... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 5:12

saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might, and honor, and glory, and blessing.It is hardly profitable to dwell upon each one of the seven "receivables" in this overwhelming doxology; because even they do not exhaust the worthiness of the Lamb; but rather, in there being seven of them (the number of perfection), they stand for the infinite perfection and worthiness of Jesus Christ our Lord. Practically all of the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 5:13

And every created thing which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all things that are in them, heard I saying, Unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and the do minion, for ever and ever.In these great doxologies Revelation 5:9,12,13, the first two are addressed to the Lamb, but in the last, the Father is also included. This linking of the Father and the Lamb continues throughout Revelation,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 5:8

Revelation 5:8. Having every one of them harps, and golden vials,— Harps were a principal part of the temple music: vials were also of common use in the temple service; but they were not like those small bottles which we now call vials, but like cups, or little bowls, on a plate, in allusion to the censers of God in which the priests offered incense in the temple. These censers were a sort of cups, which, because of the heat of the fire burning the incense, were often put upon a plate or... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 5:9

Revelation 5:9. And they sung a new song,— Excellent in its kind, and composed on a much greater occasion, and in much sublimer strains of divine harmony, than those which the priests and Levites sung in the temple of Jerusalem; saying, Worthy art thou to take the book from the hand, as it were, of God the Father; for thou, O blessed Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, wast slain to expiate our guilt; and thou hast redeemed us to God by thy precious Blood, from the dominion and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 5:10

Revelation 5:10. And hast made us—kings and priests,— "We are robed in purity and majesty; we are crowned with gold; (ch. Revelation 4:4.) and here we appear in those priestly offices which we perform with the splendor of princes; and we shall reign on earth. The Christian cause shall prevail through all ages; while the happy souls who have passed courageously through their trials upon earth, come hither in their appointed seasons, and share the honours of thy triumphant kingdom." Christ and... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 5:13

Revelation 5:13. And such as are in the sea,— As the inhabitants of the watery element are necessarily mute, we are not to understand by this, that they seemed to grow vocal in the praises of Christ upon this occasion; but rather that heaven, earth, and sea are used to signify, that all nature in its different ways concurred in the acclamation; that is, that the whole constitution of it contributed to furnish out matter of praise; just as inanimate as well as rational creatures are called upon... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 5:8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 5:9

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 5:10

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 5:11

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 5:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 5:13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 5:8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 5:9

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 5:10

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 5:13

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