Revelation 14:1-15:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 14:1-4

Revelation 14:1-4. I looked, and behold a Lamb The Lord Jesus, in the form of a lamb, or as the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world, and not only with horns like a lamb; stood on mount Sion Namely, the heavenly Sion; and with him a hundred forty and four thousand The same select number that was mentioned Revelation 7:4, the genuine followers of the twelve apostles, apostolically multiplied, and therefore the number of the church, as six hundred and sixty-six is the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 14:1-5

Song of the redeemed (14:1-5)In 7:1-8 God’s faithful people were seen on earth and in 7:9-17 in heaven. They are now seen with Christ in his kingdom. The reason why they alone can sing the new song is that only saved sinners can know the experience of redemption (14:1-3). Not only have they been cleansed by Christ, but they have kept themselves pure by not giving in to the temptations of the anti-God world. Like the first products of harvest, they belong specially to God (4-5; cf. Exodus 23:19). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 14:1

looked = saw. App-133 . a = the, as all the texts. stood = standing. mount Sion. Compare Hebrews 12:22 . hundred, &c. See Revelation 7:3-8 . His . . . name. The texts read "His name and His Father's name". in = upon. App-104 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 14:1

REV:14There is relatively very little difficulty in the interpretation of this chapter. First (Revelation 14:1-5), there is a consolatory vision of the redeemed rejoicing in heaven (anticipatory, of course), followed by a solemn angelic announcement of the final judgment (Revelation 14:6,7), "The hour of his judgment is come!" However, even preceding that announcement (Revelation 14:7), there was foretold the fulfillment of that great event which must come before the final judgment; namely, the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 14:1

Revelation 14:1.— The description of the melancholy state of the church and world, during this third period, in the fore-going chapters, might be apt somewhat to discourage good Christians and the faithful worshippers of God; for though God, by a spirit of prophesy, had before revealed this suffering state to the church, and so it was represented as what the wisdom of the divine Providence thought fit to allow, and what was therefore reconcilable to the goodness and power of the great Governor... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 14:1-5

Revelation 14:1-5. I looked, and, lo, a Lamb, &c.— After the account of the rise and reign of the beast (says Bishop Newton), the Spirit of prophesy delineates, by way of opposition, the state of the true church during the same period, its struggles and contests with the beast, and the judgment of God upon his enemies. Our Saviour is seen, Rev 14:1 as the true Lamb of God, not only with horns like a lamb, standing on mount Sion, the place of God's true worship, but with him an hundred forty... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 14:1

1. a—A, B, C, Coptic, and ORIGEN read, "the." Lamb . . . on . . . Sion—having left His position "in the midst of the throne," and now taking His stand on Sion. his Father's name—A, B, and C read, "His name and His Father's name." in—Greek, "upon." God's and Christ's name here answers to the seal "upon their foreheads" in :-. As the 144,000 of Israel are "the first-fruits" (Revelation 14:4), so "the harvest" (Revelation 14:15) is the general assembly of Gentile saints to be translated by Christ... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 14:1

"And I looked" (Gr. kai eidon) introduces three scenes in chapter 14 (Revelation 14:1; Revelation 14:6; Revelation 14:14), as this phrase did twice in chapter 13 (Revelation 14:1; Revelation 14:11). "Behold" (Gr. idou, cf. Revelation 14:14) calls special attention to the greatness of the sight that John saw here.John saw in this scene the time yet future at the end of the Great Tribulation when Jesus Christ will return to the earth. His second coming does not take place here but in Revelation... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 14:1-5

The triumph of the 144,000 14:1-5 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 14:1-20

The Lamb and His Followers. Judgment on His EnemiesIn the last two chapters were seen the enemies of the Church, and their fierce power. Now, by way of contrast, and to encourage the Church to resist her enemies with complete certainty of victory, pictures are shown of the blessedness of those who witness a true confession for Christ, and of God’s judgment on the ungodly.1-5. The Lamb (cp. Revelation 5:6, etc.) is seen on Mount Zion, i.e. the true and heavenly home of the Church: cp. Hebrews... read more

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