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Bible Commentaries
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Darby, John. "Commentary on Revelation 4". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://studylight.org./commentaries/eng/dsn/revelation-4.html. 1857-67.
Darby, John. "Commentary on Revelation 4". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://studylight.org./
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Introduction
1:1 place; (b-19) Aorist, lit. 'have taken place,' perhaps 'be accomplished.' signified (c-22) * Lit. 'made known by signs.'
Verse 3
4:3 round (e-20) I use 'round' for what is connected with anything (not necessarily united to it) as a centre, as the tire of a wheel, but 'around' is used for detached objects encircling.
Verse 4
4:4 round (e-2) I use 'round' for what is connected with anything (not necessarily united to it) as a centre, as the tire of a wheel, but 'around' is used for detached objects encircling.
Verse 5
4:5 lamps (f-15) Lampas . only here and ch. 8.10 where the word is translated 'torch.' Not the lamp as a utensil ( luchnia , ch. 1.13), but what furnished the light itself
Verse 6
4:6 around (e-19) I use 'round' for what is connected with anything (not necessarily united to it) as a centre, as the tire of a wheel, but 'around' is used for detached objects encircling.
Verse 8
4:8 creatures, (a-5) See Isaiah 6:2 ,Isaiah 6:3 . round (b-14) I judge that Ezekiel 10:12 shows that 'round' belongs to the eyes. not (c-25) I prefer 'cease not' to 'have no rest,' because in English 'having no rest' means constant fatigue. The Greek here means 'no intermission of action.' God (d-34) See Note l, ch. 1.8. was, (e-37) On the throne, 'who was' comes first. It is in time. see Note, ch. 1.4.
Verse 10
4:10 homage (f-15) See Note h, ch. 3.9.