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Tag: Exegesis

  • Some Less Relevant Commentary on Revelation 16:5

    From my earlier survey (link thereto), here are a few commentaries that have at least a little bearing on the Revelation 16:5 debate. J. Hampton Keathley III (d. 2002), taught at Moody Bible Institute (link) The reference in Revelation 16:5; “who are and who were” refers to the eternal essence of God. As the Eternal…

  • Responding to Nick Sayers' Interview with AVBibleThumperMinistries on the alleged significance of the three "I AM" statements in Exodus 3:14

     Approximately from 1:54:31 to 1:56:50 in “Interviewing Nick Sayers @RevolutionDebates on The Perfection of The KJV!!!” Nick Sayers states: They claim to us, “oh you’re you’re following no manuscripts in this place.”  Like, say, one example: Revelation 16:5. They always bring this up.  Oh, Revelation 16:5 – when it has “shall be – “Oh, that’s…

  • The Woman of Revelation 12 cannot possibly be Mary

     People sometimes notice that the woman of Revelation 12 has a child who will rule the nation with a rod of iron, and from that they assume that the woman is Mary, since ruling the nations with a rod of iron is something ascribed to Christ. However, the woman of Revelation 12 cannot possibly be…

  • The Master who Bought Them in 2 Peter 2:1

    The Apostle Peter, writing 2 Peter 2:1, used the interesting phrase, “the Master who bought them,” to refer to false teachers.  Translated in the KJV by, “the Lord that bought them,” this verse has occasionally been brought out as a proof text against the Biblical doctrine of Limited atonement. The Greek word, ἀγοράζω (agorazo), finds…

  • 2 Peter – An Overview

    In this overview, I’ve mostly just quoted the text, and formed it into paragraphs and sections, with some major headings. Author: Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ,  Recipients: to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: Blessing: Grace and…

  • Thoughts on 1 John 2:19 and Perseverance of the Saints

    1 John 2:19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. Dan commented (link): “The Greek for the end of…

  • Faith, Eternal Life, Being Born of God, Avoiding Sin – All Linked in 1 John

    John the evangelist in his first epistle links being born again to believing (1 John 5:1&4), as one would expect, but also to not committing sin (1 John 3:9 and 5:18), having the seed of God (1 John 3:9), doing righteousness (1 John 2:29), loving one another (1 John 4:7 and 5:1), loving God (1…

  • Is the word “Unicorn” in the King James Version (KJV) a mistranslation?

    Here are some hopefully helpful links to further reading:

  • Exposition of the Church on Psalm 22 (at vs. 22)

    This Reformed work from 1562, “Exposition of the Church,” provides commentary on various books including, Psalms. The following is the commentary on Psalm 22:22. “And from the horns of unicorns.” The common translators render the Hebrew word רְאֵם as “monoceros” or “rhinoceros,” even though these refer to different animals. As Pliny writes and the name…

  • Commentaries on 1 Timothy 4:10

    David Dickson (1583?-1663) An exposition of all St. Paul’s epistles … (source)(spelling modernized by me) Vers. 10. For therefore we both labor, and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those that believe. Reas. 4. Confirming the former Reasons. Because we suffer afflictions and…