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John Gill on Revelation 16:5
John Gill is simply a legendary scholar of the Bible. His knowledge of the Jewish sources and his willingness to discuss them in relation to the Bible sometimes yields a very different take on a particular text from his contemporaries. Gill, at Revelation 16:5, writes: Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and…
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KJV Improvement – Satyrs
Satyrs in the Bible? (source of image at right) Isaiah 13:21 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs (וּשְׂעִירִים) shall dance there. Isaiah 34:14 The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of…
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Major Biblical Commentators on 1 Timothy 4:10
Matthew Henry (source) II. The encouragement which we have to proceed in the ways of godliness, and to exercise ourselves to it, notwithstanding the difficulties and discouragements that we meet with in it. He had said (v. 8) that it is profitable for all things, having the promise of the life which now is. But…
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It's all about the Exegesis – Matthew 24:36 (Mark 13:32)
Too much digital ink has been spilled over the recent call by my friend, James White, to people to learn and apply the skills of exegesis to the text of Scripture, instead of rushing to glib answers without carefully studying the text. James is right – adherence to Scripture is of the first importance. Our…
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Curt Daniel's Thesis: Hyper-Calvinism and John Gill
Fred Butler had asked for my opinion of Dr. Daniel’s doctoral thesis (March, 1983) on the topic of John Gill and Hyper-Calvinism (the title simply reads: “Hyper-Calvinism and John Gill”). As I mentioned to him immediately, I have a copy of the thesis, but I’m not read to give my full opinion of it. Nevertheless,…
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Response to Tony Byrne's Challenge
Tony Byrne (aka Ynottony) is one of the culprits behind the defamation of my friend Dr. White as supposedly being a “hyper-Calvinst.” Tony has suggested, in his own defense, that one could use the following approach: Step 1: Ask White for specific biblical proof that God desires the eternal salvation of any of the non-elect.…
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John Gill on God's Love
John Gill, sometimes falsely accused (particularly by Amyraldians, and quasi-Amyraldians) of being a hyper-Calvinist, had this to say about God’s love: 2. As to the objects of God’s love, it is special and discriminating. He loves some, and not others. It is true, he has a general love and regard to all his creatures. He…
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John Gill's Magnum Opus
John Gill was an amazingly prolific writer. It’s hard to pick between: A Complete Body of Doctrinal and Practical Divinity (volume 1) (volume 2) (volume 3) or (abridged) John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible (link1) (link 2) I’ll confess to not having read through either of those, even in the abridged form, though I’ve…