![]() ![]() These are the words of Christ, inserted in a parenthesis in this account, before it is concluded, to acquaint his people with his near and sudden approach, and to give them a word of caution and exhortation in these times of difficulty for he is the Lord God Almighty, who sent forth these angels to pour out their vials, and whose judgments are applauded as righteous, Revelation 16:1 and who so often in Revelation 22:7 says "I come quickly" and which is to be understood not of his spiritual coming, which will be already at this time, but of his personal coming: and which will be "as a thief": as it is often expressed, 1 Thessalonians 5:2 not in the bad sense, to steal and kill, and to destroy, though Christ's coming will issue in the everlasting destruction of the wicked but the phrase is designed to express the suddenness of his coming, and the surprise of it:īlessed is he that watcheth against sin, the lusts of the flesh, and the cares of this life, lest they bring a sleepiness upon him, and so the day of the Lord come upon him at an unawares and against Satan and his temptations, who goes about seeking whom he may devour and against his emissaries and false teachers, who lie in wait to deceive and blessed is he also who is wishing and waiting for the coming of Christ, and so, being ready, will enter with him into the marriage chamber, and partake of the supper of the Lamb:Īnd keepeth his garments: either his conversation garments, unspotted from the world, and whenever defiled washes them, and makes them white in the blood of the Lamb and keeps them from being stripped of them, by those who would lead them into sinful ways or that keeps and holds fast the robe of Christ's righteousness, and garments of his salvation, which are the righteousness of the saints, that fine linen clean and white, that white raiment which only can cover their nakedness, that the shame thereof does not appear, Revelation 19:8 ![]() Concordances: - Nave's Topical Bible - Garment Good and Evil Jesus Continued Perseverance Righteous Temple Watchfulness Wicked (People) Thompson Chain Reference - Coming, Second Coming of Christ Future, the Second Coming of Christ Unclothed Watchfulness The Topic Concordance - Alertness Blessings Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ Day of the Lord Gathering Israel/jews Nations War/weapons Wrath Torrey's Topical Textbook - Blessed, the Second Coming of Christ, the Watchfulness ĭictionaries: - American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Babylon Gog and Magog Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Blessing Millennium Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Armageddon Beatitudes Dead Sea Scrolls Shame Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Order Fausset Bible Dictionary - Babylon, Mystical Idol Josiah Holman Bible Dictionary - Blessing and Cursing Esdraelon Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Antichrist Esdraelon Plagues of Egypt Revelation, Book of Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Angels Blessedness Har-Magedon Perseverance Soberness Sobriety Thief Watching Morrish Bible Dictionary - Antichrist Naked Vials Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Arment Name Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Gog and Magog Porters of the Temple Įncyclopedias: - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Revelation of John: War īehold I come as a thief. ![]()
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