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As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: [the fire] went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Lamps - “like the appearance of” flames. Omit the “and” before “like.” The “bright flames” resembled “coals of fire.”

It went up -…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Like the appearance of lamps. —The word “and” before this phrase is not in the original, and should be omitted. These words are me…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

As I said yesterday, something divine ought to shine forth in this vision, because God presented the face of a man and of an ox, of an eagle and of…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

As for the likeness of the living creatures, that is, of their bodies; for their faces, feet, hands, and wings are descri…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It is a mercy to have the word of God brought to us, and a duty to attend to it diligently when we are in affliction. The voice of God came in the …

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