And he had (κα εχων). This use of the participle in place of ειχεν (imperfect) is like that in 4:7f.; 12:2; 19:12; 21:12,14, a Sem…

And he had in his hand a little book open. This is the first thing that indicated the purpose of his appearing, or that would give any dis…

FIRST SCENE OF THE INTERPOSED VISION

And I saw . . .—Translate: And I saw another mighty angel descend…

As in the seals, the sequence of the sixth and seventh trumpets is interrupted to provide additional information bearing on the previous events and…

And he had in his hand a little book open
By which is meant not the Bible, the Scriptures of the Old and New Testame…

The apostle saw another representation. The person communicating this discovery was probably our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, or the representatio…