Sardonyx (σαρδονυξ), here only in N.T., white with layers of red, from sardion (red carnelian) and onyx (white); for sardius (σαρδιον) see 4:3; chr…

5. Sardonyx. This word does not occur elsewhere in the New Testament. The name is derived from Sardis, a city in…

And there came to me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come here, I…

The angel measures the city with a golden measuring rod . The act of measuring signifies securing something for ble ing. Ezekiel’s elaborate descri…

The fifth, sardonyx
Which is partly of the sardian, and partly of the onyx stone, which resembles a man's nail, from…

God has various employments for his holy angels. Sometimes they sound the trumpet of Divine Providence and warn a careless world; sometimes they re…