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After these things I saw, and behold, a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, [a voice] as of a trumpet speaking with me, one saying, Come up hither, and I will show thee the things which must come to pass hereafter.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

After these things (μετα ταυτα). Change in the panorama, not chronology (7:1,9; 15:5; 18:1; 19:1). This vision is of heaven, not o…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

CHAPTER IV

ANALYSIS OF THE CHAPTER

This chapter properly commences the series of visions concerning future events, and introduces tho…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

After this (better, these things) I looked (literally, I saw; not “I looked,…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Seeing a “door standing open in heaven,” John is told to “come up here” (cf. Ezekiel 1:1). He receives a new view of God’s majesty and p…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

After this I looked
After John had seen the vision of Christ, in the midst of the golden candlesticks, with seven st…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

After the Lord Jesus had instructed the apostle to write to the churches the things that are, there was another vision. The apostle saw a …

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