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Write in a book (γραψον εις βιβλιον). First aorist active imperative of γραφω for instantaneous action. The commission covers the …
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Saying. That is, literally, "the trumpet saying." It was, however, manifestly the voice that addressed these words to John, though they
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
I am Alpha and Omega.—In this verse we pass from Saint John to Him who was the Word, of whom Saint John testified. He who…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. I John, who al…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
The “voice” (GK 5889) John heard could be Christ’s or, more likely, that of the angel who appears frequently to John (4:1; 5:2). What John sees (bo…
John Gill
JohnGill
Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last
These characters, which are repeated here, (See Gill on Rev…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
It was the apostle's comfort that he did not suffer as an evil-doer, but for the testimony of Jesus, for bearing witne to Christ as the Immanuel, t…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson