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I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him one hundred forty-four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads.
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A Vision of Hope
Commentators explain that this vision is intentionally placed after the terrifying descriptions of the beasts in chapter 13. It serves as a powerful message of comfort and ultimate victory. The Lamb is seen standing firm on Mount Zion, not defeated, assuring believers that despite present troubles, God's triumph is certain.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
CHAPTER XIV
ANALYSIS OF THE CHAPTER
In the previous chapters (12 and 13), there is a description of the woes and sorrows that, for a …
The Lamb (το αρνιον). See 5:6; 7:17; 12:11; 13:8 and is in contrast with the anarthrous αρνιον in 13:11. This proleptic vision of …
19th Century
Anglican
THE CITADEL OF THE SAINTS AND THE SERVANTS OF THE LAMB.
And I looked . . . A better translation is: An…
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Baptist
And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb –
John always writes of Jesus as the Lamb. His Lord is to him in his sacrificial character al…
The Lamb standing on Mount Zion is contrasted to the dragon standing on the shifting sands of the seashore (13:1). Although the rapid movement mood…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb The Alexandrian copy, and some others, read "the Lamb"; the same that had been seen be…
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Mount Sion is the gospel church. Christ is with his church and in the midst of her in all her troubles; therefore, she is not consumed. His presenc…
