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I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them.
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The Throne of Final Justice
Commentators explain that the throne is described as 'great' to signify the ultimate authority and majesty of the Judge, and 'white' to symbolize the absolute purity and righteousness of His verdict. This is the scene of final, perfect justice.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And I saw a great white throne. This verse begins the description of the final judgment, which includes the remainder of the chapter. The …
A great white throne (θρονον μεγαν λευκον). Here μεγαν (great) is added to the throne pictures in 4:4; 20:4. The scene is prepared…
19th Century
Anglican
And I saw a great white throne . . .—Or, And I saw a great white throne, and Him who was seated on it, from whose face fled th…
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John describes in vivid pictures the sixth last thing (), the final judgment of humankind. Unlike many of the vivid, imaginative paintings based on…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I saw a great white throne This vision refers not to the Gospel dispensation, from the exaltation of Christ to h…
After the events just foretold, the end will speedily come; and there is no mention of anything else before the appearing of Christ to judge the wo…
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