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The Mountain of Revelation
Commentators explain that John being taken to a 'great and high mountain' is deeply symbolic. Beyond just providing a good view, it represents the spiritual elevation required to perceive God's glory. As some scholars suggest, to gain clear views of heavenly things, believers must ascend their own 'mount of meditation and faith' through prayer and separation from the world.
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Albert Barnes
On Revelation 21:10
18th Century
Theologian
And he carried me away in the spirit. Gave him a vision of the city; seemed to place him where he could have a clear view of it as it came…
AT Robertson
On Revelation 21:10
He carried me away in the Spirit (απηνεγκεν με εν πνευματ). See same language in 17:7 when John received a vision of the Harlot Ci…
Charles Ellicott
On Revelation 21:10
19th Century
Bishop
And he carried me away in the spirit . . .—Better, He carried me away in spirit onto a mountain, great and high. It is no…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Revelation 21:9–22
19th Century
Preacher
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…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Revelation 21:10
Here the parallelism with 17:1 is clearly deliberate. The bride, the wife of the Lamb, contrasts with the great prostitute, the archetypal image fo…
John Gill
On Revelation 21:10
17th Century
Pastor
And he carried me away in the Spirit
John was in an ecstasy, as in (Revelation 1:10) (4:2) (17:3) and in…
Matthew Henry
On Revelation 21:9–21
17th Century
Minister
God has various employments for his holy angels. Sometimes they sound the trumpet of Divine Providence and warn a careless world; sometimes they re…