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Immediately I was in the Spirit. Behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting on the throne
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God's Sovereign Throne
The first thing John sees in this heavenly vision is a throne. Commentators universally agree this symbolizes God's absolute sovereignty, power, and authority. Everything that unfolds in the book, no matter how chaotic it appears on earth, proceeds from the One who is in ultimate control. This vision establishes that God's purpose and rule are the foundation of all reality.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And immediately I was in the Spirit. (See the comments on Revelation 1:10).
He does not affirm that he was caught up into heaven, n…
Straightway I was in the Spirit (ευθεως εγενομην εν πνευματ). But John had already "come to be in the Spirit" (1:10, the very same…
19th Century
Anglican
And immediately I was in the spirit.— (). The mind and soul were absorbed in the vision of things celestial. (See [Refere…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And immediately I was in the Spirit As he had been before, (Revelation 1:10) ; it seems he had been some…
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