Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible

bondage of sin, guilt, and Satan. He has not only purchased liberty for them, but the highest honour and preferment; he made the ...

so. Upon opening the fourth seal, another horse appeared, of a pale colour. The rider was Death, the king of terrors. The attend ...

Chapter 7 Chapter Outline A pause between two great periods. (1–3) The peace, happiness, and safety of the (4–8) saints, as sign ...

way to heaven is through many tribulations; but tribulation, how great soever, shall not separate us from the love of God. Tribu ...

of sinful men, produced remarkable tumults, here set forth in prophetical language, as our Lord himself declared, Lu 12:49. Vers ...

Verses 1–12 Upon sounding the fifth trumpet, a star fell from heaven to the earth. Having ceased to be a minister of Christ, he ...

Verses 1–7 The apostle saw another representation. The person communicating this discovery probably was our Lord and Saviour Jes ...

Verses 1, 2 This prophetical passage about measuring the temple seems to refer to Ezekiel's vision. The design of this measuring ...

praises more freely and frequently going up, graces and blessings plentifully coming down. But it rather seems to refer to the c ...

The attempts of the dragon proved unsuccessful against the church, and fatal to his own interests. The seat of this war was in h ...

It obliges all to worship its image, and (16–18) receive its mark, as persons devoted to it. Verses 1–10 The apostle, standing o ...

the wisdom of men. The number is the number of a man, computed after the usual manner among men, and it is 666. What or who is i ...

him. The preaching of the everlasting gospel shakes the foundations of antichrist in the world, and hastens its downfal. If any ...

to us. Who that considers the power of God's wrath, the value of his favour, or the glory of his holiness, would refuse to fear ...

their cities, all are condemned to ruin, all accursed for the wickedness of that people. No wonder that angels, who witness or e ...

Chapter 17 Chapter Outline One of the angels who had the vials, (1–6) explains the meaning of the former vision of the antichris ...

victory is, that he is the King of kings, and Lord of lords. He has supreme dominion and power over all things; all the powers o ...

Verses 9–19 The mourners had shared Babylon's sensual pleasures, and gained by her wealth and trade. The kings of the earth, who ...

ransomed church. This second union will be completed in heaven; but the beginning of the glorious millennium (by which is meant ...

Satan loosed, Gog and Magog. (7–10) The last and general resurrection. (11–15) Verses 1–3 Here is a vision, showing by a figure ...