Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Rev 14:20) | 2 sn The winepress was stomped. See Isa 63:3, where Messiah does this alone (usually several individuals would join in the process). |
| (0.30) | (Rev 13:12) | 3 tn For this meaning see BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνώπιον 4.b, “by the authority of, on behalf of Rv 13:12, 14; 19:20.” |
| (0.30) | (Rev 13:4) | 2 tn On the use of the masculine pronoun to refer to the beast, see the note on the word “It” in 13:1. |
| (0.30) | (Rev 12:7) | 2 sn The archangel Michael had a special role in protecting the nation of Israel in the OT (Dan 10:13, 21; 12:1; see also Jude 9). |
| (0.30) | (Rev 5:10) | 1 tn The verb ἐποίησας (epoiēsas) is understood to mean “appointed” here. For an example of this use, see Mark 3:14. |
| (0.30) | (Rev 4:5) | 3 sn Some interpret the seven spirits of God as angelic beings, while others see them as a reference to the sevenfold ministry of the Holy Spirit. |
| (0.30) | (Rev 4:6) | 1 tn This could refer to rock crystal, but it is possible this refers to ice (an older meaning). See BDAG 571 s.v. κρύσταλλος. |
| (0.30) | (Rev 3:14) | 3 tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1. |
| (0.30) | (Rev 3:14) | 3 sn The expression This is the solemn pronouncement of reflects an OT idiom. See the note on this phrase in 2:1. |
| (0.30) | (Rev 3:1) | 3 tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1. |
| (0.30) | (Rev 3:1) | 3 sn The expression This is the solemn pronouncement of reflects an OT idiom. See the note on this phrase in 2:1. |
| (0.30) | (Rev 2:18) | 3 sn The expression This is the solemn pronouncement of reflects an OT idiom. See the note on this phrase in 2:1. |
| (0.30) | (Rev 3:7) | 3 sn The expression This is the solemn pronouncement of reflects an OT idiom. See the note on this phrase in 2:1. |
| (0.30) | (Rev 3:7) | 3 tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1. |
| (0.30) | (Rev 2:14) | 3 tn Grk “sons,” but the expression υἱοὶ ᾿Ισραήλ (huioi Israēl) is an idiom for the people of Israel as an ethnic entity (see L&N 11.58). |
| (0.30) | (Rev 2:18) | 3 tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1. |
| (0.30) | (Rev 2:12) | 3 sn The expression This is the solemn pronouncement of reflects an OT idiom. See the note on this phrase in 2:1. |
| (0.30) | (Rev 2:12) | 3 tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1. |
| (0.30) | (Rev 2:9) | 1 tn Or “know your suffering.” This could refer to suffering or distress caused by persecution (see L&N 22.2). |
| (0.30) | (Rev 2:8) | 3 tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1. |
