Tradition：Protestant
Revelation 21:17
protestant「And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.」
Revelation 2:22
protestant「Behold, I cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of her works.」
Revelation 19:18
protestant「that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of them that sit thereon, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, and small and great.」
Revelation 6:8
protestant「And I saw, and behold, a pale horse: and he that sat upon him, his name was Death; and Hades followed with him. And there was given unto them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with famine, and with death, and by the wild beasts of the earth.」
Revelation 15:5
protestant「And after these things I saw, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:」
Revelation 3:5
protestant「He that overcometh shall thus be arrayed in white garments; and I will in no wise blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.」
Little Horn
allA small horn emerging from the fourth beast, symbolizing a proud end-time king who speaks arrogantly and persecutes the saints.
Four Great Beasts
allFour symbolic beasts from the sea representing successive worldly empires, often interpreted as Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome.
When Jesus tells Philadelphia 'I have placed before you an open door,' how does this connect to the city's missionary history?
Philadelphia as the 'gateway to Asia Minor' and the church's ministry opportunities.
How does the balance in the black horse's hand measure the reality of end-times famine?
A denarius for a measure of wheat, with oil and wine untouched—is this prophetic economics or pure symbol?
What is the source of the New Jerusalem's radiance, and how does it connect to Old Testament imagery?
Walls of jasper, glory like crystal—what is the very substance of this city?
Why are the glory and honor of the nations brought into the New Jerusalem?
Exploring the role of all peoples in the new city and the universality of salvation.
How does the Lamb being the city's light reshape a Protestant understanding of redemption?
No sun or moon needed—the Lamb Himself is the eternal light.
How does the balance in the black horse's hand measure the reality of end-times famine?
A denarius for a measure of wheat, with oil and wine untouched—is this prophetic economics or pure symbol?