Revelation 1:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. ”

Revelation 1:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Blessed is he that readeth - That is, it is to be regarded as a privilege attended with many blessings, to be permitted to mark the disclosures to be made in this book; the important revelations...
Revelation 1:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

I. The Superscription. Revelation 1:1-3 . An introductory paragraph describing the purpose and contents of the book. Revelation 1:1 . Revelation, i.e. unveiling of the future. God gave h...
Revelation 1:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Blessed . Happy. Greek. makarios, by which the Septuagint renders the Hebrew 'ashrey. See App-63. First of seven occurance in Rev. (fifty in N.T.) this . the. prophecy. Occurs seven times (...
Revelation 1:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. Blessed is he that readeth - This is to be und...
Revelation 1:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. He that readeth, and they that hear, х h...
Revelation 1:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Vision of the Son of Man St. John addresses 'the seven churches which are in Asia,' telling them of a vision of Christ, who bade him, write in a book what he saw and send it to them. 1-3 . I...
Revelation 1:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Blessed is he that readeth.... prophecy. — Any declaration of the principles of the divine government, with indications of their exemplification in coming history, is a prophecy. Sometimes the hist...
Revelation 1:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER I. THE PROLOGUE. Revelation 1:1-20 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show unto His servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and He sent and signif...
Revelation 1:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Revelation of Jesus Christ Revelation 1:1-8 In His capacity as mediator, our Lord receives from the Father and transmits to His servants, that they may in turn transmit to the world of men,...
Revelation 1:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The theme of this Book is found in its opening sentence, "The Revelation of Jesus Christ." This should be borne in mind from first to last, and our object should be to see Him as He is here revealed....
Revelation 1:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: (2) Who...
Revelation 1:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Blessed [is] he that readeth ,.... This book the Revelation, privately, in his closet or family, carefully and diligently, with a desire of understanding it; or publicly in the church of God, and en...
Revelation 1:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. Ver. 3. Blessed is he that readeth ] sc....
Revelation 1:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Who bare record of , or testified, the word of God That is, who, being honoured with so important a message, did not fail faithfully to declare it; and the testimony of Jesus That which Jesus, a...
Revelation 1:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

God gave this Revelation to Jesus Christ so that He might, as the Son of Man, communicate this to His servants. It is He who has been entrusted with the restitution of all things, and is therefore gi...
Revelation 1:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Apostolic Benediction. A. D. 95. 3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the word...
Revelation 1:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy: from hence is well concluded, that this is a portion of holy writ to be read publicly and privately, otherwise no blessing...
Revelation 1:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Blessed is he who reads, and they who hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things which are written in it, for the time is at hand.' The book was intended to be read to churches and a speci...
Revelation 1:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE REVELATION OF THE LIVING CHRIST CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Revelation 1:1 . The revelation of Jesus Christ .—This may mean, “belonging to, or proceeding from, Jesus Christ,” or it may...
Revelation 1:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Revelation 1:1-2 . The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his serv...
Revelation 1:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Revelation 1:1 . The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which reaches to the end of time, and is a continuation of the Hebrew, and the christian prophets of the new testament. This revelation properly be...
Revelation 1:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE TITLE . The simplest form of this, as of other books of the New Testament, is the oldest: 'The Revelation of John' (Αποκάλυψις Ιωάννου). Other forms worth noting are: 'The Re...
Revelation 1:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Mystery of the Seven Stars and the Seven Candlesticks. The superscription:
Revelation 1:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 4:7 ; 2 Peter 3:8 ; Daniel 12:12 ; Daniel 12:13 ; James 5:8 ; James 5:9 ; Luke 11:28 ; Proverbs 8:34 ; Revelation 22:10 ; Revelation 22:12 ; Revelation 22:20 ; Revelation 22:6 ;...
Revelation 1:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Revelation of Jesus Christ Revelation 1:1-8 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The word "Revelation." The word "revelation" means an unveiling or uncovering, thus we approach the last Book of the Bible...
Revelation 1:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Happy is he that readeth, and they that hear, the words of this prophecy — Some have miserably handled this book. Hence others are afraid to touch it; and, while they desire to know all things else...

Revelation 1:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Revelation 1:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Revelation 1:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Revelation 1:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Revelation 1:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Revelation 1:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Revelation 1:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Revelation 1:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Revelation 1:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Revelation 1:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Revelation 1:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Revelation 1:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Revelation 1:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Revelation 1:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Revelation 1:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Revelation 1:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Revelation 1:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Revelation 1:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Revelation 1:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Revelation 1:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Revelation 1:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Revelation 1:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Revelation 1:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Revelation 1:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Revelation 1:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Revelation 1:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes