Blessed. Greek. makarios. Forty-eighth occurances in N.T.
in. App-104.
on such. over (App-104.) these.
power. App-172.
priests. See Revelation 1:6.
a. Some texts read "the". The "first resurrection" is the former of the two resurrections referred to in this passage. It is the antithesis of the resurrection implied though not specifically mentioned in Revelation 20:12. This is the resurrection which was both the subject of revelation and the hope of Israel. Compare the antithesis in 2 John 1:6; 2 John 1:6 :29. Acts 24:15. This "first resurrection" should not be confused with 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 (see notes there and on Philippians 1:3; Philippians 1:11).