 | Nathaniel Lardner - 1815 - 714 pagina’s
...sharply. But they •f readily ascribed the honour of martyrdom to Christ, — the faithful and true witness, and the " first-begotten of the dead, and the prince of the life of God; Rev. i. 5. They also comme" morated the martyrs who were already departed out of this... | |
 | John George Schmucker - 1817 - 306 pagina’s
...4. John to the seven churches which are in Asia : Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, which was, and which is to come ; and from the seven spirits which are before his throne ; 5. And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the firgt begotten of the dead, and the.... | |
 | George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 606 pagina’s
...passage runs thus : " John to the " seven churches which are in Asia : Grace be unto " you, and peace from him which is, and which was, " and which is to...Jesus Christ, " who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten " from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the " earth. Unto him that loved us,... | |
 | Sir Charles Abraham Elton - 1818 - 238 pagina’s
...applied to Jesus, in defiance of criticism. John had just before said, " Grace be unto you, and peace from HIM which is, and which was, and which is to...from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful' witness," ver. 45. He who " is, and was, and is to come," is therefore not CHRIST, but GOD; nor is Christ ever... | |
 | George Tomline - 1818 - 608 pagina’s
...following salutation or benediction in the beginning of the Revelation of St. John : " Grace and peace from Him which is, and which was, and which is to...which are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ." Here the Father is described by a periphrasis taken from his attribute of eternity, and the seven spirits... | |
 | John Pye Smith - 1821 - 396 pagina’s
...fulness of divine benignity and power. " Grace be unto you. and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come ; and from the Seven Spirits which are before his throne ; and from Jesus Christ, the Faithful Witness, the First-born from the dead, and the Sovereign of the kings of the earth."*... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - 1837 - 668 pagina’s
...spirit is blended, She joins in the anthem which stole on her ear. SCRUTAT«lt. THE FAITHFUL WITNESS. " And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful Witness,...first-begotten of the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood. — RBV. i. 5. Thou "... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet (bp. of Salisbury.) - 1819 - 636 pagina’s
...beginning of the Revelations : Grace and peace from him, which is, which was, and which Rev. i. 4,5. is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his , throne : and from Jesus Christ. By the seven Spirits mast be meant one or more persons, since he wishes or declares grace and peace... | |
 | 1823 - 314 pagina’s
...4th and 5th verses. "John to the seven churches which are in Asia ; Grace be unto you ; and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to...and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness," &c. Had Jesus been included in the idea of Him which is, and which was, and which is to come, we have... | |
 | Alexander Shanks - 1820 - 442 pagina’s
...and peace from him who is, and who "was, and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits "which arc before his throne; and from Jesus Christ, who "is the Faithful Witness." "Elect according to the fore"knowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of "the Spirit, unto... | |
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JOHN to the Seven Churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the Seven Spirits which are before his throne ; and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first... 
