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The last and most perplexing book of the Bible is explained with exceptional clarity. Ascension Christology is the heart of the prophetic and visionary message, which is the final testimony of Christ to his church until he returns in glory. While the book contains terrifying images of God’s wrath and coming judgment, even more is it a celebration of the saints, both in heaven and on earth, who...

ὁρμήματι—In the NT the verb ὁρμάω denotes a violent and destructive rushing actiona as does the noun ὁρμή in Acts 14:5 (but not in James 3:4). The noun ὅρμημα (a hapax legomenon) here in Rev 18:21 likewise denotes a violent and destructive rush and so is translated “with violence.” 23. φαρμακείᾳ—See the textual note on φαρμάκων in 9:21. After John had seen the awesome picture of the harlot and the beast (which together comprise Babylon,
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