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Deceivers Condemned. (a. d. 90.)
DECEIVERS CONDEMNED. (A. D. 90.) In this principal part of the epistle we find, I. The ill news communicated to the lady-seducers are abroad: For many deceivers have entered into the world. This report is introduced by…
Caution against Seducers. (a. d. 90.)
CAUTION AGAINST SEDUCERS. (A. D. 90.) Here, I. Upon due warning given concerning seducers, the apostle gives direction concerning the treatment of such. They are not to be entertained as the ministers of Christ. The Lor…
Conclusion and Salutation. (a. d. 90.)
CONCLUSION AND SALUTATION. (A. D. 90.) The apostle concludes this letter, 1. With an adjournment of many things to personal conference: Having many things to write unto you I would not write with paper and ink; but I tr…
Salutation and Prayer. (a. d. 90.)
SALUTATION AND PRAYER. (A. D. 90.) Here we see, I. The sacred penman who writes and sends the letter; not here indeed notified by his name, but a more general character: The elder, he that is so by years and by office;…
The Character of Gaius. (a. d. 90.)
THE CHARACTER OF GAIUS. (A. D. 90.) In these verses we have, I. The good report that the apostle had received concerning this friend of his: The brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee (3 John 1:3), who…
The Character of Diotrephes. (a. d. 90.)
THE CHARACTER OF DIOTREPHES. (A. D. 90.) I. Here is a very different example and character, an officer, a minister in the church, less generous, catholic, and communicative than the private Christians. Ministers may som…
The Character of Demetrius; Conclusion and Salutation. (a. d. 90.)
THE CHARACTER OF DEMETRIUS; CONCLUSION AND SALUTATION. (A. D. 90.) Here we have, I. The character of another person, one Demetrius, not much known otherwise. But here his name will live. A name in the gospel, a fame in…
Apostolic Benediction. (a. d. 66.)
APOSTOLIC BENEDICTION. (A. D. 66.) Here we have the preface or introduction, in which, I. We have an account of the penman of this epistle, Jude, or Judas, or Judah. He was name-sake to one of his ancestors, the patriar…
The Common Salvation; Monuments of Judgment. (a. d. 66.)
THE COMMON SALVATION; MONUMENTS OF JUDGMENT. (A. D. 66.) We have here, I. The design of the apostle in writing this epistle to the lately converted Jews and Gentiles; namely, to establish them in the Christian faith, an…
Contumacious Professors. (a. d. 66.)
CONTUMACIOUS PROFESSORS. (A. D. 66.) The apostle here exhibits a charge against deceivers who were now seducing the disciples of Christ from the profession and practice of his holy religion. He calls them filthy dreamer…
Exhortation to the Faithful; Conclusion. (a. d. 66.)
EXHORTATION TO THE FAITHFUL; CONCLUSION. (A. D. 66.) Here, I. The apostle enlarges further on the character of these evil men and seducers: they are murmurers, complainers, &c., Jude 1:16. Observe, A murmuring complaini…
The Substance of the Book. (a. d. 95.)
THE SUBSTANCE OF THE BOOK. (A. D. 95.) Here we have, I. What we may call the pedigree of this book. 1. It is the revelation of Jesus Christ. The whole Bible is so; for all revelation comes through Christ and all centres…
Apostolic Benediction. (a. d. 95.)
APOSTOLIC BENEDICTION. (A. D. 95.) We have here an apostolic benediction on those who should give a due regard to this divine revelation; and this benediction is given more generally and more especially. I. More general…
John's Vision of Christ. (a. d. 95.)
JOHN'S VISION OF CHRIST. (A. D. 95.) We have now come to that glorious vision which the apostle had of the Lord Jesus Christ, when he came to deliver this revelation to him, where observe, I. The account given of the pe…
The Church in Ephesus. (a. d. 95.)
THE CHURCH IN EPHESUS. (A. D. 95.) We have here, I. The inscription, where observe, 1. To whom the first of these epistles is directed: To the church of Ephesus, a famous church planted by the apostle Paul (Acts 19:1-41…
The Church in Smyrna. (a. d. 95.)
THE CHURCH IN SMYRNA. (A. D. 95.) We now proceed to the second epistle sent to another of the Asian churches, where, as before, observe, I. The preface or inscription in both parts. 1. The superscription, telling us to…
The Church in Pergamos. (a. d. 95.)
THE CHURCH IN PERGAMOS. (A. D. 95.) Here also we are to consider, I. The inscription of this message. 1. To whom it was sent: To the angel of the church of Pergamos. Whether this was a city raised up out of the ruins of…
The Church in Thyatira. (a. d. 95.)
THE CHURCH IN THYATIRA. (A. D. 95.) The form of each epistle is very much the same; and in this, as the rest, we have to consider the inscription, contents, and conclusion. I. The inscription, telling us, 1. To whom it…
The Church in Sardis. (a. d. 95.)
THE CHURCH IN SARDIS. (A. D. 95.) Here is, I. The preface, showing, 1. To whom this letter is directed: To the angel of the church of Sardis, an ancient city of Lydia, on the banks of the mountain Tmolus, said to have b…
The Church in Philadelphia. (a. d. 95.)
THE CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA. (A. D. 95.) We have now come to the sixth letter, sent to one of the Asian churches, where observe, I. The inscription, showing, 1. For whom it was more immediately designed: The angel of the…
The Church in Laodicea. (a. d. 95.)
THE CHURCH IN LAODICEA. (A. D. 95.) We now come to the last and worst of all the seven Asian churches, the reverse of the church of Philadelphia; for, as there was nothing reproved in that, here is nothing commended in…
The Vision of Heaven. (a. d. 95.)
THE VISION OF HEAVEN. (A. D. 95.) We have here an account of a second vision with which the apostle John was favoured: After this, that is, not only "after I had seen the vision of Christ walking in the midst of the gol…
The Vision of Heaven. (a. d. 95.)
THE VISION OF HEAVEN. (A. D. 95.) We have considered the sights that the apostle saw in heaven: now let us observe the songs that he heard, for there is in heaven not only that to be seen which will highly please a sanc…
The Sealed Book. (a. d. 95.)
THE SEALED BOOK. (A. D. 95.) Hitherto the apostle had seen only the great God, the governor of all things, now, I. He is favoured with a sight of the model and methods of his government, as they are all written down in…