[5] As He is here called 'the first-begotten of the dead, the Prince of the
12. Seven thousand, Revelation 11:13. 13. Seven heads, Revelation 12:3; 13:1 14. Seven crowns, Revelation 12:3. 15. Seven last plagues, Revelation 15:1, 6,8. 16. Seven golden vials, Revelation 15:7; 17:1. 17. Seven kings, Revelation 17:10. [5] As He is here called 'the first-begotten of the dead, the Prince of the
kings of the earth,' so in the 89th Psalm He is called 'the first-born, Higher than the kings of the earth,' as if John were here taking us back to the Psalmist's words, as he does also in the words 'faithful Witness' (Psalm 89:37). [6] The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended' (Psalm 72:20). 'My
reins are consumed within me' (Job 19:27); that is 'My longings are exhausted here.' 'These be the last words of David' (2 Samuel 23:1); that is, this is the summing up of all David's words,—their alpha and omega. [7] For the meaning of this expression, see Numbers 11:26, Ezekiel 2:2,
3:12, 14, Matthew 22:43, 1 Corinthians 14:2, Revelation 4:2. The expression 'the Lord's day' is the first day of the week, not the day of Christ's coming—that is expressed differently. [8] Let me enumerate the different things mentioned in the Apocalypse that are made of gold:—
(1.) The candlesticks, 1:12, 20; 2:1 (2.) The girdle of the Son of Man, 1:13 (3.) The girdles of the seven angels, 15:6 (4.) The crowns of the twentyfour elders, 4:4 (5.) The vials full of odors, 5: 8 (6) The censer of the altar-angel, 8:3
(7) The altar before the throne, 8:3
(8) The crown on the head of the Son of Man, 14:14
(9) The vials full of the wrath of God 15:7