And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
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Gill's Exposition
And he had in his hand a little book open,.... By which is meant not the Bible, the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament; or the book of the Gospel, the substance of which lies in a little room,…
Barnes' Notes
And he had in his hand a little book open - This is the first thing that indicated the purpose of his appearing, or that would give any distinct indication of the design of his coming from heaven. The…
Adam Clarke
A little book open - Meaning probably some design of God long concealed, but now about to be made manifest. But who knows what it means?
His right foot upon the sea, and his left - on the earth - To…
Here we have an account of another vision the apostle was favoured with, between the sounding of the sixth trumpet and that of the seventh. And we observe,
I. The person who was principally concerned…
Cambridge Bible
a little book The diminutive perhaps suggests comparison (but hardly contrast) with the book of Rev 5:1 seqq.
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