And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
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Gill's Exposition
And I will kill her children with death,.... Her popes, cardinals, priests, Jesuits, monks, friars, and all that join in the Romish apostasy, they shall be killed with death; there shall be an utter…
Barnes' Notes
And I will kill her children with death - A strong Hebraistic mode of expression, meaning that he would certainly destroy them. It has been made a question whether the word “children” here is to be…
Adam Clarke
And I will kill her children with death - "That is, I will certainly destroy her offspring and memory, and thereby ruin her designs. Jezebel's two sons, being both kings were both slain; and after…
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 is directed: To…
Cambridge Bible
all the churches shall know cf. All flesh shall know, Isa 45:2-6; All flesh shall see, Isa 40:5; Eze 20:48. -All the Churches" though less extensive than -all flesh" (cf. Joh 17:2; Joh 14:22) must…
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