- Bible
- Revelation
- Chapter 2
- Verse 28
My Notes
Commentary
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Gill's Exposition
And I will give him the morning star. So Christ is called, Rev 22:16; and here it designs an illustrious appearance of Christ at the close of this church state, and a communication of much light and…
Barnes' Notes
And I will give him the morning star - The “morning star” is that bright planet - Venus - which at some seasons of the year appears so beautifully in the east, leading on the morning - the harbinger…
Adam Clarke
And I will give him the morning star - He shall have the brightest and most glorious empire, next to that of Christ himself. And it is certain that the Roman empire under Constantine the Great was the…
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
the morning star The only direct illustration of this image Isa 22:16, where Christ Himself is called the Morning Star: and the meaning here can hardly be "I will give myself to him." Some compare 2Pe…