hold of the dragon, ch. xx. 2. The beast and the false prophet even then shall be reduced to extremities ; the dragon shall have strength, but shall be restrained. — ^wi/rgg, alive) This destruction is much more dreadful than the death itself of the body. Comp, re- specting the Son of Perdition, 2 Thess. ii. 8 ; also Dan. vii. 11, 26, and Isa. xi. 4, where yE5H, lxx., a the Chaldee paraphrast has NJPtn the impious Roman. — ryv /J/xvtjv rod nvpbg, the lake of
fire) The word gehennah [lielt] does not occur in the Apocalypse.
21. 0/ Xoirrot, the remnant ) even the kings, ver. 18, 19. They are mingled with the crowd, as Pharaoh , Zaerach , Gog. See Ord. Temp. pp. 161, 162, 182, 183 [Ed. II. pp. 142, 143, 160].
1. AyyzXov, an angel) Cluver interprets it of a created angel, T. iii. Dil. p. 321. Primasius , in the summary of his fifth book, and Ticonius , in his 17th homily, Andreas of Ccesareia , in his 20th dis- course, connect the 19th and 20th chapters most intimately. John Frid. Schmid acknowledges that the destruction of antichrist (in what sense he understands antichrist does not belong to the present subject) is prior to the millennium, and that he who denies this incurs the punishment predicted, ch. xxii. 18, 19. See Chronol. Anleitung , Part II. p. 316.
2. Tow dpaxovra 6 o<pig o apycuop) Apposition between an oblique case and the nominative. See Appar. p. 778 [Ed. II. p. 488, § 5]. — yjkta enj, a thousand years) A. 1716, Zeltner published a disserta- tion on the Chiliasm (he would more properly have said, on the Millennium) now present , in the beginning of which he expresses his surprise, that any one can shrink from the title of Chiliast ; because it is plain that he wrho embraces the Divine authority of the Apo- calypse, must also of necessity admit the thousand years in some sense. Very xve\\ said. But there are some who, compelled by this Text, acknowledge that there is to be a remarkable and long-con- tinued tranquillity of the Church, and maintain this with impunity.
on the earth. But Christ the Lord, with His heavenly band, will engage with them. — V. g.
1 So A. But h Vulg. and Rec. Text have rov oQtv rov dpxet'tov. — E.