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Again, in the same order,
The angel, ver. 10, 11.
Jesus, ver. 12—17.
— ‘r/frro/ xul a\r\ Q/voi, faithful and true) To he received with firm faith, and moreover with a worthy interpretation. The truth of these words was confirmed, in particular, respecting the marriage of the Lamb, ch. xix. 9, and respecting the renewing of the universe, ch. xxi. 5 ; now generally, as in an epilogue, the truth of the words of the whole book is confirmed : and that is consistent with itself, even in places where many refuse to believe. But woe unto them who love falsehood rather than this truth, and who defame the truth as falsehood, and especially that very truth which lies between these confirmations, ch. xx. 1, etc. — o ©s bg ruv ‘mu/aarwv ruv ^po(pr\ro)v: the God of the spirits of the prophets) There is only one Spirit, by whose inspiration the prophets spake : 1 Pet. i. 11 ; 2 Pet. i. 21 : but individuals, according to the measure given unto them, had their own spirits. The God of these spirits is the Lord ; for in- stance, the God of David, the God of Daniel. And the same sent His angel, that the approaching accomplishment of those things which had been foretold by those ancient prophets might now be shown to John.
*8. K ai sy&>, and I) Dionysius of Alexandria construed this also with /o-axap/o?, blessed , ver. 7 : s/’m/, 1 am , is rather to be understood.
2 9. "Opci fit)' evvdovXog <rov et,ui) After <rou , the more recent Latin editions and Erasmus inserted yap.1 2 3 But Wolf excellently ob- serves, that the whole of this speech of the angel is concise and ellip- tical, such as the speech of those who greatly loathe anything is accus- tomed to be . There is a very similar example of the omission of yap, Acts xiv. 15.
10. Ka i Xsysi poi, and he says to me) It is the same angel, whose addresses are mentioned in ver. 9 and 10 ; and yet the formula, and he says to me , is placed between, because the angel here (ver. 10)
1 csTrio-rgA s, sent ) The conclusion exactly agrees with the introduction of the book. — V. g.
2 ifAKpoodiv ray ndhuv, before Ms feet ) John had first wished to worship the angel, ch. xix. 10 : now only at Ms feet he prepares to worship (God). But the angel does not even permit this. — V. g.
s AB Vulg. Cypr. reject ya,p ; Rec. Text with h supports it. — E.
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