Rev 1:13-20 | Abbott | STEP | Clothed, &c. This was a dress denoting, according to the usages of those times, very high rank and station.

Revelation of John 1:13-20

Clothed, &c. This was a dress denoting, according to the usages of those times, very high rank and station.

As the sound of many waters; that is, as the roaring or thundering of the waves of the sea.

A sharp two-edged sword. The image here used, as a symbol, to denote the word or doctrine of Jesus Christ, is employed for the same purpose, metaphorically, in Heb. 4:12.