The MacArthur Study Bible, NKJV

  14:20 n Is. 63:3; Lam. 1:15; Rev. 19:15

  14:20 o Heb. 13:12; Rev. 11:8

  14:20 p Is. 34:3

  14:20 11 Lit. stadia, about 184 miles in all

  Revelation 15

  15:1 a Rev. 12:1, 3

  15:1 b Rev. 21:9

  15:1 c Rev. 14:10

  15:2 d Rev. 4:6

  15:2 e (Matt. 3:11)

  15:2 f Rev. 13:14, 15

  15:2 g Rev. 13:17

  15:2 h Rev. 5:8

  15:2 1 NU, M omit over his mark

  15:3 i Ex. 15:1–21

  15:3 j Rev. 15:3

  15:3 k Deut. 32:3, 4; Ps. 92:5; Rom. 11:33

  15:3 l Ps. 145:17; Rev. 16:7

  15:3 2 NU, M nations

  15:4 m Ex. 15:14

  15:4 n Lev. 11:44; 1 Pet. 1:16; Rev. 4:8

  15:4 o Ps. 86:9; Is. 66:23

  15:5 p Ex. 38:21; Num. 1:50; Heb. 8:5; Rev. 13:6

  15:5 3 NU, M omit behold

  15:5 4 sanctuary, the inner shrine

  15:6 q Ex. 28:6

  15:6 5 sanctuary, the inner shrine

  15:7 r Rev. 4:6

  15:7 s 1 Thess. 1:9

  15:8 t Ex. 19:18; 40:34; Lev. 16:2; 1 Kin. 8:10; 2 Chr. 5:13; Is. 6:4

  15:8 u 2 Thess. 1:9

  Revelation 16

  16:1 a Rev. 15:1

  16:1 b Rev. 14:10

  16:1 1 NU, M seven bowls

  16:2 c Rev. 8:7

  16:2 d Ex. 9:9–11; Deut. 28:35; Rev. 16:11

  16:2 e Rev. 13:15–17; 14:9

  16:2 f Rev. 13:14

  16:2 2 severe and malignant, lit. bad and evil

  16:3 g Rev. 8:8; 11:6

  16:3 h Ex. 7:17–21

  16:3 i Rev. 8:9

  16:4 j Rev. 8:10

  16:4 k Ex. 7:17–20; Ps. 78:44; Rev. 11:6

  16:5 l Rev. 15:3, 4

  16:5 m Rev. 1:4, 8

  16:5 3 NU, M omit O Lord

  16:5 4 NU, M was, the Holy One

  16:6 n Matt. 23:34

  16:6 o Rev. 11:18

  16:6 p Is. 49:26; Luke 11:49–51

  16:6 5 NU, M omit For

  16:7 q Rev. 15:3

  16:7 r Rev. 13:10; 19:2

  16:7 6 NU, M omit another from

  16:8 s Rev. 8:12

  16:8 t Rev. 9:17, 18

  16:9 u Rev. 16:11

  16:9 v Dan. 5:22

  16:9 w Rev. 11:13

  16:10 x Rev. 13:2

  16:10 y Ex. 10:21; Is. 8:22; Rev. 8:12; 9:2

  16:10 z Rev. 11:10

  16:12 a Rev. 9:14

  16:12 b Jer. 50:38

  16:12 c Is. 41:2, 25; 46:11

  16:13 d 1 John 4:1

  16:13 e Rev. 12:3, 9

  16:13 f Rev. 13:11, 14; 19:20; 20:10

  16:14 g 2 Thess. 2:9

  16:14 h Luke 2:1

  16:14 i 1 Kin. 22:21–23; Rev. 17:14; 19:19; 20:8

  16:14 7 NU, M omit of the earth and

  16:15 j Matt. 24:43; Luke 12:39; Rev. 3:3, 11

  16:15 k 2 Cor. 5:3

  16:16 l Rev. 19:19

  16:16 8 Lit. Mount Megiddo; M Megiddo

  16:17 m Rev. 10:6; 21:6

  16:18 n Rev. 4:5

  16:18 o Rev. 11:13

  16:18 p Dan. 12:1; Matt. 24:21

  16:19 q Rev. 14:8

  16:19 r Rev. 17:5, 18

  16:19 s Rev. 14:8; 18:5

  16:19 t Is. 51:17; Rev. 14:10

  16:20 u Rev. 6:14; 20:11

  Revelation 17

  17:1 a Rev. 1:1; 21:9

  17:1 b Rev. 16:19

  17:1 c Is. 1:21; Jer. 2:20; Nah. 3:4; Rev. 17:5, 15; 19:2

  17:1 d Jer. 51:13; Rev. 17:15

  17:1 1 NU, M omit to me

  17:2 e Rev. 2:22; 18:3, 9

  17:2 f Jer. 51:7; Rev. 14:8

  17:3 g Rev. 12:6, 14; 21:10

  17:3 h Rev. 12:3

  17:3 i Rev. 13:1

  17:4 j Ezek. 28:13; Rev. 18:12, 16

  17:4 k Dan. 11:38

  17:4 l Jer. 51:7; Rev. 18:6

  17:4 m Rev. 14:8

  17:4 2 M the fornication of the earth

  17:5 n 2 Thess. 2:7; Rev. 1:20; 17:7

  17:6 o Rev. 18:24

  17:6 p Rev. 13:15

  17:6 q Rev. 6:9, 10

  17:7 3 hidden truth

  17:8 r Rev. 11:7

  17:8 s Rev. 13:10; 17:11

  17:8 t Rev. 3:10

  17:8 u Rev. 13:3

  17:8 v Matt. 25:34; Rev. 13:8

  17:8 4 destruction

  17:8 5 NU, M shall be present

  17:9 w Rev. 13:18

  17:9 x Rev. 13:1

  17:10 y Rev. 13:5

  17:11 z Rev. 13:3, 12, 14; 17:8

  17:11 6 destruction

  17:12 a Dan. 7:20

  17:14 b Rev. 16:14; 19:19

  17:14 c Rev. 19:20

  17:14 d Deut. 10:17; 1 Tim. 6:15; Rev. 19:16

  17:14 e Jer. 50:44

  17:15 f Is. 8:7; Jer. 47:2; Rev. 17:1

  17:15 g Rev. 13:7

  17:16 h Jer. 50:41

  17:16 i Rev. 18:17, 19

  17:16 j Ezek. 16:37, 39

  17:16 k Rev. 18:8

  17:16 7 NU, M saw, and the beast

  17:17 l 2 Thess. 2:11

  17:17 m Rev. 10:7

  17:18 n Rev. 11:8; 16:19

  17:18 o Rev. 12:4

  Revelation 18

  18:1 a Rev. 17:1, 7

  18:1 b Ezek. 43:2

  18:2 c Is. 13:19; 21:9; Jer. 51:8; Rev. 14:8

  18:2 d Is. 13:21; 34:11, 13–15; Jer. 50:39; 51:37; Zeph. 2:14

  18:2 e Is. 14:23

  18:2 1 NU, M omit mightily

  18:3 f Jer. 51:7; Rev. 14:8

  18:3 g Is. 47:15

  18:3 2 Lit. strengths

  18:4 h Is. 48:20

  18:5 i Gen. 18:20

  18:5 j Rev. 16:19

  18:5 3 NU, M have been heaped up

  18:6 k Ps. 137:8; Jer. 50:15, 29

  18:6 l Rev. 14:10

  18:6 m Rev. 16:19

  18:6 4 NU, M omit to you

  18:7 n Ezek. 28:2–8

  18:7 o Is. 47:7, 8; Zeph. 2:15

  18:7 5 sensually

  18:8 p Is. 47:9; Jer. 50:31; Rev. 18:10

  18:8 q Rev. 17:16

  18:8 r Jer. 50:34; Heb. 10:31; Rev. 11:17

  18:8 6 NU, M has judged

  18:9 s Ezek. 26:16; 27:35

  18:9 t Jer. 50:46; Rev. 17:2; 18:3

  18:9 u Rev. 19:3

  18:10 v Is. 21:9

  18:10 w Rev. 18:17, 19

  18:11 x Ezek. 27:27–34

  18:12 y Ezek. 27:12–22; Rev. 17:4

  18:13 z 1 Chr. 5:21; Ezek. 27:13

  18:14 7 NU, M been lost to you

  18:16 a Rev. 17:18

  18:16 b Rev. 17:4

  18:17 c Rev. 18:10

  18:17 d Is. 23:14

  18:17 8 have been laid waste

  18:18 e Ezek. 27:30

  18:18 f Rev. 13:4

  18:19 g Josh. 7:6; Job 2:12; Lam. 2:10; Ezek. 27:30

  18:19 h Rev. 18:8

  18:19 9 have been laid waste

  18:20 i Is. 44:23; 49:13; Jer. 51:48; Rev. 12:12

  18:20 j Luke 11:49; Rev. 19:2

  18:20 10 NU, M saints and apostles

  18:21 k Jer. 51:63, 64

  18:21 l Rev. 12:8; 16:20

  18:22 m Eccl. 12:4; Jer. 7:34; 16:9; 25:10; Rev. 14:1–3

  18:23 n Jer. 25:10

  18:23 o Jer. 7:34; 16:9

  18:23 p Is. 23:8; Rev. 6:15; 18:3

  18:23 q 2 Kin. 9:22

  18:24 r Rev. 16:6; 17:6

  18:24 s Jer. 51:49

  Revelation 19

  19:1 a Jer. 51:48; Rev. 11:15; 19:6

  19:1 b Rev. 4:11

  19:1 1 NU, M add something like

  19:1 2 NU, M omit the Lord

  19:2 c Rev. 15:3; 16:7

  19:2 d Deut. 32:43; 2 Kin. 9:7; Luke 18:7, 8; Rev. 6:10

  19:3 e Is. 34:10; Rev. 14:11

  19:4 f Rev. 4:4, 6, 10

  19:4 g 1 Chr. 16:36

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sp; 19:5 h Ps. 134:1

  19:5 i Rev. 11:18

  19:5 3 NU, M omit both

  19:6 j Ezek. 1:24; Rev. 1:15; 14:2

  19:6 k Rev. 11:15

  19:6 4 NU, M our

  19:7 l (Matt. 22:2; 25:10); Luke 12:36; John 3:29; (2 Cor. 11:2); Eph. 5:23, 32; Rev. 19:9

  19:8 m Ps. 45:13; Ezek. 16:10

  19:8 n Ps. 132:9

  19:9 o Matt. 22:2; Luke 14:15

  19:9 p Rev. 22:6

  19:10 q Rev. 22:8

  19:10 r Acts 10:26; Rev. 22:9

  19:10 s (Heb. 1:14)

  19:10 t 1 John 5:10

  19:10 u Luke 24:27; John 5:39

  19:11 v Rev. 15:5

  19:11 w Ps. 45:3, 4; Rev. 6:2; 19:19, 21

  19:11 x Rev. 3:7, 14

  19:11 y Ps. 96:13; Is. 11:4

  19:12 z Dan. 10:6; Rev. 1:14

  19:12 a Rev. 2:17; 19:16

  19:12 5 M adds names written, and

  19:13 b Is. 63:2, 3

  19:13 c (John 1:1, 14)

  19:14 d Rev. 14:20

  19:14 e Matt. 28:3

  19:14 6 NU, M pure white linen

  19:15 f Is. 11:4; 2 Thess. 2:8; Rev. 1:16

  19:15 g Ps. 2:8, 9

  19:15 h Is. 63:3–6; Rev. 14:20

  19:15 7 M sharp two-edged

  19:16 i Rev. 2:17; 19:12

  19:16 j Dan. 2:47

  19:17 k 1 Sam. 17:44; Jer. 12:9; Ezek. 39:17

  19:17 8 NU, M great supper of God

  19:18 l Ezek. 39:18–20

  19:18 9 NU, M both free

  19:19 m Rev. 16:13–16

  19:20 n Rev. 16:13

  19:20 o Rev. 13:8, 12, 13

  19:20 p Is. 30:33; Dan. 7:11

  19:20 q Rev. 14:10

  19:21 r Rev. 19:15

  19:21 s Rev. 19:17, 18

  19:21 t Rev. 17:16

  Revelation 20

  20:1 a Rev. 1:18; 9:1

  20:2 b Is. 24:22; 2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 6

  20:3 c Dan. 6:17; Matt. 27:66

  20:3 d Rev. 12:9; 20:8, 10

  20:4 e Dan. 7:9; Matt. 19:28; Luke 22:30

  20:4 f Dan. 7:22; (1 Cor. 6:2, 3)

  20:4 g Rev. 6:9

  20:4 h Rev. 13:12

  20:4 i Rev. 13:15

  20:4 j John 14:19

  20:4 k Rom. 8:17; 2 Tim. 2:12

  20:4 1 M the

  20:6 l (Rev. 2:11; 20:14)

  20:6 m Is. 61:6; 1 Pet. 2:9; Rev. 1:6

  20:6 n Rev. 20:4

  20:8 o Rev. 12:9; 20:3, 10

  20:8 p Ezek. 38:2; 39:1, 6

  20:8 q Rev. 16:14

  20:9 r Is. 8:8; Ezek. 38:9, 16

  20:10 s Rev. 19:20; 20:14, 15

  20:10 t Rev. 14:10

  20:10 2 NU, M where also

  20:11 u 2 Pet. 3:7; Rev. 21:1

  20:11 v Dan. 2:35; Rev. 12:8

  20:12 w Rev. 19:5

  20:12 x Dan. 7:10

  20:12 y Ps. 69:28; Dan. 12:1; Phil. 4:3; Rev. 3:5

  20:12 z Jer. 17:10; Matt. 16:27; Rom. 2:6; Rev. 2:23; 20:12

  20:12 3 NU, M the throne

  20:13 a 1 Cor. 15:26; Rev. 1:18; 6:8; 21:4

  20:13 b Matt. 16:27; Rev. 2:23; 20:12

  20:14 c 1 Cor. 15:26; Rev. 1:18; 6:8; 21:4

  20:14 d Rev. 21:8

  20:14 4 NU, M death, the lake of fire.

  20:15 e Rev. 19:20

  Revelation 21

  21:1 a Is. 65:17; 66:22; (2 Pet. 3:13)

  21:1 b (2 Pet. 3:10); Rev. 20:11

  21:2 c Is. 52:1; (Gal. 4:26); Heb. 11:10

  21:2 d Is. 54:5; 2 Cor. 11:2

  21:2 1 NU, M omit John

  21:3 e Lev. 26:11; Ezek. 43:7; 2 Cor. 6:16

  21:4 f Is. 25:8; Rev. 7:17

  21:4 g 1 Cor. 15:26; Rev. 20:14

  21:4 h Is. 35:10; 51:11; 65:19

  21:5 i Rev. 4:2, 9; 20:11

  21:5 j Is. 43:19; 2 Cor. 5:17

  21:5 k Rev. 19:9; 22:6

  21:5 2 NU, M omit to me

  21:6 l Rev. 10:6; 16:17

  21:6 m Rev. 1:8; 22:13

  21:6 n Is. 12:3; 55:1; John 4:10; Rev. 7:17; 22:17

  21:6 3 M omits It is done

  21:7 o Zech. 8:8; Heb. 8:10

  21:7 4 M I shall give him these things

  21:8 p 1 Cor. 6:9; Gal. 5:19; Eph. 5:5; 1 Tim. 1:9; (Heb. 12:14)

  21:8 q Rev. 20:14

  21:8 5 M adds and sinners,

  21:9 r Rev. 15:1

  21:9 s Rev. 19:7; 21:2

  21:9 6 NU, M omit to me

  21:9 7 M woman, the Lamb’s bride

  21:10 t Rev. 1:10

  21:10 u Ezek. 48

  21:10 8 NU, M omit great

  21:10 9 NU, M holy city, Jerusalem

  21:11 v Is. 60:1; Ezek. 43:2; Rev. 15:8; 21:23; 22:5

  21:12 w Ezek. 48:31–34

  21:13 x Ezek. 48:31–34

  21:14 y Matt. 16:18; Luke 22:29, 30; Gal. 2:9; Eph. 2:20

  21:14 10 NU, M twelve names

  21:15 z Ezek. 40:3; Zech. 2:1; Rev. 11:1

  21:16 11 Lit. stadia, about 1,380 miles in all

  21:19 a Ex. 28:17–20; Is. 54:11; Ezek. 28:13

  21:21 b Matt. 13:45, 46

  21:21 c Rev. 22:2

  21:22 d Matt. 24:2; John 4:21, 23

  21:23 e Is. 24:23; 60:19, 20; Rev. 21:25; 22:5

  21:23 12 NU, M omit in it

  21:23 13 M very glory

  21:24 f Is. 60:3, 5; 66:12

  21:24 14 NU, M omit of those who are saved

  21:24 15 M of the nations to Him

  21:25 g Is. 60:11

  21:25 h Is. 60:20; Zech. 14:7

  21:26 i Rev. 21:24

  21:26 16 M adds that they may enter in.

  21:27 j Is. 35:8; Joel 3:17

  21:27 k Phil. 4:3

  21:27 17 NU, M profane, nor one who causes

  Revelation 22

  22:1 a Ps. 46:4; Ezek. 47:1; (Zech. 14:8)

  22:1 1 NU, M omit pure

  22:2 b Ezek. 47:12

  22:2 c Gen. 2:9; (Rev. 2:7; 22:14, 19)

  22:2 d Rev. 21:24

  22:3 e Zech. 14:11

  22:3 f Ezek. 48:35

  22:3 g Rev. 7:15

  22:4 h (Ps. 17:15; 42:2; Matt. 5:8; 1 Cor. 13:12; 1 John 3:2)

  22:4 i Rev. 14:1

  22:5 j Is. 60:19; Rev. 21:23

  22:5 k Rev. 7:15

  22:5 l Ps. 36:9

  22:5 m Dan. 7:18, 27; Matt. 19:28; (Rom. 5:17); 2 Tim. 2:12; Rev. 20:4

  22:6 n Rev. 19:9

  22:6 o Rev. 1:1

  22:6 p Heb. 10:37

  22:6 2 NU, M spirits of the prophets

  22:7 q (Rev. 3:11)

  22:7 r Rev. 1:3

  22:8 s Rev. 19:10

  22:8 3 NU, M am the one who heard and saw

  22:9 t Rev. 19:10

  22:9 4 NU, M omit For

  22:10 u Dan. 8:26; Rev. 10:4

  22:10 v Rev. 1:3

  22:11 5 NU, M do right

  22:12 w Is. 40:10; 62:11

  22:12 x Rev. 20:12

  22:13 y Is. 41:4

  22:13 6 NU, M First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

  22:14 z Dan. 12:12; (1 John 3:24)

  22:14 a (Prov. 11:30); Rev. 2:7

  22:14 b Rev. 21:27

  22:14 7 NU wash their robes,

  22:15 c Matt. 8:12; 1 Cor. 6:9; Gal. 5:19; Col. 3:6; Rev. 21:8

  22:15 d Deut. 23:18; Matt. 7:6; Phil. 3:2

  22:15 8 NU, M omit But

  22:16 e Rev. 1:1

  22:16 f 2 Sam. 7:12; Is. 9:7; Jer. 23:5; Rev. 5:5

  22:16 g Num. 24:17; Luke 1:78; 2 Pet. 1:19

  22:17 h (Rev. 21:2, 9)

  22:17 i Is. 55:1; Rev. 21:6

  22:18 j Deut. 4:2; 12:32; Prov. 30:6

  22:18 9 NU, M omit For

  22:18 10 M may God add

  22:19 k Ex. 32:33

  22:19 11 M may God take away

  22:19 12 NU, M tree of life

  22:21 13 NU with all; M with all the saints

  Appendices

  The Character of Genuine Saving Fait
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  2 Corinthians 13:5

  I. EVIDENCES THAT NEITHER PROVE NOR DISPROVE ONE’S FAITH

  A. Visible Morality: Matt. 19:16-21; 23:27.

  B. Intellectual Knowledge: Rom. 1:21; 2:17ff.

  C. Religious Involvement: Matt. 25: 1-10

  D. Active Ministry: Matt. 7:21-24

  E. Conviction of Sin: Acts 24:25

  F. Assurance: Matt. 23

  G. Time of Decision: Luke 8:13, 14

  II. THE FRUIT/ PROOFS OF AUTHENTIC/TRUE CHRISTIANITY:

  A. Love for God: Pss. 42:1ff; 73:25; Luke 10:27; Rom. 8:7

  B. Repentance from Sin: Ps. 32:5; Prov. 28:13; Rom. 7:14ff; 2 Cor. 7:10; 1 John 1:8-10

  C. Genuine Humility: Ps. 51:17; Matt. 5:1-12; James 4:6, 9ff.

  D. Devotion to God’s Glory: Pss. 105:3; 115:1; Is. 43:7, 48:10ff.; Jer. 9:23, 24; 1 Cor. 10:31.

  E. Continual Prayer: Luke 18:1; Eph. 6:18ff.; Phil. 4:6ff.; 1 Tim. 2:1-4; James 5:16-18

  F. Selfless Love: 1 John 2:9ff, 3:14; 4:7ff.

  G. Separation from the World: 1 Cor. 2:12; James 4:4ff.; 1 John 2:15-17, 5:5

  H. Spiritual Growth: Luke 8:15; John 15:1-6; Eph. 4:12-16

  I. Obedient Living: Matt. 7:21; John 15:14ff.; Rom. 16:26; 1 Pet. 1:2, 22; 1 John 2:3-5

  J. Hunger for God’s Word: 1 Pet. 2:1-3

  K. Transformation of Life: 2 Cor. 5:17

  If List I is true of a person and List II is false, there is cause to question the validity of one’s profession of faith. Yet if List II is true, then the top list will be also.

  III. THE CONDUCT OF THE GOSPEL:

  A. Proclaim it: Matt. 4:23

  B. Defend it: Jude 3

  C. Demonstrate it: Phil. 1:27

  D. Share it: Phil. 1:5

  E. Suffer for it: 2 Tim. 1:8

  F. Don’t hinder it: 1 Cor. 9:12

  G. Be not ashamed: Rom. 1:16

  H. Preach it: 1 Cor. 9:16

  I. Be empowered: 1 Thess. 1:5

  J. Guard it: Gal. 1:6-8

  Read Through The Bible In a Year

  January • February • March • April • May • June

  July • August • September • October • November • December

  JANUARY

  Date: 1

  Morning: MATT. 1

  Evening: GEN. 1, 2, 3

  Date: 2

  Morning: MATT. 2

  Evening: GEN. 4, 5, 6

  Date: 3

  Morning: MATT. 3

  Evening: GEN. 7, 8, 9

  Date: 4

  Morning: MATT. 4

  Evening: GEN. 10, 11, 12

  Date: 5

  Morning: MATT. 5:1-26

  Evening: GEN. 13, 14, 15

  Date: 6

  Morning: MATT. 5:27-48

  Evening: GEN. 16, 17

  Date: 7

  Morning: MATT. 6:1-18

  Evening: GEN. 18, 19

  Date: 8

  Morning: MATT. 6:19-34

  Evening: GEN. 20, 21, 22

  Date: 9

  Morning: MATT. 7

  Evening: GEN. 23, 24

  Date: 10

  Morning: MATT. 8:1-17

  Evening: GEN. 25, 26