...promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. —I John 2:25 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, . . . and have the keys of hell and of death. — Revelation l:l8 For Children And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is...

...the vision on the seer is to cause him to fall down as one dead. He hears the words, 'Fear not; 1 am the first and the last, and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades' (Rev. 1:17f.). The whole chapter is full of the majesty and...

...whoever wrote them, the basis of Asia Minor's theology? I think it does. It is intimated in Rev. i. 18: 'I was dead, and behold I am alive for evermore, and have the keys of hell and of death.' Also the fourth gospel in my opinion is acquainted with the idea. The much-disputed passage,...

...man. And He laid His right hand upon me, saying, "Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, l8 and the living One: and I was dead, and behold. I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. l9 Write therefore the things which you have...

...survey such majestic lineaments, and such mighty powers, and hear the possessor of them say : " I am the First and the Last, and THE LIVING ONE ; and I was dead, and behold, I am living forever and ever : and I have the keys of death and of hades ; " — I say, when I bring all...

...as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last, 18 and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have 19 Write therefore the things which thou sawest, and the things which are, and the things which...

...is further buttressed by 1 : 17-18, in which Christ said to John, "I am the first and the last . . . the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore." The words in 2:8 also speak of Christ, the One who is "the first and the last, who was...

...his control, and is able to release its captives (Luke 4:18). He cries out, "Do not be afraid; 1 am the first and the last, and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades" (Rev 1:17-18). Through his death and resurrection...

...through the portals of the tomb and on out the other side. He says "I am He that liveth, and was dead; and behold, I am alive for evermore . . . and have the keys of hell and of death" (Revelation 1:18). Death can never imprison a believer! The keys of the netherworld are in...

...Revised Version of the Revelation of St. John cited and commented upon in The Face of the Deep: "I am the First and the Last, and the Living One; and I was dead" (FD, 43). The last illuminated page contains the quotation that concludes the commentary on these verses,...