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Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Revelation 11:8
And their dead bodies [shall lie] in the street. They shall not
be buried, but remain in plain sight. I believe that this is what is
signified. Though the witnesses were slain, their enemies could not get
them out of sight. They could not bury them.
Of the great city. This term is used eight times in Revelation
(Revelation 11:8 16:19 17:18 18:10,16,18,19 21:10). It is never used of
Jerusalem. It is in contrast with the Holy City (Revelation 11:2). As the
Holy City is a symbol of the church, a wicked City would symbolize a
false religion, or apostate church.
Which spiritually is called Sodom, and Egypt. Symbolically so
called. Sodom, with its sins, was a type of this city; Egypt, the house
of bondage, is also a type. It is a sinful organization which has
enslaved the true Israel.
Where also our Lord was crucified. Many commentators have insisted
that this refers to literal Jerusalem, but we must remember that the
place is one in which our Lord was "spiritually" crucified. This is
done by apostasy. See 6:6. That the reference is to spiritual
declension is plain.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Revelation 11:10
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