Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
They sing as it were a new song (aidousin wv wdhn kainhn). See Revelation 5:9 for this phrase (cognate accusative) save that here wv (as if) is added. There the new song was sung by the four living creatures and the elders, but here "before" (enwpion) them and so apparently by the throng who were themselves redeemed by the Lamb.
No man could learn the song save (oudeiv edunato maqein thn wdhn ei mh). Imperfect (edunato) of dunamai and second aorist (ingressive) active infinitive of manqanw. In Revelation 5:9-12 the angels join in the song. In Revelation 15:3 it is the Song of Moses and the Lamb.
Even they that had been purchased out of the earth (oi hgorasmenoi apo thv ghv). Perfect passive articular participle of agorazw, purchased by the blood of the Lamb (Revelation 5:9), masculine plural in apposition with xiliadev (thousands) feminine plural (Revelation 7:5, Revelation 7:8; Revelation 14:1). Apo (from) here, though ek (out of) in Revelation 5:9. The 144,000 are not yet separated from the earth (John 17:15). Whether the 144,000 here are identical with that number in Revelation 7:4-8 or not, they must embrace both men and women.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Revelation 5:9
Revelation 6:6
Revelation 14:4
Revelation 17:12
Revelation 21:5
DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.
E-mail this page
