Sunday, January 26, 2025

Ethelbert William Bullinger on Revelation 16:5

Ethelbert William Bullinger (1837-1913) is best known for his "Companion Bible," or perhaps for his role in the development of dispensationalism, as such.  Bullinger made my "most significant" list, because it dealt directly with the issue at hand, but not because it deals deeply with it.

Bullinger's "Companion Bible Notes" are the source of the following.

Bullinger, at Revelation 16:5, writes:

O Lord. The texts omit.

and Shalt be. The texts read "Thou Holy One".

Bullinger, at Revelation 11:17, writes:

and . . . come. The texts omit. Now, here, He h as come. See Revelation 1:4 .

Bullinger, at Revelation 1:4, writes:

Him. . . come. Greek paraphrase of "Jehovah". See App-4 .

I did not find appendix 4 at the Studylight website, but I found it elsewhere (link).

Setting aside the comment about Revelation 1:4, Bullinger seems to be basically correct, but without any supportive reasoning, it's merely a vote, and not much more.

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