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AN EXPOSITION OF THE APOCALYPSE
Sixth Edition, 1915
By Dr. John Thomas (first edition written 1861)
Chapter 9
Section 1 Subsection 11
"And they had Breasts as it were Breasts of Iron"
In this the thing covered is put for the covering. In the poem
Antar, as quoted by Elliott, the steel or iron cuirasses of
the Arab warriors are frequently noticed; as, "a warrior
immersed in steel armor;" "15,000 men armed with
cuirasses, and well accoutred for war;" they were "clothed
in iron armor and brilliant cuirasses;" "out of
the dust appeared horsemen clad in iron." In the Koran,
among God’s gifts to the Arabs, their coats of mail for defence
are specially mentioned; as, "God hath given you coats
of mail to defend you in your wars." The Saracen policy
was the wearing of defensive armor. The breastplate of iron,
as symbolized by their iron breasts, was a descriptive feature
answering literally to the Arab warriors of the sixth and
seventh centuries.