Accordingly the resuscitated Roman empire will carry men away by a storm of wonder at its revival. 14 This bloodthirsty picture is again far more in line with Old Testament apocalyptic expectations than with the gospel of Jesus Christ. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God ( Revelation 19:10 ): Now, John like so many people, we want to worship the instrument that God uses to bring His knowledge or love or grace to us. This tells us something about our approach to The gospel had been preached there, as she of Chaldea was not without law and prophet. Verse 4. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations unto it. The antichrist and the false prophet are thrown into the lake of fire, signifying punishment from which there is no escape. Again John finds his picture in the prophetic words of the Old Testament, where it is said of the chosen king of God: "With righteousness he shall judge the poor" ( Isaiah 11:4). Their doom was awful, but by no means after the same sort as their two leaders. THE TE DEUM OF NATURE AND THE CHURCH ( Revelation 19:3-5 ), 19:3-5 And a second time they said: "Hallelujah! In the tabernacle in When any wrong is done, it will be dealt with. 21:1-2). In Judaism there was increasingly stressed the transcendence of God, because of that it was increasingly felt that man needed some intermediary. The Sinai MS. has both. Babylon symbolized by its capital city of Babylon. On the head of the victor Christ there are many crowns to show that he is lord of all the kingdoms of the earth. The common notion, therefore, that the coming of the Lord is at this point is an evident fallacy upon the face of this scripture that describes it, not to speak of others elsewhere. The biblical narrative of the revelation at Sinai begins in Exodus 19 after the arrival of the children of . And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet, who performed in his presence signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and who worship his image. Gods deliverance of His people from their enemies (verse 1); (2) "Come," he said, "assemble for the great feast which God will give you, that you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of those who ride them, and the flesh of all men, both free men and slaves, both small and great.". The thousand years of peace and plenty will have given occasion for an ever-growing population, spite of a world thinned by divine judgments which open that era. The thought of the relationship between God and his people as a marriage goes far back into the Old Testament. It is true, the beast's judgment is only referred to as a defeat under the hand of the Lamb. The ceremony (the exchanging of vows). The folly of Satan thinking that he would be able to fight against God. Revelation Commentary : Chapter Nineteen 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and, behold, a white horse, and he who is mounted on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. The worst of all sins is to teach others to sin. Both small and great: All distinctions and ranks are to be transcended. We can quite understand that God would comfort His people in the dark ages by this book; and a very imperfect glimpse at its real meaning might in His grace serve to cheer them on in their trials as far as it went. Then come others in the condition of separate spirits or souls, whom the prophet saw two different classes of them those beheaded for the witness of Jesus and the word of God, and those who refused the beast in every form, The proof of the third class should have been given a little more distinctly than in our version. The voice of this great multitude was as the voice of __________ ______________. But to the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part [is] in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.". 19:6-8 And I heard a voice which sounded like the voice of a vast multitude, and like the sound of many waters, and like the sound of mighty crashes of thunder. THE DOOM OF THE ENEMIES OF CHRIST ( Revelation 19:17-21 ), 19:17-21 And I saw one angel standing in the sun, and he cried with a great voice to all the birds who fly in midheaven. Although Hallelujah appears only here in the Bible, it occurs in a translated form frequently. It is reigning. It is entirely in His hand, and in none other's. But still it is a very solemn fact to read, and that which we are bound to preach that even in the perfect state of eternity, while there is the brightness of the heaven and of the earth into which no evil can enter, you have all the evil that ever has been all the wicked of every clime and of every age cast into the fixed condition of eternal judgment in the lake of fire. He equally expresses what God is. There are always those who are ready to challenge the fairness of it. Scripture records no name whatever among those judged written there. This is of great importance, because if the new Jerusalem be, as I have no doubt it is, the bride the Lamb's wife, then we have her separate condition asserted in eternity. and believers alive in earthly bodies in the kingdom. Nothing more is to be done. So we find the Lord has room for all that is the fruit of His own grace only, for the appeal of grace, even when there is not the answer to it. frequently (4:8, 11; 5:9-12, 14; 11:16-18). Verse 1. First, there are his servants. Every day-and we set up these rules for righteousness. But he tells us further that the Spirit of prophecy, who prophesies in this book, is the testimony of Jesus. Together they join this great chorus proclaiming "Alleluia!". 11:25-27). the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.". (This takes you to our other website), News Links, Recommended Books, News Sites, and Bibles The principle is very clear. "Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, because his judgments are true and just, for he judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and has avenged upon her the blood of his servants.". In the Psalms of Solomon we have that picture: Behold, O Lord, and raise up unto them their king the Son of, At the time in which thou seest, O God, that he may reign, And gird him with strength that he may shatter unrighteous, And that he may purge Jerusalem from nations that trample, Wisely, righteously, he shall thrust out sinners from the. 23:5). No. . V. An invitation given to the fowls of heaven, that they should come and see the battle, and share in the spoil and pillage of the field (Revelation 19:17; Revelation 19:18), intimating that this great decisive engagement should leave the enemies of the church a feast for the birds of prey, and that all the world should have cause to rejoice in the issue of it. But he ought to have withstood it I do not mean in vengeance (for that belongs to the Lord), but as holily hating the sin itself, yet withal in the deepest compassion for his parent. It is derived from halal ( H1984) , which means to praise, and Jah ( H3050) , which is the name of God. The simple fact of conquering far and wide, and of exercising vast political power in the earth, does not constitute any title to such a name. to say enough about what Jesus has purchased for us all. Lord. I take it, therefore, that God intended this analogy to be noted by us; that it is not a pursuance of the prophecy, but a description of the holy city previously named, just as the other was a description of the corrupt city, whose judgment had been announced. 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. Rev. While the term bride often refers to the church, and does so here (2 Cor. But the graphic account does not end until the Spirit of God shows us another view of Babylon altogether. "Speak to the birds of every sort and to all beasts of the field. You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth--of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bulls. And you shall eat fat till you are filled, and drink blood till you are drunk at the sacrificial feast which I am preparing for you" ( Ezekiel 39:17-19). It does not mean persons merely, but the souls of beheaded persons. There may be lights of the heaven to mark times and seasons for the earth, and again on the earth. Judgment is the inescapable consequence of sin. In verse 1, this great voice from heaven was whom? Verse by Verse Ministry International is a non-profit, non-denominational, unaffiliated Christian ministry that is dedicated to promoting the preaching and teaching of God's Word clearly and boldly. He treaded the winepress As the grapes are trodden to express the juice, so his enemies shall be bruised and beaten, so that their life's blood shall be poured out. This is the Messiah of Jewish apocalyptic expectation far more than the Messiah whom Jesus claimed to be. It is suggested that it is actually written on his thigh, because it was sometimes the custom to engrave the titles of statues on the thigh. for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy ( Revelation 19:10 ). 31:31-34; Zech. One of our pastors, Imad, spent some time in the Egyptian jail. But here there is neither; and this again is an evidence of gain, not of loss. Then comes not the destruction only of these rebels by divine judgment, but the dissolution of heaven and earth. ). And I saw the beast [that is the antichrist], and the kings of the earth [which have been drawn by the demonic forces], and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army ( Revelation 19:18-19 ). Revelation 19:7 "Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright the morning star. to Top, Other Books of the Bible We may have a special task in it, but this is not the work for us, as it seems to me. A Verse by Verse Study of the Book of Revelation - Glenn Earle Cummings 2007-02 The Gospels, Acts, Epistles and Book of Revelation: Commonly Called the New Testament. God loves you and receives you just as you are on the basis of His grace, love and mercy. Even man himself when he was innocent in Eden was not called. Now there was nothing more repulsive and fatal to paganism in every form than the truth revealed in Christ, which exposed every thing that was not itself not the truth, definite and exclusive. He spoke it into existence. Tribulation saints. Who said Amen, Alleluia as they worshipped around the throne? Then we have another glorious description. 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20 Commentary. Second, he came from a world in which it was believed that God did not interest himself directly but made his contact through the demons (daimon, G1142) , by means of whom he controlled the natural forces and acted upon men. Hence the effort of some to prop up a manifestly false reading. There is therefore much to be said for the ]Protestant application of the chapter as compared with the Praetorist theory of pagan Rome. We find a decree going forth that all the world shall be enrolled. And though they are but a seed, a Revelation 19:11 (KJV) - Forerunner Commentary - Bible Tools Discover The Book of Revelation - Each Scripture is Explained The spiritual power is wholly in the hands of the false prophet. Lastly was the wedding ceremony during which time the vows were exchanged. Various suggestions have been made.