I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright the morning star. [Note: Ladd, pp. ( John 1:14 ) And now again He comes as the Word of God. linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.". Verse 3. [Note: Thomas, Revelation 8-22, p. 381, 567-85.] which will take place on earth following the return of Christ (20:4; Matt. Link with Johns vision of Revelation 19:11-16 a meditation on the Hymn "Crown Him with many crowns" and also the stirring Hymn "Onward Christian soldiers." And I fell at His feet to worship him. The Jews had the idea that, when the Messiah came, God's people would, as it were, be entertained by God to a great Messianic Banquet. . To this earth He is coming, and not merely to the new earth in the eternal state. This verse reports that the heavenly multitude shouted another "hallelujah," which translates to "praise the Lord!" The residents of heaven declare that Babylon's smoke ascends "forever and ever." We should not interpret this declaration to mean the physical smoke from God's judgment on Babylon is eternal. We have already seen that God will cause a third part of the sea to turn to Imagine when all living creatures in the seas die. Yet religion, be it ever so corrupt, acts as a restraint on human will, as a government does, however evil. faith during the Tribulation (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Zech. We shall find, on the contrary, its aspect is toward the universe, yet is there the special place of Israel; and quite right it is that it should be so. Hence the horns and the beast join together and desolate the harlot. The people mentioned here are distinct from the other beings in heaven, 11:25-27). It is written to be believed, not to be ignored or explained away. to heaven. We'll study the Book of Revelation, explained in detail, and learn about every aspect of the Book of Revelation including the apocalypse, four horsemen, great tribulation, great white throne judgement, mark of the beast and so much more! So far they were right. So the marriage feast of the Lamb will take place here on the earth. And because of this there is great rejoicing in heaven. 16:12-16). He was a divine person, whatever new position He assumes for the world. ages, which becomes clear in the remainder of the book. The marriage of the Lamb: The wife or bride of Christ is the church (Matt. We look at the vast universe in which we live, the material universe, and we realize that He created it. yet are a large body of themselves. understood literally. "* There is no thought of making such a paradox to perplex the mind. Revelation 19:3 "And again they said, Alleluia. Revelation 19 - Wikipedia *It is the more strikingly characteristic, because of such language as Psalms 149:6-9, which speaks of all the saints contemplated on earth for the day of Jehovah. - CBSC, The psalm prophecy is quoted by the apostle Peter in Acts 4:25-26 with this application of the effect of preaching Christ to the heathen world. The whole Middle East area of Israel all the way through the land from the Valley of Megiddo clear on down to Edom will be crowded with the vast armies of the world. Praise in heaven. They received their power as kings when the beast ceased to exist. "It used to be that they put the grapes in the vat and then they would crush them with their feet. "For the glory of God enlightened it, and the Lamb is the lamp thereof." rather than differing reality. From his mouth . Revelation 19 explained (every verse) - YouTube Past history therefore in no way suits the prophecy. His blood-soaked robe signifies that his triumph has come through his death on the cross. "And the dead were judged," but not out of the book of life, which has nothing to do with judgment. But a very different point of interest is to be observed. true sayings of God.". the 144,000 seen with the Lamb on Mount Zion (Revelation 14:1), and with those on church. At a marriage, The marriage feast will take place on earth following Christ's return with the Here the vision was of thrones with sitters, and others caused to join them; and the inspired explanation is that it is the first resurrection the rising of the just from the dead. the Lord Jesus Christ are the bride of Christ, whether they are male or female. would be no salvation. took on His righteousness. But He "treadeth the winepress of the fury of the wrath of the Almighty God" another character of judgment never attributed to the saints, that I know of. It is not a syllogism that is wanted or that can satisfy here: only require, only believe, the word of God. It was not merely a vocable or sound dropped heedlessly from unthinking lips. 16:17+).Even though judgment is said to be complete at the pouring of the final bowl, we saw that several more chapters were still ahead before the kingdom of God . This explains, it seems to me, the wounded head that was afterwards healed. See bibliographic information; Read aloud; Stop reading aloud Hide links to Bible word meanings Here were thrones, and people sat upon them, changed 'before this into the image of Christ's glory. Then again the character of it, as derived from Christianity having already taken its place, is asserted. Most other commentators have seen it as the first event after the seventh bowl judgment. Revelation | Verse By Verse Ministry International In fact, we may say, all nations will be desolated by judgments of one kind or another; but for all this the world proceeding for a thousand years with every outward blessing, and the most admirable government administered by the blessed Lord Himself, will issue in the teeming and prosperous races of mankind. _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-10273872-1']); When God is so gracious, His word rich, full, and deep, it does seem sad to see His children content with just enough to save their souls, or keep them from positive starvation. William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:11. There we interpreted as "CHRIST EVANGELISING". Here is seen the holy city coming down out of heaven from God, which is declared to be the bride, the Lamb's wife, in the plainest contrast with the great harlot. And it was so. Then the prophet falls down to pay homage to the angel; and this gives rise to a weighty admonition. is a word to him that hears. I will tell thee the mystery of the woman." So, darkness covered the face of the deep and God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 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 word "church" (Greek ekklesia), appears nineteen times (in Revelation When its own season arrives, as it surely will, the divine hindrance is to be removed, and the devil then is allowed to do his worst. It is entirely in His hand, and in none other's. The events that are described within its pages were written for us today. Revelation 19 begins with a multitude in heaven singing a doxology to God. The armies of heaven are the hosts of the angels. Here we see the chaste virgin This brings in idolatry, real shameless idolatry too, not merely that subtle working of the idolatrous spirit that every Christian has to guard against. He says: "The possession of the prophetic spirit, which makes a true prophet, shows itself in a life of witness to Jesus, which perpetuates his witness to the Father and to himself" A prophet's message lies in the personal witness of his life, even more than in the spoken witness of his words. So here a description is given of the bride, the Lamb's wife, and we learn how it is that God will use her for unmeasured goodness and blessing and glory in the millennium, as the devil during this age has used Babylon to accomplish his wicked plans here below. It is not a righteousness of works. It is a description, and not one of the visions that carry us onward. 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. continually reigns. What does Revelation 19:3 mean? Then we have another glorious description. Revelation - Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org He is coming forth in indisputable human glory, but the greatest care is taken to let us know that He had that which was above man above the creature; for "no man knoweth the Son but the Father." John goes out of his way to heap up similes to describe its sound. When Again this is a picture taken directly from the Old Testament, from Ezekiel's picture of the slaughter of the forces of Gog and Magog. And the LAST WORDS (22:6-21). Each of these three great attributes of God should awaken its own response in the heart of man. Do not wonder at the vast numbers, or at their defection. We must perforce therefore look for a still more complete development before the Lamb judges the beast after the ten horns along with it shall have destroyed Babylon. And there (or they) are seven kings." The beast is Nero redivivus; the false prophet is the provincial organization which administered Caesar worship; those who have the mark of the beast are they who have worshipped at the shrine of Caesar; the kings of the earth and their armies are the Parthian hosts, which Nero was to lead again against Rome and against the world. One of the most approved axioms is, that kingdoms are just like men in this respect, that they begin, rise, and fall. Thus was concluded all dealing on the Lord's part with both soul and body, and all that pertains to either. How does God tell us to worship Him? The church is the bride, The final shout is the praise of the host of the redeemed. 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). Enduring Word Bible Commentary Revelation Chapter 19 * Idolatry is the awful stamp that she bears, and this too both in what she gives to man, and in what is written on her forehead before God. A loveless marriage is a contradiction in terms. VII. shall be their shepherd, as in Revelation 2:27, Revelation 12:5 Of course in all three places the reference is to Psalms 2:9. (John 17:18). The wrath of God is fierce! Omnipotent means (iii) He judges and makes war in righteousness. 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. For everything in this book begins and ends in Christ. That pagan Rome, therefore, should set itself against Christianity was to be expected, and so the fact proved. 2:18-19). Moral unfitness has its just censure; but sovereign grace must be asserted also. In short, it is not tropical language, as when it is said of the prodigal son "This my son was dead, and is alive again;" or of the restoration of Israel, which is compared to a resurrection from the dead for the rest of the world. They have the capacity to stand in the sun. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. The multitude in heaven praises God for judging the great whore (Babylon, the Just hope the Lord doesn't come Friday night. "I will betroth you to me for ever," Hosea hears God say, "I will betroth you to me in righteousness" ( Hosea 2:19-20). He had a great desire to bring his brothers, Egyptian brothers to the knowledge of Jesus Christ. STUDY NOTES--Revelation 19:11-16 --THE CONQUERING CHRIST. And He is called the True witness. The absence of a temple is therefore no loss but a gain for this city. 13:20), and will be presented to Him at the Rapture (John Book of Revelation Explained Scripture by Scripture - bible-studys.org It will be observed that in this case it is one of the angels that had the seven bowls who comes forward and says to John, "Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore (or harlot) that sitteth upon [the] many waters." receive our inheritance, we must read the will. "Let him that heareth say, Come." Then the word is, "Award her even as she awarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she mixed, mix to her double. PDF First Corinthians Chapter Three - abiblecommentary.com In the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God, the Word was God. 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20 Commentary. judgment. "Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. His Word is "a two-edged sword." Jesus Christ. Present tense. Then the book concludes after a solemn warning against either adding to or taking from its contents. Take notice of this (which confirms the application just now contended for), that when John saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus, he wondered with great wonder. For remark, the beast or Roman empire is described here as that which once existed, which then ceased to exist, and which assumes a final shape when it reappears from the bottomless pit. giving God glory for a fifth reason, the marriage of the Lamb has come. Some evade the difficulty by referring the desolation to the Gothic powers; and these Protestants, as if they were mere Praeterists! The same was in the beginning with God. This is not unrighteous, but, on the contrary, the highest justice from a divine point of view. No. As any dream or vision has to be interpreted, so does Revelation. But then while there is such a call to Christ, while the believer is not to be afraid, but to call on the Lord to come, the church does not forget those that are poor sinners, let them be deeply conscious of it, or let them be those that are only made willing by the grace of God (which is the feeblest expression of the sinner's need, just as you have the feeblest expression of the saint in the previous call). Here accordingly we have them all. His word which hurled the suns in space will execute his will when the time comes. It is not the enjoyment of all, but it is the hinge on which all depends. hromphaia) symbolized (cf. When a person dies, it will be a positive curse from God; if he die even a hundred years old, it will be like a baby dying now. "I Jesus sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. If so, we can define the true prophet as the man who has received from Christ the message he brings to men, and whose words and works are at one and the same time an act of witness to Christ. Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, But that idea is wholly insufficient to cover or meet the word of God, which gives clear and strong reasons that prove the mistake of applying this to the pope as its complete fulfilment. Verses 1-6: Alleluia: This Hebrew word appears 4 times in the New Testament. It is necessary that we should all bear in mind, if we have not observed it before, thatRevelation 17:1-18; Revelation 17:1-18 does not pursue the chronological course of the prophecy. "Having a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names inscribed, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel." 135:1; 146:1). Are we to infer from 1 Chronicles 21:12 what this sword will be? great affection and vehemence of spirit, which will be raised hereby. I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God ( Revelation 19:1 ): The judgment of the earth, as far as God's wrath being poured out, has been completed on Babylon. Babylon was the spurious church as long as it was a question of the church, and the final corrupter when it could be no question of this longer, and there went forth the closing testimony of God. "Five are fallen, one is, the other hath not yet come." And the coming of the Lord is urged in connection with it. Judgments: Saints long for the day of judgment (compare 6:10; 16:7; Isa. this great multitude begin to praise God, the volume would be so great as to "These have one mind, and give their own power and authority to the beast," or their imperial leader. And then comes the gathering and the battle. come (verse 15; 2:27; 12:5). There are probably but few, if any, here who do not understand it as the fore-shadow of a real resurrection. On his head he has many crowns. Verse 10. He gets his power and they get theirs for one and the same time. (v) It may be that we shall never know the symbolism of the unknown name but H. B. Swete has the very fine idea that in the essence of the being of Christ there must always remain something beyond man's understanding. - CBSC. He spoke it into existence. I find no fault in Him" ( Luke 23:14 ). The fine linen, clean and There are times when John sees the Lord himself. Clearly the same saints whom we have seen first set forth by the elders in heaven, subsequently by the elders and the living creatures, next, by the bride and the living creatures at the marriage-supper, and finally by the armies that followed the Lord out of heaven. The Word of God is alive and powerful, if we would only realize the power of the Word of God. The picture is of the warrior Christ trampling the grapes so as to produce the wine of the wrath of God, which his enemies must drink to their doom. Now, as the Lord closes out His revelation to man, and as He begins to talk to us about the glories of this coming age, the marriage supper of the lamb. New American Standard Version So we are obliged to translate the single word, e.g. One of the great dangers of being in any kind of ministry where God is using you, one of the great dangers of exercising any spiritual gift, is that people so often look at the instrument that God uses. Everything that could attract the natural man was there; and all that which to him looks fair enough on the side of religion. Then we look at "reigneth". 5:10). So for the most part in the book of Revelation, there will be the angel speaking to John and revealing to him the things that were being revealed to him by Jesus Christ. However, Satan is not yet destroyed. the end of the Great Tribulation, just before the kingdom is established He spoke these things into existence; the power of the Word of God.If we would only realize the power of the Word of God. Figuratively, with reference to the church. Thus such as were in the separate state were reunited to their bodies, and lived and reigned like those who were already on the thrones. The Psalmist says of the Messianic king: "You shall break them with a rod of iron, and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel" ( Psalms 2:9). In verse 1, this great voice from heaven was whom? He is an American citizen and his base is in Sunland, California. he will rule them with a rod of iron . "That day" does not mean a time when everybody will be converted, but when the Lord Jesus will govern righteously when overt evil will be judged, and good be sustained perfectly for a thousand years. God will judge Israel, namely, Jews living when He returns (Ezekiel 20:33-38), and the Gentiles living then (Matthew 25:31-46). Christ is described by two words. Not so. Do it not (compare 22:8-9). there is rejoicing and giving of honor. Verse 5. Man on the earth has his portion in the goodness of a God who is manifesting His kingdom. Blessed are those that are called to be a part in this. "They have one mind, and give their own power and authority to the beast." If you preach on prophecy, you are bringing the testimony of Jesus. A New Translation from a Revised Text of the Greek Original. I am accounted righteous by God because I believe and trust in Jesus Christ. Second, he says: "Let us rejoice and exult." Never again will there be more false religions, worldly philosophy, injustice or The folly of Satan thinking that he would be able to fight against God. "Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book." The individual has his own fruit too. But we can understand that the Lord could and did make that little go far, and do no little good. Revelation 19:4 "And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down THE CONQUERING CHRIST ( Revelation 19:11 ). Choose a verse from 'Revelation 19' to begin your 'Verse-by-Verse' study of God's Word using the more than 100 commentaries available on StudyLight.org. They begin to admire the instrument. III. Hence arose the prominence of angels. the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse ( Revelation 19:21 ). I am not raising any question about the ten. Then and thus is aggravated guilt in the case of this wicked son. We desire that He should come quickly, but we leave this to Him, because we know His love, and can trust Him. It clearly contrasts this mystery with another. discover_revelation@charter.net, Revelation chapter 19 and 20 Once again we must remember that this picture is demonstrably painted in Jewish terms. "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come." article . The final verse in this chapter introduces a new thought. instead of one of the other names of Jesus, to show that we have been cleansed These are those saved before Pentecost, "And he that spoke with me had a golden reed as a measure, that he might measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
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