If you preach on prophecy, you are bringing the testimony of Jesus. I am the, Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. But the most ordinary knowledge suffices; for who does not know from the Bible that there was a Roman empire when Christ was born, one emperor, and no such state as that empire divided into ten kingdoms? They will then treat her with contempt and shameful exposure. Still God acts in a wisdom far above man, and holds to His principles even there. the holy city Jerusalem. is a word to him that hears. Here is faith and confidence; and the whole point of this passage is that that faith and confidence are vindicated. righteousness of the church, which has now been judged and purified at the That pagan Rome, therefore, should set itself against Christianity was to be expected, and so the fact proved. But first, the first five verses show heaven's response to the judgment of the 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. Rev. But here there is neither; and this again is an evidence of gain, not of loss. His Word is "a two-edged sword." Again, to my mind it seems demonstrably true that the relation to the beast here brought before us must in all fairness be allowed to look onward to a later stage of Babylon. Too bad, your unrighteousness Friday night. This brings in idolatry, real shameless idolatry too, not merely that subtle working of the idolatrous spirit that every Christian has to guard against. It is interesting to me how that God took such pains to protect the innocency of Jesus Christ at the crucifixion. The Sinai MS. has both. The voice includes himself among those who claim God as our God. For a short time (what a mercy that it must be only for a short time!) It appears that those who were redeemed were looking on from heaven and If Christianity does not bring joy, it does not bring anything. Who was it; Marx, that said, "Religion is the opium of the people?" The events that are described within its pages were written for us today. He wants you to have a relationship with Him, a loving relationship, not a legal relationship. The guests also will include tribulation saints 4. We usually pronounce it JEHOVAH; but the vowels in Jehovah are really those of the Hebrew word 'Adonay ( H136) , which means Lord, the name by which the Jews called God in order to avoid pronouncing the sacred name. The angel implies nothing of the sort. And the beast was taken" (taken alive), "and with him the false prophet that wrought signs in his presence, with which he deceived those that received the mark of the beast, and those that worshipped his image." Here it is the city described in itself, on which we need not now enlarge. And it was so. 19:2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. * Even the Complutensian editors give the right text here; and it would seem that Erasmus failed to use his MS. aright. I will be a part of that army, as will you, because we are clothed in the fine linen white and clean, which is the righteousness of the saints. "Why did the heathen rage and the people imagine a vain thing, for they have gathered together against the Lord and against His anointed, saying, Let us break His bands asunder, let us cast off His law from us; but He who sits in the heavens will laugh for He will have the nations in derision. Verse 12 . In Php_2:9-11 we read of the name above every name which God has given to Jesus Christ because of his complete obedience; and there the name is almost certainly Lord. II. Fell at his feet: Overwhelmed by the grandeur of the vision, John collapsed in judgment. "Owr hayah owr hayah", "Light be and light was". God will judge Israel, namely, Jews living when He returns (Ezekiel 20:33-38), and the Gentiles living then (Matthew 25:31-46). Of course the other is true. "The Lord God is the temple of it, and the Lamb as far as we can speak of any. Though they are not the bride, they still are glorified and The fallen angels are not called, and the holy angels never need to be they are kept. I find no fault in Him" ( Luke 23:14 ). 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. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. (i) It has been suggested that the name is kurios ( G2962) , Lord. Then the prophet falls down to pay homage to the angel; and this gives rise to a weighty admonition. Just as I said, these robes have been made white by the blood of the Lamb. Click here to download Revelation 19 Keynote presentation: https://www.icloud.com/keynote/0QVjw78Q9AXs9vyAJw9plQoww#Revelation_19Click here to download Revel. Thank God. But the prophecy shows us the beast revived and the separate kings reigning for the same time, before divine judgment destroys them at the coming of Christ and His saints. This symbolic meal will take place at the establishment of the Here were joined good and evil in godless union, for the worse, not for the better, this alliance, unholy in principle, irremediable therefore in practice, between God and the natural man, who substitutes rites for the grace and word of God, for the blood of Christ, and the power of the Spirit, and employs the name of the Lord as a cover for grosser covetousness and ambition, yet more aspiring than the vulgar world. Revelation Commentary : Chapter Nineteen Here is a picture which is essentially Jewish. The race was now in the resurrection state either for good or for evil; and thus it must be for ever. Thus the difference is complete between past history (if we look at the extinction of the empire and the rise of the ten kingdoms) and the certain fulfilment of the prophecy in the future, when we look at what God has really told us. Revelation 19:10 "And I fell at his feet to worship him. 19:14-16 The armies which are in heaven followed him, on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure. We find a decree going forth that all the world shall be enrolled. All the sufferers, either in the early persecutions of Revelation 6:1-17, or in the later persecutions (see Revelation 15:1-8) up to Babylon's extinction, were now raised from the dead. It supposes the effect and the exercise of faith. These both [the two of them, the antichrist and his false prophet] were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone ( Revelation 19:20 ). I am not raising any question about the ten. a. The voice that came out of the throne said what? 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. But that the heart of man even so is not renewed becomes manifest, when Satan at the close deceives all that are not converted; and these, as we are told, are countless "as the sand of the sea.". 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. 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. My righteousness is something God accounts and imputes to me because of my faith in Jesus Christ. It is the eternal state; and also, in fact, the fullest description of that state which is furnished in the Bible. "The tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, their God. For true and righteous are his judgments ( Revelation 19:2 ): All the way through we have had this affirmation that the judgments of God are true and righteous. We must face difficulties; we must bow to the word; we must seek to learn through all. We do know some of His names "Jesus, the Christ, The Son of God, Shepherd, Redeemer, Saviour, Prince of Peace, King of Kings and Lord of lords"----but the fullness of His love and power none of us has yet realized. Wars were matters of ambition and tyranny and oppression rather than of justice. 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. The church goes on according to the will of the Lord, who might according to His own purpose lengthen or abridge the space. In Daniel's time, and even to Daniel himself, the book was sealed. [3] In this chapter, heaven exults over the fall of Babylon the Great. You must with the best authorities leave out this addition, if you would have the true force of the verse. Betrothal (often when the couple were children); (2) But, further, we find that the saints who had suffered for Christ, during the time that the others were in heaven, are now reunited to their bodies and live, the Lord waiting for the last martyr that He might not leave out one of those who had died for His name. The description of the warrior Christ is further filled in. There is a distinct contrast between the city John describes and the ancient Babylon, in that the latter was built on the plain of Shinar, while the former is expressly said to have seven heads, and these explained to mean seven mountains. It is no problem for the infinite God to reach to finite man. We can fairly trust God that He will not give a worse place to Paul; yet I do not think that this is his place. to Christ in faith during the Tribulation (compare Jer. Revelation 10 - The Mighty Angel and the Little Book A. They begin to worship, in a sense, the instrument that God has used. This scene This verse declares it, and there is no other interpretation that can stand even a moment's fair discussion. The eternal smoke I admit that there may be something more in the symbol than the literal hills of Rome, because they are said to be also seven kings. We say that he is great! As long as Rome was pagan, there was neither the full bearing of the seven heads, nor did so much as one of the ten horns exist. There are many who are not so; but the Lord does not forget them. Further, a negative point of great importance is presented by the seer, "And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God the Almighty is the temple of it, and the Lamb. The marriage And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great ( Revelation 19:5 ). rule . I do not suppose that many words are required by the present audience to show that we are not to understand the scene as a mere figure of Christianity. I am your fellow-servant and the fellow-servant of your brothers who possess the testimony which Jesus gave. Hitherto the reverse of this has been true in history. Jesus found Himself at opposition with the religious forces of His day and it was the religious people who prompted the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. And he said unto me, What does Revelation chapter 19 mean? | BibleRef.com In him was light; and that light was the life of man. Second, he alone has that purity which can judge without prejudice. Out of his mouth goes this sharp sword, His word. And I fell at His feet to worship him. Once again John finds his inspiration in the words of Scripture. Worship is for God alone. They have the capacity to stand in the sun. Revelation chapter 19 English Standard Version 1 After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, "Hallelujah! In presence of grace I do not think this is for His glory, any more than for their own blessing. The seven Spirits of God (Greek: , ta hepta pneumata tou theou) are mentioned four times in the Book of Revelation, and in the Book of Isaiah it names each Spirit.Revelation 1:4: John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven . Babylon had once heard the varied testimony of God; for what had she not heard of truth? We look at the vast universe in which we live, the material universe, and we realize that He created it. We have seen that these follow the Lord out of heaven, and are next seen enthroned. The four living creatures, respectively like a lion, an ox, a man and an eagle, stand for two things, for all that is bravest, strongest, wisest and swiftest in nature--and for the cherubim. "And the dead were judged," but not out of the book of life, which has nothing to do with judgment. So, the great religious system, spiritual fornication is that endeavor to worship God in an unprescribed way. The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy, the witness of Jesus. Whoever this angel is, he too had the testimony of Jesus. This falls in with what we have seen of the book in general; but I do not deny that certain elements which figure in the Apocalypse then existed and still exist. Both small and great: All distinctions and ranks are to be transcended. 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). [Note: E.g., M. Eugene Boring, Revelation, p. 195; and Wall, pp. heaven. There was judicial discernment with the distinct possession of all titles to sovereignty. There we interpreted as "CHRIST EVANGELISING". After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, "Alleluia! Thus the attempt to apply it during the pagan period is altogether futile on the face of the matter. Other Books of the Bible 227-28.] When Christ came personally to judge and govern the quick (Revelation 20:4), there were thrones; for the risen saints reign with Him. 3:12-15: 2 Cor. | (function() { He shall destroy the pride of the sinner as a potter's vessel. Enduring Word Bible Commentary Revelation Chapter 10 The Jewish marriage consisted of three major elements: (3) The marriage feast (supper), as was discussed just before. We do not have to pretend to be something we are This chapter explains how it was that Babylon was so offensive to God, and wherefore He judged her thus sternly. because of the number of people speaking. Revelation 19:1 "And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in Are we then to understand that the elders and the living creatures are together taken absolutely as the bride now? We. [Note: Lilje, p. These are the martyrs of Revelation 6:1-17, those long since seen under the altar, poured out like burnt-offerings to God. Therefore be zealous and repent. While the term bride often refers to the church, and does so here (2 Cor. The visions of this prophetic book open, not with the rapture of saints to heaven, but the sight of saints already raptured, often before the seer in the visions, but seen always in a complete condition without addition to their number. Here we see the chaste virgin Blessed are those that are called to be a part in this. The ensigns of his authority, his coat of arms--a name written on his vesture and thigh, King of kings, and Lord of lords, asserting his authority and power, and the cause of the quarrel, Revelation 19:16; Revelation 19:16. His eyes were as a flame of fire ( Revelation 19:12 ). 19:4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne saying, "Amen. No one really knows what the vowels in Y-H-W-H were. Again, that it supposes Rome after it had professed the name of Christ I think is not to be doubted, if only from the expression "mystery" attached to Babylon. It will be understood when one says "spiritual" that none is meant save of a wicked kind. _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); All the dead are there who had not part in the first resurrection. They feel Revelation relates to the battle between God and evil and between the church and the world at all times in church history. The church is heavenly; and in heaven there are no times nor seasons. The supreme in authority, and "God", which means supreme deity; you have an (John 12:48). And there is probably an area right in the center of the earth that is hollow and because of the rotation of the earth and gravitation and all you would be constantly falling. - CBSC, the winepress . "righteousness" was not ours until we received the Lord Jesus into our lives and Thomas viewed the second coming of Christ plus everything else through Revelation 22:5 as part of the seventh bowl judgment. "And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have not yet received a kingdom; but they receive authority as kings (not at but for) one hour with the beast." and so forth. [issues, proceedeth, comes, came, goeth, comes out, ] . Revelation 19 New International Version Threefold Hallelujah Over Babylon's Fall 19 After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: "Hallelujah! Called: Those who are invited to the marriage supper are Israel, who will turn and ever.". A mystery clearly points to something undiscoverable by the natural mind of man a secret that requires the distinct and fresh light of God to unravel, but which when revealed thus is plain enough. This would have been altogether inappropriate for such a progress: when the King comes forth riding to victory in the judgment of wicked men of the world, it is not in the quality of bride, but of armies or hosts, that the saints follow Him; and these include no doubt the guests as well, i.e., all the glorified take their place in His train. It is the divine judgment of man eternal judgment. To this earth He is coming, and not merely to the new earth in the eternal state. This web site explains the Book of Revelation, each individual scripture. harlot. The rebellion that had begun in the Garden of Eden is finally ended. Our most difficult task here is to discover the picture behind the statement that the warrior Christ has the name King of kings and Lord of lords written on his robe and on his thigh. His secret name indicates his unique authority (11-12). Revelation 19 The people in heaven praise God 1 After these things, I heard a sound like the voices of a great crowd of people in heaven. Again the righteousness of His judgment attested to. On the contrary, it proved the immediateness of communion. That is, it is simply an expression of the homage that they pay. So all the forces hostile to God assemble themselves; but the warrior Christ is to conquer. honors God and sin mocks Him. 1 Thessalonians 3:4-5 Commentary. His armour; and that is a vesture dipped in blood, either his own blood, by which he purchased this mediatorial power, or the blood of his enemies, over whom he has always prevailed. Revelation Commentaries | Precept Austin the wilderness, the High Priest wore a very ornamented robe with a breastplate Testament (compare Psalms 104:35; 105:45; 106:1; 111:1; 112:1; 113:1; 117:1; But alas! Gen. 1; Isaiah 55:11; John 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:8) not a literal description. Tribulation saints. Believers long for a world of justice and it will And it appears to me that here we are bound to account for the presence of these others that are at the marriage-supper of the Lamb, but appear as guests, and not at all in the quality of the bride. And then we come to a most cheering disclosure: "And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and [I saw] the souls of those beheaded on account of the witness of Jesus, and on account of the word of God: and those who had not worshipped the beast, nor his image, and had not received his mark upon their forehead, and on their hand; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." Revelation chapter 19 and 20 They which are called: This is not the bride (the church), but the guests. Never worry about the righteousness of God's judgments. The color of crushed grapes reminded the ancients of blood, death, and battle! Return to Home Page This is most important, because it might be (as it has been) forgotten by some who make the gospel and the corresponding presence of the Spirit to be the same at all times; as others have thought, because Revelation 4:1-11 and sequel treat of Jew and Gentile, and the state of the world under God's judgments, that this cannot be a testimony of Jesus at all. Revelation chapter 19, beginning in verse number 1, the Bible reads "And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God". 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. The tree of life: The Bible begins with a tree of life ( Genesis 3:22-24) which man was not allowed to eat from after the sin at the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This remains true. "Behold I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book." The judgment on Rome is the guarantee that God never in the end abandons his own. Although there is such a levelling of human distinctions, and men have to do directly with God that is men raised from the dead or in their changed condition we still see the holy Jerusalem "the holy city, new Jerusalem," separate from the rest of those that fill the new heaven and earth. Here we have the purely Jewish idea of the Word of God. 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath 7 made herself ready. Preparations and celebrations were much more His Earthly Kingdom (see article Kingdom Rabbi, Jehudah, actually gave the odd instruction that men ought not to pray in Aramaic because the angels did not understand Aramaic! What would be the meaning, if so read? At the moment of this vision, the conflict is already over; only the judgment remains to be executed; the issues which were long ago determined are here to be revealed and executed in the final judgment of all people. pl.") "His eyes are like a flame of fire" seeing all the secrets of our lives. If a person drew from this, for instance, that the boast was to carry the woman, Babylon, when it had as a fact all that is meant by the seven heads and the ten horns, it would be an error. And because of this there is great rejoicing in heaven. I think that religion is a tremendous curse upon the earth. 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. harlot), and avenging the blood of the martyrs (7:9-17). this great multitude begin to praise God, the volume would be so great as to We had seen Babylon twice: first, in the circle of God's warnings and testimonies; and then as the object of God's judgment under the seven bowls. And he said to me: "These are the true words of God." If that is so of human words, how much truer it is of the divine word. Nothing more is to be done. The battle joined. and in righteousness he doth judge and make war ( Revelation 19:11 ). instead of one of the other names of Jesus, to show that we have been cleansed Have we not all heard of the balance of power? If the books proclaim the evil works of the dead that stand before the throne, the book of life offers no defence on the score of God's grace. The church cannot hear of Him as the bright morning star without at once desiring that He should come. We find, accordingly, the four and twenty elders and four living creatures here brought before us for the last time. Chapter 19 of Revelation is the only place in the Bible that this name describing God is used. If you understand the testimony of Jesus, what must you do. He has punished that great prostitute. Who said Amen, Alleluia as they worshipped around the throne? Lastly was the wedding ceremony during which time the vows were exchanged. "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. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. If you preach on prophecy, you are bringing the testimony of Jesus. Two sets of people are called on to praise God. more depending on the economic or social status of the bride and groom. Isaiah sixty-three says, "Who is this that comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? Here now is the rejoicing which was called for. 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. In it, the Church, A mighty angel takes a stone and says, when he cast it into the sea, "Thus with violence shall be thrown down Babylon the great city, and shall be found no more at all." What is it? Revelation 19 explained (every verse) - YouTube It is said that the judgments of God are true and just. 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. . In her own course, and in the matters of her portion, the church does not know time at all. The beloved city is Jerusalem; the camp of the saints, I presume, is a larger circle and embraces all of Israel and the Gentiles who, being converted, refuse Satan's deceit. reign with Christ in the millennial kingdom. Who are the persons thus invested with judicial authority of so glorious a nature and to reign, as we see later, with Christ? (5) Do not wonder at the vast numbers, or at their defection. You can trust in this that these are the true sayings of God. That is what prophecy is about. Revelation 12:7 "And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels," "War in heaven": The tumultuous events on earth during the Tribulation find their counterpart in heaven. This is in total contrast to the harlot Babylon. That is the way in which H. B. Swete takes it. Here it is the positive worship of the creature besides the Creator, yea, and notoriously more than He. Commentary on Revelation 19 by Matthew Henry - Blue Letter Bible Instead of judgment being executed on them, it was given to them. The living creatures are, from Revelation 5:1-14 coupled with the elders, as we find them in the beginning of Revelation 19:1-21. PDF Verse By Verse Acts Through Revelation Cgeprginia