You worship God. 5:25-32), and the THE TE DEUM OF THE ANGELS ( Revelation 19:1-2 ), 19:1-2 After these things I heard what sounded like a great voice of a vast multitude in heaven. Revelation 19 - Wikipedia Why is the word "Lamb" used here to speak of Jesus? The woman was there seen sitting on a scarlet-coloured beast, i.e., the well-known imperial power of the Roman Empire, "full of [the] names of blasphemy" in its wicked opposition to God, and clothed with the forms we have already seen "seven heads and ten horns." Revelation 19 Commentary - Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible But when the conquering Christ comes, his power will be exercised in justice. It will help to show us that, whatever may have been the past conditions of Babylon, there is a future one; and it is in that future one that Babylon is to perish. In two Old Testament stories, the wrestling of Jacob at Peniel ( Genesis 32:29), and the appearance of the angelic messenger to Gideon ( Judges 13:18) the divine visitor refuses to tell his name. Scripture and facts refute all such theories. 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. Thomas viewed the second coming of Christ plus everything else through Revelation 22:5 as part of the seventh bowl judgment. And there are times when the angel appears to John. And the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints. Beyond controversy, however, it is a most unusual and abnormal reappearance, which is altogether exceptional in the history of the world. It stands for the consuming power of the victorious Christ. God in His providence did sanction the great empires of old; and the principle continues as long as the church is here below. Verse 1. It is plain that they are not in this city. These are the faithful. elaborate than those of today. And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as a voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth ( Revelation 19:6 ). Man has always sinned in one or other of these two ways, looking now at sin in its broadest forms. But what is also of consequence to observe is, that John saw souls the souls of those beheaded on account of the witness of Jesus, and on account of the word of God. Men have been beguiled here and there, and from an early date, to set aside the true bearing of this chapter. After that He is the center of it. groom prepared for his bride. III. into the Holy of Holies, he wore pure white linen. Acts 10:25-26). It is to Jesus. Any other intermediary than Jesus Christ between God and man must be utterly opposed. 13:9; Rom. He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God Norris' Commentary on the Book of Revelation. 11:2; Eph. Christianity tells you that your righteousness is as filthy rags. The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy: The central theme of both No doubt all this may seem to some a little difficult, but it is no use evading what is hard. Let us bear this in mind. This is a passage whose meaning is obscure. *The description here is simply character, not dates. earth for the celebration of the final meal (during the Millennium). And that is the question the prophet asks and Jesus answers, "I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save." This may seem to us a strange metaphor. (iv) It may be that here is a lingering relic of the old idea that to know the name of a divine being was to have a certain power over him. (iii) It may be that the name is one which can be revealed only at the final union of Christ and the Church. The answer: because it's the final book of the Bible. 18:20. As Revelation 17:1-18 was a descriptive digression, so is the portion from Revelation 21:9. ( 7) Namely, to that holy marriage, both herself in person in this verse, and also provided by her spouse with marriage gifts princely and divine, is adorned and prepared in the next verse. We know that the change of all those caught up takes place in the twinkling of an eye. WATCH ON YOUTUBE Book of Revelation Explained 2: The Last Days (Revelation 1:1-5) He has saved us! 19:9-10a And he said to me: "Write! "The woman" is the more general symbol designating her as the great imperial city; "the harlot" is her corrupt religious character, embracing papal Rome, but not ending with Popery as it is. And though they are but a seed, a And out of his mouth proceeded a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses ( Revelation 19:14 ). He destroys the assembled rebels who have gathered together against Him. And the [antichrist] the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and those that worshipped his image. This is accordingly traced in our chapter with considerable detail, and with the sorrow and vexation of all the different classes who on the fall of Babylon groaned over her destruction, and the loss of their wealth and enjoyment. You have to accomplish certain works in order to be accepted by God. If there was any Gentile power since John's day, which did not sustain but persecute and suppress Jerusalem, it was Rome, instead of being a gaudy harlot mounted on that vast empire. But a voice issues from the throne, saying, "Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. worship him. It is not the enjoyment of all, but it is the hinge on which all depends. 14:8-11). Seven Spirits of God - Wikipedia The prophet asks, "Why are you red in your apparel, and your garments like those that have been treading in the wine vat? 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! ). When Jews came over into Christianity, sometimes they brought this special reverence for the angels with them, forgetting that with the coming of Jesus no other intermediary between God and man can be necessary. Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, 2 for true and just are his judgments. 5:25-32). Why did the angel tell John not to do this? The Complutensian edition, and all the Oriental versions, with the Vulture Latin, read, "a sharp twoedged sword". You would never hit the bottom. Omnipotent means 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. The description of the warrior Christ is further filled in. Therefore be zealous and repent. "He that testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. The multitude in heaven praises God for judging the great whore (Babylon, the Although Hallelujah appears only here in the Bible, it occurs in a translated form frequently. linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.". Revelation 19 Commentary | Precept Austin It furnishes material for a contrast between the earthly Jerusalem and the heavenly city, because if there be one thing more remarkable than another in Ezekiel's description, it is the temple. Revelation 19 Commentary - Geneva Study Bible What makes it the more notable is this, that the rod of iron is promised to us not the sword. 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. In short, it is as we saw in Revelation 17:1-18, after Babylon had been brought before us in the course of the prophecy. What is the "righteousness of the saints" that they are clothed with? The Old Testament points forward to Jesus, beginning in Who were they? Let us rise up to serve The King of kings. "Yet is" is a most unfortunate expression. is a myth. Past history therefore in no way suits the prophecy. There we interpreted as "CHRIST EVANGELISING". All this description closes in verse 5. Just as I said, these robes have been made white by the blood of the Lamb. 4:17; see You can trust in this that these are the true sayings of God. How this precisely fits in, let me say, with the state of feeling in these modern times; for "constitutionalism," as men call it, is the fruit of the Teutonic system supervening on that of the broken up Roman empire. I. This is in total contrast to the harlot Babylon. Even man himself when he was innocent in Eden was not called. Raphael tells Tobit that he is the angel who brought his prayer before God ( Tob_13:12-15 ). It will never happen. ", All things are thus made new; and, further, "these words are faithful." "And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords.". Therefore says the angel, "I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, that hath* the seven heads and the ten horns. The principle upon which this verse-by-verse study of Revelation proceeds, is that the contents of the book are, in the main, yet future and that the fulfillment of the greater part of Revelation cannot take place as long as the Church remains here on earth. "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come." Revelation 19:13; Revelation 14:8; Revelation 14:10; Revelation 14:19-20; Revelation 16:19; Isaiah 63:1-6). These were simply the characters of provisional judgment that filled the interval after the church was gone, and before the reign with Christ. An allusion to Psalms 2:9 ; shall rule them . That is, Satan will be the spring of its final rise and power; he, and not God in any way whatever, will give it its character. Otherwise, it is called in the scriptures, Gehenna, which is the final abode for the unrighteous dead. She does not, it is true, say, "Come quickly." From his mouth there comes forth a sharp two-edged sword, so that with it he may smite the nations, and he will control them with an iron rod. John here was so awed by all of this that he fell at this angel's feet to This is what drove men to the idea of making the pope to be the beast. There was a Jewish belief that no man could know the name of God until he had entered into the life of heaven. With a rod of iron he shall break in pieces all their substance, He shall destroy the godless nations with the word of his. "I will betroth you to me for ever," Hosea hears God say, "I will betroth you to me in righteousness" ( Hosea 2:19-20). May our hearts answer freely to His word of love and truth with our "Amen." ( Rev 19:1) - 19:1 After these things I heard as it were a great voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and power, belong to our God: This is obviously a great celebration in Heaven about a major event that took place on earth.
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