The marriage of the Lamb and the marriage supper of the Lamb "in heaven" But first, the first five verses show heaven's response to the judgment of the He is coming to trample the wine vat. None but Rome corresponds. They which are called: This is not the bride (the church), but the guests. hromphaia) symbolized (cf. The decem-regal division of the broken empire in the West, as all know, was long after Rome had ceased to be heathen. "And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. God. Yes, all my gold stars, but Friday you blow it and you didn't get your prayer time in. This is a mistake. We hear the voices of the redeemed. What is it? Echoing an earlier rabbinic comment found in the commentary of Rashi to the Songs of Songs (4:5) Ginzberg explainedthere is also a great bond of union between the first five commandments and the last five. 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. It is all centered around Him. Reuchlin. 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. Verse 19 Revelation 19:19 Study . Let us rejoice and let us exult, and let us give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has prepared herself, and it has been granted to her to clothe herself with fine linen, shining and pure." Now the scene totally changes to heaven. all the faithful believers saved by grace through faith up to the birth of the Now, this law that has the backing of the Greek Orthodox Church, or it was instituted because of the Greek Orthodox Church against proselytization, is the law that they used to charge him.In Egypt it is a capital offense to lead a Muslim to a faith in Jesus Christ. And who would defraud either the soul of salvation, or the Lord of showing it? They picture the final triumph of God over all enemies and his complete conquest of evil. Revelation 1 - Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org I am not aware of any MS. in its favour, though some versions represent it. We may illustrate it by the members of a family. Then again the character of it, as derived from Christianity having already taken its place, is asserted. "And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is near." "The dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works." There was not yet fairly out before men what God foresaw as that which must finally provoke His judgment. His Word is "a two-edged sword." Bride. They themselves were to judge. In the Revelation two kinds of people are specially called the servants of God; the prophets ( Revelation 10:7; Revelation 11:18; Revelation 22:6), and the martyrs ( Revelation 7:3; Revelation 19:2). 16:12-16). God uses them for this object,-the setting aside of her, the great religious corruptress, whose centre is found at Rome. He is the living Word, the active agent of God who expresses Gods will and carries it out. But you can go ahead and do these things without pangs of conscience trying to destroy God out of our society, out of our lives. Like Hosanna ( H3467 + H4994 and G5614) it is one of the few Hebrew words which have established themselves in ordinary religious language. 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. Matches the description of Christ in Revelation 1:16 . and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God ( Revelation 19:17 ); Now, we have just been rejoicing because we are coming to the marriage supper of the Lamb. 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. "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 bride is in view. So here He is sitting upon a white horse. Blessed are those that are called to be a part in this. small and the great mean everyone which includes all human categories and "These have one mind, and give their own power and authority to the beast," or their imperial leader. supreme in authority, and "God", which means supreme deity; you have an * It is to Him that God has given all judgment not necessarily to us. 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.". And there (or they) are seven kings." "And let him that is athirst come; and whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.". And of course, this proselytizing law was prompted by the Greek Orthodox Church, and he has been sentenced to spend three and a half years in jail in Greece. II. III. That is worship of God in unprescribed ways. 18:20. Even man himself when he was innocent in Eden was not called. I think that religion is a tremendous curse upon the earth. 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. purified at the judgment seat of Christ (1 Cor. You can trust in this. It is derived from halal ( H1984) , which means to praise, and Jah ( H3050) , which is the name of God. A state of war has existed since the fall of Satan (compare verse 4, compare Dan. 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. "I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled; and place was not found for them." First, he came from a world in which there were many gods--Zeus, Hera, Apollo, Aphrodite and the rest, What was easier than to keep the old gods in the form of angels? All redeemed are told to praise God. 5:25-32). . they said, "because the Lord our God, the Almighty, has entered into his kingdom. He has a name known to no one but himself. He shall destroy the pride of the sinner as a potter's vessel. We know that if He tarries, it is not that He is "slack concerning His promise," but that "His long-suffering brings salvation to many." 4. 10:13; Jude 9). ], "Those who believe in the reality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ must also look for his return." Revelation 14:19-20). Return to Revelation Menu | Clearly, therefore, it is future. A single verse dispels clouds of arguments. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. Up till now the visions have mainly been concerned with the power of evil and the sufferings of believers. And after these things After this affecting representation of the certain destruction of Babylon, as the seat of the antichristian kingdom; I heard a great voice of much people in heaven A great chorus, who, with united voices, began to praise God on the occasion, saying, Alleluia That is, Praise ye Jehovah, or, He that is, and was, and is to come; a title which . The iron rod is showing his ability to protect them. And God said, "Let the water bring forth and let the earth bring forth." When we come to the full application of the prophecy, we must look onward to the latter day. 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. Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary Revelation 1. No sooner was the marriage solemnized between Christ and his church by the conversion of the Jews than the glorious head and husband of the church is called out to a new expedition, which seems to be the great battle that was to be fought at Armageddon, foretold Revelation 16:16; Revelation 16:16. We have not to learn what the other mystery means; we know well that it is according to God and godliness. which sword proceeds out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh ( Revelation 19:21 ). III. Like a novel, the storyline builds from front to back, with the characters, themes and plot elements introduced early and developed across many chapters. This name used here, pertaining to our Lord, is a very strange one. to Christ in faith during the Tribulation (compare Jer. This does not intimate we have seen that there is only one act of raising, but that all who share that resurrection, whenever raised, are raised before the millennium begins; so that when the reign of Christ takes place, all such have part in the first resurrection, including Christ Himself, raised at least 1800 years before the church; then the church, with the Old Testament saints; then these Apocalyptic saints at any rate some years after. Enduring Word Bible Commentary Revelation Chapter 4 To be crowned with more than one crown may seem strange, but in the time of John it was quite natural. var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); Revelation 19:15 - Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org But here there is neither; and this again is an evidence of gain, not of loss. And unquestionably God has been awakening the attention of His people in a remarkable manner to the value of His word, and not least of all to the portion we are now examining. 11-21). In her own course, and in the matters of her portion, the church does not know time at all. dispensations God hath also taken vengeance on them for the blood of his saints He is the center of it. (1) A mighty angel comes down from heaven. In other words, it is too He is saying (throw them out), they are not part of the elect. This is just a statement telling us it will never be built The fine linen, clean and white, represents the 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. It is not for His crime or guilt. 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 ). Amen 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". Finally they will destroy her. The outer court represents the control of Jerusalem and Israel by Gentiles during the last half of the Tribulation period. This being so, it adds immense clearness in the understanding of the book. revelation-19:1-3 - Bible Commentaries And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years." 3:12-15: 2 Cor. The woman was allowed to ride the beast to influence and govern the empire first, but at last to be the object of hatred to the ten horns and the beast, who expose, rob, and destroy her. "And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and encompassed the camp of the saints, and the beloved city." I believe the word "Lamb" is used here, see that it is in connection with the foregoing not merely His coming for us who will keep the sayings of it, but for those whom He will find here below "to give to each as his work is.". The description of the warrior Christ is further filled in. It was a unit of energy charged with power. Let it be carefully observed here that the first resurrection does not mean all rising exactly at the same moment. Raphael tells Tobit that he is the angel who brought his prayer before God ( Tob_13:12-15 ). 3:12-15; 2 Cor. The church goes on according to the will of the Lord, who might according to His own purpose lengthen or abridge the space. 2. I have examined Him. "And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood." I think, therefore, that the elders and the living creatures comprehend both the Old Testament saints and the church, the bride of Christ, that consequently, when the bride is mentioned, there were these others who had been included in the elders and the living creatures, but who are now seen as a separate body. What does Revelation chapter 19 mean? | BibleRef.com He is arrayed in a vesture dipped in his own blood, by which he purchased his power as Mediator; and in the blood of his enemies, over . By the seat of his empire; and that is heaven; his throne is there, and his power and authority are heavenly and divine. [3] In this chapter, heaven exults over the fall of Babylon the Great. It was the barbarians who brought in the prevalent ideas of liberty as well as feudalism, and accordingly it is they that have firmly stood for freedom; so that all the efforts to reconstitute the empire which have been tried over and over again have hitherto issued in total failure. It will be remembered that it was said to them that they must wait. And I have to apologize sometimes for my judgments. The betrothal takes place on earth during the church age; The presentation will take place in heaven following the Rapture (verse 7); and. It "shall go into perdition," it is therefore added, "and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and shall be present." And the marriage is the eternal "And when the thousand years are completed, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to war." God is praised because he has exercised his just and true judgment on the great harlot. 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? 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). The New Testament is the "last will and testament" of Jesus, and to Patience or endurance of hope is what becomes us. Yet religion, be it ever so corrupt, acts as a restraint on human will, as a government does, however evil. There are a lot of people today fighting against God. See bibliographic information; Read aloud; Stop reading aloud Hide links to Bible word meanings And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God ( Revelation 19:9 ). It is written to be believed, not to be ignored or explained away. These events are in chronological sequence, as will become clear. He is a threat to them, because He tells you, you don't have to be religious to be accepted by God. So, Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. But there is a time coming when power will cease to be ordained of God; and this is the point to which the last condition of the beast refers. He came to the world, and avenged His people on the beast and the false prophet with the kings and their armies; and after that the risen saints reign with Him over it a thousand years. the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Four beasts: The four beasts are the cherubim as described (in Rev. And the devil that deceiveth them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where both the beast and the false prophet [are], and they shall be tormented day and night unto the ages of the ages.". *It now appears that the Cod. There will be no time for seeking mercy, as it were: whatever the state in which the Lord at His coming will find us, all is closed up and fixed. And thus it was but a little glimpse they had of prophecy. Creature lights are gone. That is to say, the heavenly saints are viewed still as the heads of the glorified priesthood, and also the executive in the administration of God's judgments. Third, he alone has the wisdom to find the right judgment and the power to apply it. Here now is the rejoicing which was called for. It is not now the temple opened there, and the ark of the covenant seen when Israel's security is seen, as the object of God's counsels; nor is it a door opened above, as we saw it when the prophet was giving his introduction to the prophecy of God's dealings with the world as a whole, though in both cases all manifestly clusters round the Lord Jesus. "WHITE" is a symbol throughout the book of Revelation for PURITY and VICTORY. would be no salvation. Thomas viewed the second coming of Christ plus everything else through Revelation 22:5 as part of the seventh bowl judgment. Revelation 19:11 (KJV) - Forerunner Commentary - Bible Tools Thus the attempt to apply it during the pagan period is altogether futile on the face of the matter. And the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints. No. It is not therefore a question of virtual idols suitable to ensnare the children of God, but of that which is adapted to the earth itself, thorough-going palpable idolatry. Well, the folly of men today that think that they are able to fight against God and to come out victorious. That is, it is simply an expression of the homage that they pay. The betrothal takes place on earth during the church age; (2) We desire that He should come quickly, but we leave this to Him, because we know His love, and can trust Him. of the bride, the Lamb's wife. 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. The Spirit of God regards it in its final shape and completeness, as far as it was permitted to attain it, "The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls." His equipage: he is again described as sitting on a white horse, to show the equity of the cause, and certainty of success. Verse 7. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. Let us bear this in mind. ( John 1:14 ) And now again He comes as the Word of God. God doesn't want you taking credit for the work that He does, receiving glory for His work. STUDY NOTES--Revelation 19:11-16 --THE CONQUERING CHRIST. This is saying that this judgment is permanent and is like the language that God A mysterious lawlessness inherits the well-known name of Babylon when Rome is brought forward; and it does not merely embrace Christian times, but the end of the age after the church has gone, when the course of divine judgment comes. And so the first two inhabitants of Gehenna will be the antichrist and his prophet and they will be the soul inhabitants, it would seem, for a thousand years. His instructions are to praise God. After a thousand years then they will be joined by Satan and the rest of the satanic beings or the angelic beings that joined with Satan in his rebellion against God. This rider is called "FAITHFUL AND TRUE"--"faithful" because we can depend on His promises. He guards his people, allowing the wicked to exercise their power only within the limits that he has set according to his eternal plan. ceremony. 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. to say enough about what Jesus has purchased for us all. Second, he alone has that purity which can judge without prejudice. There will be here upon the earth millions of people who have gathered together to war against Him at His coming.