THE TE DEUM OF THE REDEEMED ( Revelation 19:6-8 ). His eyes were as a flame of fire ( Revelation 19:12 ). The Sinai MS. has both. marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.". 19:9-10a And he said to me: "Write! 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. The very reverse is the undeniable fact. 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 Bible with its 66 books can be compared to a novel having 66 chapters. Verse 10. Begin by reading the Introduction first. understand the testimony of Jesus, then you must preach and prophesy so that Study Revelation 19:19-19 - 'King James Version' translation alongside Secrets of Heaven (New Century Edition, Cooper) #2694 and Secrets of Heaven (New Century Edition, Cooper) #3880 . In presence of grace I do not think this is for His glory, any more than for their own blessing. willing to be his in the day of his power. Just as I said, these robes have been made white by the blood of the Lamb. 21:1-2). Gates of hell can never Gainst that Church prevail. Both small and great: All distinctions and ranks are to be transcended. Zechariah 14:18, but nowhere else with a sword. ceremony. 3:12-15; 2 Cor. A single verse dispels clouds of arguments. Nor is there any real reason to wonder at their deriving help from partial light. I am the, Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. Second, there are the small and the great. Verse 12 . 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. Such is the hard bondage which mere historical tradition imposes on its votaries. to heaven. The Spirit of God implies that it is decidedly not the righteousness here which is by another, and we thereby imputed righteous, but righteousnesses personal and actual. This is predicted in Numbers 24:17 and on account of this the nations will be angry under the sounding of the seventh trumpet, with which this vision is contemporary, Revelation 11:18. It is no problem for the infinite God to reach to finite man. 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 angel implies nothing of the sort. 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. "Hallelujah!" But now, when those symbols disappear, because of a new action of God (namely, the consummation of the church's joy), the elders and the living creatures disappear, and we have not the bride alone, but another class of saints, who at once come forward. "The armies of heaven" wear the fine linen, white and pure" "which is the righteousness of the saints" (19:8). 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. - Wallace. It isn't that you have been faithful in your devotions, and you have witnessed to so many people, and read so many chapters of the Bible, and spent so many hours in prayer, and you have done all of the religious devotional things, not that at all. Bear this in mind: to leave the last part out is fatal to any accurate understanding of the Revelation. 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. Their praise is that the smoke of Babylon rises for ever and ever. Even the worst of governments is better than none. Further, after this Jesus introduces Himself, as well as sends His angel. Only the Son of God can understand the mystery of his own being. It means All who have looked back on the history know, that when the ten kings appeared, there was no beast or imperial power. Sometimes, again, they have sought to turn it aside toward Jerusalem in her corrupt state. After these things: This is a time key. This is the 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. Let others speculate, if they will: I am persuaded that he who essays to conceive the details is merely striving to draw a bow beyond the power of man. 16:16. Four beasts: The four beasts are the cherubim as described (in Rev. As for the earthly land and city, the moon will have her light increased to that of the sun, and the sun shall be sevenfold. But it was no such evil which astounded the prophet. *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. Jude 1. Gratitude, reverence, trust--these are the constituent elements of real praise. If so, they are there in the quality not of the bride, but of those invited to the marriage of the Lamb; but I do not think them the Apocalyptic saints for the simple reason that, as shown in the next chapter, the Apocalyptic saints are not raised from the dead yet. Not that any of those judged (and the scene described is solely a resurrection of judgment) are said to be written there: we are shown rather that they were not found in that book. 2 Everything that he decides is right and fair. They feel Revelation relates to the battle between God and evil and between the church and the world at all times in church history. If some few have joined on one side, some are sure to help the other, because they are jealous of any one acquiring such a preponderant authority: and power as to govern the rest. The army which he commands (Revelation 19:14; Revelation 19:14), a very large one, made up of many armies; angels and saints followed his conduct, and resembled him in their equipage, and in their armour of purity and righteousness--chosen, and called, and faithful. The temple would suppose a medium. It will prepare you for the rest of the material contained here. elaborate than those of today. THE AVENGING WRATH ( Revelation 19:14-16 ). Verse 11. 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. In Judaism there was increasingly stressed the transcendence of God, because of that it was increasingly felt that man needed some intermediary. (ii) There is intimate communion, so intimate that man and wife become one flesh. And the coming of the Lord is urged in connection with it. What would be the meaning, if so read? engagement. white, represents the righteousness of the church, which has now been judged and Zerubbabel displays a plan of Jerusalem to Cyrus the Great by Jacob van Loo. "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.". It cannot be done till the moment comes. Hence the horns and the beast join together and desolate the harlot. 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. 21 To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. 19:14-16 The armies which are in heaven followed him, on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure. It is all centered around Him. Any other intermediary than Jesus Christ between God and man must be utterly opposed. WATCH ON YOUTUBE Book of Revelation Explained 2: The Last Days (Revelation 1:1-5) "I will raise him up at the last day." 14:15-24). 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.". Pilate said, "I find no fault in Him. supper of the Lamb represents the millennial kingdom of Christ, which will take Man gets hung up and he stops short. called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. purified at the judgment seat of Christ (1 Cor. Isaiah 63:3. This is the second death." These are the martyrs of Revelation 6:1-17, those long since seen under the altar, poured out like burnt-offerings to God. VERSE BY VERSE MINISTRY . For the fine linen is the righteous deeds of God's dedicated people. Then entire sorry results of human depravity will finally be vanquished. Ruling includes destroying as well as reigning over (Psalms 2:9). 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. He has reserved the matter, though not without enough to guide our thoughts, as we have seen. But the church consists of souls called out from the earth, and is not of the world: consequently to the church the time is always at hand. I admit that afterwards no doubt the new heaven and the new earth are seen; but who contends that this is the sphere to which the Lord comes? | "And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heavens fled away." And it is the various ways by which men are attempting to reach God. and righteousness to the world. 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 ). And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations unto it. Here occurs a remarkable change in the sequence of the visions, though easily understood; for it must be evident that there is nothing to follow this in point of time. . The elders do show us the heavenly heads of priesthood (embracing, as I believe, the Old Testament saints and those of the New); i.e., they are not limited to the church, Christ's body. Then we have another glorious description. And He is called the True witness. (i) In certain circles of Judaism the angels had a very large place. It is the judgment of the dead as such, who now rise and give account of their deeds. 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. I don't know exactly what He will say. 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. And so it is with this very Babylon that comes before us here. Nobody can dispute that this remarkable cluster of kingdoms in Europe was the fruit providentially of the destroyed unity of the Roman empire when the barbarians invaded it. 4:17; see God alone is perfect in judgment for three reasons. It was the religious leaders that insisted that the Roman government put Him to death. the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath Victorious power put forth to subdue is the meaning of the white horse. He will tread the winepress of the anger of the wrath of God the Almighty. 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. We know that the change of all those caught up takes place in the twinkling of an eye. There is no doubt that Rome in some form is the woman described in the chapter: the seven heads or hills clearly point to that city, which of all cities might best and indeed alone be known as ruling over the kings of the earth. "And his name is called The Word of God." Still God does not forget His ways with His people; and the angels here are only in the quality of porters, if we may so speak; they are at the gates. Verse 1 of the Revelation already shows God's intention: ".to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass". After the destruction of Babylon religious and commercial, chapter seventeen and eighteen. It is not the magnitude of each voice. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. They had cried to the Sovereign ruler to avenge their blood on their foes, but they were told they must wait a little for some others, their fellow-servants and their brethren, to die as they had. These words of praise here are focused on the Lord Jesus Christ. "And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife." As man does not believe in the resurrection of man, it is no wonder that he does not believe in the resurrection of an empire. - 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. It was not uncommon for a monarch to wear more than one crown in order to show that he was the king of more than one country. Each page of scripture is from the King James Bible, and is immediately followed by . We can easily understand that the overthrow of the ecclesiastical power is necessary to leave a full field unimpeded for the imperial power to develop itself in its final form of violence and rebellion and apostacy against the Lord. Ezekiel works out the whole picture most fully in Ezekiel 16:1-63. The final verse in this chapter introduces a new thought. It was the religious leaders that prompted the persecution against the church in its beginning and throughout history.There is even at the present time, one of the leaders of the YWAM program who has been charged in Greece with a charge of proselytizing, because he gave a Bible to a Greek sixteen-year old boy, and he has been charged in the Greek courts with proselytizing. 9:7; Revelation 19:1 "And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, unto the Lord our God:" In the last chapter, we saw the terrible destruction of commercial and political Babylon symbolized by its capital city of Babylon. And he shall rule them with a rod of iron - See the notes on Revelation 2:27; Revelation 12:5. But in this is shown what it is of importance to see the true nature of the kingdom or millennial reign. supreme in authority, and "God", which means supreme deity; you have an I agree with the majority. The church cannot hear of Him as the bright morning star without at once desiring that He should come. The, nature of the case exempts of course the saints of the millennium;* and this very simply, because they are never said to die at all. The fall of Babylon being fixed, finished, and declared to be irrecoverable in the foregoing chapter, this begins with a holy triumph over her, in pursuance of the order given forth: Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets,Rev. The only right principle in everything is to go to the source of divine truth, and to seek there refreshment and strength and fitness for whatever our God calls us to. He will not fail to take up the gage He has given our hearts. Isaiah says of the heavenly king: "He shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked" ( Isaiah 11:4). 227-28.] But now there is but one throne: Christ judges the dead. In short, Babylon, the disgusting counterpart of the holy city, in earthly ambition seeks the kings and the masses for her own present objects, while the other suffers now and will reign then. 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). II. This is not unrighteous, but, on the contrary, the highest justice from a divine point of view. (Eph. would even have us. You can believe this. Now the scene totally changes Revelation 19:13; Revelation 14:8; Revelation 14:10; Revelation 14:19-20; Revelation 16:19; Isaiah 63:1-6). No marriage can last without fidelity, and the Christian must be as faithful to Jesus Christ as Jesus Christ is to him. 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. I. See it explained in the notes on that place, and on Revelation 14:19-20. servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for (John 12:48). Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, The worst of all sins is to teach others to sin. It is plain that they are not in this city. What does this particular rendition of God mean? (b) He is true. In Revelation 16+, John was shown the pouring forth of the final seven bowls which contained God's wrath. The Spirit of God contrasts with the fall of Babylon the marriage. Night and day it shall not be quenched; its smoke shall go up for ever and ever. (John 5:24 compared with Romans 14:1-23 and 2 Corinthians 5:1-21.). Revelation 19 begins with a multitude in heaven singing a doxology to God. "[48] No "battle" of any kind takes place here. News Links, Recommended Books, News Sites, and Bibles But first, the first five verses show heaven's response to the judgment of the After the destruction of Babylon at 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. Omnipotent means He answers, "I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in my anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment. (1) A mighty angel comes down from heaven. It is the active word which carried out the commandment of God. 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. Another warlike expedition of the glorious head and husband of the church, with the success of it, ver 10, etc. This scene come into its fullness. It has been suggested that the name is either embroidered on his girdle or engraved on his sword hilt. [Note: Thomas, Revelation 8-22, p. 381, 567-85.] 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 Rev. ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? Here we see the chaste virgin The folly of Satan thinking that he would be able to fight against God. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever ( Revelation 19:3 ). Before God we have that which is found only by and in Christ, which is another and a higher character altogether as compared with the righteousnesses of the saints. 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. Verse 5. And I heard as it were a voice of a great multitude, and as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of mighty thunders, saying, Alleluia, for the Lord God the Almighty reigneth. 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. Thus the second beast is no longer seen as an earthly power, but as a prophet-of course a false prophet. would be no salvation. Isaiah sixty-three says, "Who is this that comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? And the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints. Antichrist and his henchmen are cast into the lake of fire; and all their supporters are slain, to await in Sheol the final judgment. *It now appears that the Cod. Are we to infer from 1 Chronicles 21:12 what this sword will be? When the second beast appeared, he even strove to put to death those who would not worship the beast, nor pay homage to his image, nor receive his mark. (3) Little do they know, because they believe not what is here written, that it is about to come out of the abyss or bottomless pit. "These shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire." These would appear to be (save Judas Iscariot, of course) the twelve apostles that were peculiarly associated with Christ in His suffering path on the earth. That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and those that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. Acts 10:25-26). Blessed are those that are called to be a part in this. Second was the presentation which was a time of festivities just before the 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. 4-18). Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, 2 for true and just are his judgments. But there is really no good work that you can offer to God that would be acceptable in His sight, but He will accept you just as you are if you will just cast yourself upon His mercy and just ask for His mercy and grace. And he said unto me, None but Rome corresponds. 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." 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. It was a unit of energy charged with power. The twelve apostles of the Lamb will accordingly have their own special place. Revelation 29 Lessons. This web site explains the Book of Revelation, each individual scripture. It supposes the effect and the exercise of faith. There is more that we still have to learn of Him. It is not now lightnings and thunders and voices. Consequently they sat upon the thrones at once; while the two latter classes, described in the rest of the verse, were still in the separate state "and the souls." on Line (i) It has been suggested that the name is kurios ( G2962) , Lord. The marriage of the Lamb: The wife or bride of Christ is the church (Matt. 11:2; Eph. . After that we have the admonitions to the end of this book. Satan will bring forth an empire suited to his purposes, as it springs from Satanic principles which deny God; and this is part of what appears to be meant by the beast ascending out of the bottomless pit. * 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. . wedding garment ready for the wedding. The surest way to have our deliverances continued and completed is to give God the glory of what he has done for us. 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." I am not raising any question about the ten. It may well be from that old Jewish idea that there came the idea of the marriage feast of the Lamb, for that indeed would be the true Messianic Banquet. Rabbi, Jehudah, actually gave the odd instruction that men ought not to pray in Aramaic because the angels did not understand Aramaic! He destroys the assembled rebels who have gathered together against Him. ( Revelation 18:20). They are all to reign concurrently with the beast. There was no doubt at all of the character of the emperor; there never had been a worse than he; yet God took that very opportunity to lay this on the Christians as their duty to the worldly authority outside and over them. He is coming to trample the wine vat. In the Testament of Dan ( Daniel 6:2) the angel who intercedes for men is mentioned. This it is precisely which will bring out the indignant judgment of God upon the last phase of Babylon, so that the guilt of all the blood shed on the earth shall be imputed to her, and she may be judged accordingly. Thus the attempt to apply it during the pagan period is altogether futile on the face of the matter. Thus there is no question that some of the actors in the final scenes of the great drama were already there, as the reigning city, and the Roman empire. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. Thus everything implies their simultaneous presence for the same time and common action with the beast, in plundering and then destroying Babylon. Who was it; Marx, that said, "Religion is the opium of the people?" Angels we know from other scriptures will be there, but of this we hear nothing here. Gods deliverance of His people from their enemies (verse 1); Gods permanent crushing of mans rebellion (verse 3); Gods communion with His people (verse 7). So, Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. The first were such as came out of heaven after Christ, being already raised from the dead and glorified. 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. In the . heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, unto the In verse 1, this great voice from heaven was whom? If you ( John 1:14 ) And now again He comes as the Word of God. 13:20), and will be presented to Him at the Rapture (John As far as the display of government goes, it is according to God morally, and for His glory, though I deny not for a moment that there are elements of evil which are never allowed, but kept under if not expelled. In the first eight verses of Revelation 21:1-27 we have the new heaven and the new earth, but besides, awful to say, the lake of fire. The marriage symbolism runs all through the Gospels. 12:10; The outer court represents the control of Jerusalem and Israel by Gentiles during the last half of the Tribulation period. Jesus speaks of many coming from the east and the west and sitting down with the patriarchs in the kingdom of heaven ( Matthew 8:11). What is the righteousness of the saints? "Behold I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book." And yet in such times John calls God pantokrator ( G3841) . Well, the folly of men today that think that they are able to fight against God and to come out victorious. 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. And to her [that is the bride of Christ, the church] was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints ( Revelation 19:8 ). and in righteousness he doth judge and make war ( Revelation 19:11 ). Second, he says: "Let us rejoice and exult." Again and again the prophets thought of Israel as the chosen bride of God. "It used to be that they put the grapes in the vat and then they would crush them with their feet. absence of the Church from the earth during the judgments of (Rev. 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. (iv) There is fidelity. The effect of these their praises: when the angels and saints cried Alleluia, her fire burned more fiercely and her smoke ascended for ever and ever, v. 3. I am accounted righteous by God because I believe and trust in Jesus Christ. 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." 5:10). To be crowned with more than one crown may seem strange, but in the time of John it was quite natural. If you preach on prophecy, you are bringing the testimony of Jesus.