We find, accordingly, the four and twenty elders and four living creatures here brought before us for the last time. 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. It is an added digression for the purpose of describing an object already named passingly in the foregoing series, which closes at Revelation 21:8. This verse declares it, and there is no other interpretation that can stand even a moment's fair discussion. This is the last main section of the Book of Revelation. He has saved us! It is called "the first resurrection." And out of his mouth proceeded a sharp sword Again, all voices agree as one in seeing this as a symbol of the word of God (Hebrews 4:12,13; Ephesians 6:17f). "These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them (for he is Lord of lords and King of kings), and they that are with him, called, and chosen, and faithful.". He will execute the fierce wrath of God Almighty that these enemies must drink (cf. The series of Psalms from Psalms 113:1-9; Psalms 114:1-8; Psalms 115:1-18; Psalms 116:1-19; Psalms 117:1-2; Psalms 118:1-29 were called the Hallel (compare H1984) , the Praise God, and were part of the essential education of every Jewish lad. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright the morning star. But what I particularly call your attention to is the exceeding importance of heeding the retrospect at the bride, or new Jerusalem here, and the consequent removal of the difficulty caused by taking the last vision of this book as part of the prophetic series which begins in Revelation 19:1-21. ", All things are thus made new; and, further, "these words are faithful." Hence the horns and the beast join together and desolate the harlot. _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); He has many crowns, for he is King of kings, and Lord of lords. 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. Like Hosanna ( H3467 + H4994 and G5614) it is one of the few Hebrew words which have established themselves in ordinary religious language. "And death and hades were cast into the lake of fire. "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.". 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. the holy city Jerusalem. William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:11. linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.". The principle is very clear. It gives a retrogressive account of Babylon's character, and shows how it morally compelled the divine judgment.
Revelation Commentaries | Precept Austin yet are a large body of themselves. There is, however, a great deal more than this on the subject, and given with great precision in scripture, because this is merely the principle of sin in one or other form from the beginning. But this is not to emerge from the bottomless pit. This is saying that this judgment is permanent and is like the language that God I have already touched on the double force of the symbol mountains. One of our pastors, Imad, spent some time in the Egyptian jail. This also is a no less important element for understanding the chapter. It is not the magnitude of each voice. God is making sure that you know that Jesus is innocent as He hangs there on the cross. 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." For her sin., have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities." pure and faithful, never a harlot, like Israel was (see Hosea chapter 2). There are a lot of people today fighting against God. Jesus descends majestically to judge in righteousness and rule in power. wedding garment ready for the wedding. A state of war has existed since the fall of Satan (compare verse 4, compare Dan. 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. That is why Christianity is successful. It is to Jesus. This is the Messiah of Jewish apocalyptic expectation far more than the Messiah whom Jesus claimed to be. Religion is threatened by life, by spiritual life.So, God has judged that religious system and has avenged the blood of His servants at her hands. On His robe where it spreads out at His waist HIS TITLE is inscribed. willing to be his in the day of his power. Then, when the Lamb and His purchase by blood are celebrated in heaven, the four living creatures join the elders, though each is distinct. In the coming of the Lord all include His coming to the habitable earth. This appears to mean the word of the Gospel, by which his enemies are confounded, and his friends supported and comforted. We have one final little battle here to take place in chapter nineteen. There will be here upon the earth millions of people who have gathered together to war against Him at His coming. 19:5 And a voice came from the throne, saying, "Give praise to our God, all you His bond-servants, you who fear Him, the small and the great.".
Commentary on Revelation 19 by Matthew Henry - Blue Letter Bible and in righteousness he doth judge and make war ( Revelation 19:11 ). engagement. elaborate than those of today. Out of his mouth goes this sharp sword, His word. He will destroy His enemies with inflexible righteousness that the iron shepherds rod that will serve as His scepter pictures (cf. Even the worst of governments is better than none. "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." They will then treat her with contempt and shameful exposure. This is of great importance. "On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. And He is called the True witness. Religions tell you that you have to do certain things in order to please God. Old Testament prophecy and New Testament preaching is the gospel of the Lord here. He is coming, and coming soon for us. "Let him that is unrighteous be unrighteous still: and let the filthy be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still." But the attempt, again, to apply what is said here to a future city of Babylon in Chaldea seems to me no less vain. What did the "avenging the blood" probably mean? Jesus Christ was a threat to the religious leaders as He would be to all religious leaders. Here is a picture which is essentially Jewish. And their voice on this He accepts us plain and simple. Next they will seize her resources. [issues, proceedeth, comes, came, goeth, comes out, ] . You can trust in this. Such is God's account of Babylon the great. This is just a statement telling us it will never be built The worst of all sins is to teach others to sin. All these things have their place in Babylon the great. This is of immense moment doctrinally, because it decisively proves that it is altogether unfounded to assume, as is popularly done, that the Lord only returns at this juncture. Matches the description of Christ in Revelation 1:16 . Return On the one hand, the return of Jesus Christ to the earth is the climax of all that has gone before in Revelation. Jewish dreams were full of the warrior Messiah, who would lead God's people to victory and smash his enemies. discover_revelation@charter.net, Revelation chapter 19 and 20 There.
Enduring Word Bible Commentary Revelation Chapter 19 Revelation - Matthew Henry's Commentary - Bible Gateway 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. 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. And the marriage is the eternal Hence arose the prominence of angels. It is a time of strong delusion, be it remembered. ", And the twenty-four elders, and the four living creatures fell down and worshipped the God who is seated upon the throne. 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. 4:17; see He speaks and it is done. to heaven. He had His own self interest at heart when He told Eve not to eat of the tree. Just as I said, these robes have been made white by the blood of the Lamb. 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. Each page of scripture is from the King James Bible, and is immediately followed by . 14:15-24). It also means genuine, as opposed to that which is unreal. Justly does she gather her title from the old fountain of idols and of combined power without God: confusion being here the characteristic element, the designation is taken from the renowned city of the Chaldeans, the first spot notorious in both respects. 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 . Then there is the reigning power, but not the execution of judgment in this awful fashion which is attributed to the Lord Himself. He spoke it into existence. There never has been a like experience. These are the true sayings of God. discover_revelation@charter.net approving of the destruction of Babel, because the Messiah was bringing justice It means true in the sense that Jesus Christ is the one who brings the truth and who never at any time has any falsehood in anything that he says. 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." I saw still another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. Verse 11. (i) John sees Christ as the conqueror. . "[48] No "battle" of any kind takes place here. And the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying: The twenty-four elders were prominent in the early visions ( Revelation 4:4; Revelation 4:10; Revelation 5:6; Revelation 5:11; Revelation 5:14; Revelation 7:11; Revelation 11:16; Revelation 14:3) as were the four living creatures ( Revelation 4:6-9; Revelation 5:6-14; Revelation 6:1-7; Revelation 7:11; Revelation 14:3; Revelation 15:7). The marriage There is more that we still have to learn of Him. "Alive the two were cast into the lake of fire burning with brimstone." What a solemn and weighty fact in the government of God! and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.". From the beginning, the church of God has been blessed with prophecy. And Jesus sits on the great white throne. Then another and immensely important act is described the binding of Satan. Blessed are those who are invited to the feast of the marriage of the Lamb!" He is praised for judging religious Babylon and avenging the martyrs. The political side of this is described here with surprising brightness and brevity. This is a passage whose meaning is obscure. ceremony); (3) She said, "You've had it. only place in the Bible where the word "omnipotent" occurs. The thought of the relationship between God and his people as a marriage goes far back into the Old Testament. Even the proclamation of the grace of God is powerless save it be brought home by the quickening energy of His own Spirit. This exclamation, meaning Praise the Lord, occurs frequently in the Old The marriage feast will take place on earth following Christ's return with the Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 19:1-4. No one really knows what the vowels in Y-H-W-H were. A further account of the triumphant song of angels and saints for the fall of Babylon, ver 1-4. So it is imputed righteousness given to you by your faith in Christ. they were saying. "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." Like a novel, the storyline builds from front to back, with the characters, themes and plot elements introduced early and developed across many chapters. It is not his own blood, but the blood of his enemies that he tramples as he tramples out the rebellious. You see, the Father has no God-He is "the only true God" according to Jesus in John 17:3. Genesis. And it was so. The prophecy centers around the person of Jesus Christ. And what shall we say of the wonderful wisdom of the Lord? That glorious prediction of breaking the serpent's head was the stay and support of the patriarchal age; and the many prophecies there were concerning the Messiah to come were the gospel of the Old Testament. 11:2; Eph. It is not what Christ puts on them, but a recognition even at this time of whatever has been of God the working I do not deny of the Spirit of Christ. Not so. The battle joined. Hallelujah!". . Every day you should witness to at least two people. I would like to say a few words about this "fine linen". Lord. Babylon must hear, I do not doubt, the final testimony of God the gospel of the kingdom that is to go forth in the last days; but she loves her pleasure and power, and refuses truth. It is thus that God is wont to deal as a rule in His judgments, not necessarily on the one that first introduces an evil, but on those that inherit the guilt, and perhaps aggravate it, instead of taking warning by it. If you "True and righteous are thy judgments, O Lord." And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet, who performed in his presence signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and who worship his image. The chief difference is that in man's case it is God who raises him, whereas in the empire's not God but the devil will raise it again. In short, no testimony can avail, no work, power, or glory without the word of God applied by the Spirit of God. Just as the city of man's confusion was seen in her vile, degraded, and degrading relations with the beast, this city is seen in her pure and glorious relations with the Lamb. And if you are wise and involved in any kind of ministry at all when attention and adulation and these kinds of things come your way, you will be wise as the angel and say, "Don't worship me. This is a metaphor of the power of the gospel or of Gods spoken word (cf.