Read the verses thoughtfully. come (verse 15; 2:27; 12:5). I have a hard time stomaching religious people. Every strange coded word and phrase is meant for this generation. worship before the angel (compare 1:17; 22:8). * Let us be glad and exult, and give the glory to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready." continually reigns. The marriage This too must not be viewed as if it were a loss. I saw still another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. Second, he says: "Let us rejoice and exult." The Church, the Bride of Christ, is clothed in fine linen, pure and shining. The closing phrase here is the description of the beast in its last state, in which it will come into collision with Babylon. Next comes the marriage of the Lamb to his bride. I think that it might be just, "hey, you've had it." . But He "treadeth the winepress of the fury of the wrath of the Almighty God" another character of judgment never attributed to the saints, that I know of. cum cdd. They are not part of the body of Christ. Jesus Christ. (Hebrews 4:13). The events that are described within its pages were written for us today. "righteousness" was not ours until we received the Lord Jesus into our lives and I agree with the majority. But it fails to account for the differences. He had His own self interest at heart when He told Eve not to eat of the tree. The angelic host sings a second Hallelujah. R. H. Charles finely says that the marriage symbolism "denotes the intimate and indissoluble communion of Christ with the community which he has purchased with his own blood" a communion which is "first reached in fulness by the host of the martyrs.". which sword proceeds out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh ( Revelation 19:21 ). When They have the capacity to stand in the sun. But he ought to have withstood it I do not mean in vengeance (for that belongs to the Lord), but as holily hating the sin itself, yet withal in the deepest compassion for his parent. The rebellion that had begun in the Garden of Eden is finally ended. ceremony. 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. Testament (compare Psalms 104:35; 105:45; 106:1; 111:1; 112:1; 113:1; 117:1; And here observe. Certainly the ascription to the Lord of the fierce struggles of a human warrior is markedly avoided. Revelation 19 Bible Commentary - Matthew Henry (concise) - Christianity "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." 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. And if you try to worship God in an unprescribed way, setting up little idols or whatever, which God has forbidden, that is spiritual fornication. But the day is coming when Satan will be allowed to have things his own way. Even the worst of governments is better than none. Like when this guy was breaking up with his girl, he said, "Can I have one final kiss?" I agree one hundred percent. What is the "righteousness of the saints" that they are clothed with? And so this is the hang-up of man as Paul said in Romans one, "They worshipped and served the creature more than the creator." The horns and the beast join in hating the whore. Each page of scripture is from the King James Bible, and is immediately followed by . We see the Lord Jesus as righteous judge in chapter 1 and as the one who will soon be coming in the last chapter. The blessing given could not be taken back. We have here a note of time of signal value. Now the scene totally changes to heaven. Man alone is to blame who has misapplied it. Hence this certainly must be future. Every day you should witness to at least two people. In Hebrew writing there were no vowels; the vowels had to be supplied by the reader. number. So, He is coming to bring an end of man's rebellion. "Notwithstanding the dogmatic helps which the Church offers, the mind fails to grasp the inmost significance of the Person of Christ, which eludes all efforts to bring it within the terms of human knowledge. With a rod of iron He shall execute the severest judgment on the opposers of his truth. There is no scriptural reason to infer that any saint dies during the thousand years, but rather the contrary. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God ( Revelation 19:12-13 ). "Alive the two were cast into the lake of fire burning with brimstone." (John 5:24 compared with Romans 14:1-23 and 2 Corinthians 5:1-21.). But a very different point of interest is to be observed. the sea of glass, who had got the victory over the beast (Revelation 15:2), and This is of great importance. Verse 10. That is not at all the way in which the guests are spoken of. They received their power as kings when the beast ceased to exist. Second, there are the small and the great. 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. Verse 9. It is by the sword that goes out of his mouth. Now, this vesture dipped in blood is probably a reference to Isaiah sixty-three. Revelation 19:1-3. I like that, God speaking into existence the world in which we live. 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; At his rebuke nations shall flee before him, And he shall reprove sinners for the thoughts of their hearts, There is a Rabbinic picture of the Messiah: "How beauteous is the king Messiah, who is about to rise from the house of Judah. 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. A single verse dispels clouds of arguments. event in the biblical world. Now, as the Lord closes out His revelation to man, and as He begins to talk to us about the glories of this coming age, the marriage supper of the lamb. Here is most likely the multitude of the angels, first in the Te Deum of praise. "The nations shall walk in the light of it," Any one of spiritual judgment can see that it should not be "nations of them which are saved." Seven Spirits of God - Wikipedia They were judged every man according to their works. It is Christ Himself about to be displayed in His rights as King of kings, and Lord of lords; and this in the face of the world. His instructions are to praise 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. Their praise is that the smoke of Babylon rises for ever and ever. Two sets of people are called on to praise God. 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. - Wallace. 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. 31:31-34; Zech. incorporates believers, the Old Testament saints, the Church age saints, and the He accepts us plain and simple. The final supper will signify the end of the })(); Return to Revelation Menu | 11:2; Eph. The Bible forbids the worship of angels (Col. But it is blessed that He says, "I come quickly;" and it is only Christ who in scripture ever says so. Gen. 1; Isaiah 55:11; John 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:8) not a literal description. Still God acts in a wisdom far above man, and holds to His principles even there. No one really knows what the vowels in Y-H-W-H were. 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. I will give to him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. 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). In my opinion it is not absolutely so. They will probably number into the hundreds of millions. 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." Blessed are those who are invited to the feast of the marriage of the Lamb!" are the ones who are praising. marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.". The weapons of this warfare are described in Ephesians 6:12. Jesus at the Last Supper said that he would not again drink of the cup until he drank it new in his Father's kingdom ( Matthew 26:29). "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. Gratitude, reverence, trust--these are the constituent elements of real praise. 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. "And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which [sword] proceedeth out of his mouth: and all the birds were filled with their flesh." And you could imagine the grapejuice stains all over your clothes after having spent a day treading the wine vat therein. Verses 1-6: Alleluia: This Hebrew word appears 4 times in the New Testament. The Book of Revelation: Verse by Verse Commentary It is well to remember that the whole background of this picture lies in Jewish expectations of the future and has little to do with the Christ of the Gospels who was meek and lowly in heart. Then follows a description of the wall, gates, foundations, and general position. Otherwise, it is called in the scriptures, Gehenna, which is the final abode for the unrighteous dead. On the contrary, it proved the immediateness of communion. First, he alone can see the inmost thoughts and desires of any man. Here is seen the holy city coming down out of heaven from God, which is declared to be the bride, the Lamb's wife, in the plainest contrast with the great harlot. That is, there was first the literal Babylon, of course; but here it is symbolical. 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. He destroys the assembled rebels who have gathered together against Him. Then the word is, "Award her even as she awarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she mixed, mix to her double. There was a Jewish belief that no man could know the name of God until he had entered into the life of heaven. understand the testimony of Jesus, then you must preach and prophesy so that "He that testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. 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. "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. If you'd like to financially support VBVMI, please do so here. There are many who are not so; but the Lord does not forget them. From his mouth . God wants a loving relationship, not religion. 1-3), and does not appear again until (Revelation 22:16), emphasizing the Polyglot, and all editions of the least critical value. The account given of Babylon inRevelation 17:1-18; Revelation 17:1-18 does not follow Revelation 14:1-20 or Revelation 16:1-21 in point of prophetic time, but differs from them in structure.