But it was no such evil which astounded the prophet. VI. 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. All this gives us a true and just view of the various parties that have a share in the resurrection. The marriage of the Lamb and the marriage supper of the Lamb "in heaven" We have just seen that it is the eternal state. 31:31-34; Zech. He has a name known to no one but himself. Man on the earth has his portion in the goodness of a God who is manifesting His kingdom. And I saw heaven open, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True ( Revelation 19:11 ). 12:10; At the end of the millennium the righteous and the wicked form two distinct arrays, though even then there would appear to be a line drawn between the surrounding camp, and the beloved city Jerusalem on earth, where the Jews were. It is the "Word of God" that will conquor nations, not physical armies using force. 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. Although there is such a levelling of human distinctions, and men have to do directly with God that is men raised from the dead or in their changed condition we still see the holy Jerusalem "the holy city, new Jerusalem," separate from the rest of those that fill the new heaven and earth. After so many sorrows, trials, difficulties, dangers, how sweet to have such a word, and to know that He who speaks is the holy and the true, and surely about to come in the faithfulness of His love! The great city was either guilty Jerusalem or Babylon. Why is the word "Lamb" used here to speak of Jesus? (John 12:48). He had a great desire to bring his brothers, Egyptian brothers to the knowledge of Jesus Christ. 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. 13 And it performed great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to the earth in full view of the people.
The Revelation: Verse by verse study Kindle Edition "Hallelujah!" We do not mend matters by hasty conclusions, we only complicate the truth. And God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, nor sorrow, nor crying nor shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. First, he alone can see the inmost thoughts and desires of any man. "Yet is" is a most unfortunate expression. And He is called the True witness. faith during the Tribulation (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Zech. That is, Babylon is viewed in this chapter not so much in her mysterious and religious form, giving currency to every kind of confusion of truth and error, of good and evil, intoxicating, corrupting, and seducing, as all can see, through her wickedly religious influence; but she is viewed here as the most conspicuous aider and abettor of the world in its luxuries and delights and the pride of life, of what men call "civilization." 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. He has reserved the matter, though not without enough to guide our thoughts, as we have seen. It is partly because of this that many excellent men have endeavoured to apply the vision to Romanism; and I admit that there is found a measure of analogy. Now that time had come.
Revelation Chapter 12 Explained - bible-studys.org 5. And he shall rule them with a rod of iron - See the notes on Revelation 2:27; Revelation 12:5. So, God has judged the false religious system that corrupted the earth with her spiritual fornication. 19:3 And again they said, Alleluia And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
Revelation Chapter 16 Explained - bible-studys.org 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. There is no paradox in the message whatever. And the twenty-four elders [representing the church] and the four beasts [cherubim] fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia ( Revelation 19:4 ). Go to Next Section giving God glory for a fifth reason, the marriage of the Lamb has come. When we come to the full application of the prophecy, we must look onward to the latter day. The people mentioned here are distinct from the other beings in heaven,
Enduring Word Bible Commentary Revelation Chapter 10 PDF First Corinthians Chapter Three - abiblecommentary.com 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. A mystery clearly points to something undiscoverable by the natural mind of man a secret that requires the distinct and fresh light of God to unravel, but which when revealed thus is plain enough. The prevalence of all this in Judaism is underlined by the fact that certain Rabbis insisted that prayers must always be offered direct to God, and not to Michael or to Gabriel. Gates of hell can never Gainst that Church prevail. On His robe where it spreads out at His waist HIS TITLE is inscribed. This exclamation, meaning Praise the Lord, occurs frequently in the Old "It used to be that they put the grapes in the vat and then they would crush them with their feet. 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. It is certain that we ought to read (not "upon" but) "and* the beast." The question is, why is she thus designated? (ii) It can equally mean the witness which Jesus Christ gives to men. God is praised because he has exercised his just and true judgment on the great harlot. | Further, after this Jesus introduces Himself, as well as sends His angel. hromphaia) symbolized (cf. Zechariah 14:18, but nowhere else with a sword.
Revelation 19 explained (every verse) - YouTube Calling is the, fruit of active grace on God's part towards man, and only towards him when fallen. It is very evident, therefore, that the saints in a glorified state are here represented as following the Lord out of heaven. *The description here is simply character, not dates. It is not the magnitude of each voice. It is called "the first resurrection." We have seen her connection with the beast; but there is a conflict coming. "After these things I heard as it were a great voice of a great crowd in heaven, saying, Alleluia, the salvation, and the glory, and the power of our God: for true and righteous [are] his judgments: because he judged the great harlot, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. He destroys the assembled rebels who have gathered together against Him. They will probably number into the hundreds of millions. . God. His equipage: he is again described as sitting on a white horse, to show the equity of the cause, and certainty of success. 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and, behold, a white horse, and he who is mounted on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. (This takes you to our other website)
Zerubbabel - Wikipedia Besides the bride thus arrayed, "He saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage-supper of the Lamb." 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. Therefore we find in connection with the book a most solemn warning. harlot. These angels are going to be interesting creatures to meet, aren't they? Then the prophet falls down to pay homage to the angel; and this gives rise to a weighty admonition. Let us look at the different groups that are seen to have part in the first resurrection. ", GOD'S WORD IN ACTION ( Revelation 19:13 ). Jesus found Himself at opposition with the religious forces of His day and it was the religious people who prompted the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. With this agrees His coming out of heaven in judgment of the earth, described inRevelation 19:1-21; Revelation 19:1-21. 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. It is not the gospel, nor the Holy Spirit, but the lawless revived Latin empire with its vassal kingdoms of the west, that combine and destroy Babylon. Revelation 19:3 "And again they said, Alleluia. and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. saints. In Revelation 16+, John was shown the pouring forth of the final seven bowls which contained God's wrath. That is to say, never again will she rise from her ruins. That is letting religion enter in. Then comes not the destruction only of these rebels by divine judgment, but the dissolution of heaven and earth. That is He destroys them with His word.Now, we are told that He was in the beginning with God and that He created all things. 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20 Commentary. God is sovereign. He was filled with astonishment that this mysterious form of evil, this counter-testimony of the enemy (not antichrist, but antichurch), should seem and be largely accepted as the holy catholic church of God, that Christendom, if not Christianity, should at the same time become the bitterest of persecutors, more murderously incensed against the witnesses of Jesus and the saints of God than ever paganism had been in any country or all ages. This is never the case with an angel. See it explained in the notes on that place, and on Revelation 14:19-20. 5:10). And because of this there is great rejoicing in heaven. "True and righteous are thy judgments, O Lord.". This is just a statement telling us it will never be built (1) A mighty angel comes down from heaven. But it fails to account for the differences. To whom else could they say it? and others give , "of her." "On his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. Figuratively, with reference to the church. 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. How did He create it? Next they will seize her resources. 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. All these things have their place in Babylon the great. Here I am obliged to say that our authorized version, and not merely it, but our common Greek Testaments, are altogether wrong. It is a time of strong delusion, be it remembered. "And no curse shall be any more: and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him." 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; 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; 18 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 of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. Revelation 11:15-19. a. for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy ( Revelation 19:10 ). Had it been simply a persecution from pagans, what was there to wonder at in their deadly hatred of the truth and of those who confess it? When the thousand years expire, Satan reappears on the scene to the sorrow and ruin of the Gentiles who were not born of God. *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. It was important, just because it is the bride, the Lamb's wife, to show that angels are there, and further, that Israel is not forgotten. Such is God's account of Babylon the great. 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and, behold, a white horse, and he who is mounted on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. Second, he alone has that purity which can judge without prejudice. Again and again the prophets thought of Israel as the chosen bride of God. _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-10273872-1']); 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. If ancient times failed fully to meet the requirements of the chapter, it is evident that the middle ages are passed without its fulfilment as a whole. So He sent this revelation by the angel to John. Imagine the millions upon millions of Christians that will be gathered in that glorious assembly and when the voice of the Lord comes exhorting us to praise God and give glory to Him, and in our response to it that tremendous praise, crescendo of praise that will arise. The race was now in the resurrection state either for good or for evil; and thus it must be for ever. All the way along the fairness of God's judgment has been challenged.I don't know what God is going to do in a lot of cases. It does not hinder, of course, that in the judgment of the dead each man is judged for his own sin. symbolizes the permanence of Babylon's destruction (Isaiah 34:8-10). 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. T. S. Kepler comments: "The moral law can no more be broken than the law of gravity; it can only be illustrated." . IV. "Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!". Those festivities could last up to a week and sometimes even To be sure, the language here suggests Armageddon, the great spiritual conflict going on throughout history, the results of which will be announced and executed on the last day. 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 ). ", This chapter is one of the most dramatic in all the Bible. - Wallace. Verse By Verse Acts Through Revelation can be taken as capably as picked to act. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready ( Revelation 19:7 ). Second, he came from a world in which it was believed that God did not interest himself directly but made his contact through the demons (daimon, G1142) , by means of whom he controlled the natural forces and acted upon men. Christ will strike down His enemies with a word that His long, tongue-shaped sword (Gr. I have already touched on the double force of the symbol mountains. 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. There is one other reason for the rejoicing. . Worship God!". *It is the aorist in Greek, which in such a case as this it is difficult correctly to represent in English; for neither "reigned" nor "hath reigned" could convey that God had entered on His kingdom, but rather that it was past. righteousness of the church, which has now been judged and purified at the Let it be carefully observed here that the first resurrection does not mean all rising exactly at the same moment. That is, the sixth head (reigning then in John's day) was the imperial form of government. Then He is called the "True and faithful witness" in the third chapter of Revelation. and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.". You would never hit the bottom. discover_revelation@charter.net the church. and the fullness of the Gentiles will be brought in. 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. Jesus replaced the filth with His righteousness. Worship: Only God is to be worshiped (compare 22:8-9; others may live (see article . The view that they are non-sequential rests on similarities between Ezekiel 38-39 and Revelation 19-22. "And he had a name written, that no man knew but he himself." Amen. Their doom was awful, but by no means after the same sort as their two leaders. this great multitude begin to praise God, the volume would be so great as to I sometimes judge without having all the facts in hand, and so my judgments are often wrong. The beloved city is Jerusalem; the camp of the saints, I presume, is a larger circle and embraces all of Israel and the Gentiles who, being converted, refuse Satan's deceit. Ezekiel works out the whole picture most fully in Ezekiel 16:1-63. This passage calls God by a certain name; and says that he has entered into his kingdom. Revelation 19 is the nineteenth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. Thus the language of symbol is as definite as any other. all the faithful believers saved by grace through faith up to the birth of the If so, we can define the true prophet as the man who has received from Christ the message he brings to men, and whose words and works are at one and the same time an act of witness to Christ. It is the active word which carried out the commandment of God. 19:14-16 The armies which are in heaven followed him, on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure. stench and the potential for disease. 244.]. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever ( Revelation 19:3 ). Who said Amen, Alleluia as they worshipped around the throne? This may seem to us a strange metaphor. Observe another very important fact. It would have been incongruous to bring in that long description before, because this must have interrupted the flow of the prophetic stream. If you receive our inheritance, we must read the will. ", 2. It will be understood when one says "spiritual" that none is meant save of a wicked kind. Now there was nothing more repulsive and fatal to paganism in every form than the truth revealed in Christ, which exposed every thing that was not itself not the truth, definite and exclusive. ). What's amazing is that the Father never calls His Son "My God," though there are at least 7 times in the NT where Jesus called the Father "My God." twice on the cross, once on resurrection morning with Mary, and 4 times in Revelation 3.12. It is not therefore his final judgment. The chronological progression of events on earth resumes from Revelation 16:21. number. It is an evident contrast with the state supposed in the wheat-and-tare field of Christendom which is found at the end of the age. 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. The presentation will take place in heaven following the Rapture (verse 7); and. They are joined by the twenty-four elders (Revelation 4). Consequently, here we must most unquestionably go back to be shown an important object in the prophecy which could not, without interrupting its course, have been described before. He has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand ( Revelation 19:2 ). Literally "fierceness of the wrath". Return "Upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon the great, the mother of the harlots and of the abominations of the earth.". willing to be his in the day of his power. But along with that God warns of her ruin, and calls on His people (verse 4) to come out of her. The name was in fact so holy that it was never pronounced.