Verse by Verse Commentaries by Book | Precept Austin For according to unquestionable testimony the Reuchlinian copy has like some half-dozen cursives, which was probably a mistake for . Lastly was the wedding ceremony during which time the vows were exchanged. God alone is perfect in judgment for three reasons. It is all plain and simple "the beast that was, and is not, and shall be present.". 3:12-15: 2 Cor. "These shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire." For certain there are two great acts of resurrection, one when the Old Testament saints and the church are caught up to heaven, the other when Satan was bound after the beast and false prophet were thrown into the lake of fire, as well as Babylon judged. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for night shall not be there. And He is called the True witness. And the marriage is the eternal And I fell at His feet to worship him. It clearly contrasts this mystery with another. Read the verses thoughtfully. Man on the earth has his portion in the goodness of a God who is manifesting His kingdom. All is then fixed. 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. ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? The closing phrase here is the description of the beast in its last state, in which it will come into collision with Babylon. are the ones who are praising. When THE ALMIGHTY AND HIS KINGDOM ( Revelation 19:6-8 continued). 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. The cosmic drama is drawing to a close. believers at salvation, but the practical results of that righteousness in 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. 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." In his mind are two things. a. The enemy falls on with great fury, headed by the beast, and the kings of the earth; the powers of earth and hell gathered, to make their utmost effort, Revelation 19:19. So we are obliged to translate the single word, e.g. is a word to him that hears. The multitude in heaven praises God for judging the great whore (Babylon, the The twelve apostles of the Lamb will accordingly have their own special place. Just hope the Lord doesn't come Friday night. Once it is in an Old Testament quotation in 2 Corinthians 6:18; the other nine times are all in the Revelation ( Revelation 1:8; Revelation 4:8; Revelation 11:17; Revelation 15:3; Revelation 16:7; Revelation 16:14; Revelation 19:6; Revelation 19:15; Revelation 21:22). (ii) It can equally mean the witness which Jesus Christ gives to men. He wants you to have a relationship with Him, a loving relationship, not a legal relationship. When you couple that with "Lord", which means It is certain that we ought to read (not "upon" but) "and* the beast." Revelation Commentaries | Precept Austin Accordingly the rapture of the church with the Old Testament saints must have already taken place, all (as I have no doubt) being caught up at the self-same time to be with the Lord above. Therefore be zealous and repent. In short, it is not tropical language, as when it is said of the prodigal son "This my son was dead, and is alive again;" or of the restoration of Israel, which is compared to a resurrection from the dead for the rest of the world. * Even the Complutensian editors give the right text here; and it would seem that Erasmus failed to use his MS. aright. This very naturally filled him with intense wonder. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. And they said Alleluia a second time; and her smoke goeth up unto the ages of the ages." I have examined Him. 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. - CBSC, a sharp sword . That an openly heathen metropolis, devoted to the worship of Mars, and Jupiter, and Venus, and other wicked monstrosities of pagan mythology should be irritated with the gospel which exposes it all, and should consequently seek to injure the faithful, was to be expected, and a necessary result, directly that the uncompromising spirit of Christ was known. And it is the various ways by which men are attempting to reach God. His eyes were as a flame of fire ( Revelation 19:12 ). 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.". I am accounted righteous by God because I believe and trust in Jesus Christ. 3. In general this has been either passed over in the chapter, or some unsatisfactory inference has been flung out, which can only embroil the prophecy. 9:7; 18:20. Calling is the, fruit of active grace on God's part towards man, and only towards him when fallen. 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. This section bridges the Tribulation and the millennial kingdom. It is not therefore his final judgment. Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary Revelation 19. "The kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour unto it" not into but unto. And a voice came forth from the throne. Then go into each of the twenty two chapters of the Book of Revelation one by one. It is very evident, therefore, that the saints in a glorified state are here represented as following the Lord out of heaven. There is no scriptural reason to infer that any saint dies during the thousand years, but rather the contrary. The strange thing to me, is that Jesus 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. This testimony here is not Jesus giving it, but we believers who testify of the ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.". _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-10273872-1']); Verses 1-6: Alleluia: This Hebrew word appears 4 times in the New Testament. Thus the only use that seems made of the book is negative and exclusive. "And the nations shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour unto it. Like Hosanna ( H3467 + H4994 and G5614) it is one of the few Hebrew words which have established themselves in ordinary religious language. Now, this vesture dipped in blood is probably a reference to Isaiah sixty-three. judgment seat of Christ (compare 1 Cor. This being so, it adds immense clearness in the understanding of the book. "And the dead were judged," but not out of the book of life, which has nothing to do with judgment. universe. To the church the end is always near. 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 . 11:2; Eph. 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. It may well be that John intended the double meaning; and that we are meant not to choose between the meanings, but to accept both of them. The final verse in this chapter introduces a new thought. Revelation Commentary : Chapter Nineteen there is a son in the family, who, instead of being admonished by his father's wickedness, takes license from it to indulge the same. He has punished that great prostitute. At the pouring of the seventh bowl, God's voice was heard from the Temple saying, "It is done!" (Rev. Rev. What did the "avenging the blood" probably mean? He has, I think, exactly that class in view when He sanctions the calling him who hears to say "Come." "Your Maker is your husband; the Lord of hosts is his name," says Isaiah ( Isaiah 54:5). So He sent this revelation by the angel to John. Preparations and celebrations were much more He saw their condition: it was part of the vision. After that we have the admonitions to the end of this book. A seventh should follow; and what is more, the seventh was in one aspect to be an eighth. With a rod of iron He shall execute the severest judgment on the opposers of his truth. This appears to mean the word of the Gospel, by which his enemies are confounded, and his friends supported and comforted. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years." Yet grace despised necessarily ends in judgment. Revelation 19 - Wikipedia The prophet asks, "Why are you red in your apparel, and your garments like those that have been treading in the wine vat? His Word is "a two-edged sword." Other Books of the Bible Do not wonder at the vast numbers, or at their defection. Then comes not the destruction only of these rebels by divine judgment, but the dissolution of heaven and earth. He will tread the winepress of the anger of the wrath of God. At the same time the attempt to apply Babylon to ancient Rome is almost as unhappy; and for a plain reason. We shall find that the scripture affords much light to decide the true bearing of the prophecy, and that no application to the past can possibly satisfy the conditions satisfactorily. He has condemned the great prostitute there is no sword proceeding out of our mouth; nor are the saints or heavenly hosts said to be arrayed in such a sort as the Lord. This is a metaphor of the power of the gospel or of Gods spoken word (cf. I am not raising any question about the ten. 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. Every day you should witness to at least two people. It is plain that what the verse contemplates is neither the Roman power when there was one head of the empire, nor the eastern or Byzantine part of it after that partition, nor the western state of division under the kings who succeeded the deposition of Augustulus; for in the medieval state there may have been ten kings (in contrast with the ancient state of the beast without them but no beast or imperial system with its chiefs. And God said is the recurring phrase in the narrative of creation ( Genesis 1:3; Genesis 1:6; Genesis 1:9; Genesis 1:14; Genesis 1:26). His eyes are a flame of fire. Since then the world has not seen the imperial power to which all bow. We had Babylon with a spuriously ecclesiastical but a really murderous character, and at the same time guilty of corruption with the kings of the earth. only place in the Bible where the word "omnipotent" occurs. This chapter explains how it was that Babylon was so offensive to God, and wherefore He judged her thus sternly. In the midst of the broadway of it, and of the river, on this side and on that, [the] tree of life," bearing not merely as the original one did, but now according to the fulness of the provision of God's grace for man, for man in glory first, but for man on the earth also, but for man in glory "producing twelve fruits, in each month yielding its fruit: and the leaves of the tree for the healing of the nations." cum cdd. The thought of the relationship between God and his people as a marriage goes far back into the Old Testament. The pronoun he is emphaticHe Himself, by Himself, as is there expressed. The Bible with its 66 books can be compared to a novel having 66 chapters. This tells what Christ is depicted as doing in this scene. These remain as yet in the condition of separate spirits. Is not this reason enough for saying that not even the shadow of solid ground appears for the system? Wars were matters of ambition and tyranny and oppression rather than of justice. 14:8-11). Up till now the visions have mainly been concerned with the power of evil and the sufferings of believers. You can trust in this that these are the true sayings of God. 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. He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be to him God, and he shall be son to me. This is of great importance. Even so, come, Lord Jesus." Second, he says: "Let us rejoice and exult." The color of crushed grapes reminded the ancients of blood, death, and battle! Then there was a time of preparation as the The seventh bowl contained under it the fall of Babylon, which "was remembered before God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.". Return to Home Page Out of his mouth goes this sharp sword, His word. Revelation 19:13; Revelation 14:8; Revelation 14:10; Revelation 14:19-20; Revelation 16:19; Isaiah 63:1-6). 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. The woman the strange woman sets forth corruption, human nature indulging itself in its own evil desires, irrespective of God's will. 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. THE DOOM OF THE ENEMIES OF CHRIST ( Revelation 19:17-21 ), 19:17-21 And I saw one angel standing in the sun, and he cried with a great voice to all the birds who fly in midheaven. It is not a righteousness of works. "Owr hayah owr hayah", "Light be and light was". Thus everything implies their simultaneous presence for the same time and common action with the beast, in plundering and then destroying Babylon. true sayings of God.". And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war with him who rides the horse, and with his army. The outer court represents the control of Jerusalem and Israel by Gentiles during the last half of the Tribulation period. 4. Any other intermediary than Jesus Christ between God and man must be utterly opposed. It is as if the multitude of the redeemed sent up their shout of praise because the promise of Christ to his persecuted ones had come abundantly true. But the graphic account does not end until the Spirit of God shows us another view of Babylon altogether. Ezekiel works out the whole picture most fully in Ezekiel 16:1-63. Scholz's note ("rec. Thus the name of Christ, not merely as the root and the offspring of David, but as the bright morning star, calls out responsively the heart of the church, and this too under the guiding activity of the Holy Ghost. 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). Men are not regarded as composing this tabernacle; they co-exist. servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for That with it he should smite the nations - The nations that were opposed to him; to wit, those especially who were represented by the beast and the false prophet, Revelation 19:18-20. All is opened, and this because we have the Holy Ghost dwelling in us; "for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God." 4:17; see Further, after this Jesus introduces Himself, as well as sends His angel. [Note: E.g., M. Eugene Boring, Revelation, p. 195; and Wall, pp. 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. 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. . He is, as H. B. Swete puts it, "a royal commander followed by a dazzling retinue." Observe another very important fact. that those who were meant under the figures of the elders and of the living creatures assume the name and figure of the bride? - Utley, Isaiah 63:1-3; (Source of imagery for the Battle Hymn of the Republic.). "I heard a great voice of much people in heaven": The people are the same with Our most difficult task here is to discover the picture behind the statement that the warrior Christ has the name King of kings and Lord of lords written on his robe and on his thigh. But a voice issues from the throne, saying, "Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. We have just seen that it is the eternal state. "Faithful" is what belongs to a man. 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. God loves you and receives you just as you are on the basis of His grace, love and mercy. These are those saved before Pentecost, The battle is through. Here it is the positive worship of the creature besides the Creator, yea, and notoriously more than He. Spirit of prophecy: The person and message of Jesus is the In the Ascension of Isaiah ( Isaiah 9:5) there is a saying: "Thou canst not bear his name until thou shalt have ascended out of the body." Our own righteousness had been as filthy rags, but And Jesus sits on the great white throne. A New Translation from a Revised Text of the Greek Original. The ambiguity springs from the fact that the testimony of Jesus can bear either of two meanings. 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. This is not unrighteous, but, on the contrary, the highest justice from a divine point of view. A fourth century A.D. To the Christian this book is not sealed. into the Holy of Holies, he wore pure white linen. The rebellion that had begun in the Garden of Eden is finally ended. All this gives us a true and just view of the various parties that have a share in the resurrection. 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. To whom else could they say it? I will give to him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; use them with the utmost severity; the phrase is taken out of Psalms 2:9 a prophecy of Christ, and mentioned twice before in this book, Psalms 2:9- :. There stands the solemn brand graven, not on the blasphemous beast, but on the forehead of its rider, "Mystery, Babylon the great." So, God has judged the false religious system that corrupted the earth with her spiritual fornication. Be wise now therefore, O you kings, be instructed, you rulers of the earth; kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish from the way,Psalms 2:10; Psalms 2:12. And they also lasted much longer. And her smoke rose up for ever 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." Thus the language of symbol is as definite as any other. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power; but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.". The marriage supper of the Lamb represents the millennial kingdom of Christ, The very name indeed shows something similar; not of course that the church can ever be earthly. (faithful to Jesus). Whoever this angel is, he too had the testimony of Jesus. 1-3), and does not appear again until (Revelation 22:16), emphasizing the "righteousness" was not ours until we received the Lord Jesus into our lives and But when Christ and the church peacefully reign, such is the imagery that suits "a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 22:2-14; John 3:29; 2 Cor. The surest way to have our deliverances continued and completed is to give God the glory of what he has done for us. derives from a Hebrew word meaning "to be firm," and may be translated "truly" I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God ( Revelation 19:1 ): The judgment of the earth, as far as God's wrath being poured out, has been completed on Babylon. This remains true also in its own place, as we shall find; and when it is a question of reward, this is precisely the grand point; but when it is a question of the bride above, that is the way in which it is presented here, as we may see clearly from verse 8. Revelation 19 - Jesus Returns as Conquering Lord A. This is saying that this judgment is permanent and is like the language that God And when God does judge, it is not merely for the evil of those then judged, but of all from the first budding of it till that day. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God ( Revelation 19:12-13 ). But according to His principle of government it is not merely personal guilt, but that which, from despising the testimony of God, is thus morally accumulating from age to age in the ratio of the testimony of God and the wickedness that has been indulged by men in spite of it. They have the capacity to stand in the sun. The "things to come" are synonymous with death. Some ancient authorities insert two-edged, from the parallel passage in Revelation 1:16. It furnishes material for a contrast between the earthly Jerusalem and the heavenly city, because if there be one thing more remarkable than another in Ezekiel's description, it is the temple. Verse 10. He spoke it into existence. 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.". But it really is. 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 words of praise here are focused on the Lord Jesus Christ. The fine linen, clean and white, represents the
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