So, he is one of our pastors here, but that is what religion does. Calling is the, fruit of active grace on God's part towards man, and only towards him when fallen. 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. John insists that angels are no more than the servants of God; and that God alone must be worshipped. The glory of the kingdom does not preserve when men in their natural state are exposed to the adversary. After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, "Alleluia! 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. The friendships of the evil are not lasting. But here there is neither; and this again is an evidence of gain, not of loss. Salvation is simple. (verses 1-10), and returns with Christ in His Triumphal Second Coming (verses Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary Revelation 19. What is the sword? Go To Previous Section | Even the worst of governments is better than none. Verse 2. We have here a note of time of signal value. In Judaism there was increasingly stressed the transcendence of God, because of that it was increasingly felt that man needed some intermediary. . The woman the strange woman sets forth corruption, human nature indulging itself in its own evil desires, irrespective of God's will. The armies of heaven are the hosts of the angels. But here is a mystery altogether different: "Mystery, Babylon the great, the mother of the harlots and of the abominations of the earth.". wedding garment ready for the wedding. 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. These compose the same group as (in 7:11), and are associated with worship And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations unto it. *The description here is simply character, not dates. Worship God." Revelation 19:1. Return 14:8-11). 5:25-32). God uses them for this object,-the setting aside of her, the great religious corruptress, whose centre is found at Rome. Out of his mouth goes this sharp sword, His word. No. - Wallace. But the graphic account does not end until the Spirit of God shows us another view of Babylon altogether. are no other than God's covenant people, who are given to Christ, and made It is derived from halal ( H1984) , which means to praise, and Jah ( H3050) , which is the name of God. Further, after this Jesus introduces Himself, as well as sends His angel. THE ALMIGHTY AND HIS KINGDOM ( Revelation 19:6-8 continued). To this earth He is coming, and not merely to the new earth in the eternal state. Verse Revelation 19:15. Gods deliverance of His people from their enemies (verse 1); (2) His attributes: he is faithful and true to his covenant and promise, he is righteous in all his judicial and military proceedings, he has a penetrating insight into all the strength and stratagems of his enemies, he has a large and extensive dominion, many crowns, for he is King of kings, and Lord of lords. Instead of judgment being executed on them, it was given to them. engagement. The betrothal takes place on earth during the church age; The presentation will take place in heaven following the Rapture (verse 7); and. Revelation chapter 19, beginning in verse number 1, the Bible reads "And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God". Next comes the marriage of the Lamb to his bride. Verse 3. And then we come to a most cheering disclosure: "And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and [I saw] the souls of those beheaded on account of the witness of Jesus, and on account of the word of God: and those who had not worshipped the beast, nor his image, and had not received his mark upon their forehead, and on their hand; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." II. (5) var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; Righteousness of saints: Not Christs imputed righteousness granted to the sea of glass, who had got the victory over the beast (Revelation 15:2), and Echoing an earlier rabbinic comment found in the commentary of Rashi to the Songs of Songs (4:5) Ginzberg explainedthere is also a great bond of union between the first five commandments and the last five. It all focuses before Christ and after the year of our Lord, but He is center, the focal point of history. We find, accordingly, the four and twenty elders and four living creatures here brought before us for the last time. These words of praise here are focused on the Lord Jesus Christ. When its own season arrives, as it surely will, the divine hindrance is to be removed, and the devil then is allowed to do his worst. I have examined Him. Especially they will be now, when the nation of the Jews shall be born at once, 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.". They "lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.". 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). But what is also of consequence to observe is, that John saw souls the souls of those beheaded on account of the witness of Jesus, and on account of 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. He is the living Word, the active agent of God who expresses Gods will and carries it out. shed by them. He is very powerful! "And the angel said unto him, Wherefore didst thou wonder? No marriage can last without fidelity, and the Christian must be as faithful to Jesus Christ as Jesus Christ is to him. shall be their shepherd, as in Revelation 2:27, Revelation 12:5 Of course in all three places the reference is to Psalms 2:9. 135:1; 146:1). Like Hosanna ( H3467 + H4994 and G5614) it is one of the few Hebrew words which have established themselves in ordinary religious language. Revelation 19:10 "And I fell at his feet to worship him. "True and righteous are thy judgments, O Lord." Death and hades, which had so long been executioners in a world where sin reigned, and were still doing their occasional office where righteousness is to reign, themselves disappear where all traces of sin are consigned for ever. It is for your sin that He is dying. purified at the judgment seat of Christ (1 Cor. There is only one other place in the New Testament where these two verbs (chairein, G5463, and agallian, G21) come together--in Jesus Christ's promise to the persecuted: "Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven" ( Matthew 5:12). His eyes were as a flame of fire ( Revelation 19:12 ). 11:25-27). Verse 8. But it really is. Stephen Armstrong. He is crowned as conqueror. So here is the praise being given to God and now the encouragement for that praise coming from the throne of God. Such is God's account of Babylon the great. Jesus descends majestically to judge in righteousness and rule in power. And he said unto me, There are probably but few, if any, here who do not understand it as the fore-shadow of a real resurrection. The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy: The central theme of both 5:22-24), it ultimately expands to include all the redeemed of all So for the most part in the book of Revelation, there will be the angel speaking to John and revealing to him the things that were being revealed to him by Jesus Christ. Those who are invited to the marriage supper are Israel (see article , ), who will turn to Christ in He remains in that condition of readiness from the time when He sat at God's right hand till the present. It is true, the beast's judgment is only referred to as a defeat under the hand of the Lamb. Here we have a repetition of the imagery of chapter 13. - Utley. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God ( Revelation 19:9 ). There is nothing in Jesus to harm him; there is every thing to bless there is Himself to be enjoyed, even if they have failed in the full knowledge of it here below. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword - See the notes on Revelation 1:16. I sometimes make snap judgments. There is no uncertainty whatever in the case. The church is the bride, (ii) It is suggested that the name is Y-H-W-H. That was the Jewish name for God. 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. which will take place on earth following the return of Christ (20:4; Matt. In one sense it would be an eighth, and in another sense it would be of the seven; the eighth perhaps because of its extraordinary resurrection character, yet one of the seven because it is outwardly old imperialism again. 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. He will execute the fierce wrath of God Almighty that these enemies must drink (cf. 10:13; Jude 9). What does Revelation 19:3 mean? Bringing in history here embroiled the subject; and those who appeal most to its evidence are the very men who seem in this to ignore its facts. 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). small and the great mean everyone which includes all human categories and It is interesting to me how that God took such pains to protect the innocency of Jesus Christ at the crucifixion. It is "His story". 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16 Commentary. ", 2. But whatever subsisted then, that which the Spirit here presents as a whole cannot be found realized at any point of time in the past. Rev. According to the biblical narrative, Zerubbabel [a] was a governor of the Achaemenid Empire 's province of Yehud [3] and the grandson of Jeconiah, [4] penultimate king of Judah. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made. 4:6). Once again John finds his inspiration in the words of Scripture. I believe the word "Lamb" is used here, The particulars are reserved for a later point in this prophecy. We must therefore look a little into the two objects Babylon and the beast. Leaving behind the subject of the power of evil in the world, the visions now move on to their climax. willing to be his in the day of his power. The guests also will include tribulation saints This has no time element attached. It is simply said that the glorified are to follow the Lord in victorious power, and nothing more, "clothed in fine linen, white, pure." and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.". It means twelve disciples and twelve Old Testament prophets. 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. Note that there is no fighting or conflict of any kind in view here. Revelation 19:5 "And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all Had he really penetrated under the surface, and seen that beneath the fair guise of Christendom the woman was, of all things under the sun, the most corrupt and hateful to God, it would not be so much to be surprised at. It was John's instinct to worship the angelic messenger; but the angel forbids him to do that, because the angels are no more than men's fellow-servants. Who were they? servant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for To this the vision now proceeds at verse 17. But far from that he has, on the contrary, persevered in the same evil course, as badly or worse than his father. It "shall go into perdition," it is therefore added, "and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and shall be present." Sometimes, again, they have sought to turn it aside toward Jerusalem in her corrupt state. And her smoke rose up for ever In Jesus Christ we meet reality. Her part in the corruption of the high and the intoxication of the low her idolatrous character has come before us. But "nations of them which are saved," is a most anomalous expression, and betrays man as the author of it. Jude 1. It was not merely a vocable or sound dropped heedlessly from unthinking lips. They are all to reign concurrently with the beast. 11:2; Eph. 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. She followed and had inherited the spirit of all, from the days of Cain, who had lifted up their hands against their righteous brethren. (b) He is true. 16:16. It is the place that Jesus said God prepared for Satan and his angels. and others give , "of her." 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. Although Hallelujah appears only here in the Bible, it occurs in a translated form frequently. Verse 6 commends these sayings afresh. So, He is coming to bring an end of man's rebellion. We have already met this description in Revelation 1:14 and Revelation 2:18. 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. for they are singing a song that includes mention of salvation. But it fails to account for the differences. It is suggested that it is on the skirt of his general's cloak, for that is where it would be easiest to read on a horseman. But then while there is such a call to Christ, while the believer is not to be afraid, but to call on the Lord to come, the church does not forget those that are poor sinners, let them be deeply conscious of it, or let them be those that are only made willing by the grace of God (which is the feeblest expression of the sinner's need, just as you have the feeblest expression of the saint in the previous call). They were shouting, ' Praise the Lord our God! Hallelujah literally means "Praise God". This testimony here is not Jesus giving it, but we believers who testify of the white, represents the righteousness of the church, which has now been judged and Gods victory over a rebellious humanity and its satanic leaders is now pictured in a terrifying war (cf. (Eph. 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 only God and man now. Further, a negative point of great importance is presented by the seer, "And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God the Almighty is the temple of it, and the Lamb. Instead of taking warning from the wickedness of those before her, who had seduced on the one hand, and persecuted. 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. this that is glorious in his apparel, traveling in the greatness of his strength?" In the . In her own course, and in the matters of her portion, the church does not know time at all. Every day you should witness to at least two people. His Kingship is universal--But one thing remains--that the enemies of His people be consigned to their doom. There are a lot of people today fighting against God. And on his robe, and on his thigh, he has a name written--King of kings and Lord of lords. He will tread the winepress of the anger of the wrath of God the Almighty. Not so. The angels are never "called," although they may be "chosen;" and though termed holy, I do not recollect that they are ever spoken of as "faithful." So here a description is given of the bride, the Lamb's wife, and we learn how it is that God will use her for unmeasured goodness and blessing and glory in the millennium, as the devil during this age has used Babylon to accomplish his wicked plans here below. There are many who are not so; but the Lord does not forget them. But, further, we find that the saints who had suffered for Christ, during the time that the others were in heaven, are now reunited to their bodies and live, the Lord waiting for the last martyr that He might not leave out one of those who had died for His name. The white linen represents the good deeds of God's dedicated people; that is to say, it is character which forms the robe which arrays the Bride of Christ. "Which did corrupt the earth with her fornication": Drew the kings and at Revelation 14:19; while here we have the fuller phrase, the winepress of the wine of - CBSC, he will tread the wine press of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty . At the pouring of the seventh bowl, God's voice was heard from the Temple saying, "It is done!" (Rev. 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. What would be the meaning, if so read? The weapons of this warfare are described in Ephesians 6:12. So here He is sitting upon a white horse. The marriage feast will take place on earth following Christ's return with the If only an imperial city, what has this to do with mystery? "And the nations shall walk in the light of it." I like that, God speaking into existence the world in which we live. continually reigns. The outer court represents the control of Jerusalem and Israel by Gentiles during the last half of the Tribulation period. (a) He is faithful. Once again John finds his model in the words of the Old Testament, for that is a quotation from Psalms 135:1; Psalms 135:20. Verse 1. (iv) It may be that here is a lingering relic of the old idea that to know the name of a divine being was to have a certain power over him. 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. The beast is Nero redivivus; the false prophet is the provincial organization which administered Caesar worship; those who have the mark of the beast are they who have worshipped at the shrine of Caesar; the kings of the earth and their armies are the Parthian hosts, which Nero was to lead again against Rome and against the world. As R. H. Charles puts it, it is essential to remember that the Heavenly Leader is this time, not the Slain One, but the Slayer. Revelation. 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. It calls God the Almighty. What did the "avenging the blood" probably mean? The strange thing to me, is that Jesus That is to say, never again will she rise from her ruins. It is not complicated, just bare all to God. And again they said, Alleluia. It means here that his enemies would be certainly crushed before him - as grapes are crushed under the feet of him that treads in the winevat. We had seen Babylon twice: first, in the circle of God's warnings and testimonies; and then as the object of God's judgment under the seven bowls. 14:15-24). He had His own self interest at heart when He told Eve not to eat of the tree.
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