Satan will bring forth an empire suited to his purposes, as it springs from Satanic principles which deny God; and this is part of what appears to be meant by the beast ascending out of the bottomless pit. "And the beast that was, and is not, even he is an eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth unto destruction." 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. Yet grace despised necessarily ends in judgment. and so forth. "And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast." Verse 2. the wilderness, the High Priest wore a very ornamented robe with a breastplate What is it, seven hundred and fifty million degrees Fahrenheit or something like that? Yet it will be found imperfect, for reasons which, I think, will be clear to any unbiassed mind. The New Testament is the "last will and testament" of Jesus, and to The millennial nations, "the number of whom is as the sand of the sea," fall a prey to Satan. The marriage feast will take place on earth following Christ's return with the But a voice issues from the throne, saying, "Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. . Here we have described to us the visions of The Conquering Christ (19:11-16), the judgments of the beast and of the false prophet and of Satan (19:17-20:10), the judgment of the wicked (20:11-15), the visions of the New heaven, the New earth and the New Jerusalem (20:16-22;5). "Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book." There is no expression in the word of God which binds all to rise at the same instant. It is altogether unfeasible, and it shows how carelessly we read the Bible that people are not stopped by such an expression. Christs Coming Kingdom). Revelation | Verse By Verse Ministry International The question is, why is she thus designated? Even the proclamation of the grace of God is powerless save it be brought home by the quickening energy of His own Spirit. - CBSC, a sharp sword . "The ten horns which thou sawest AND the beast" would give unquestionably the right form of the verse. WATCH ON YOUTUBE Book of Revelation Explained 2: The Last Days (Revelation 1:1-5) They were judged every man according to their works. The wrath of God is fierce! And there are times when the angel appears to John. union of the church with Christ following the Rapture (see 1 Thess. article . Lord. Jewish dreams were full of the warrior Messiah, who would lead God's people to victory and smash his enemies. Then the book concludes after a solemn warning against either adding to or taking from its contents. That God is holding back something good and He really isn't fair to you was the insinuation behind Satan's remarks. It was but an imperfect view they got even of justification; a far scantier perception, if they could be said to have had any, about Christ's Headship of the church, His priesthood, or almost anything else. They have the capacity to stand in the sun. Revelation 2020 - Lesson 19A - Verse By Verse Ministry Figuratively, with reference to the church. again. 19:6-8 And I heard a voice which sounded like the voice of a vast multitude, and like the sound of many waters, and like the sound of mighty crashes of thunder. There are always those that say, "What about the people that haven't heard? For I am not aware that any scripture treats of the subject, beyond laying down principles such as we have sought to apply to the case. Revelation - Explained Verse by Verse, Chapter by Chapter 3:12-15; 2 Cor. As any dream or vision has to be interpreted, so does Revelation. "He that testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. believers at salvation, but the practical results of that righteousness in When John here called the warrior Christ "The Word of God", he means that here in action is all the power of God's word; everything that God has said, and threatened, and promised is embodied in Christ. He speaks and it is done. 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. (Eph. The things in the present and in the future are all designed to help God's children. This is of great importance. This is the kind of double meaning of which the Greek language is capable. the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse ( Revelation 19:21 ). Otherwise, it is called in the scriptures, Gehenna, which is the final abode for the unrighteous dead. 12:10; 13:9; and Roman "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. cum cdd. 19:4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne saying, "Amen. Once again John finds his inspiration in the words of Scripture. At the moment of this vision, the conflict is already over; only the judgment remains to be executed; the issues which were long ago determined are here to be revealed and executed in the final judgment of all people. The whole Middle East area of Israel all the way through the land from the Valley of Megiddo clear on down to Edom will be crowded with the vast armies of the world. The horns have constantly opposed each other, and even sometimes the pope. Scripture and facts refute all such theories. This would not be fitting for the church nor the Christian. This falls in with what we have seen of the book in general; but I do not deny that certain elements which figure in the Apocalypse then existed and still exist. Verse 9. 19:14-16 The armies which are in heaven followed him, on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure. At the same time we are not at liberty to eliminate such a feature out of the description. The marriage of the Lamb: The wife or bride of Christ is the Thus, whether the books or the book be examined, all conspire to declare the justice, the solemn but most affecting righteousness, of God's final irrevocable sentence. THE CONQUERING CHRIST ( Revelation 19:11 ). 1 Thessalonians 3:1-3 Commentary. Then there is the reigning power, but not the execution of judgment in this awful fashion which is attributed to the Lord Himself. On that account it was altogether out of place to pay homage to him instead of to the God who had sent him to serve. Instead of judgment being executed on them, it was given to them. (ii) It can equally mean the witness which Jesus Christ gives to men. They are not seen here as the bride. The voice includes himself among those who claim God as our God. })(); Return to Revelation Menu | But the prophecy shows us the beast revived and the separate kings reigning for the same time, before divine judgment destroys them at the coming of Christ and His saints. Betrothal (often when the couple were children); Presentation (the festivities, often lasting several days, that preceded the And then comes the gathering and the battle. 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. 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. Angels we know from other scriptures will be there, but of this we hear nothing here. Verse 6. The bride is in view. From Revelation 4 through 19 we have a section mainly concerned with God's judgment upon the world preceding Jesus' earthly reign, the period known as the "Messianic Woes" or the "Great Tribulation." a. God's judgments are announced by a seven-sealed scroll, seven trumpets, seven signs, and seven bowls that pour out God's wrath. "Your Maker is your husband; the Lord of hosts is his name," says Isaiah ( Isaiah 54:5). Blessed are those who are invited to the feast of the marriage of the Lamb!" There was a Jewish belief that no man could know the name of God until he had entered into the life of heaven. The very reverse is the undeniable fact. "Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. Choose a verse from 'Revelation 19' to begin your 'Verse-by-Verse' study of God's Word using the more than 100 commentaries available on StudyLight.org. Then we have another glorious description. The scene now shifts from the earth where it has been (since chapter 6), to And I saw heaven open, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True ( Revelation 19:11 ). The marriage symbolism runs all through the Gospels. This is a metaphor of the power of the gospel or of Gods spoken word (cf. the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.". groom prepared for his bride. - Utley, Isaiah 63:1-3; (Source of imagery for the Battle Hymn of the Republic.). But the graphic account does not end until the Spirit of God shows us another view of Babylon altogether. The marriage supper of the Lamb represents the millennial kingdom of Christ, The word is pantokrator ( G3841) , literally the one who controls all things. A fourth century A.D. The old oracles were sealed then: not so John's. He is, as H. B. Swete puts it, "a royal commander followed by a dazzling retinue." ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? others may live (see article About 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. 2 Everything that he decides is right and fair. Whoever this angel is, he too had the testimony of Jesus. H. B. Swete says that this comprehensive phrase embraces "Christians of all intellectual capacities and social grades, and of all stages of progress in the life of Christ." Then He is called the "True and faithful witness" in the third chapter of Revelation. So it is imputed righteousness given to you by your faith in Christ. 11-21). These compose the same group as (in 7:11), and are associated with worship And though they are but a seed, a He guards his people, allowing the wicked to exercise their power only within the limits that he has set according to his eternal plan. Have we not all heard of the balance of power? "And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is near." The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, beholding the beast that he was, and is not, and shall be present." (verse 16--We know who He is "King of kings and Lord of lords"). Book of Revelation Explained Scripture by Scripture - bible-studys.org elaborate than those of today. pl.") Called: Those who are invited to the marriage supper are Israel, who will turn 16:12-16). It is the eternal state; and also, in fact, the fullest description of that state which is furnished in the Bible. To the Christian this book is not sealed. The application to old pagan Rome is harsh and purposeless enough; but the attempt to refer it to Jerusalem is of all schemes the most absurd; for, far from being borne up by the imperial power, Jerusalem was trodden down by it. occasion and the downfall of Rome, is said to be "great" partly because of their here. On that interpretation the phrase will mean that no man can speak to men until he has listened to Jesus Christ. Who was it; Marx, that said, "Religion is the opium of the people?" It was not merely a vocable or sound dropped heedlessly from unthinking lips. On His robe where it spreads out at His waist HIS TITLE is inscribed. (5) It is the fault, however, of the bad Greek text of Erasmus, Stephens, etc. PDF Verse By Verse Acts Through Revelation Cgeprginia It is a picture of final judgment. THE TE DEUM OF THE REDEEMED ( Revelation 19:6-8 ). "His eyes are like a flame of fire" seeing all the secrets of our lives. Gen. 1; Isaiah 55:11; John 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:8) not a literal description. For her sin., have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities." The final verse in this chapter introduces a new thought. are no other than God's covenant people, who are given to Christ, and made Centuries after came in, not only the division into east and west, but the broken up state of the west, when there ceased to be an imperial chief. church. He has saved us! 19:10b The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. The so-called Battle of Armageddon, as usually conceived, is nothing but man's imagination. I find no fault in Him" ( Luke 23:14 ). 11:2; Eph. But it really is. THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY ( Revelation 19:10 b). _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-10273872-1']); Jeremiah hears God say and appeal: "Return, O faithless children, for I am your master" ( Jeremiah 3:14). Zerubbabel - Wikipedia 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. Gods sovereignty (verse 6); and. In verse 1, this great voice from heaven was whom? This was an arrangement by both sets of parents, was legally binding Here are two further pictures of the warrior Christ. We may surely say her cup was not yet full. 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. 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. Even the worst of governments is better than none. Man has always sinned in one or other of these two ways, looking now at sin in its broadest forms. only place in the Bible where the word "omnipotent" occurs. 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. the end of the Great Tribulation, just before the kingdom is established judgment. Then another and immensely important act is described the binding of Satan. to say enough about what Jesus has purchased for us all. they were saying. Here we find the term "Alleluia" used really for the first in the New Testament and it is used four times here. Revelation 19 - Wikipedia 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. One of the great dangers of being in any kind of ministry where God is using you, one of the great dangers of exercising any spiritual gift, is that people so often look at the instrument that God uses. The Spirit of God regards it in its final shape and completeness, as far as it was permitted to attain it, "The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls." It is "His story". His equipage: he is again described as sitting on a white horse, to show the equity of the cause, and certainty of success. Just hope the Lord doesn't come Friday night. worship before the angel (compare 1:17; 22:8). It will prepare you for the rest of the material contained here. 1 Thessalonians 2:10-12 Commentary. 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. Then, when the Lamb and His purchase by blood are celebrated in heaven, the four living creatures join the elders, though each is distinct. Read the verses thoughtfully. 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. righteousness of the church, which has now been judged and purified at the Here we learn at once of what His train consists. It would be a constant fall. They lived, and were put therefore into a place and condition suitable for reigning with Christ, no less than the Old Testament saints and the church itself. 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. In the former verse God invited all the ravenous fowls to a supper, he here showeth their cheer. 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. "Which did corrupt the earth with her fornication": Drew the kings and Third, he alone has the wisdom to find the right judgment and the power to apply it. 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. Revelation 10 - The Mighty Angel and the Little Book A. Now we see the tree of life again. Christ is the Bridegroom at the marriage and his Church is the Then and thus is aggravated guilt in the case of this wicked son. - WG, and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty . And as a result was thrown in jail in Egypt and was then released because of the family influence, and told to get out of the country for his own welfare or he would be put to death if he stayed. God said, "Light be," and light was. 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. Verse 4. In the Revelation two kinds of people are specially called the servants of God; the prophets ( Revelation 10:7; Revelation 11:18; Revelation 22:6), and the martyrs ( Revelation 7:3; Revelation 19:2). Praise in heaven. For there follows another company of martyrs who suffered when the beast set up his worst and final pretensions. (iv) There is fidelity. That is what prophecy is about. To this earth He is coming, and not merely to the new earth in the eternal state. What is it? Gods deliverance of His people from their enemies (verse 1); (2) We know that if He tarries, it is not that He is "slack concerning His promise," but that "His long-suffering brings salvation to many." to heaven. 5:10). On the other, it is the first of seven final things that John saw and recorded. There is no doubt that THE RIDER ON THE WHITE HORSE In 19:11 IS CHRIST. Man converted will then not merely reach the natural term if I may so say of a thousand years, but pass that bound. willing to be his in the day of his power. 22:2-14; John 3:29; 2 Cor. Scripture is positive in Isaiah 65:1-25 that death during the millennium only comes as a specific judgment because of open rebellion. The first were such as came out of heaven after Christ, being already raised from the dead and glorified. But the most ordinary knowledge suffices; for who does not know from the Bible that there was a Roman empire when Christ was born, one emperor, and no such state as that empire divided into ten kingdoms? A New Translation from a Revised Text of the Greek Original. My righteousness is not on such a tenuous thing as my faithfulness to devotions or works or whatever. If you 11:25-27). - Utley. After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, "Alleluia! This remains true. The actual picture comes from Isaiah: "The streams of Edom shall be turned into pitch, and her soil into brimstone; her land shall become burning pitch. . and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God; the fierce wrath of God against sinners is compared to a winepress; and the wicked antichristian party are likened to clusters of grapes; who being ripe for destruction, are cast into it, and pressed, squeezed, and trodden down by the mighty power of Christ, the Word of God, whose vesture is therefore before said to be dipped in blood; the same metaphor is used in Revelation 14:19 the allusion seems to be to Isaiah 63:3. When we come to the full application of the prophecy, we must look onward to the latter day. A loveless marriage is a contradiction in terms. At the same time you will mark that these are not said to be executors of judgment as Christ is. 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. We take this phrase by itself, because it is both ambiguous and important. Thus the language of symbol is as definite as any other. 5:25-32). "Crowns and thrones may perish Kingdoms rise and wane But the Church of Jesus Constant will remain. 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. I don't know exactly what He will say. II. This brings in idolatry, real shameless idolatry too, not merely that subtle working of the idolatrous spirit that every Christian has to guard against. millennial kingdom and last throughout that 1000 year period (compare 21:2). 5:10). We have already met this description in Revelation 1:14 and Revelation 2:18. This name used here, pertaining to our Lord, is a very strange one. Victorious power put forth to subdue is the meaning of the white horse. In Hebrew writing there were no vowels; the vowels had to be supplied by the reader. and righteousness to the world. Revelation 19:4 "And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down church. And what shall we say of the wonderful wisdom of the Lord? because of the number of people speaking. "And here is the mind which hath wisdom. In the coming of the Lord all include His coming to the habitable earth. It will be interesting to find out. The relationship of the Christian and Christ must be the closest in all life. Discover The Book of Revelation - Each Scripture is Explained Lord our God:". ). What is there to hinder it? You can believe this. It is simply said that the glorified are to follow the Lord in victorious power, and nothing more, "clothed in fine linen, white, pure." Blessed are those that are called to be a part in this. You can believe this. linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.". All believers in In any event, the name singles him out as the greatest of all rulers, the only true divine One and the universal King. Revelation 1:19 - Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org This destruction of the last, most powerful empire in history marks the end of others may live (see article . The great city was either guilty Jerusalem or Babylon. that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. bride doesnt get invited, she invites. 11:2; Eph. You would never hit the bottom. Jesus Christ. Here is one of the most dramatic moments in the Revelation, the emergence of the conquering Christ. Salvation is simple. 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. The antichrist and the false prophet are thrown into the lake of fire, signifying punishment from which there is no escape.