Of course the other is true. The battle joined. With this agrees His coming out of heaven in judgment of the earth, described inRevelation 19:1-21; Revelation 19:1-21. Then follows another scene still more solemn the most awe-inspiring of all we can contemplate, at the same time full of blessing for the Christian to look onward to as that which will for ever put aside every trace of evil, and vindicate good where man must altogether fail. The voice includes himself among those who claim God as our God. Whereas for the Jew, there are necessary dates and momentous changes that must take place; and hence, as Daniel represents the Jew, we have the difference kept up. He equally expresses what God is. Yet grace despised necessarily ends in judgment. 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. But that the heart of man even so is not renewed becomes manifest, when Satan at the close deceives all that are not converted; and these, as we are told, are countless "as the sand of the sea.". *Most copies, it would seem, read , "of the earth;" the Alex. (iv) There is fidelity. 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. 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. Therefore we find in connection with the book a most solemn warning. Before God we have that which is found only by and in Christ, which is another and a higher character altogether as compared with the righteousnesses of the saints. (iii) It may be that the name is one which can be revealed only at the final union of Christ and the Church. The fine linen the bride is clothed in represents the righteous acts of the They are joined by the twenty-four elders (Revelation 4). marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.". This being so, it adds immense clearness in the understanding of the book. 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). Peculiar energy indeed attaches to symbolic language. 1. Now the scene totally changes That was Jesus looking forward to the great Messianic Banquet. rule . 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. Verse 8. Even so, come, Lord Jesus." He was a divine person, whatever new position He assumes for the world. There was not yet fairly out before men what God foresaw as that which must finally provoke His judgment. In Hebrew writing there were no vowels; the vowels had to be supplied by the reader. worship him. Rev. The Gothic hordes were not yet incorporated with the empire, still less were they horns of the beast, nor did they give their power to it, but destroyed it rather. It is of the seven in that point of view, because it is imperialism; but it is an eighth, because it has a diabolical source when raised up again. Christs Coming Kingdom). This is in total contrast to the harlot Babylon. Rabbi, Jehudah, actually gave the odd instruction that men ought not to pray in Aramaic because the angels did not understand Aramaic! If you understand the testimony of Jesus, what must you do. In Asia Minor even the tribunal of the proconsul was subject to bribery and to maladministration. So He sent this revelation by the angel to John. The Bible with its 66 books can be compared to a novel having 66 chapters. Up till now the visions have mainly been concerned with the power of evil and the sufferings of believers. Stephen Armstrong. shed by them. Then the prophet falls down to pay homage to the angel; and this gives rise to a weighty admonition. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God ( Revelation 19:10 ): Now, John like so many people, we want to worship the instrument that God uses to bring His knowledge or love or grace to us. For a short time (what a mercy that it must be only for a short time!) The blessing given could not be taken back. 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? I take it, therefore, that God intended this analogy to be noted by us; that it is not a pursuance of the prophecy, but a description of the holy city previously named, just as the other was a description of the corrupt city, whose judgment had been announced. "Speak to the birds of every sort and to all beasts of the field. You shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth--of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bulls. And you shall eat fat till you are filled, and drink blood till you are drunk at the sacrificial feast which I am preparing for you" ( Ezekiel 39:17-19). Revelation 1:16; Isaiah 11:4; Isaiah 49:2). It should not be "and which had not," but rather, "and those who had not worshipped the beast, nor his image, neither had received his mark upon their forehead, and on their hand; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." 4:17; see they were saying. God is making sure that you know that Jesus is innocent as He hangs there on the cross. 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. There is going to be another supper, a supper prepared by God for all the birds. God has not told us how, nor is it our business. The same imagery of a wedding picture's the Lord's relationship with His Church. II. earth for the celebration of the final meal (during the Millennium). What is this name? The word is pistos ( G4103) ; it means absolutely to be trusted. . ", GOD'S WORD IN ACTION ( Revelation 19:13 ). The gospel had been preached there, as she of Chaldea was not without law and prophet. So, darkness covered the face of the deep and God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. On the other, it is the first of seven final things that John saw and recorded. So here is the praise being given to God and now the encouragement for that praise coming from the throne of God. The unrenewed of the nations are now compassing them with their countless hosts, as if to eat them up like grasshoppers. What does Revelation 19:1 mean? | BibleRef.com "Called" is most evidently inapplicable, because calling supposes that the person is brought out of one condition and raised into another and a better one. and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:11. 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. This verse reports that the heavenly multitude shouted another "hallelujah," which translates to "praise the Lord!" The residents of heaven declare that Babylon's smoke ascends "forever and ever." We should not interpret this declaration to mean the physical smoke from God's judgment on Babylon is eternal. God will judge Israel, namely, Jews living when He returns (Ezekiel 20:33-38), and the Gentiles living then (Matthew 25:31-46). Never again will there be more false religions, worldly philosophy, injustice or The antichrist and the false prophet are thrown into the lake of fire, signifying punishment from which there is no escape. . Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 19:11-21. Like when this guy was breaking up with his girl, he said, "Can I have one final kiss?" With that love of freedom which they carried from their German forests, they would not allow the one iron rule of the ancient empire to subsist longer, but set up each their own kingdom in the different fragments of the dismembered empire. 11:25-27). He wrote several tracts and was instrumental in leading several Muslims from their religion to a real relationship with God in Jesus Christ. and ever.". ", If we had to find another title for the Book of Revelation to describe its message--then it would bear the title-- "King of kings and Lord of lords.". So far they were right. (ii) His name is Faithful and True. And thus it was but a little glimpse they had of prophecy. So we find the Lord has room for all that is the fruit of His own grace only, for the appeal of grace, even when there is not the answer to it. I agree with the majority. This would have been altogether inappropriate for such a progress: when the King comes forth riding to victory in the judgment of wicked men of the world, it is not in the quality of bride, but of armies or hosts, that the saints follow Him; and these include no doubt the guests as well, i.e., all the glorified take their place in His train. John 1:1-5; Revelation 2:16; Revelation 19:15, Revelation 19:21. cf. It is the active word which carried out the commandment of God. (5) . Since then the world has not seen the imperial power to which all bow. ages, which becomes clear in the remainder of the book. 25:1-13; Luke No doubt all this may seem to some a little difficult, but it is no use evading what is hard. It should be, "and shall be present. Hence the effort of some to prop up a manifestly false reading. The Psalmist says of the Messianic king: "You shall break them with a rod of iron, and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel" ( Psalms 2:9). actual ceremony. 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. The first were such as came out of heaven after Christ, being already raised from the dead and glorified. In short, it is as we saw in Revelation 17:1-18, after Babylon had been brought before us in the course of the prophecy. The true reading here is neither hard nor doubtful save to unbelief. In Daniel's time, and even to Daniel himself, the book was sealed. And I saw an angel standing in the sun ( Revelation 19:17 ); You can't do that unless you are an angel. The significant thing about this great word is that it occurs ten times in the New Testament. Man converted will then not merely reach the natural term if I may so say of a thousand years, but pass that bound. . And on his robe, and on his thigh, he has a name written--King of kings and Lord of lords. [Note: Ladd, pp. All is then fixed. 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. var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); That is to say, the heavenly saints are viewed still as the heads of the glorified priesthood, and also the executive in the administration of God's judgments. There is nothing like the joy of loving and of being loved. This remains true. Revelation 11:15-19. If they have only heard His voice, this after all is the incalculable boon; yea, it is the turning-point of all blessing. But, in point of fact, in giving the description of Babylon, the Holy Ghost enters even more into an account of her relations with the beast, the imperial power of which we saw not a little last night. "The dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works." And the marriage is the eternal And a rainbow was on his head, his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire. For instance, when Ptolemy entered Antioch he wore two crowns or diadems--one to show that he was lord of Asia and one to show that he was lord of Egypt ( 1Ma_11:13 ). Verses 1-6: Alleluia: This Hebrew word appears 4 times in the New Testament. (i) He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, not his own but that of his enemies. 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. for they are singing a song that includes mention of salvation. How can it be said that this vile, corrupt, idolatrous system of the last days was guilty of the blood of all martyrs? Here is most likely the multitude of the angels, first in the Te Deum of praise. He was the word of God in the revelation of grace; when known, by and by, it will be as the executor of God's judgments. Yet to this heavenly city, after Christ comes, the kings of the earth bring their offerings and their homage; but there is no excitement of the nations, no filthiness of fornication, no abominations, no blood-guiltiness. My righteousness is not on such a tenuous thing as my faithfulness to devotions or works or whatever. He will tread the winepress of the anger of the wrath of God the Almighty. ceremony); The marriage of the Lamb: The wife or bride of Christ is the church (Matt. And the LAST WORDS (22:6-21). (compare 1 Thess. church. 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. (i) John sees Christ as the conqueror. The seven Spirits of God (Greek: , ta hepta pneumata tou theou) are mentioned four times in the Book of Revelation, and in the Book of Isaiah it names each Spirit.Revelation 1:4: John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven . This is the meaning of "one hour with the beast.". Thus there is no question that some of the actors in the final scenes of the great drama were already there, as the reigning city, and the Roman empire. * Idolatry is the awful stamp that she bears, and this too both in what she gives to man, and in what is written on her forehead before God. Then follows a description of the wall, gates, foundations, and general position. There are probably but few, if any, here who do not understand it as the fore-shadow of a real resurrection. Moral elements too were not wanting: the mystery of lawlessness had long been at work, though the enemy had not yet brought in the apostacy, and still less the manifestation of the lawless one. The surest way to have our deliverances continued and completed is to give God the glory of what he has done for us. For everything in this book begins and ends in Christ. 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. Revelation 19:5 (1) And a voice came from the throne, saying, (2) "Give praise to our God, all you His bond-servants, you who fear Him, the small and the great." 1. It is by the sword that goes out of his mouth. pl.") Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 19:1-4. union of the church with Christ following the Rapture (see 1 Thess. The temple would suppose a medium. There are a lot of people today fighting against God. Bad as pagan Rome was, it would be false to affirm that it ever had come out of the bottomless pit. (ii) It can equally mean the witness which Jesus Christ gives to men. 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. Yet it will be found imperfect, for reasons which, I think, will be clear to any unbiassed mind. VII. In the . In the Psalms of Solomon we have that picture: Behold, O Lord, and raise up unto them their king the Son of, At the time in which thou seest, O God, that he may reign, And gird him with strength that he may shatter unrighteous, And that he may purge Jerusalem from nations that trample, Wisely, righteously, he shall thrust out sinners from the. That is the way in which H. B. Swete takes it. A lot of the persecution against the Christian has come from religion, religious leaders. Verses 6-10: Omnipotent: God is all-powerful, and reigneth over His Lord. These both [the two of them, the antichrist and his false prophet] were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone ( Revelation 19:20 ). "And the nations shall walk in the light of it." According to the general scope of scripture, then, we may be quite sure that these saints, kept during this universal dissolution of the atmospheric heaven and the earth, will be translated to "the new heavens and new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness," in a condition new and meet for the eternal state into which they are ushered. The angelic host sings a second Hallelujah. heaven. In him was light; and that light was the life of man. a. church (compare Matt. In presence of grace I do not think this is for His glory, any more than for their own blessing. Blessed are those that are called to be a part in this. Revelation 29 Lessons. 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. And he saith unto me, These are the What does the linen garment tell us about salvation? PDF First Corinthians Chapter Three - abiblecommentary.com Worship God!". Revelation 18:1-24 need not delay us long. The betrothal takes place on earth during the church age; (2) judgment. Her part in the corruption of the high and the intoxication of the low her idolatrous character has come before us. It is a simple picture, not to be taken with crude literalness, but simply saying very beautifully that in his kingdom all men will enjoy the bounty of God. 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. "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." the sea of glass, who had got the victory over the beast (Revelation 15:2), and "And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, Come, gather yourselves together unto the great supper of God; that ye may eat flesh of kings, and flesh of chiliarchs, and flesh of strong [men], and flesh of horses, and of those that sit on them, and flesh of all, both free and bond, both small and great." the end of the Great Tribulation, just before the kingdom is established Here were joined good and evil in godless union, for the worse, not for the better, this alliance, unholy in principle, irremediable therefore in practice, between God and the natural man, who substitutes rites for the grace and word of God, for the blood of Christ, and the power of the Spirit, and employs the name of the Lord as a cover for grosser covetousness and ambition, yet more aspiring than the vulgar world. Revelation 19 - Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org Bear this in mind: to leave the last part out is fatal to any accurate understanding of the Revelation. "He that testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. And I fell at His feet to worship him. Voices cry out joyfully that the Lord reigns and the marriage supper of the Lamb is ready. II. THE SPIRIT OF PROPHECY ( Revelation 19:10 b). Idealists feel that Revelation relates primarily to the church between the first and second coming of Christ. "And he had a name written, that no man knew but he himself." And then comes the gathering and the battle. (This takes you to our other website), News Links, Recommended Books, News Sites, and Bibles (John 5:24 compared with Romans 14:1-23 and 2 Corinthians 5:1-21.). His grace be with all! bring the climax of the Book of Revelation: the return of Christ to establish "Flesh and blood," we know, "cannot inherit the kingdom of God." A state of war has existed since the fall of Satan (compare verse 4, compare Dan. I do not acknowledge the language to be either difficult or ambiguous. His secret name indicates his unique authority (11-12).
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