This is most important, because it might be (as it has been) forgotten by some who make the gospel and the corresponding presence of the Spirit to be the same at all times; as others have thought, because Revelation 4:1-11 and sequel treat of Jew and Gentile, and the state of the world under God's judgments, that this cannot be a testimony of Jesus at all. There is the basis for my righteousness. *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. In the Testament of Dan ( Daniel 6:2) the angel who intercedes for men is mentioned. That great multitude, I expect personally to be a part of that multitude. If there was any Gentile power since John's day, which did not sustain but persecute and suppress Jerusalem, it was Rome, instead of being a gaudy harlot mounted on that vast empire. And I saw the beast [that is the antichrist], and the kings of the earth [which have been drawn by the demonic forces], and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army ( Revelation 19:18-19 ). (i) It can mean the witness which the Christian bears to Jesus Christ. Return to Home Page 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) It has been suggested that the name is kurios ( G2962) , Lord. ", 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.". 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. She followed and had inherited the spirit of all, from the days of Cain, who had lifted up their hands against their righteous brethren. Literally "fierceness of the wrath". Verse 19 Revelation 19:19 Study . The description of the great Commander, 1. The cosmic drama is drawing to a close. And there is probably an area right in the center of the earth that is hollow and because of the rotation of the earth and gravitation and all you would be constantly falling. It is remarkable, that all along this book, idolatry and It should be, "and shall be present. I speak not of anything that might be deemed exceptional or peculiar, but of two acts of raising saints. After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, "Alleluia! One of our pastors, Imad, spent some time in the Egyptian jail. His Earthly Kingdom (see article . That is the way in which H. B. Swete takes it. And I saw an angel standing in the sun ( Revelation 19:17 ); You can't do that unless you are an angel. He with the glorified saints will have their home on high, but none the less shall they reign over this very world for the allotted time. "I will raise him up at the last day." 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. 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. Christ to earth. (ii) His name is Faithful and True. Whoever this angel is, he too had the testimony of Jesus. Verse 7. Here is most likely the multitude of the angels, first in the Te Deum of praise. I am accounted righteous by God because I believe and trust in Jesus Christ. Without Jesus, there Testament (compare Psalms 104:35; 105:45; 106:1; 111:1; 112:1; 113:1; 117:1; 2. The "things to come" are synonymous with death. There never has been a like experience. So here He is sitting upon a white horse. Although the words are the same as in the first chapter of the Fourth Gospel, the meaning is quite different and much simpler. And this is entirely confirmed byRevelation 17:1-18; Revelation 17:1-18, where it was told us that they are with Him when He comes. What I judge, then, is that the guests, or those that were called to the marriage-supper of the Lamb, refer clearly to the Old Testament saints. 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. I admit that afterwards no doubt the new heaven and the new earth are seen; but who contends that this is the sphere to which the Lord comes? From generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever" ( Isaiah 34:9-10). At this point the evil world system has been destroyed and God's kingdom has We have here a note of time of signal value. Verses 1-6: Alleluia: This Hebrew word appears 4 times in the New Testament. The battle is through. In her own course, and in the matters of her portion, the church does not know time at all. "These have one mind, and give their own power and authority to the beast," or their imperial leader. We find that Jesus is called the faithful witness. The question is, why is she thus designated? They were in three distinct stages which first involved the betrothal or *The description here is simply character, not dates. They have the capacity to stand in the sun. No. In verse 1, this great voice from heaven was whom? God doesn't want you taking credit for the work that He does, receiving glory for His work. 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." On the one hand, the return of Jesus Christ to the earth is the climax of all that has gone before in Revelation. So, He is coming to bring an end of man's rebellion. "His eyes are like a flame of fire" seeing all the secrets of our lives. 19:14-16 The armies which are in heaven followed him, on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure. The great city was either guilty Jerusalem or Babylon. Like a novel, the storyline builds from front to back, with the characters, themes and plot elements introduced early and developed across many chapters. Verse 12 . That is prophecy centers around the person of Jesus Christ. But he tells us further that the Spirit of prophecy, who prophesies in this book, is the testimony of Jesus. The word is alethinos ( G228) and has two meanings. The one therefore throws much light upon the other. But it fails to account for the differences. The outer court represents the control of Jerusalem and Israel by Gentiles during the last half of the Tribulation period. Yet grace despised necessarily ends in judgment. And yet in such times John calls God pantokrator ( G3841) . "The second coming of Christ is an absolutely essential theme in New Testament theology. he will rule them with a rod of iron . The reason is manifest there is a hinderer "one that letteth." As Revelation 17:1-18 was a descriptive digression, so is the portion from Revelation 21:9. 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. "And he said unto me, It is done. The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy, the witness of Jesus. The race was now in the resurrection state either for good or for evil; and thus it must be for ever. The gospel had been preached there, as she of Chaldea was not without law and prophet. The armies of the church militant on earth, and the church triumphant in heaven are not engaged in physical battles of guns and bloodshed, but in spiritual struggles for control of the minds and spiritual forces of men and women. On him the blow comes, not on the wretched parent. But all this will be a great reversal of man's history and political maxims. After "the nations" in verse 24 omit the words "of them which are saved." 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. Verse 6. The eternal smoke We find, accordingly, the four and twenty elders and four living creatures here brought before us for the last time. Just as I said, these robes have been made white by the blood of the Lamb. To whom else could they say it? Ephesians 6:17; smite the nations . But here is a mystery altogether different: "Mystery, Babylon the great, the mother of the harlots and of the abominations of the earth.". "Having a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names inscribed, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel." He will tread the winepress of the anger of the wrath of God the Almighty. From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. In short, it would seem that God has hedged round His own draft of Babylon so as to make it quite plain that Rome, city and system, figures in the scene; and this too necessarily involving a medieval description, though the full result will not be till the end of the age; for she rides the beast or empire characterized so as naturally to involve the past barbarian irruption and the resulting ten-kingdomed state. 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20 Commentary. And on his robe, and on his thigh, he has a name written--King of kings and Lord of lords. (Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 16:15-16; sharp . the church is the bride during the presentation feast in heaven, then comes to "Flesh and blood," we know, "cannot inherit the kingdom of God." Matches the description of Christ in Revelation 1:16 . There was never a time when the Christian was called upon to undergo such suffering and to accept so continually the prospect of a cruel death. The Book of Revelation: Verse by Verse Commentary By Robert Clifton Robinson on September 16, 2020 ( 2 ) The Book of Revelation is the most important book for this precise time in history. (Eph. . "The Lord God is the temple of it, and the Lamb as far as we can speak of any. Once again we must remember that this picture is demonstrably painted in Jewish terms. They begin to worship, in a sense, the instrument that God has used. 5:10). None but Rome corresponds. | Presentation (the festivities, often lasting several days, that preceded the It is energised for weal or for woe." (i) He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, not his own but that of his enemies. He has punished that great prostitute. His secret name indicates his unique authority (11-12). On the other, it is the first of seven final things that John saw and recorded. "I will betroth you to me for ever," Hosea hears God say, "I will betroth you to me in righteousness" ( Hosea 2:19-20). Revelation 18:1-24 need not delay us long. The betrothal takes place on earth during the church age; (2) As King of kings and Lord of lords he exercises Gods rule over all humankind, and in divine wrath punishes the wicked (13-16).An angel calls flesh-eating birds to prepare for a feast such as they have never had before, for the corpses on the battlefield will be beyond number (17-18). The Spirit of God contrasts with the fall of Babylon the marriage. He is coming, and coming soon for us. The fact is, in the very best authorities it does not exist at all. "And he that spoke with me had a golden reed as a measure, that he might measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. It is a universal summons to praise God for his mighty acts. We can understand a remnant saved out of one or more nations; but who ever heard of "nations of them which are saved"? It is hard to see how Roman city, or anything civil connected with it, could be called "mystery." If Christianity does not bring joy, it does not bring anything. There is no paradox in the message whatever. 16:12-16). He has condemned the great prostitute 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. "* There is no thought of making such a paradox to perplex the mind. This is the first resurrection.". Zechariah 14:18, but nowhere else with a sword. On the head of the victor Christ there are many crowns to show that he is lord of all the kingdoms of the earth. ( Revelation 18:20). I admit that there may be something more in the symbol than the literal hills of Rome, because they are said to be also seven kings. here. Scripture and facts refute all such theories. The four living creatures, respectively like a lion, an ox, a man and an eagle, stand for two things, for all that is bravest, strongest, wisest and swiftest in nature--and for the cherubim. (chapter 20). understood literally. She does not, it is true, say, "Come quickly." T. S. Kepler comments: "The moral law can no more be broken than the law of gravity; it can only be illustrated." Lord. There is a reassuring tone here telling the Lord that He was justified in His The view that they are non-sequential rests on similarities between Ezekiel 38-39 and Revelation 19-22. The victory gained by the great and glorious head of the church: The beast and the false prophet, the leaders of the army, are taken prisoners, both he who led them by power and he who led them by policy and falsehood; these are taken and cast into the burning lake, made incapable of molesting the church of God any more; and their followers, whether officers or common soldiers, are given up to military execution, and made a feast for the fowls of heaven. The chronological progression of events on earth resumes from Revelation 16:21. Second, he alone has that purity which can judge without prejudice. I will tell thee the mystery of the woman." When the beast dares to fight with the Lamb He shall overcome the beast; and they that are with Him, "called and chosen and faithful" terms, as a whole, entirely inapplicable to the angels. Hence this certainly must be future. The New Testament is the "last will and testament" of Jesus, and to And then comes the gathering and the battle. The glorified saints are to administer power in a way far beyond angels. The wine vat actually with your feet pressing down all of these grapes, you can imagine what your clothes would look like. In his mind are two things. 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. Hence a song of praise from the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures is a Te Deum from the whole of the Church and the whole of nature. Revelation 19:2 "For true and righteous [are] his judgments: for he hath judged judgment seat of Christ (compare 1 Cor. 12 It exercised all the authority of the first beast on its behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. Again this is a picture taken directly from the Old Testament, from Ezekiel's picture of the slaughter of the forces of Gog and Magog. This scene The judgment of the dead is strictly individual, judgments in this world are not. (This takes you to our other website) "And the angel said unto him, Wherefore didst thou wonder? actual ceremony. Verse 8. Verse 2. He is very powerful! So, darkness covered the face of the deep and God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. There are probably but few, if any, here who do not understand it as the fore-shadow of a real resurrection. 14:15-24). And there (or they) are seven kings." The thought of the relationship between God and his people as a marriage goes far back into the Old Testament. Revelation 19:1. "And the nations shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour unto it. "And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they should shine for it." Here accordingly is seen but one throne. This is just a statement telling us it will never be built May our hearts answer freely to His word of love and truth with our "Amen." 19:2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. Now, this law that has the backing of the Greek Orthodox Church, or it was instituted because of the Greek Orthodox Church against proselytization, is the law that they used to charge him.In Egypt it is a capital offense to lead a Muslim to a faith in Jesus Christ. (iii) There is joy. God loves you and receives you just as you are on the basis of His grace, love and mercy. VERSE BY VERSE MINISTRY . These are the true sayings of God. and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. This may seem to us a strange metaphor. And the coming of the Lord is urged in connection with it. It is not into a wilderness the prophet is carried, but he is set on "a mountain great and high," and shown not the great, but. And he says to him not to do that because he is a fellowservant, but to worship God.You see it is a apart of man to need and want to worship something, and man seems to find it easier to worship an object that he can see rather than an object that he cannot see. There is a scripture that would indicate maybe two hundred million.And that is when the blood will flow to the horses bridle all the way through the Valley of Megiddo clear on down to Edom through the valley of Jehoshaphat as they gather together against the Lord and His anointed. Jesus descends majestically to judge in righteousness and rule in power. Lord. "Amen," they said, "Hallelujah!" It stands for the consuming power of the victorious Christ. It is the way to all, if it be not the actual entrance into and enjoyment of it. Too bad, your unrighteousness Friday night. There may be lights of the heaven to mark times and seasons for the earth, and again on the earth. The chief difference is that in man's case it is God who raises him, whereas in the empire's not God but the devil will raise it again. Revelation 19:10 "And I fell at his feet to worship him. Return to Home Page My righteousness is not on such a tenuous thing as my faithfulness to devotions or works or whatever. Read the verses thoughtfully. 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). ( 7) Namely, to that holy marriage, both herself in person in this verse, and also provided by her spouse with marriage gifts princely and divine, is adorned and prepared in the next verse. on Line, email us at: He has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand ( Revelation 19:2 ). His word which hurled the suns in space will execute his will when the time comes. Nothing of the sort can be plainer. 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). He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be to him God, and he shall be son to me. 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. I say not on but over the earth. 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. "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!". "On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. There was the sad register of undeniable sin on the one side; there was no writing of the name on the other side. It is also clearly a personal reward to those who had suffered. They are not part of the body of Christ. A lot of the persecution against the Christian has come from religion, religious leaders. union of the church with Christ following the Rapture (see 1 Thess. Revelation 19:8 "And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine It is not therefore his final judgment. Why is the word "Lamb" used here to speak of Jesus? "And to the bride was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousnesses of saints." "Whoever comes to me I will in no wise cast out" ( John 6:37 ). 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 . * Even the Complutensian editors give the right text here; and it would seem that Erasmus failed to use his MS. aright. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright the morning star. Revelation. In my opinion it is not absolutely so. I can hardly wait. "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come." *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. Can anything be less reasonable (even taking that ground, low as it is) than that the various rulers of the western powers, Catholic kings, join the Pope in destroying his own city, or his own church, whichever Babylon may be made? John was forbidding angel worship; and that was a very necessary prohibition, for in the early church there was a well-nigh inevitable tendency to worship angels, a tendency which has never wholly disappeared. The vials have all now been dispensed upon the earth of the judgment and the wrath of God. In other words, this is the characteristic title for God in the Revelation. Worship: Only God is to be worshiped (compare 22:8-9; Afterwards we come to the description of itself, of its wall, its building, its foundations, and its gates. What a solemn and weighty fact in the government of God! Had those who preached said nothing about heathen vanities, had they merely presented the gospel as a better thing than anything the pagans could boast, I do not doubt that the pagans themselves would have acknowledged thus much. But in the time really contemplated here all this political shuffling will be over. And what shall we say of the wonderful wisdom of the Lord? She said, "You've had it. Who are the persons thus invested with judicial authority of so glorious a nature and to reign, as we see later, with Christ? Then follows a description of the wall, gates, foundations, and general position. It is only God and man now. see that it is in connection with the foregoing not merely His coming for us who will keep the sayings of it, but for those whom He will find here below "to give to each as his work is.".
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