She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.

She hath killed her beasts - Hebrew, immolated her immolation; sacrificial language. All the blessedness of the heavenly marriage supper of the Lamb rests on His previous immolation (; Matthew 22:2; ; Luke 14:15; ). Contrast the banquet of the "peace offerings" of the harlot ().

She hath mingled her wine - namely, with spices and other exhilarating ingredients, as was the custom in the East (). Not with water, which is the emblem of degeneracy ().

She hath also furnished her table - the joys prepared in heaven for them that love heavenly Wisdom.

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