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: As in the opening of the prophecy (Revelation 4:8; Revelation 5:9, etc.), so now, at one of the closing events in the vision, the judgment o... [ Continue Reading ]
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. WHICH DID CORRUPT THE EARTH - `used to corrupt' continually. 'Instead of opposing, she promoted the sinful decay... [ Continue Reading ]
And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. AGAIN - `a second time.' ROSE UP - `goeth up.' FOREVER AND EVER - `to the ages of the ages.'... [ Continue Reading ]
And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. BEASTS - `living creatures.' SAT - `sitteth.'... [ Continue Reading ]
And a voice came out of the throne saying Praise our God all ye his servants and ye that fear him both And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. OUT OF, [ apo (G575)] - 'out from the throne' in A B C. PRAISE OUR... [ Continue Reading ]
And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. MANY WATERS. Contrast the "many waters" on which the whore sitteth (). This verse is the hearty response to the... [ Continue Reading ]
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. GLAD ... REJOICE - `rejoice ... exult.' GIVE. So B 'Aleph ('), Andreas; but A, 'we will give.' 'Glory'-`the glory.' THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB IS COME. The full, final... [ Continue Reading ]
And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. GRANTED. Though in one sense she 'made herself ready,' by the Spirit's work in her, putting on "the wedding garment," yet, in the fullest sense, not she, but her L... [ Continue Reading ]
And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. HE - God by His angel saith unto me. CALLED - effectually. The "unto" [ eis (G1519)], 'into,' expresses this: not merely invited to [ epi ... [ Continue Reading ]
And I fell at his feet to worship him. 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: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. AT - `before.' John's intending to worship the angel, as in , who revea... [ Continue Reading ]
And I saw heaven opened and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. BEHOLD A WHITE HORSE: AND HE THAT SAT UPON... [ Continue Reading ]
His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. Identifying Him with the Son of man (Revelation 1:14). MANY CROWNS - `diadems:' not merely [ stefanoi (G4735)] garlands of victory, but crowns, as KING OF KINGS. Chris... [ Continue Reading ]
And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. VESTURE DIPPED IN BLOOD - (: cf. , end.) The blood there is not His own, but that of His foes. Here the blood on His "vesture," reminding us of His own blood, shed for even the ungodly who trample on it, p... [ Continue Reading ]
And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. THE ARMIES ... IN HEAVEN - (cf. .) The glorified saints whom God "will bring with" Christ at His advent: both the living transfigured, and those raised and meeting the Lord in the air (1 T... [ Continue Reading ]
And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. OUT OF HIS MOUTH ... SWORD - (Revelation 1:16; Revelation 2:12; Revelation 2:16.) Here in aveng... [ Continue Reading ]
And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 'His name written on His vesture and thigh' was partly on the vesture, partly on the thigh itself, where, in an equestrian figure, the robe drops. The thigh was touched in taking an oath, as the seat of... [ Continue Reading ]
And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; AN - `one.' IN THE SUN - conspicuous in sight of the whole world. TO ALL THE FOWLS - (Ezekiel... [ Continue Reading ]
That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. Contrast Revelation 19:17, with the marriage-supper of the Lamb (). CAPTAINS - `... [ Continue Reading ]
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. GATHERED TOGETHER - at Armageddon, under the sixth vial. For "their armies," in 'Aleph (') B, Andreas, there is 'His armies' in A. WAR. So A... [ Continue Reading ]
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. AND WITH HIM ... So 'Aleph (')... [ Continue Reading ]
And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. THE REMNANT - `the rest;' i:e., 'the kings and their armies' (), one indiscriminate mass. A solemn confirmation of .... [ Continue Reading ]