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Revelation 19:17
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,
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,
Verse Revelation 19:17. _AN ANGEL STANDING IN THE SUN_] Exceedingly luminous; every part of him emitting rays of light. From this representation, Milton has taken his description of _Uriel_, the angel...
AND I SAW AN ANGEL STANDING IN THE SUN - A different angel evidently from the one which had before appeared to him. The number of angels that appeared to John, as referred to in this book, was very gr...
CHAPTER S 19-20:6 The Manifestation of the King and the Millennium _ 1. Heavenly hallelujahs and the marriage of the Lamb (Revelation 19:1)_ 2. Heaven opened and His visible manifestation (Revelati...
THE VISION OF THE TRIUMPHANT CHRIST. This paragraph really forms an introduction to the closing section of the book, where at last, after many pauses and delays, we reach the real _dé nouement._ The l...
THE TE DEUM OF THE ANGELS (Revelation 19:1-2)...
And I saw one angel standing in the sun, and he cried with a great voice to all the birds who fly in midheaven. "Come, he said, "assemble for the great feast which God will give you, that you may eat...
SAW. App-133. AN. one. THE MIDST OF HEAVEN. mid-heaven, as Revelation 14:6. GATHER... TOGETHER. The texts read "be gathered together". THE SUPPER... GOD. The texts read "the great supper of God"....
_an angel_ Lit. ONE ANGEL. _in the sun_ Perhaps he is the Angel of the Sun (like the other elemental angels in Revelation 16:5 and perhaps Revelation 14:18): but the "one" makes this less likely. Prob...
ἜΝΑ. א cop[737] sah. arm[738] Haym. read ἄλλον. B2 omits ἔνα. [737] Coptic. [738] Armenian. 17. ἝΝΑ ἌΓΓΕΛΟΝ. Probably ἕνα is merely the indefinite article as in Revelation 8:13, though here it is po...
THE VICTORY OF THE RIDER ON THE WHITE HORSE There is no clear mark in the text that we have the beginning of a new vision here after the apparent break in Revelation 19:9-10. But for this break the co...
_THE VICTORIOUS LAMB OF GOD REVELATION 19:11-18:_ The focus of these verses is on the one that gave the victory over the harlot and the beasts. The Lamb of God is pictured as ridding on a white horse...
ΕΊΔΟΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) видеть, ΈΣΤΏΤΑ _perf. act. part. от_ ΪΣΤΗΜΙ (G2476) стоять, ΈΚΡΑΞΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΚΡΆΖΩ (G2896) кричать, выкрикивать громким голосом, ΛΈΓΩΝ _praes. ind....
I SAW HEAVEN OPENED, &C.— It was said by the angel, speaking of the kings subject to the beast, _These_ s_hall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them,_ &c. ch. Revelation 17:14. and...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 64 Text Revelation 19:17-21 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid heaven, Come and be gathered...
_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ CHAPTER XIX THE HALLELUJAH CHORUS AND FINAL JUDGMENT _Text (Revelation 19:1-21)_ 1 After these things I heard as it were a great voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying,...
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;...
__ Temple Section-The Great Dinner 11 Contrast this scene with His entry into Jerusalem (Mat_21:1-9 etc.). There He presented Himself as their _ King_, lowly, and mounted as any poor peasant would r...
19:17 an (g-4) Lit. 'one.'...
CHRIST AND HIS ARMIES CONQUER THE BEAST AND HIS PROPHET The harlot city having been destroyed, the marriage of the Lamb with the glorified Church is announced. But before this can take place, the oth...
IN THE SUN] i.e. in mid heaven; a central station to call to the vultures. FOWLS] RV 'birds.' THE SUPPER, etc.] RV 'the great supper of God,' i.e. the supper which God has prepared. 19-21. The persecu...
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 19 THE CROWD PRAISES GOD IN HEAVEN - REVELATION 19:1-5 V1 After this, I heard what sounded like the roar of a great crowd in heaven...
AND HE HATH ON HIS VESTURE... — The King rides at the head of His host. On His robe, where it spreads out from the waist, His title is inscribed; it proclaims Him to be the one who is the true supreme...
CHAPTER XV. THE PAUSE OF VICTORY AND JUDGMENT OF THE BEAST AND THE FALSE PROPHET. Revelation 19:1. THOSE who have followed with attention the course of this commentary can hardly fail to have ob ser...
Revelation 19:17-21 : the rout and destruction of the Beast and his adherents, modelled upon Isaiah 56:9 f. and Ezekiel's description of the discomfiture of prince Gog (Ezekiel 39:17-21), where beasts...
ἐν ἡλίῳ, a commanding and conspicuous position....
Revelation 19:11-21 : a second vision of doom, on the Beast and his allies (in fulfilment of Revelation 12:5). Their fate (Revelation 19:17-21) follows a procession of the angelic troops ...
“KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS” Revelation 19:11 A sublime vision of Christ, as He comes to judge the beast, that is, the world-power, which has ever been in antagonism to the principles of His Ki...
We now come to the things leading up to the establishment of the Kingdom. There are three great movements of praise: one by a great multitude who have been slain; the second by the elders and the livi...
An angel standing in the sun would be seen by all. Even before the battle is joined, he calls the flesh eating birds, such as vultures, to come to a great feast, which would seem to be in contrast to...
(17) And I saw an angel standing in the (18) sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the (19) midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of t...
An Angel....in the sun,...with a loud voice invites all the birds of the air to a most plentiful entertainment which is preparing for them, where they may fill themselves with human flesh of all kinds...
(17) 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 G...
It is necessary that we should all bear in mind, if we have not observed it before, that Revelation 17:1-18 does not pursue the chronological course of the prophecy. It is a description, and not one o...
The King of Kings Part 2 When Pastor Melvin Wheatly was in his first church just out of seminary he wanted his first sermon to make a real impact on the new congregation. He preached what he thought...
Revelation 19:2 clearly shews the aspect in which she is judged the great whore who corrupted; and God avenges the blood of His servants. This judgment of Rome is the great joy of heaven. Hallelujah a...
AND I SAW AN ANGEL STANDING IN THE SUN,.... By whom is meant, not the angel of the fourth vial, who poured it on the sun, taken in another sense than here, and therefore could not stand in it; nor the...
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;...
Revelation 19:17. "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," etc. Revelation 19:21, "And all the fowls were fill...
_And I saw an angel standing in the sun_ And therefore conspicuous to all; _and he cried with a loud voice to all the fowls of heaven_ To intimate the slaughter and desolation which were soon to come...
THE SUPPER OF THE GREAT GOD; which the great God prepares for you; representing the immense destruction of his enemies, on the flesh of whom the fowls of heaven were invited to feed. The imagery is ta...
MORE REJOICING IN HEAVEN The prophet John hears in heaven a celebration of great magnitude (v. 1). How rightly so, for the true bride (the Church-Revelation 19:7) is there, and to see all the claims o...
_ 17 Then 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 and gather together for the supper of the great God,_ A. T...
11-21 Christ, the glorious Head of the church, is described as on a white horse, the emblem of justice and holiness. He has many crowns, for he is King of kings, and Lord of lords. He is arrayed in a...
The best conjecture I can find at the sense of these words, is, that they signify the preachers of the gospel bold and clear foretelling the ruin of antichrist. There are divers kinds of fowls; amongs...
Revelation 19:17 Then G2532 saw G1492 (G5627) an G1520 angel G32 standing G2476 (G5761) in G1722 sun...
‘And I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried with a loud voice saying to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven, “Come and be gathered together to the great feast of God, that you might eat the...
THE GREAT LAST BATTLE (REVELATION 19:11). The purpose behind this narrative is to exalt Him Who is the Word of God and to demonstrate the total defeat of the forces of evil. As with much in Revelation...
Revelation 19:17. AND I SAW ONE ANGEL STANDING IN THE SUN, AND HE CRIED WITH A LOUD VOICE, SAYING TO ALL THE BIRDS THAT FLY IN MID-HEAVEN, COME, BE GATHERED TOGETHER UNTO THE GREAT SUPPER OF GOD. For...
The Victory and Rest of God's people are further described. The Lord Himself comes forth to be married to His Church, and to lead her in to the marriage supper....
Revelation 19:11-17 a. These verses contain the lamentation of the MERCHANTS OF THE EARTH, as they mourn over the fate of a city which presented such a gorgeous picture of worldly riches and extravaga...
AN ANGEL (ενα αγγελον). Like εις in Revelation 18:21, just "an," not "one."STANDING IN THE SUN (εστωτα εν τω ηλιω). Second perfect active participle of ιστημ (intransitive). "Where all the birds o...
COME Armageddon (the ancient hill and valley of Megiddo, west of Jordan in the plain of Jezreel) is the appointed place for the beginning of the great battle in which the Lord, at His coming in glory...
Revelation 19:1. 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: for true and righteous are...
CONTENTS: Parenthetical chapter on what is taking place in heaven while the Tribulation rages. The alleluias, marriage of the Lamb, second coming in glory, Armageddon, doom of the beast, False Prophet...
Revelation 19:1. _I heard a great voice of much people,_ songs in full choir, the songs of heaven and of earth, for both are now made one, saying, _Alleluia,_ written as John expressed it in Greek. Pr...
COME. So certain is the victory of Christ, that an angel already calls the birds to come feast on the slaughtered kings and armies!...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 19:17 The angel’s invitation for BIRDS to pick corpses clean at THE GREAT SUPPER OF GOD reflects an OT covenant judgment ...
Verse eleven opens a new scene, but not an entirely new subject. John sees in heaven the vision of a white horse, the rider was called Faithful and True, his eyes a flame of fire, on his head many cro...
FINAL VICTORY OF THE LAMB _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ THE time now draws near for the _final_ termination of the conflict. The irrevocable doom has been pronounced. But before the final consummat...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 19:1 AND AFTER THESE THINGS I HEARD A GREAT VOICE OF MUCH PEOPLE IN HEAVEN, SAYING; _after these things I heard, as it were, a great voice of a great multitude, _etc. The usual...
_17 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 G...
After these things (Revelation 19:1) After the destruction of Babylon religious and commercial, chapter seventeen and eighteen. I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salv...
Ezekiel 39:17; Isaiah 34:1; Isaiah 56:9; Jeremiah 12:9; Revelati
An angel [ε ν α α γ γ ε λ ο ν]. Lit., "one angel." Fowls [ο ρ ν ε ο ι ς]. See on ch. Revelation 18:2. Rev., birds. Midst of heaven. See on ch. Revelation 8:13. Gather yourselves together [σ υ ν α γ ε...
THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON Revelation 19:11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS When we think of the battle of Armageddon, we are thinking of several Scriptures besides the one written in this study, Some of these ar...
Gather yourselves together to the great supper of God — As to a great feast, which the vengeance of God will soon provide; a strongly figurative expression, (taken from Ezekiel 39:17,) denoting the va...
After the description of the general and his army, follows next the event and success of the battle, which is. prodigious slaughter of the church's enemies: and as eagles and vultures, and other birds...