And (1) after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, (a) (2) Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: (1) This chapter has in summary two parts, one transitory or of passage to the things that follow, to the tenth verse, (Revelation... [ Continue Reading ]
And again they said, (3) Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. (3) The song of the Antiphony or response, containing an amplification of the praise of God, from the continuous and certain testimony of his divine judgment as was done at Sodom and Gomorrah, (Gen. 19:1-38).... [ Continue Reading ]
(4) And a voice came out of the (5) throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. (4) The second place of praise, as I said See Revelation 19:1 which first is commanded by God in this verse: and then is in most ample manner pronounced by the creatur... [ Continue Reading ]
And I heard (6) 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. (6) Outside the temple in heaven.... [ 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 (7) made herself ready. (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 prepar... [ Continue Reading ]
And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in (8) fine linen, clean and white: for the fine (9) linen is the (b) righteousness of saints. (8) As an ensign of kingly and priestly dignity, which Christ bestows on us in (Revelation 1:6). (9) This is a gift given by the husband for marriage sake... [ Continue Reading ]
(10) 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. (10) Namely the angel, as it appears by the next verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
(11) 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 (c)testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of (d) Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. (11) The particular history of this verse is brought in by o... [ Continue Reading ]
(12) And I saw (13) 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. (12) The second part of this chapter (as I said in) See Revelation 19:1 is of the victory gained by Christ against both the beasts: i... [ Continue Reading ]
(14) And the armies [which were] in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. (14) The company or retinue of Christ, holy, innumerable, heavenly, judicial, royal and pure.... [ Continue Reading ]
(15) 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. (15) The effects of Christ prepared to fight, that with his mouth he strikes the Gentiles, r... [ Continue Reading ]
(16) And he hath on [his] vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (16) The name agreeing to Christ according to the former qualities, expressed after the manner of the Hebrews.... [ Continue Reading ]
(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 the great God; (17) The second part, as I said in See Revelation 19:11. A reproachful calling forth... [ Continue Reading ]
(20) 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. (20) The third part (as was said in) (Revelation 19:11) by the victory obtained by Christ. Two things pertain to this: his fighting with the... [ Continue Reading ]
And the beast (21) was taken, and with him (22) 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. (21) Namely, that beast... [ Continue Reading ]