So, Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. At his rebuke nations shall flee before him, And he shall reprove sinners for the thoughts of their hearts, There is a Rabbinic picture of the Messiah: "How beauteous is the king Messiah, who is about to rise from the house of Judah. Revelation chapter 19 and 20 The Complutensian edition, and all the Oriental versions, with the Vulture Latin, read, "a sharp twoedged sword". But "nations of them which are saved," is a most anomalous expression, and betrays man as the author of it. Take notice of this (which confirms the application just now contended for), that when John saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus, he wondered with great wonder. According to the biblical narrative, Zerubbabel [a] was a governor of the Achaemenid Empire 's province of Yehud [3] and the grandson of Jeconiah, [4] penultimate king of Judah. Here is seen the holy city coming down out of heaven from God, which is declared to be the bride, the Lamb's wife, in the plainest contrast with the great harlot. willing to be his in the day of his power. We. Thus was concluded all dealing on the Lord's part with both soul and body, and all that pertains to either. number. That is, the tabernacle of God is regarded as a separate object, no doubt associated with men, but not confounded with them. But no; it was an absolute decree that went forth, and this indisputably, from a single head of the undivided empire. He had a great desire to bring his brothers, Egyptian brothers to the knowledge of Jesus Christ. It is the active word which carried out the commandment of God. and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God; the fierce wrath of God against sinners is compared to a winepress; and the wicked antichristian party are likened to clusters of grapes; who being ripe for destruction, are cast into it, and pressed, squeezed, and trodden down by the mighty power of Christ, the Word of God, whose vesture is therefore before said to be dipped in blood; the same metaphor is used in Revelation 14:19 the allusion seems to be to Isaiah 63:3. "And the dead were judged," but not out of the book of life, which has nothing to do with judgment. It was not merely a vocable or sound dropped heedlessly from unthinking lips. The fall of Babylon being fixed, finished, and declared to be irrecoverable in the foregoing chapter, this begins with a holy triumph over her, in pursuance of the order given forth: Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets,Rev. the sea of glass, who had got the victory over the beast (Revelation 15:2), and heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, unto the As Revelation 17:1-18 was a descriptive digression, so is the portion from Revelation 21:9. - Hebrews 4:12; a sharp sword . To be crowned with more than one crown may seem strange, but in the time of John it was quite natural. Never worry about the righteousness of God's judgments. Imagine the millions upon millions of Christians that will be gathered in that glorious assembly and when the voice of the Lord comes exhorting us to praise God and give glory to Him, and in our response to it that tremendous praise, crescendo of praise that will arise. This verse declares it, and there is no other interpretation that can stand even a moment's fair discussion. I will tell thee the mystery of the woman." 4-18). You would never hit the bottom. worship him. The woman was allowed to ride the beast to influence and govern the empire first, but at last to be the object of hatred to the ten horns and the beast, who expose, rob, and destroy her. These twenty-four elders, I believe, as I said before, are two groups of twelve, With this agrees His coming out of heaven in judgment of the earth, described inRevelation 19:1-21; Revelation 19:1-21. "Surely I come quickly." "And he showed me a pure river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb." 5:10). "righteousness" was not ours until we received the Lord Jesus into our lives and We will in that day when He returns and all of the vast military might of the world gathered and assembled together to destroy Him at His coming and He just speaks the Word and it is all over. 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. By the seat of his empire; and that is heaven; his throne is there, and his power and authority are heavenly and divine. In the last chapter, we saw the terrible destruction of commercial and political It is a precisely similar case here. Verse 2. This explains, it seems to me, the wounded head that was afterwards healed. 16:16. None but Rome corresponds. Echoing an earlier rabbinic comment found in the commentary of Rashi to the Songs of Songs (4:5) Ginzberg explainedthere is also a great bond of union between the first five commandments and the last five. 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. That pagan Rome, therefore, should set itself against Christianity was to be expected, and so the fact proved. Betrothal (often when the couple were children); Presentation (the festivities, often lasting several days, that preceded the At a marriage, III. engagement. church. The eternal smoke And he saith unto me, These are the Man alone is to blame who has misapplied it. "The Spirit of prophecy" and such it is all through the Revelation after the seven churches are done with "is the testimony of Jesus." For a short time (what a mercy that it must be only for a short time!) It should not be "and which had not," but rather, "and those who had not worshipped the beast, nor his image, neither had received his mark upon their forehead, and on their hand; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." There is no lack of precision, but the very reverse. This is saying that this judgment is permanent and is like the language that God But it is what each saint has, though the blessed thought here is that the church has it not merely in the way of each person possessing his own; the bride has the whole of it (that is, the church in glory). The mighty angel. THE CONQUERING CHRIST ( Revelation 19:11 ). *Most copies, it would seem, read , "of the earth;" the Alex. Revelation 19:1-3. Let us rejoice and let us exult, and let us give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has prepared herself, and it has been granted to her to clothe herself with fine linen, shining and pure." With a rod of iron he shall break in pieces all their substance, He shall destroy the godless nations with the word of his. It wouldn't have to be more than ten miles in diameter to hold all of the unrighteous from Adam until now. But first, the first five verses show heaven's response to the judgment of the 252-53. I sometimes make snap judgments. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. There are those who have set themselves deliberately and conscientiously to fight against God.The humanists in their Humanist Manifesto have declared their intention of destroying God out of the minds and conscientiousness of men. I don't know exactly what He will say. Verses 6-10: Omnipotent: God is all-powerful, and reigneth over His These things were Christs return, Satans capture, Satans binding, the Millennium, Satans final end, the last judgment, and the new heavens and earth, including the New Jerusalem. These are the true sayings of God. to Top It is very evident, therefore, that the saints in a glorified state are here represented as following the Lord out of heaven. Yet it will be found imperfect, for reasons which, I think, will be clear to any unbiassed mind. God is said to smite men with plagues, e.g. In Wisdom there is a description of the plagues in Egypt, and in particular of the slaying of the first-born sons of the Egyptians: "Thine Almighty Word leaped down from heaven out of thy royal throne, as a fierce man of war, into the midst of a land of destruction, and brought thine unfeigned commandment as a sharp sword, and standing up filled all things with death; and it touched the heaven, but it stood upon the earth" ( Wis_18:15-16 ). Those festivities could last up to a week and sometimes even That is, Satan will be the spring of its final rise and power; he, and not God in any way whatever, will give it its character. He saw their condition: it was part of the vision. or "so be it. great affection and vehemence of spirit, which will be raised hereby. When the second beast appeared, he even strove to put to death those who would not worship the beast, nor pay homage to his image, nor receive his mark. And though they are but a seed, a Bride. Second, he says: "Let us rejoice and exult." There is no uncertainty whatever in the case. This is the Messiah of Jewish apocalyptic expectation far more than the Messiah whom Jesus claimed to be. Verse by Verse Ministry International is a non-profit, non-denominational, unaffiliated Christian ministry that is dedicated to promoting the preaching and teaching of God's Word clearly and boldly. judgment. Judgments: Saints long for the day of judgment (compare 6:10; 16:7; Isa. What a solemn and weighty fact in the government of God! 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 ( Revelation 19:10 ): Now, John like so many people, we want to worship the instrument that God uses to bring His knowledge or love or grace to us. To be sure, the language here suggests Armageddon, the great spiritual conflict going on throughout history, the results of which will be announced and executed on the last day. 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. purified at the judgment seat of Christ (1 Cor. But we can understand that the Lord could and did make that little go far, and do no little good. This is in total contrast to the harlot Babylon. The voice includes himself among those who claim God as our God. It is no problem for the infinite God to reach to finite man. "And so here we see Him, clothed in a vesture dipped in blood. purified at the judgment seat of Christ (1 Cor. Verse By Verse Acts Through Revelation can be taken as capably as picked to act. God has not told us how, nor is it our business. universe. ceremony. Take this quite simply and literally. And there are times when the angel appears to John. instead of one of the other names of Jesus, to show that we have been cleansed A mystery clearly points to something undiscoverable by the natural mind of man a secret that requires the distinct and fresh light of God to unravel, but which when revealed thus is plain enough. the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, ceremony); The marriage of the Lamb: The wife or bride of Christ is the church (Matt. "And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife." And there shall in nowise enter into it anything that defileth, nor making abomination and a lie: but only those written in the book of life of the Lamb." 4:17). Revelation 2:27; Revelation 12:5; Psalms 2:9; Psalms 45). "For God put [it] into their hearts to do his mind, and to do one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled." But now heaven is opened for yet graver facts, and of incalculable moment for man and the universe and the enemy. The word "rule" is "to shepherd" them, and the rod of iron is the club the shepherd used to fend off the wolves, bears, lions, etc. Babylon was the spurious church as long as it was a question of the church, and the final corrupter when it could be no question of this longer, and there went forth the closing testimony of God. It is entirely in His hand, and in none other's. There is no doubt that THE RIDER ON THE WHITE HORSE In 19:11 IS CHRIST. The angels are never "called," although they may be "chosen;" and though termed holy, I do not recollect that they are ever spoken of as "faithful." "And he saith to me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues." In short, Babylon, the disgusting counterpart of the holy city, in earthly ambition seeks the kings and the masses for her own present objects, while the other suffers now and will reign then. It is a description, and not one of the visions that carry us onward. The bride is in view. Out of his mouth goes this sharp sword, His word. - Wallace. 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Why did the angel tell John not to do this? Then we have a description of Babylon given. dispensations God hath also taken vengeance on them for the blood of his saints Now manifestly, if the Lord does not come before this, there is no world to come to; for the earth and heavens are fled. The elders do show us the heavenly heads of priesthood (embracing, as I believe, the Old Testament saints and those of the New); i.e., they are not limited to the church, Christ's body. Let me just first emphasise again, After the destruction of Babylon at We can fairly trust God that He will not give a worse place to Paul; yet I do not think that this is his place. Genesis. I think, therefore, that the elders and the living creatures comprehend both the Old Testament saints and the church, the bride of Christ, that consequently, when the bride is mentioned, there were these others who had been included in the elders and the living creatures, but who are now seen as a separate body. rule . It probably came to be so well known to even the simplest member of the Church through its special use as a response of praise in the Easter worship. Sometimes, again, they have sought to turn it aside toward Jerusalem in her corrupt state. In verse 1, this great voice from heaven was whom? There is no expression in the word of God which binds all to rise at the same instant. This is not unrighteous, but, on the contrary, the highest justice from a divine point of view. God accounts my faith for righteousness. He hath bound his loins and gone forth to war against those who hate him; kings and princes shall be slain; he will make red the rivers with the blood of the slainhis garments will be dipped in blood.". (1) We have been washed in His blood, and we have on our white These were simply the characters of provisional judgment that filled the interval after the church was gone, and before the reign with Christ. In other words, this is the characteristic title for God in the Revelation. And He is called the True witness. (This takes you to our other website) This too must not be viewed as if it were a loss. His equipage: he is again described as sitting on a white horse, to show the equity of the cause, and certainty of success. 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. and believers alive in earthly bodies in the kingdom. The unrenewed of the nations are now compassing them with their countless hosts, as if to eat them up like grasshoppers. (i) It has been suggested that the name is kurios ( G2962) , Lord. The application to old pagan Rome is harsh and purposeless enough; but the attempt to refer it to Jerusalem is of all schemes the most absurd; for, far from being borne up by the imperial power, Jerusalem was trodden down by it. The heavenly praise continues, this time for a call for gladness, rejoicing and It is thus that God is wont to deal as a rule in His judgments, not necessarily on the one that first introduces an evil, but on those that inherit the guilt, and perhaps aggravate it, instead of taking warning by it. The events that are described within its pages were written for us today. Blessed are those who are invited to the feast of the marriage of the Lamb!" "This is the first resurrection. The Spirit of God implies that it is decidedly not the righteousness here which is by another, and we thereby imputed righteous, but righteousnesses personal and actual. 1. Here accordingly is seen but one throne. No doubt all this may seem to some a little difficult, but it is no use evading what is hard. But a very different point of interest is to be observed. He will tread the winepress of the anger of the wrath of God the Almighty. Ezekiel works out the whole picture most fully in Ezekiel 16:1-63. To the Christian this book is not sealed. It should be, "and shall be present. I saw still another mighty angel coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. The "word" that comes from Gods mouth is to be used to conquor! The redeemed . Verse 10. At the same time the attempt to apply Babylon to ancient Rome is almost as unhappy; and for a plain reason. (ii) A Greek came into the Church from a world of thought which made angel worship a real danger. Their doom was awful, but by no means after the same sort as their two leaders. These angels are going to be interesting creatures to meet, aren't they? Another warlike expedition of the glorious head and husband of the church, with the success of it, ver 10, etc. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. Such is the meaning of the verse "The rest of the dead lived not again till the thousand years were finished. ). The account given of Babylon inRevelation 17:1-18; Revelation 17:1-18 does not follow Revelation 14:1-20 or Revelation 16:1-21 in point of prophetic time, but differs from them in structure. His armour; and that is a vesture dipped in blood, either his own blood, by which he purchased this mediatorial power, or the blood of his enemies, over whom he has always prevailed. And again they said, Alleluia. This was an arrangement by both sets of parents, was legally binding 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; 18 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. The twenty-four elders were prominent in the early visions ( Revelation 4:4; Revelation 4:10; Revelation 5:6; Revelation 5:11; Revelation 5:14; Revelation 7:11; Revelation 11:16; Revelation 14:3) as were the four living creatures ( Revelation 4:6-9; Revelation 5:6-14; Revelation 6:1-7; Revelation 7:11; Revelation 14:3; Revelation 15:7). At the end of this time he will be released for a short while (20:1-3). - CBSC, The psalm prophecy is quoted by the apostle Peter in Acts 4:25-26 with this application of the effect of preaching Christ to the heathen world. Now the scene totally changes But then while there is such a call to Christ, while the believer is not to be afraid, but to call on the Lord to come, the church does not forget those that are poor sinners, let them be deeply conscious of it, or let them be those that are only made willing by the grace of God (which is the feeblest expression of the sinner's need, just as you have the feeblest expression of the saint in the previous call). The book is traditionally attributed to John the Apostle, [1] [2] but the precise identity of the author remains a point of academic debate. The And there will the second Psalm come into play. It does not hinder, of course, that in the judgment of the dead each man is judged for his own sin. With a rod of iron He shall execute the severest judgment on the opposers of his truth. rather than differing reality. Such was her influence stretching out far beyond the beast. (i) John sees Christ as the conqueror. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God ( Revelation 19:12-13 ). That is the way in which H. B. Swete takes it. It is called "the first resurrection." It is hard to see how Roman city, or anything civil connected with it, could be called "mystery." The closing phrase here is the description of the beast in its last state, in which it will come into collision with Babylon. It is a picture of final judgment. Victorious power put forth to subdue is the meaning of the white horse. "At the last day" does not mean merely an instant of time. John insists that angels are no more than the servants of God; and that God alone must be worshipped. That God is holding back something good and He really isn't fair to you was the insinuation behind Satan's remarks.
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