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:

                After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying, Hallelujah.

Psalm 30:4-5;

Jer. 51:48.

Micah 2:4;

Nahum 3:19;

Revelation 19:3, 4, 6.

                Salvation and glory and power belong to our God:  Revelation 4:11; 7:10, 12; 11:15; 12:10.   

19:2. 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.

                For his judgments are true and just; (See Revelation 15:3).

                He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he has avenged on her the blood of his servants:

Deut. 32:35-43.

Psalms 58:10; 79:10.

Isaiah 63:4;

Jer. 5:9, 29; 9:9; 50:15, 28; 51:11, 24, 35, 51:56;

Ezek. 22;

Nahum 1:2;

Matt. 23:35; 27:25;

2 Thess. 1:5-10;

Revelation 6:10.

19:3. And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.

                Once more they cried, ‘Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever.’:

Isaiah 34:10;

Revelation 14:11

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19:4. And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.

                And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who is seated on the throne, saying, ‘Amen. Hallelujah!’

Revelation 4:4, 6; 5:14.

19:5. 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.

                And from the throne came a voice crying, “Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, small and great.”

Psalm 134:1;

Revelation 11:18; 20:12.

19:6: 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.

                Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude:

                Like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty thunderpeals:

Ezek. 1:24;

Revelation 14:2.

                Crying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns!:

Lam. 5:19;                                                                                 (See Revelation 1:15; 11:15, 17.)

19:7. 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.

                Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and his Bride has made herself ready:  (See Jerusalem/Bride 3:12.)

Isaiah 54:5; 62:4-5

Jer. 33:11;

Hosea 2:14-23;

Zeph. 3:14-20;

Matt. 22: 2-14; 25:1-13;

2 Cor. 11:2;

Eph. 5:32;

Revelation 21:2, 9.

19:8. 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.

                It was granted her to be clothed with fine linen, bright and pure’–:

Exod. 39:27-28;

Psalm 45:10-17.

Isaiah 52:1; 61:10;

Zech. 3:4-5;

Matt. 22:11;

Revelation 19:14.

                For the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.

Psalms 132:9;

Isaiah 61:10;

Revelation 16:5.

19:9. 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.

                And the angel said to me, “Write this:

 Revelation 1:19; 21:5.

                Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.”

Matt. 25:1-13;

Luke 14:15; 22:16, 30.

                And he said to me, “These are true words of God.”

19:10: 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.

                Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus.  Worship God.”  For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

Num. 11:29;

Daniel 12:13;

Acts 10:26;

2 Peter 1:20-21;

1 John 5:10;

Revelation 12:17; 21:17; 22:8, 9.

19:11. 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.

                Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse!  He who sat upon it is called Faithful and True:

Psalm 45:2-9;

Isaiah 31:4-5; 33:17; 42:13; 59:16-20; 63:1-6;

Daniel 7:13;

Zech. 9:9-14;

Mark 13:26; 14:62;

1 Thess. 4:16;

2 Thess. 1:7, 10;

1 Tim. 6:14-16;

Revelation 1:5; 3:14; 6:2; 15:5.

                And in righteousness he judges and makes war:

Psalms 72:2, 4, 12-14;

Isaiah 11:4;

Hab. 3:8-15;

Matt. 16:26-27;

John 5:27, 30, 45-47; 12:31;

Acts 3:22-23;

Heb. 10:30; 12:23;

Jude 14-15.

19:12. 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.

                His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems:

Daniel 10:6;

Contrast: Matt. 27:29; Mark 15:17; John 19:2, 5;

Revelation 1:14; 6:2; 14:14.

                And he has a name inscribed which no one knows but himself:

John 17:11-12;

Revelation 2:17.

19:13. And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

                He is clad in a robe dipped in blood:

Gen. 49:11;

Exod. 29:21;

Psalms 93:1;

Isaiah 9:5; 59:17; 63:1-6;

Matt. 27:28;

Luke 23:11;

John 19:2.

                And the name by which he is called is The Word of God.

  John 1:1

19:14. And the armies [which were] in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

                And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, followed him on white horses:

2 Kings 6:17;

Isaiah 61:10;

Zech. 14:5-11;

Revelation 1:5; 6:2; 19:8; 11-21.

19:15. 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.

                From his mouth issues a sharp sword with which to smite the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron:

Psalm 2:9;

Isaiah 11:4 49:1-2; 63:3-6;

Hosea 6:5;

2 Thess. 2:8;

Revelation 2:27; 12:5; 19:21.

                He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty:

                (See 1:12-20.A.4- Jerusalem as the Threshing Wain, Tribulum: Joshua 18:28; Jerusalem = Jebus, ‘trodden.’  WS ‘Trodden’).

2 Sam. 24:18;

2 Chron. 21:18-28;

Isaiah 63:3;

Jer. 25:30; 51:33;

Lam. 1:15.

Hosea 9:1-2;

Matt. 23:34-36;

Luke 21:24;

Revelation 14:19-20.

19:16. And he hath on [his] vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

                On his robe and on his thigh he has a name inscribed, King of Kings and Lord of Lords:

(‘Kings of the Earth’ see 1:5; for ‘Kingdoms’ see 11:15.)

Deut. 10:17;

Daniel 2:47; 8:25;

1 Tim. 6:15;

Revelation 17:14.

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;

                Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly in midheaven, “Come, gather for the great supper of God:

(The utter disgrace of an unburied body:)

Lev. 11:13-24;

Deut. 28:26;

1 Sam. 17:44, 46;

1 Kings 14:11; 16:4; 21:24;

Psalm 79:2-3;

Jer. 15:3;

Ezek. 39:17;

Zeph. 1:17.

19:18. 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.

                To eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great.”

The Unburied:

Eccles. 6:3;

Isaiah 14:19-21;

Jer. 7:32-3; 16:4, 6; 19:7; 22:19; 25:33; 34:20;

Ezek. 39:15-20.

19:19. 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.

                And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who sits upon the horse and against his army.

Joel 3:2;

Jer. 25:29;

1 Peter 4:7;

Revelation 11:7; 16:14-16.

19:20. 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 the beast was captured and with it the false prophet who in its presence had worked the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image.

Isaiah 24:21;

Matt. 7:15;

(Revelation 13:12; 16:13.)

                These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulphur:

Isaiah 24:22; 30:33;

Jer. 7:31;19:2-15; 32:35;

Daniel 7:11;

John 12:31;

Revelation 14:10; 20:10, 14, 15; 21:8.

19:21. 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.

                And the rest were slain by the sword of him who sits upon the horse,

Psalm 22:27;

Isaiah 31:2, 8; 34:6-7; 66:16;

Jer. 5:14;

Hosea 6:5;

Revelation 19:11, 15, 17, 19.