Revelation
Chapter 19
Introduction:
Chapter 11:1-14 and chapter 13
cover the last three and a half years of the great tribulation. The seventh
trumpet sounded in chapter 11:15-19; The Church was raptured in chapter
14:14-16 and the vine of the earth was harvested in chapter 14:17-20; Chapter
15 is Heavenly worship of GOD. Chapter 16 is the seven bowls of GOD’s wrath
poured out on the nations of the earth. Chapters 17:1-19:4 are about the judgment
of the great harlot Babylon. Chapter 19:5-21 is the
announcement of the Marriage of the LAMB, the revelation to the world of JESUS
CHRIST as The LORD of Lords and KING of Kings; and the battle of Armageddon. The
events of Revelation 16:17-19:21 may be consecutive or they may all be
happening at the same time. The one thing for sure is that all of the earth is
going to see and hear what is happening in real time!
:1-4 After these things I
heard a loud voice of a great multitude in Heaven, saying, “Alleluia! Salvation
and Glory and Honor and Power belong to The LORD our GOD! For True and
Righteous are His Judgments, because He has Judged the great harlot who
corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has avenged on her the blood
of His Servants shed by her.” Again they said, “Alleluia! Her smoke rises up
forever and ever!” And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures
fell down and worshiped GOD Who sat on The Throne, saying, “Amen! Alleluia! (Deuteronomy
32:39-43; Psalm 21:8-13; Isaiah 34:8-10)
:5-9 Then a voice came
from The Throne, saying, “Praise our GOD all you his Servants and those who
Fear Him, both small and great!” And I heard as it were the voice of a great
multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings,
saying, “Alleluia! For The LORD GOD Omnipotent Reigns! Let us be Glad and
Rejoice and give Him Glory, for the Marriage of The Lamb* has come and His Wife**
has made herself ready.” And to her it was granted to be arrayed in pure linen,
clean and bright, for the fine linen is the Righteous acts of the Saints. Then
he said to me, “Write: Blessed are those who are called to the Marriage Supper
of the LAMB!” And he said to me, “These are the True Sayings of GOD.”
:10 I fell at his feet to
worship him; but he said to me: “See (that you do not do that!) I am your
fellow servant and of your brethren who have the Testimony of JESUS. Worship
GOD! For the Testimony of JESUS is The SPIRIT of Prophesy.”***
:11-13 Now I saw Heaven
opened, behold a white horse and He Who sat on him was called, Faithful and
True (John 14:6; Revelation 3:14; ) and in Righteousness He Judges (Isaiah 11:1-5)
and makes war. His eyes were like a flame of fire and on His head were many
crowns (He Rules all of The Heavens and the earth and the seas). He had a Name
written that no one knew except Himself. He was clothed in a robe dipped in
blood (Isaiah 63:1-4) and His Name is Called The Word of GOD (John 1:1-2, 14).
:14 The armies in Heaven
clothed in fine linen, pure white and clean, (Mark 9:1-3; Matthew 28:1-3) followed
Him on white horses.
:15 Now out of His mouth
goes a sharp two-edged sword (Isaiah 11:4; Hebrews 4:12-13), that with it He
should strike the nations. He Himself will Rule them with a rod of Iron (Psalm
2:8-9; Revelation 20:4-6). He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness
and wrath of Almighty GOD (Isaiah 63:1-6; Revelation 14:17-20).
:16 He
has on His robe and on His thigh a Name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF
LORDS.” (1 Timothy 6:11-16; Revelation 16:12-16).
:17-18 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, that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of
captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and those who sit on
them and the flesh of all people, free and slave, both small and great (Ezekeil
39:17-20).”
:19-21 I
saw the beast, the kings of the earth and their armies, gathered together to
make war against Him Who sat on the horse and against His Army (Revelation
16:12-16). Then the anti-christ was captured and with him the false prophet who
worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark
of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were cast into the
Lake of Fire burning with brimstone (Luke 12:4-5; Matthew 25:41). And the rest
were killed with The Sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him Who sat on the
horse, all the birds were filled with their flesh (Revelation 14:9-11).
* John
The Baptist and JESUS Himself identify JESUS as The Bridegroom, John 3:27-29; Matthew
9:14-15.
** JEHOVAH
is the Bridegroom and Israel is the Bride Hosea 2:16-20; The Church is the
bride? 2 Corinthians 11:1-3, Revelation 21:2, 9-10.
*** What
is the Testimony of JESUS – The SPIRIT of Prophesy? JESUS is GOD; JESUS is The
Son of GOD; JESUS is The Living Word: everything that JESUS said is Prophetic –
Life giving, complete and accomplished! Matthew 5:17-19; 1 Peter 1:24-25.
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