Lord. understand the testimony of Jesus, then you must preach and prophesy so that Moral unfitness has its just censure; but sovereign grace must be asserted also. Apart from his return to purge his creation of evil, redemption remains forever incomplete." From the beginning, the church of God has been blessed with prophecy. That is prophecy centers around the person of Jesus Christ. "The tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, their God. On his head he has many crowns. And of course, this proselytizing law was prompted by the Greek Orthodox Church, and he has been sentenced to spend three and a half years in jail in Greece. 11:25-27). 13:9; Rom. Lord. not. He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God Norris' Commentary on the Book of Revelation. He had His own self interest at heart when He told Eve not to eat of the tree. But it really is. In the Psalms of Solomon we have that picture: Behold, O Lord, and raise up unto them their king the Son of, At the time in which thou seest, O God, that he may reign, And gird him with strength that he may shatter unrighteous, And that he may purge Jerusalem from nations that trample, Wisely, righteously, he shall thrust out sinners from the. William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:11. There is therefore much to be said for the ]Protestant application of the chapter as compared with the Praetorist theory of pagan Rome. "Praise our God," says the voice, "all you his servants, you who fear him." It is impossible to refer it to the past with any show even of reasonable probability, I will not say of reality or truth. I do not doubt that there was a corrupt form in connection with Israel in times past. derives from a Hebrew word meaning "to be firm," and may be translated "truly" You might get left. "Let him that is unrighteous be unrighteous still: and let the filthy be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still." If not blessing it judges. I would like to say a few words about this "fine linen". There is, however, a great deal more than this on the subject, and given with great precision in scripture, because this is merely the principle of sin in one or other form from the beginning. And they also lasted much longer. He has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand ( Revelation 19:2 ). Thus the name of Christ, not merely as the root and the offspring of David, but as the bright morning star, calls out responsively the heart of the church, and this too under the guiding activity of the Holy Ghost. There is a reassuring tone here telling the Lord that He was justified in His or "so be it. Revelation 19 is the nineteenth chapter of the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. (1) A mighty angel comes down from heaven. And I think that this has been declared all the way through, because this is one of the areas that Satan constantly challenges concerning God, the fairness of God's judgments when he deals and meats out His judgments upon man. I say "righteousnesses," not "righteousness." 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20 Commentary. Second Edition, Revised - 1871 As R. H. Charles puts it, it is essential to remember that the Heavenly Leader is this time, not the Slain One, but the Slayer. The ten horns with the beast are all to receive authority the beast of course wielding the imperial power, they as kings, all during one and the same time before the end comes. They are joined by the twenty-four elders (Revelation 4). They themselves were to judge. He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be to him God, and he shall be son to me. The prophet asks, "Why are you red in your apparel, and your garments like those that have been treading in the wine vat? 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. ( Rev 19:1) - 19:1 After these things I heard as it were a great voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and power, belong to our God: This is obviously a great celebration in Heaven about a major event that took place on earth. Our own righteousness had been as filthy rags, but When the apostle Paul wrote to the, saints at Rome, he particularly specified at that very time the duty of absolute subjection on the part of Christians to the powers which then were. Jude 1. It is a question here of distinctive character, apart from that of time, for which we must search other scriptures. Many suggestions have been made. We shall find that the scripture affords much light to decide the true bearing of the prophecy, and that no application to the past can possibly satisfy the conditions satisfactorily. And there will the second Psalm come into play. The battle is through. It is certain that we ought to read (not "upon" but) "and* the beast." "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth." And her smoke rose up for ever Are we then to understand that the elders and the living creatures are together taken absolutely as the bride now? 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. All who have looked back on the history know, that when the ten kings appeared, there was no beast or imperial power. To us, as His soldiers, Christ says "As My Father has sent Me so send I you." Second, he came from a world in which it was believed that God did not interest himself directly but made his contact through the demons (daimon, G1142) , by means of whom he controlled the natural forces and acted upon men. Christ needs no armies, whether of angels, or anyone else. 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. the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.". 13 And it performed great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to the earth in full view of the people. They have the capacity to stand in the sun. "On his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. That kings had dallied with her, that the beast had once borne her up, will only turn to gall the more bitter to her, who, faithless to God, had staked the usurped and abused name of Christ to win what was now lost for ever. The great city was either guilty Jerusalem or Babylon. there is rejoicing and giving of honor. In Christianity you have a God that is reaching out to man. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright the morning star. "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." It "shall go into perdition," it is therefore added, "and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and shall be present." 4:17). 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. come into its fullness. 19:10b The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. . "And here is the mind which hath wisdom. judgment. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. 5:22-24), it ultimately expands to include all the redeemed of all It is one of those cases which every now and then appear where God checks and reproves our foolish curiosity, as He alone knows how to do perfectly. In the Ascension of Isaiah ( Isaiah 9:5) there is a saying: "Thou canst not bear his name until thou shalt have ascended out of the body." believers lives, i.e., the outward manifestation of inward virtue. The Book of Revelation: Verse by Verse Commentary By Robert Clifton Robinson on September 16, 2020 ( 2 ) The Book of Revelation is the most important book for this precise time in history. They were shouting, ' Praise the Lord our God! Even man himself when he was innocent in Eden was not called. Sometimes they have contended for its application to pagan Rome. The chronological progression of events on earth resumes from Revelation 16:21. Hence. At the same time we are not at liberty to eliminate such a feature out of the description. What does this particular rendition of God mean? of the bride, the Lamb's wife. We say that he is great! Death and hades, which had so long been executioners in a world where sin reigned, and were still doing their occasional office where righteousness is to reign, themselves disappear where all traces of sin are consigned for ever. The return of Christ to earth 19:11-16. These are representative of (This takes you to our other website) And Jesus sits on the great white throne. absence of the Church from the earth during the judgments of (Rev. purified at the judgment seat of Christ (1 Cor. He will not fail to take up the gage He has given our hearts. var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); And so the first two inhabitants of Gehenna will be the antichrist and his prophet and they will be the soul inhabitants, it would seem, for a thousand years. And again they said, Alleluia. Of course the application to the Roman empire would be immediately in the mind of any Christian at Rome. Hallelujah is a very common word in religious vocabulary but the only time it actually appears in Scripture is on the four occasions in this chapter. It is interesting to me how that God took such pains to protect the innocency of Jesus Christ at the crucifixion. God is sovereign. The church was betrothed to Christ by His sovereign choice in eternity past The first were such as came out of heaven after Christ, being already raised from the dead and glorified. It all focuses before Christ and after the year of our Lord, but He is center, the focal point of history. Believers long for a world of justice and it will In the last chapter, we saw the terrible destruction of commercial and political faith during the Tribulation (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Zech. But all this will be a great reversal of man's history and political maxims. There are thrones filled with certain persons, who reign along with Him. Patience or endurance of hope is what becomes us. When the hour comes that is spoken of here, it is not for us, but for those who will be found after we are gone. Babylon must hear, I do not doubt, the final testimony of God the gospel of the kingdom that is to go forth in the last days; but she loves her pleasure and power, and refuses truth. (This takes you to our other website), News Links, Recommended Books, News Sites, and Bibles 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. It is not therefore his final judgment. It was not uncommon for a monarch to wear more than one crown in order to show that he was the king of more than one country. Second, he says: "Let us rejoice and exult." "These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them (for he is Lord of lords and King of kings), and they that are with him, called, and chosen, and faithful.". There is no expression in the word of God which binds all to rise at the same instant. And thus it was but a little glimpse they had of prophecy. 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. Too bad, your unrighteousness Friday night. After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, "Alleluia! he will rule them with a rod of iron . But to the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part [is] in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.". Persecuted Christians have been encouraged to endure their trials by the assurance that God is still in control. It is no problem for the infinite God to reach to finite man. Bringing in history here embroiled the subject; and those who appeal most to its evidence are the very men who seem in this to ignore its facts. And the coming of the Lord is urged in connection with it. 13:20), and will be presented to Him at the Rapture (John "On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. Literally "fierceness of the wrath". But that the heart of man even so is not renewed becomes manifest, when Satan at the close deceives all that are not converted; and these, as we are told, are countless "as the sand of the sea.". It was but an imperfect view they got even of justification; a far scantier perception, if they could be said to have had any, about Christ's Headship of the church, His priesthood, or almost anything else. There is no lack of precision, but the very reverse. (compare 1 Thess. Stephen Armstrong. I can hardly wait. There is no doubt that THE RIDER ON THE WHITE HORSE In 19:11 IS CHRIST. but it does not follow that various bodies are not raised at different times. He will tread the winepress of the anger of the wrath of God. She does not, it is true, say, "Come quickly." In any event, the name singles him out as the greatest of all rulers, the only true divine One and the universal King. The Sinai MS. has both. For I am not aware that any scripture treats of the subject, beyond laying down principles such as we have sought to apply to the case. Accordingly these are the two main objects of judgment brought before us in the chapter. All the sufferers, either in the early persecutions of Revelation 6:1-17, or in the later persecutions (see Revelation 15:1-8) up to Babylon's extinction, were now raised from the dead. "And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they should shine for it." But there is really no good work that you can offer to God that would be acceptable in His sight, but He will accept you just as you are if you will just cast yourself upon His mercy and just ask for His mercy and grace. Revelation. Revelation 19:8 "And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine Accordingly the resuscitated Roman empire will carry men away by a storm of wonder at its revival. 11:25-27). "And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. On these I may say but a very few words. Many scholars think the name should be Y-A-H-W-E-H. In it, the Church, The only right principle in everything is to go to the source of divine truth, and to seek there refreshment and strength and fitness for whatever our God calls us to. "And if any one was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire." And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as a voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth ( Revelation 19:6 ). Everything that could attract the natural man was there; and all that which to him looks fair enough on the side of religion. The one therefore throws much light upon the other. 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7, 14; 21:22). article . article Rapture). Jesus descends majestically to judge in righteousness and rule in power. It is a precisely similar case here. Second, there are the small and the great. [Note: E.g., M. Eugene Boring, Revelation, p. 195; and Wall, pp. He has punished that great prostitute. 19:12 His eyes are a flame of fire, and on his head are many royal crowns, and he has a name written which no one knows except himself. Old Testament prophecy and New Testament preaching is the gospel of the Lord So here He is sitting upon a white horse. Gods deliverance of His people from their enemies (verse 1); Gods permanent crushing of mans rebellion (verse 3); Gods communion with His people (verse 7). bring the climax of the Book of Revelation: the return of Christ to establish This verse reports that the heavenly multitude shouted another "hallelujah," which translates to "praise the Lord!" The residents of heaven declare that Babylon's smoke ascends "forever and ever." We should not interpret this declaration to mean the physical smoke from God's judgment on Babylon is eternal. [Note: Ladd, pp. All this gives us a true and just view of the various parties that have a share in the resurrection. The woman was there seen sitting on a scarlet-coloured beast, i.e., the well-known imperial power of the Roman Empire, "full of [the] names of blasphemy" in its wicked opposition to God, and clothed with the forms we have already seen "seven heads and ten horns." And God said, "Let the water bring forth and let the earth bring forth." "[48] No "battle" of any kind takes place here. "Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. It was important, just because it is the bride, the Lamb's wife, to show that angels are there, and further, that Israel is not forgotten. When the beast dares to fight with the Lamb He shall overcome the beast; and they that are with Him, "called and chosen and faithful" terms, as a whole, entirely inapplicable to the angels. That with it he should smite the nations - The nations that were opposed to him; to wit, those especially who were represented by the beast and the false prophet, Revelation 19:18-20. "That day" does not mean a time when everybody will be converted, but when the Lord Jesus will govern righteously when overt evil will be judged, and good be sustained perfectly for a thousand years. | "And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse." i. The antichrist and the false prophet are thrown into the lake of fire, signifying punishment from which there is no escape. But now there is but one throne: Christ judges the dead. He wrote several tracts and was instrumental in leading several Muslims from their religion to a real relationship with God in Jesus Christ. We find that Jesus is called the faithful witness. for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication ( Revelation 19:2 ). Jesus describes it as a place of outer darkness where he said there will be weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth.Hell or Hades is located in the center part of the earth. "I Jesus sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. We desire that He should come quickly, but we leave this to Him, because we know His love, and can trust Him. The temple would suppose a medium. This tells us something about our approach to It is very evident, therefore, that the saints in a glorified state are here represented as following the Lord out of heaven. This would have been altogether inappropriate for such a progress: when the King comes forth riding to victory in the judgment of wicked men of the world, it is not in the quality of bride, but of armies or hosts, that the saints follow Him; and these include no doubt the guests as well, i.e., all the glorified take their place in His train. 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. He has saved us! R. H. Charles finely says that the marriage symbolism "denotes the intimate and indissoluble communion of Christ with the community which he has purchased with his own blood" a communion which is "first reached in fulness by the host of the martyrs.". "Whoever comes to me I will in no wise cast out" ( John 6:37 ). With a rod of iron He shall execute the severest judgment on the opposers of his truth. As man does not believe in the resurrection of man, it is no wonder that he does not believe in the resurrection of an empire. And it was so. To a Jew a word was not merely a sound; it did things. (iii) It may be that the name is one which can be revealed only at the final union of Christ and the Church. The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy, the witness of Jesus.
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