When the thousand years expire, Satan reappears on the scene to the sorrow and ruin of the Gentiles who were not born of God. We know that if He tarries, it is not that He is "slack concerning His promise," but that "His long-suffering brings salvation to many." As any dream or vision has to be interpreted, so does Revelation. You see, all of the fineries VERSE BY VERSE MINISTRY . It will help to show us that, whatever may have been the past conditions of Babylon, there is a future one; and it is in that future one that Babylon is to perish. They were shouting, ' Praise the Lord our God! Revelation 19:3 "And again they said, Alleluia. Just like, as many other places How this precisely fits in, let me say, with the state of feeling in these modern times; for "constitutionalism," as men call it, is the fruit of the Teutonic system supervening on that of the broken up Roman empire. As noted in the commentary on Rom. At the beginning there will have been carnage, as we know, among both the western powers and the eastern powers. What would be the meaning, if so read? The particulars are reserved for a later point in this prophecy. Yet religion, be it ever so corrupt, acts as a restraint on human will, as a government does, however evil. What is the righteousness of the saints? more depending on the economic or social status of the bride and groom. He accepts us plain and simple. Here the vision was of thrones with sitters, and others caused to join them; and the inspired explanation is that it is the first resurrection the rising of the just from the dead. "And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which [sword] proceedeth out of his mouth: and all the birds were filled with their flesh." But when Christ and the church peacefully reign, such is the imagery that suits "a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. But still it is a very solemn fact to read, and that which we are bound to preach that even in the perfect state of eternity, while there is the brightness of the heaven and of the earth into which no evil can enter, you have all the evil that ever has been all the wicked of every clime and of every age cast into the fixed condition of eternal judgment in the lake of fire. At the end of the millennium the righteous and the wicked form two distinct arrays, though even then there would appear to be a line drawn between the surrounding camp, and the beloved city Jerusalem on earth, where the Jews were. He was the word of God in the revelation of grace; when known, by and by, it will be as the executor of God's judgments. We begin the description of the conquering Christ. That is, Babylon is viewed in this chapter not so much in her mysterious and religious form, giving currency to every kind of confusion of truth and error, of good and evil, intoxicating, corrupting, and seducing, as all can see, through her wickedly religious influence; but she is viewed here as the most conspicuous aider and abettor of the world in its luxuries and delights and the pride of life, of what men call "civilization." We have been washed in His blood, and we have on our white But, further, we find that the saints who had suffered for Christ, during the time that the others were in heaven, are now reunited to their bodies and live, the Lord waiting for the last martyr that He might not leave out one of those who had died for His name. 4:17). It is an added digression for the purpose of describing an object already named passingly in the foregoing series, which closes at Revelation 21:8. "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." Scholz's note ("rec. 12 It exercised all the authority of the first beast on its behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. Next comes the marriage of the Lamb to his bride. To be crowned with more than one crown may seem strange, but in the time of John it was quite natural. - WG, and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty . But we can understand that the Lord could and did make that little go far, and do no little good. Persecuted Christians have been encouraged to endure their trials by the assurance that God is still in control. This falls in with what we have seen of the book in general; but I do not deny that certain elements which figure in the Apocalypse then existed and still exist. God uses them for this object,-the setting aside of her, the great religious corruptress, whose centre is found at Rome. Consequently they sat upon the thrones at once; while the two latter classes, described in the rest of the verse, were still in the separate state "and the souls." (faithful to Jesus). 2:18-19). "He has a name inscribed which no one knows but Himself." From Revelation 4 through 19 we have a section mainly concerned with God's judgment upon the world preceding Jesus' earthly reign, the period known as the "Messianic Woes" or the "Great Tribulation." a. God's judgments are announced by a seven-sealed scroll, seven trumpets, seven signs, and seven bowls that pour out God's wrath. There are many who are not so; but the Lord does not forget them. Revelation 19:7 "Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the Lit. "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." "I will raise him up at the last day." You can't start with a finite base and reach to infinity. To free men from the restraints that they may feel that have any kind of a Biblical base, so that you will not be feeling guilty over those things that are prohibited in the scriptures. We have already come upon two vast multitudes in heaven, the martyrs in Revelation 7:9 and the angels in Revelation 5:11. "Let him that heareth," then, be encouraged to "say, Come." Once Jesus enters the battle, it is soon over. "Let us be glad and rejoice and give honor to him: for the ___________ of the _______ is come". After so long a tarrying how blessed! There was judicial discernment with the distinct possession of all titles to sovereignty. He will not fail to take up the gage He has given our hearts. This is the Messiah of Jewish apocalyptic expectation far more than the Messiah whom Jesus claimed to be. Paul, the apostle said as he was recounting to the Philippians his past credits as a Jew, "Hebrew of the Hebrews, circumcised the seventh day, the tribe of Benjamin, a Pharisee, concerning zeal persecuting the church", but he said, "Those things that were gain to me", those credits that I had, those brownie points, "I counted loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus Christ, for whom I suffer the loss of all things and count them but refuse that I may know Him and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness which was of the Law", circumcised seventh, eighth day and so forth, not having that righteousness which was of the law, "but now having the righteousness which was of Christ through faith" ( Philippians 3:5-9 ). Centuries after came in, not only the division into east and west, but the broken up state of the west, when there ceased to be an imperial chief. the wilderness, the High Priest wore a very ornamented robe with a breastplate Revelation 2. We know that the change of all those caught up takes place in the twinkling of an eye. But it is blessed that He says, "I come quickly;" and it is only Christ who in scripture ever says so. 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. It will be interesting to find out. Revelation 11:15-19. Revelation 12:7 "And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels," "War in heaven": The tumultuous events on earth during the Tribulation find their counterpart in heaven. Isaiah sixty-three says, "Who is this that comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? God. They will be gathered together at the inspiration of Satan. These are representative of A lot of the persecution against the Christian has come from religion, religious leaders. He has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand ( Revelation 19:2 ). - 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. That is religion. "On his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (iv) It may be that here is a lingering relic of the old idea that to know the name of a divine being was to have a certain power over him. 11-21). 3:12-15; 2 Cor. I believe that religion is vastly different from Christianity. Isaiah says of the heavenly king: "He shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked" ( Isaiah 11:4). Revelation 19:1 "And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, unto the Lord our God:" In the last chapter, we saw the terrible destruction of commercial and political Babylon symbolized by its capital city of Babylon. and so forth.
Book of Revelation Explained Scripture by Scripture - bible-studys.org Verse 10. I agree one hundred percent. What is it, seven hundred and fifty million degrees Fahrenheit or something like that? It has been remarked by another, and justly, that the expression "they shall be priests of God and of Christ" summarily puts out of court the interpretation that supposes a figurative resurrection. In him was light; and that light was the life of man. I agree with the majority. (This takes you to our other website), News Links, Recommended Books, News Sites, and Bibles Reuchlin. The antichrist and the false prophet are thrown into the lake of fire, signifying punishment from which there is no escape. It is interesting to me how that God took such pains to protect the innocency of Jesus Christ at the crucifixion. the holy city Jerusalem. . for they are singing a song that includes mention of salvation. And then we come to a most cheering disclosure: "And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and [I saw] the souls of those beheaded on account of the witness of Jesus, and on account of the word of God: and those who had not worshipped the beast, nor his image, and had not received his mark upon their forehead, and on their hand; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." And that is the question the prophet asks and Jesus answers, "I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save." 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. Rabbi, Jehudah, actually gave the odd instruction that men ought not to pray in Aramaic because the angels did not understand Aramaic! Even the proclamation of the grace of God is powerless save it be brought home by the quickening energy of His own Spirit. 25:1-13; Luke Jesus speaks of many coming from the east and the west and sitting down with the patriarchs in the kingdom of heaven ( Matthew 8:11). "[48] No "battle" of any kind takes place here. How does God tell us to worship Him? First, he alone can see the inmost thoughts and desires of any man. "The armies of heaven" wear the fine linen, white and pure" "which is the righteousness of the saints" (19:8). Supposing, for instance, a drunken father: if the sons had one spark of right feeling, not only must they feel the utmost shame and pain on account of their parent, but they would endeavour (like the sons of Noah who had a due sense of what was proper to their father) to cast some mantle of love over that which they could not deny, yet would not look at, but surely above all things they would watch against that shameful sin. As far as the display of government goes, it is according to God morally, and for His glory, though I deny not for a moment that there are elements of evil which are never allowed, but kept under if not expelled. It seems clear that the name is visible to all, and, therefore, probably the likeliest solution is that it was written on the skirt of the warrior Christ's robe, lying over his thigh, as he rode upon the white horse.
Revelation - Matthew Henry's Commentary - Bible Gateway Figuratively, with reference to the church. It clearly contrasts this mystery with another. The person of Jesus Christ, the Son of God and the Redeemer, is in the centre of these future events. She is, the mother of the harlots, but also (and with still deeper guilt) of the abominations of the earth. And he saith unto me, These are the on Line This shout of rejoicing begins with Hallelujah. We know that sometimes there were nine, sometimes eleven or more; but supposing this all perfectly certain, I affirm that, according to history, they did not receive their power as kings for one and the same time with the beast. for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication ( Revelation 19:2 ). I am accounted righteous by God because I believe and trust in Jesus Christ. and righteousness to the world. The wrath of God is fierce! 227-28.] Here we see the chaste virgin Ezekiel works out the whole picture most fully in Ezekiel 16:1-63. event, the new order comes and the marriage is consummated (see notes on And on his robe, and on his thigh, he has a name written--King of kings and Lord of lords. It is simply said that the glorified are to follow the Lord in victorious power, and nothing more, "clothed in fine linen, white, pure." 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." We know the Holy Spirit rather as a spirit of communion with Christ. Thus such as were in the separate state were reunited to their bodies, and lived and reigned like those who were already on the thrones. So for the most part in the book of Revelation, there will be the angel speaking to John and revealing to him the things that were being revealed to him by Jesus Christ. Lord. Some ancient authorities insert two-edged, from the parallel passage in Revelation 1:16. Revelation 18:1-24 need not delay us long. It is very evident, therefore, that the saints in a glorified state are here represented as following the Lord out of heaven. judgment. 19:10b The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. But this is not to emerge from the bottomless pit. Marriage of the Lamb: Hebrew weddings consisted of 3 phrases: (1) And the twenty-four elders [representing the church] and the four beasts [cherubim] fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia ( Revelation 19:4 ). being addressed here to add to the other 3 mentioned groups. The meaning is no more than this, that in the great battle of Armageddon, which was for the destruction of all the remainder of the enemies of the church, whether papists, or atheists, or Turks; men of all sorts and orders should be slain, and their dead bodies made meat for the fowls of heaven .
Revelation 1:19 - Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org "Which did corrupt the earth with her fornication": Drew the kings and Zerubbabel displays a plan of Jerusalem to Cyrus the Great by Jacob van Loo. It is a precisely similar case here. Presentation (the festivities, often lasting several days, that preceded the not. And God said, "Let the water bring forth and let the earth bring forth." . Betrothal (often when the couple were children); Presentation (the festivities, often lasting several days, that preceded the
Revelation Chapter 16 Explained - bible-studys.org These are not references to the merciful and benign reign of Christ through his saints on earth in the present dispensation, but to the final wrath and judgment of God upon the ungodly. The prevalence of all this in Judaism is underlined by the fact that certain Rabbis insisted that prayers must always be offered direct to God, and not to Michael or to Gabriel.
Revelation Chapter 12 Explained - bible-studys.org 11:2; Eph. And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet, who performed in his presence signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and who worship his image.
Revelation 1 - Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org 1.
Verse by Verse Commentaries by Book | Precept Austin And then comes the gathering and the battle. And God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, nor sorrow, nor crying nor shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. The scene now shifts from the earth where it has been (since chapter 6), to Christianity tells you that your righteousness is as filthy rags. 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. And after these things After this affecting representation of the certain destruction of Babylon, as the seat of the antichristian kingdom; I heard a great voice of much people in heaven A great chorus, who, with united voices, began to praise God on the occasion, saying, Alleluia That is, Praise ye Jehovah, or, He that is, and was, and is to come; a title which . These are the faithful. Revelation 19:1 "And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in