Revelation 19

Revelation 19:1

And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God.

And, after these things, I heard a very great applause in heaven, given by all the Saints and Angels; and a joyful acclamation of all the hosts thereof, praising God for the just destruction of this Mystical Babylon.

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And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.

And the smoke, which ariseth up from the fire of her destruction, shall ever ascend; and remain, as an assured witness of that her burning and utter consumption.

Revelation 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 be glad, and give glory to God: for, whereas Christ Jesus of old betrothed himself to the Spouse his Church, now the marriage shall be fully solemnized and consummated; and the Bride, his Church, hath decked and trimmed herself, with those spiritual ornaments, that are fit for the Spouse of so glorious a Husband.

Revelation 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.

And this her Heavenly Bridegroom hath granted to her, for that purpose, the shining and precious raiments of purity and integrity; which is the dress, that he hath prepared for the souls of his Saints.

Revelation 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 unto me, Write thou, and make an everlasting record of this, which I shall now say unto thee; Blessed are they, which are effectually called by God, to be partakers of the marriage supper of Christ their Saviour, and are therein united unto him. And he said unto me, These things, which I have spoken unto thee, are the undoubted truths of God himself, and shall most certainly be fulfilled.

Revelation 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.

And I, seeing the glory of that angel and hearing him to

Revelation 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.

And now, after these representations of the bloody oppositions which should be made to his Church, and the discomfiture of his proud enemies, I saw heaven opened: and there was shewed me a representation, both of the happy triumph of Christ Jesus and his blessed Gospel, and of a preparation for a further victory: and, behold, there was shewed to me a white horse; and a glorious rider sat upon him, whose Name was The Faithful and True God, who doth judge justly, and revengeth righteously:

Revelation 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.

Whose eyes are as sharp and as searching as fire, making passage into the very innermost and deepest secrets of the heart; and upon whose head were many crowns, to signify his sovereign command over all the kingdoms of the earth: both He and his Name are infinite and incomprehensible, neither is any finite creature capable of the perfect knowledge thereof.

Revelation 19:13

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

And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood; to shew, that he had already victoriously steeped his garments in the blood of his enemies, and triumphed in their confusion, and so should do again: and his Name is called, The Eternal and Incarnate Word of his Father.

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And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

And the armies of the Saints in heaven followed him, in a triumphant and warlike manner, upon white horses; clothed in perfection of purity and righteousness.

Revelation 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.

q q 2 And out of his mouth proceedeth that sharp two edged sword of his mighty word, whereby he pierceth and subdueth the hearts of all nations: and, by the powerful scepter of that kingdom of his, he swayeth and governeth them; and he most justly and yet terribly executeth the fierce and final vengeance of God, upon his enemies.

Revelation 19:16

And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

And, in the demonstration of his power, he hath given open marks and proofs of his glorious sovereignty over all creatures; so as he is publicly proclaimed and acknowledged, The King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.

Revelation 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;

And I saw an angel stand in the sun, the most conspicuous place in heaven, to execute the office of the great Herald of God; who, with a loud voice, cried to all the fowls that fly in the air, saying, Behold, there is a wonderful slaughter towards, of all the enemies of Christ: there will be infinite numbers of carcasses strewed upon the earth: come, therefore, O all ye fowls of prey, and address yourselves to this great banquet, that the great God hath provided for you;

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That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, &c.

That ye may feed upon the delicate flesh of kings, and great commanders of the earth, &c.

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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 great Roman Monarch and his confederated princes and their armies gathered together, to make war against Christ and his Gospel, and against the faithful professors thereof.

Revelation 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 that same presumptuous monarch was overcome and taken; and, together with him, that False Prophet, the Man of Sin, who had, by pretence of many miracles, deceived both him and those that professed their homage to his idolatrous government, and ascribed divine worship to his shadow or image, that came in his room. These both, after their grievous seducements and abominations, were cast down into hell.

Revelation 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.

As for the remnant of their followers, which, out of ignorance or simplicity, maintained their errors and tyrannies, they were slain by the powerful command of Christ; and, upon their bodily death, all the fowls were filled with their flesh. XX. 1, 2, 3. And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. And, whereas in my former vision, I had seen the Dragon persecuting the Church under the tyrannical rule of the Heathen Emperors; now I saw an Angel come down from heaven, having power and commission from God, to chain up and imprison the Dragon, that Old Serpent, the Devil; and to restrain his power during the space of a thousand years, after Constantine’s restoring of peace to the Church: who did, accordingly, lay hold on him, and shorten and restrain his power and malice, from his wonted violent and subtle machinations against the Church; that he should not, in so prevalent manner, deceive the nations of the earth, until that thousand years were accomplished: and, after that, he must be let loose for some further exercise of God’s children, and seducement and destruction of his enemies; but that liberty of his shall be but for a short time.