Pastors Jim and Marie Watt
(From: REVELATION #20 - 19:1-21)
H. 19:1-16 JUDGMENT OF BABYLON PREPARES CHRIST'S RECEPTION OF HIS BRIDE
1. 19:1-10 FOUR HALLELUJAHS: FOR JUDGMENT AND THE LAMB'S MARRIAGE
a. 19:1-2 HEAVEN REJOICES AT GOD'S RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT OF HARLOT BABYLON
MeTA TAUta Ekou-sa hos phoNEN meGAlen OCHlou polLOU en toou-raNO, leGONton,
After these things I heard as if a loud voice of a great crowd in the heaven, saying,
Hal-le-louIA [239]; he so-teRIa [4991]kai he DOxa [1391], kai he DUna-mis [1411]TheOU heMON:
Hallelujah; the salvation and the glory, and the power are our :God's:
HOti a-le-thiNAI [228]kai DIkai-ai [1342]hai KRIseis [2920]auTOU;
2because true and righteous arehis :judgments;
HOti Ekri-nen[2919] ten PORnen [4204]ten meGAlen, HEtis EPHthei-ren [5351]ten gen en te porNEIa auTES,
because he has judged the great harlot,she that corrupted the earth with her :fornication,
kai e-xeDIke-sen [1556]to HAIma ton DOUlon [1401]auTOU ek cheiROS [5495]auTES.
and he has avenged the blood of his :bondmen at her hand.
b. 19:3a And a second timethey said, Hallelujah.
kai DEUte-ron EIre-kan, Hal-le-louIA.
c. 19:3b And her :smoke goes up unto the ages of the ages.
kai ho kapNOS [2586]auTES a-naBAInei eis tous aiOnas [165]ton aiOnon.
d. 19:4 THE 24 HEAVENLY ELDERS JOIN IN JUDGMENTAL PRAISE
kai Epe-san hoi presBUte-roi [4245] hoi EIko-si TESsa-res kai ta TESse-ra ZOa [2226]
And the twenty-four :elders and the four living beings
kai pro-seKUne-san [4352] to TheO
fell down and worshiped the God
to ka-theMEno ePI to THROno [2362], LEgon-tes, A-MEN; Hal-le-louIA.
that sits on the throne, saying, Amen; Hallelujah.
e. 19:5 ALL SAINTS ENCOURAGED TO MAGNIFY GOD FOR THIS JUDGMENT
kai phoNE [5456] aPO tou THROnou eXELthen, LEgou-sa,
And a voice came forth from the throne, saying,
AiNEIte [135] to TheO heMON, PANtes hoi DOUloi [1401] auTOU hoi phoBOUme-noi [5399] auTON,
Praise our :God, all youhis :bondmen that fear him,
hoi miKROI [3398] kai hoi meGAloi [3173].
the small and the great.
f. 19:6 HEAVEN'S ALMIGHTY PRAISE FOR GOD'S REIGN
Kai Ekou-sa hos phoNEN OCHlou [3793] polLOU, kai hos phoNEN
And I heard as ifa voice of a great crowd, and as a voice
huDAton [5204] polLON, kai hos phoNEN bronTON [1027] i-schuRON [2478], leGONton,
of many waters, and as a voice of mighty thunders, saying,
Hal-le-luIA [239]: HOti e-baSIleu-sen [936] KUri-os ho TheOS heMON, ho pan-toKRAtor [3841].
Hallelujah: for theLord our :God, the Almighty, reigns.
g. 19:7 MARRIAGE SUPPER OF LAMB: FOLLOWS GOD'S COMMENCEMENT TO REIGN
CHAIro-men[5463] kai a-gal-liOmen [21],
Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad,
kai DOso-men [1325] ten DOxan [1391] auTO: HOti ELthen ho GAmos [1062] tou arNIou [721],
and we will give him the glory: for the marriage of the Lamb is come,
kai he guNE [1135] auTOU heTOIma-sen [2090] he-auTEN.
and his :wife has made herself ready.
h. 19:8 THE ARRAY OF CHRIST'S BRIDE
kai eDOthe auTE HIna pe-riBAle-tai [4016] BUSsi-non [1039] lamPRON [2513], ka-thaRON [2986]:
And it was given her that she array herself in fine linen bright, pure:
to gar BUSsi-non ta di-kaiOma-ta [1345] ton haGIon [40] esTIN.
for the fine linen isthe righteous acts of the saints.
i. 19:9a And he says to me, Write,Blessed those bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb.
Kai LEgei moi, GRApson, MaKAri-oi [3107]hoi eis to DEIPnon [1173]tou GAmou tou arNIou ke-kleMEnoi.
j. 19:9b And he says to me, These are the true words of :God.
kai LEgei moi, HOUtoi hoi LOgoi a-le-thiNOI [228]tou TheOU ei-sin.
k. 19:10a. And I fell down before his :feet to worship him.
kai Epe-sa EMpros-then ton poDON auTOU pros-kuNEsai auTO.
l. 19:10b DISCERN BETWEEN JESUS AND ANGELS
kai LEgei moi, HOra, me: SUNdouLOS [4889] sou eiMI kai ton a-delPHON sou
And he says to me, See, not so: I am a fellow-bondman with you and your :brethren
ton eCHONton ten mar-tuRIan [3141] IeSOU: to TheO proSKUne-son [4352]:
that hold the testimony of Jesus: worship :God:
he gar mar-tuRIa IeSOU es-tin to PNEUma [4151] tes pro-pheTEIas [4394].
for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of :prophecy.
2. 19:11-16 CHRIST RETURNS FOR ARMAGEDDON
a. 19:11 THE HONOR OF CHRIST ON THE WHITE HORSE
Kai EIdon ton ou-raNON e-ne-ogMEnon [455]; kai iDOU, HIPpos [2462] LEUkos [3022],
And I saw the heaven opened; and lo, a white horse,
kai ho kaTHEme-nos ep' auTON piSTOS [4103] kaLOUme-nos kai a-le-thiNOS [228];
and he that sat on it iscalled Faithful and True;
kai en di-kai-oSUne [1343] KRInei kai po-leMEI [4170].
and in righteousness does he judge and war.
b. 19:12 AN AWESOME DESCRIPTION OF THE HEAVENLY CHRIST
hoi de oph-thalMOI auTOU phlox [5395] puROS, kai ePI ten ke-phaLEN auTOU di-aDEma-ta polLA;
And his :eyes areflame of fire, and on his :head aremany diadems;
Echon Ono-ma ge-gramMEnon ho ouDEIS OIden ei me auTOS.
having a name written which no one knows but he.
c. 19:13 A TWO-FOLD DESCRIPTION OF CHRIST
kai pe-ri-be-bleMEnos [4016] hiMAti-on [2440] 're-ran-tisMEnon HAIma-ti [129]:
And he isarrayed in a garment sprinkled with blood:
kai KEkle-tai [2563] to Ono-ma auTOU Ho LOgos [3056] tou TheOU.
and his :name is called The Word of :God.
d. 19:14 CHRIST'S HEAVENLY RETINUE
kai ta straTEUma-ta [4753] ta en to ou-raNO ekoLOUthei auTO
And the armies which arein the heaven followed him
eph' HIPpois [2462] leuKOIS [3022], en-de-duMEnoi [1746] BUSsi-non [1039], leuKON, ka-thaRON [2513].
upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white, pure.
e. 19:15 THE HEAVENLY AUTHORITY OF CHRIST
kai ek tou STOma-tos [4750] auTOU ek-poREUe-tai [1607] 'romPHAIa [4501] oXEIa [3691],
And out of his :mouth proceeds a sharp sword,
HIna en auTE paTAxe [3960] ta ETHne [1484]:
with which to smite the nations:
kai auTOS poi-maNEI auTOUS en 'RABdo [4464] si-deRA [4603]: kai auTOS paTEI [3961] ten leNON [3025]
and HE shall rule them with a rod of iron: and HE treads the press
tou OInou [3631] tou thuMOU [2372] tes orGES [3709] tou TheOU, tou pan-toKRAto-ros [3841].
of the wine of the fierceness of the wrath of :God, the Almighty.
f. 19:16 THE SUBLIMITY OF CHRIST'S HEAVENLY NAME
kai Echei ePI to hiMAti-on [2440] kai ePI ton meRON auTOU Ono-ma ge-gramMEnon,
And he has upon the garment and upon his :thigh a name written,
Ba-siLEUS [935] ba-siLEon, kai KUri-os [2962] kuRIon.
KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
I. 19:17-21 HAR MAGEDON
1. 19:17-18 ANGEL ANNOUNCES FEAST FOR BIRDS
Kai EIdon HEna AGge-lon heSTOta en to heLIo [2246]; kai Ekra-xen en phoNE meGAle,
And I saw one angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice,
LEgon PAsi tois orNEois[3732] tois pe-toMEnois [4072] en me-sou-raNEma-ti [3321],
saying to all the birds that fly in mid heaven,
DEUte suNACHthete [4863] eis to DEIPnon [1173] to MEga tou TheOU;
Come andbe gathered together unto the great supper of :God;
HIna PHAge-te [5315] SARkas ba-siLEon, kai SARkas chi-liARchon [5506],
18that you may eat flesh of kings, and flesh of captains,
kai SARkas is-chuRON [2478], kai SARkos HIPpon [2462] kai ton ka-theMEnon ep' auTOUS,
and flesh of mighty men, and flesh of horses and their riders,
kai SARkas PANton, e-leuTHEron [1658] te kai DOUlon [1401], kai miKRON [3398] kai meGAlon [3173].
and flesh of all, both free and bond, and small and great.
2. 19:19-21 BEAST AND FALSE PROPHET CAST INTO LAKE OF FIRE
a. 19:19 THE BEAST AND COHORTS IN FINAL WAR AGAINST CHRIST
Kai EIdon to theRIon [2342], kai tous ba-siLEIS tes ges,
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth,
kai ta straTEUma-ta [4753] auTON, su-negMEna [4863] poiEsai ton POlemon [4171] meTA tou
and their :armies, gathered to make :war against him
ka-theMEnou ePI tou HIPpou, kai meTA tou straTEUma-tos [4753] auTOU.
that sat upon the horse, and against his :army.
b. 19:20-21 THE RIGHTEOUS FINALITY THAT FOLLOWS THEIR DEFEAT
kai e-piASthe [4084] to theRIon [2342], kai met' auTOU ho pseu-do-proPHEtes [5578]
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet
ho poiEsas to seMEIa eNOpi-on auTOU, en hois ePLAne-sen [4105] tous laBONtas to CHArag-ma [5480]
that worked the signs in his sight, with which he deceived them that had received the mark
tou theRIou [2342] kai tous pro-skuNOUNtas [5578] te eiKOni [1504] auTOU:
of the beast and them that worshiped his :image:
ZONtes eBLEthe-san [906] hoi DUo eis ten LIMnen [3042] tou puROS tes kai-oMEnes [2545] en THEIo [2303]:
theytwo were cast alive into the lake of :fire that burns with brimstone:
kai hoi loiPOI a-pekTANthe-san [615] en te 'romPHAIa [4501] tou ka-theMEnou ePI tou HIPpou,
21and the rest were killed with the horseman's sword,
te e-xelTHOUse ek tou STOma-tos [4750] auTOU:
which came forth out of his :mouth:
kai PANta ta ORne-a [3732] e-chorTASthe-san [5526] ek tou sarKON auTON.
and all the birds were filled with their :flesh.
NOTE: 19:1-10 - See what is released in heaven once the great harlot has been thoroughly judged upon earth! Justice and vengeance has now taken place. Not too often is “Hallelujah” proclaimed in the NT, but here- 4 times heaven hears this triumphant word declared! Worship from the 24 elders and four living beings comes to the height. From the throne, praise is commanded. And the marriage of the Lamb is perhaps the greatest event of all. All of this as revealed by the Lamb's angel is so great that John falls into error like the Colossians in worshiping him instead of God.
19:11-16 - Now with His bride, Christ returns to work judgment on the nations at Armageddon. The description of our Glorified Lord Jesus is awesome, and the Judgment of the nations at Armageddon spelled out in detail.
I. 19:17-21- A specialparagraph is allocated by the Lord Jesus through His angel as a follow-up on Armageddon. It is given to the birds of the air to clean up from the dead bodies of all classes. But the final judgment upon the Beast and False prophet vindicates the Righteousness and Justice of our God. Right doestriumph over wrong! The Hitlers and the Hamans doin the end receive their just desserts. And who love God and His Wordwill notin the end be disappointed. No wonder this last book of the Bible is so hated by liberal and humanistic thinkers! But the righteous in the light of this can be bold as a lion! J.A.W.