BOOK OF REVELATIONS: CHAPTER 19
By: Dr. Mike Jones
Starts off with Heavenly host singing praises.
Verse 1
- “After these things,” what things?-(destruction of Religious and Political Babylon).
- Singing praise (Tribulation saints probably leading) because evil has run its course.
- Tribulation Hour over – Christ preparing to return with His saints.
Verses 2/3
- They continued on praising God because Babylon is no more!
- 24 Elders and Bride join in praise because they stayed true to God!
Verses 4-6
- This is possibly an angel cheering them on to continue praising God!!
- Praise so great, it sounds like rivers of waters.
Verses 7/8
- Beginning of the 1,000 year reign of Christ’s Millennium with His Bride (Church) who prepared herself at the Judgement Seat. (2 Corinthians 5:10 – all appear before the Judgement Seat of Christ)
Verse 9
- Guest at marriage supper includes all believers up to Pentecost as well as Tribulation saints.
- Bride is all believers from Pentecost to Rapture.
Verse 10
- John bowls down to the angel; He immediately tells John, “I’m as you! Worship God!” (We’re not to worship created beings.)
Verse 11
- Christ coming at the end of the Tribulation Period.
- It’s called (by Theologians) “The Revelation” because Christ reveals Himself to all inhabitants of the earth.
- (2 Peter 3:4) – world asked where’s the signs (Promise) of His coming?
Verse 12
- “Eyes were a flame of fire” (Chapter 1, verse 14) – to see through false men.
- Crowns represent royalty
- Special name He’ll only share at His hour of return until then, only He knows.
Verse 13
- “Vesture dipped in Blood” (Double meaning 1: represents His Blood shed at Calvary and 2: Blood of those to be judged).
- Name called the Word of God (We see this in John 1:1, 14; 1 John 1:1).
Verse 14
- (This is US) – Saints return with Him for the Armageddon Conflict.
Verses 15/16
- He destroys them with His sword (Word). We only observe. They recognize who He is because of His title on His thigh, “King of Kings.”
Verses 17/18
- This is the final battle – remember, Russian moves on Israel in the middle of the Tribulation Period (Eze. 38-39).
- This battle in these verses is where God destroys the Anti-Christ and his 10 honored Empires. (Armegeddon) — See Joel 3:1:2,17 (God’s triumph against Satan).
- Fouls of the air have been summoned to a great feast.
Verses 19/20
- Christ destroys Anti-Christ and false Prophet and case them alive into the Lake of Fire. Later, Satan joins them.
Verse 20
- Fouls had a feast with the armies! No one spared! (TO BE CONTINUED)
(Adapted from The Book of Revelation: A verse-by-verse Commentary; all Scripture references are taken from the KJV unless otherwise noted.)