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You worship God. The marriage symbolism runs all through the Gospels. But there never was the thought of giving Christ the only place He could take. He is "true," for He is the answer to all our hopes. On him the blow comes, not on the wretched parent. The thought of the relationship between God and his people as a marriage goes far back into the Old Testament. There is more that we still have to learn of Him. honors God and sin mocks Him. All this gives us a true and just view of the various parties that have a share in the resurrection. How does God tell us to worship Him? Verse 7. (ii) It is suggested that the name is Y-H-W-H. That was the Jewish name for God. Revelation 18:1-24 need not delay us long. They would have a big dance and party, as they would crush all of the grapes, they would get the juice out of them. For instance, when Ptolemy entered Antioch he wore two crowns or diadems--one to show that he was lord of Asia and one to show that he was lord of Egypt ( 1Ma_11:13 ). At the end of this time he will be released for a short while (20:1-3). 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. number. "WHITE" is a symbol throughout the book of Revelation for PURITY and VICTORY. Are we to infer from 1 Chronicles 21:12 what this sword will be? We have here a note of time of signal value. I agree with the majority. All the energy to mislead men in the presence of the first beast was long in his hands, and now nothing more is spoken of. Choose a verse from 'Revelation 1' to begin your 'Verse-by-Verse' study of God's Word using the more than 100 commentaries available on StudyLight.org . ( Revelation 18:20). receive our inheritance, we must read the will. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for night shall not be there. Yet religion, be it ever so corrupt, acts as a restraint on human will, as a government does, however evil. Once again we must remember that this picture is demonstrably painted in Jewish terms. Then entire sorry results of human depravity will finally be vanquished. He is a threat to them, because He tells you, you don't have to be religious to be accepted by God. Revelation 19 begins with a multitude in heaven singing a doxology to God. The absence of a temple is therefore no loss but a gain for this city. overwhelming understanding of Who this is. To the same world in which He suffered, according to the scriptures, He will come back. He has many crowns, for he is King of kings, and Lord of lords. In Wisdom there is a description of the plagues in Egypt, and in particular of the slaying of the first-born sons of the Egyptians: "Thine Almighty Word leaped down from heaven out of thy royal throne, as a fierce man of war, into the midst of a land of destruction, and brought thine unfeigned commandment as a sharp sword, and standing up filled all things with death; and it touched the heaven, but it stood upon the earth" ( Wis_18:15-16 ). But now He is ready to return and establish His kingdom and take us unto Himself and the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife, or bride, has made herself ready. "And fire came down out of heaven from God, and devoured them. *It is the more strikingly characteristic, because of such language as Psalms 149:6-9, which speaks of all the saints contemplated on earth for the day of Jehovah. In it, the Church, This rider is called "FAITHFUL AND TRUE"--"faithful" because we can depend on His promises. Revelation. "The Lord God is the temple of it, and the Lamb as far as we can speak of any. We have one final little battle here to take place in chapter nineteen. They were judged every man according to their works. Second was the presentation which was a time of festivities just before the This is the Our own righteousness had been as filthy rags, but Again the righteousness of His judgment attested to. This destruction of the last, most powerful empire in history marks the end of In short, it would seem that God has hedged round His own draft of Babylon so as to make it quite plain that Rome, city and system, figures in the scene; and this too necessarily involving a medieval description, though the full result will not be till the end of the age; for she rides the beast or empire characterized so as naturally to involve the past barbarian irruption and the resulting ten-kingdomed state. There is a contrast with the scarlet and gold of the great harlot. The eternal smoke There will be no time for seeking mercy, as it were: whatever the state in which the Lord at His coming will find us, all is closed up and fixed. here. He accepts us plain and simple. It may well be from that old Jewish idea that there came the idea of the marriage feast of the Lamb, for that indeed would be the true Messianic Banquet. Clearly, therefore, it is future. and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. frequently (4:8, 11; 5:9-12, 14; 11:16-18). 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." God is sovereign. Note that there is no fighting or conflict of any kind in view here. and righteousness to the world. The tree of life: The Bible begins with a tree of life ( Genesis 3:22-24) which man was not allowed to eat from after the sin at the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Nothing of the sort can be plainer. Both small and great: All distinctions and ranks are to be transcended. Here is one of the most dramatic moments in the Revelation, the emergence of the conquering Christ. (John 17:18). The betrothal takes place on earth during the church age; (2) There. Then heaven is opened, and for a sight most solemn. Thus, whether the books or the book be examined, all conspire to declare the justice, the solemn but most affecting righteousness, of God's final irrevocable sentence. But He "treadeth the winepress of the fury of the wrath of the Almighty God" another character of judgment never attributed to the saints, that I know of. Here we see the chaste virgin Oh, the power of the word of Jesus, the sword that goes forth out of His mouth. It is the place that Jesus said God prepared for Satan and his angels. 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.". In Christianity you have a God that is reaching out to man. The mighty angel. 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. And of course all of our finest scientific equipment could not locate such a thing there in the heart of the earth. This is known so well, and on such decided grounds, that it would be unbecoming to withhold the fact. Once again John finds his model in the words of the Old Testament, for that is a quotation from Psalms 135:1; Psalms 135:20. of the world mean nothing to God. They have long waited for the time when God's justice would triumph. WATCH ON YOUTUBE Book of Revelation Explained 2: The Last Days (Revelation 1:1-5) "And death and hades were cast into the lake of fire. are the ones who are praising. "And the nations shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour unto it. 25:1-13; Luke 14:15-24). III. The visions of this prophetic book open, not with the rapture of saints to heaven, but the sight of saints already raptured, often before the seer in the visions, but seen always in a complete condition without addition to their number. Although there is such a levelling of human distinctions, and men have to do directly with God that is men raised from the dead or in their changed condition we still see the holy Jerusalem "the holy city, new Jerusalem," separate from the rest of those that fill the new heaven and earth. 14 We do not mend matters by hasty conclusions, we only complicate the truth. It is a Hebrew word that has become universal, "Allel", "u", "yah", which means, "praise to Jehovah" or Yahweh. If they have only heard His voice, this after all is the incalculable boon; yea, it is the turning-point of all blessing. It should be, "and shall be present. We had Babylon with a spuriously ecclesiastical but a really murderous character, and at the same time guilty of corruption with the kings of the earth. It is not therefore a question of virtual idols suitable to ensnare the children of God, but of that which is adapted to the earth itself, thorough-going palpable idolatry. at Revelation 14:19; while here we have the fuller phrase, the winepress of the wine of - CBSC, he will tread the wine press of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty . The temple would suppose a medium. Every strange coded word and phrase is meant for this generation. Revelation 19:8 "And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine white, represents the righteousness of the church, which has now been judged and He uses a "staff" to gently nudge or guide his sheep. Worship: Only God is to be worshiped (compare 22:8-9; 19:9-10a And he said to me: "Write! But there is a time coming when power will cease to be ordained of God; and this is the point to which the last condition of the beast refers. Raphael tells Tobit that he is the angel who brought his prayer before God ( Tob_13:12-15 ). From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. The final verse in this chapter introduces a new thought. The very reverse is the undeniable fact. to Top, Other Books of the Bible He came to the world, and avenged His people on the beast and the false prophet with the kings and their armies; and after that the risen saints reign with Him over it a thousand years. At first reading, to some this sounds harsh, but it is referring to His ability to proect his sheep. 11:2; Eph. The gospel had been preached there, as she of Chaldea was not without law and prophet. which will take place on earth following the return of Christ (20:4; Matt. It means Revelation 19:5 "And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all And they said Alleluia a second time; and her smoke goeth up unto the ages of the ages." 1 Thessalonians 3:4-5 Commentary. All is opened, and this because we have the Holy Ghost dwelling in us; "for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God." discover_revelation@charter.net, Revelation chapter 19 and 20 The fine linen the bride is clothed in represents the righteous acts of the There we interpreted as "CHRIST EVANGELISING". God in His providence did sanction the great empires of old; and the principle continues as long as the church is here below. The army which he commands (Revelation 19:14; Revelation 19:14), a very large one, made up of many armies; angels and saints followed his conduct, and resembled him in their equipage, and in their armour of purity and righteousness--chosen, and called, and faithful. 2. To whom else could they say it? This bloodthirsty picture is again far more in line with Old Testament apocalyptic expectations than with the gospel of Jesus Christ. The thousand years of peace and plenty will have given occasion for an ever-growing population, spite of a world thinned by divine judgments which open that era. Here is faith and confidence; and the whole point of this passage is that that faith and confidence are vindicated. If you'd like to financially support VBVMI, please do so here. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. a. 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. Unhallowed love will end in hatred. I admit that afterwards no doubt the new heaven and the new earth are seen; but who contends that this is the sphere to which the Lord comes? to heaven. Verse 5. Over and over we will find this repeated as we approach the end of the book, these are the true sayings of God. And that is the question the prophet asks and Jesus answers, "I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save." ceremony); (3) But here is a mystery altogether different: "Mystery, Babylon the great, the mother of the harlots and of the abominations of the earth.". Besides the bride thus arrayed, "He saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage-supper of the Lamb." The final supper will signify the end of the Revelation 19 In this chapter we have, I. "Amen," they said, "Hallelujah!" It calls God the Almighty. For it is clear that, though principles might reign, to be priests is quite inconsistent with a mere figure. they were saying. Tribulation saints. the end of the Great Tribulation, just before the kingdom is established There is nothing more to hear of nations; nothing more to do with separate countries, kindreds, or tongues. wedding garment ready for the wedding. But it conserves certain great truths. What I judge, then, is that the guests, or those that were called to the marriage-supper of the Lamb, refer clearly to the Old Testament saints. Once Jesus enters the battle, it is soon over. "Why are you red in your apparel, and your garments like the ones that have been treading in the wine vat?" It was the religious leaders that prompted the persecution against the church in its beginning and throughout history.There is even at the present time, one of the leaders of the YWAM program who has been charged in Greece with a charge of proselytizing, because he gave a Bible to a Greek sixteen-year old boy, and he has been charged in the Greek courts with proselytizing. "All three of the figures in this verse are representations of the word of Christ, by which he executes with indisputable authority the judgment of God. The church was betrothed to Christ by His sovereign choice in eternity past God loves you and receives you just as you are on the basis of His grace, love and mercy. Gods permanent crushing of mans rebellion (verse 3); (4) Righteousness of saints: Not Christs imputed righteousness granted to Why is the word "Lamb" used here to speak of Jesus? the church. In the . He has, I think, exactly that class in view when He sanctions the calling him who hears to say "Come." 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. As Dr. John Paterson puts it in The Book that is Alive: "The spoken word in Hebrew was fearfully alive.