Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Revelation 19:1-21
Revelation 19:2 The real force of demonstration for Girolamo Savonarola lay in his own burning indignation at the sight of wrong; in his fervent belief in an Unseen Justice that would put an end to the wrong, and in an Unseen Purity to which lying and uncleanness were an abomination. To his ardent, power-loving soul, believing in great ends, and longing to achieve those ends by the exertion of its own strong will, the faith in a supreme and righteous Ruler became one with the faith in a speedy... read more
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Revelation 19:1-3
XIX.THE CHORUS OF THE HEAVENLY MULTITUDE REJOICING OVER HER FALL.(1-3) And after these things I heard . . .—Or, I heard, as it were, a mighty voice of a great multitude in the heaven, saying. The saints who were bidden in the last chapter to rejoice are now heard raising their songs as in one great voice of praise. The song is as follows:—Alleluia!The salvation, and the glory, and the powerAre our God’s,Because true and righteous are His judgments,Because He judged the great harlot, who... read more