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Charles John Ellicott

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

William Nicoll

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

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:1-21

CHAPTER XV.THE PAUSE OF VICTORY AND JUDGMENT OF THE BEAST AND THE FALSE PROPHET.Revelation 19:1-21.THOSE who have followed with attention the course of this commentary can hardly fail to have ob served its leading conception of the book with which it deals. That conception is that the Revelation of St. John presents to us in visions the history of the Church moulded upon the history of her Lord whilst He tabernacled among men. It is the invariable lesson of the New Testament that Christ and His... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Revelation 19:1-21

CHAPTERS 19-20:6 The Manifestation of the King and the Millennium 1. Heavenly hallelujahs and the marriage of the Lamb (Revelation 19:1-6 ) 2. Heaven opened and His visible manifestation (Revelation 19:11-16 ) 3. The battle of Armageddon (Revelation 19:17-21 ) 4. The binding of Satan (Revelation 20:1-3 ) 5. The thousand-year reign (Revelation 20:4-6 ) Revelation 19:1-10 . Once more we find the significant phrase “after these things” (Revelation 4:1 ; Revelation 7:1 ; Revelation 18:1 ).... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Revelation 19:1

19:1 And {1} after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, {a} {2} Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:(1) This chapter has in summary two parts, one transitory or of passage to the things that follow, to the tenth verse, Revelation 19:2-10 , another historical of the victory of Christ over both the beasts, to the end of the chapter Revelation 19:11-21 , which I said was the second history of this argument, Revelation 17:1 .... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 19:1-21

More Rejoicing in Heaven The prophet John hears in heaven a celebration of great magnitude (v. 1). How rightly so, for the true bride (the Church-Revelation 19:7) is there, and to see all the claims of the false bride forever rejected will cause deepest thanksgiving and praise to God. Her defiance of the truth of God in claiming to be the bride of Christ, while actually being a harlot, is a most revolting feature of her character. But God has refused this, and salvation, glory, honor and... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:1-21

THE SEVEN DOOMS CONTINUED Continuing the last lesson we begin this with what we have come to recognize as the Parenthesis (Revelation 19:1-10 ), and which in this case is composed simply of four “alleluiahs.” Two are retrospective and refer to the fall of Babylon, and two are prospective, touching on the marriage supper of the lamb and the inauguration of the kingdom. The Lamb’s wife (Revelation 19:7 ) is the bride (Revelation 21:9 ) or the church, identified with the “heavenly Jerusalem”... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Revelation 19:1

CONTENTS This Chapter opens with an Account of the Joy in Heaven, in the View of the Lord's Triumphs over Antichrist upon Earth. The Church in Heaven celebrates Christ's Marriage with his Church. A blessed and glorious View of Christ. The Beast and false Prophet cast alive into a Lake of Fire burning with Brimstone. read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Revelation 19:1-3

(1) And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: (2) For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. (3) And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up forever and ever. John's attention seems here to have been called off from the view which he... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:1

Here we enter upon a new scene. Babylon the great is fallen. The saints are here represented rejoicing over the woman which was drunk with the blood of the saints. (Chap. xvii. 6.) (Calmet) --- The voice of many multitudes....saying: Alleluia. In these visions, when the martyrs have triumphed and overcome persecutors, are sometimes represented their praises of God in heaven. Here in the Protestant translation, are retained Alleluia and Amen, which as St. Augustine takes notice, used not to... read more

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