Revelation 19:1-6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 19:1-4

The fall of Babylon being fixed, finished, and declared to be irrecoverable in the foregoing chapter, this begins with a holy triumph over her, in pursuance of the order given forth: Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets,Rev. 18:20. They now gladly answer the call; and here you have, 1. The form of their thanksgiving, in that heavenly and most comprehensive word, Alleluia, praise you the Lord: with this they begin, with this they go on, and with this they end (Rev.... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 19:5-10

The triumphant song being ended, and epithalamium, or marriage-song, begins, Rev. 19:6. Here observe, I. The concert of heavenly music. The chorus was large and loud, as the voice of many waters and of mighty thunderings. God is fearful in praises. There is no discord in heaven; the morning stars sing together; no jarring string, nor key untuned, but pure and perfect melody. II. The occasion of this song; and that is the reign and dominion of that omnipotent God who has redeemed his church by... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:1-2

19:1-2 After these things I heard what sounded like a great voice of a vast multitude in heaven. "Hallelujah!" they were saying. "Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, because his judgments are true and just, for he judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and has avenged upon her the blood of his servants." In the description of the total destruction of Babylon, come the words: "Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, for God... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:3-5

19:3-5 And a second time they said: "Hallelujah! for the smoke from her rises for ever and ever." And the twenty-four elders, and the four living creatures fell down and worshipped the God who is seated upon the throne. "Amen," they said, "Hallelujah!" And a voice came forth from the throne. "Praise our God," it said, "all you his servants, you who fear him, small and great." The angelic host sings a second Hallelujah. Their praise is that the smoke of Babylon rises for ever and... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:6-8

19:6-8 And I heard a voice which sounded like the voice of a vast multitude, and like the sound of many waters, and like the sound of mighty crashes of thunder. "Hallelujah!" they said, "because the Lord our God, the Almighty, has entered into his kingdom. Let us rejoice and let us exult, and let us give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has prepared herself, and it has been granted to her to clothe herself with fine linen, shining and pure." For the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:6-8

This passage calls God by a certain name; and says that he has entered into his kingdom. It calls God the Almighty. The word is pantokrator ( Greek #3841 ), literally the one who controls all things. The significant thing about this great word is that it occurs ten times in the New Testament. Once it is in an Old Testament quotation in 2 Corinthians 6:18 ; the other nine times are all in the Revelation ( Revelation 1:8 ; Revelation 4:8 ; Revelation 11:17 ; Revelation 15:3 ; ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:1

And after these things ,.... After the angel had declared the fall of Babylon, a voice from heaven had called the people of God out of her, and had ordered them to take vengeance on her; after the mournful lamentation of the kings, merchants, and seafaring men; after another voice had called upon the saints to rejoice at her overthrow, and a mighty angel had described the manner of it, and had expressed her ruin in the strongest terms, with the reasons of it, John heard the songs of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:2

For true and righteous are his judgments ,.... As in See Gill on Revelation 15:3 ; see Gill on Revelation 16:7 , this is to be understood of God's judgments in general, and is a reason of the attribution of praise and glory to him; which may be said to be true, because, being threatened, are now fulfilled; and to be "righteous", because according to the demerit of sin; and particularly God's judgments on antichrist are intended: for he hath judged the great whore ; Jezebel, Babylon,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:3

And again they said, Alleluia ,.... Or a "second time" they said it; they began and ended their solemn worship and service with it; so some psalms begin and end with this word, translated in the Old Testament by the words "Praise ye the LORD", as in Psalm 106:1 &c.; and the repeating of the word shows how hearty, arnest, and constant they were in the work of praise on this account: and her smoke rose up for ever and ever ; they repeated their hallelujah, or gave one spiritual... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:4

And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts ,.... Mentioned in Revelation 4:4 and who represent the churches of Christ and ministers of the Gospel in the several periods of time, these join in the chorus, and praise the Lord on the account of the destruction of Rome, and ruin of antichrist; so they are often heard of in this book, when any remarkable thing is done, or when there is any breaking forth of the kingdom and glory of Christ; see Revelation 5:8 these fell down ; on... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 19:1-4

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 19:5-10

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:1-2

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:3-5

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:6-8

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:6-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:4

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