Revelation 19:19-21

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 19:11-21

No sooner was the marriage solemnized between Christ and his church by the conversion of the Jews than the glorious head and husband of the church is called out to a new expedition, which seems to be the great battle that was to be fought at Armageddon, foretold Rev. 16:16. And here observe, I. The description of the great Commander, 1. By the seat of his empire; and that is heaven; his throne is there, and his power and authority are heavenly and divine. 2. His equipage: he is again described... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:17-21

19:17-21 And I saw one angel standing in the sun, and he cried with a great voice to all the birds who fly in midheaven. "Come," he said, "assemble for the great feast which God will give you, that you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of those who ride them, and the flesh of all men, both free men and slaves, both small and great." And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to... read more

John Gill

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

And l saw the beast ,.... Not the devil, for after this he is taken and bound for a thousand years, and then loosed, and laid hold on again, and cast into the lake of fire; not but that this war will be by his instigation, and under his influence, Revelation 16:14 not the Roman Pagan empire, which has been destroyed long ago, under the sixth seal, and was the issue of the battle between Michael and his angels, and the dragon and his; but the antichristian civil powers, or antichrist in his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:20

And the beast was taken ,.... At the first onset, as soon as ever the battle begun, and carried away captive, as it was threatened he should, Revelation 13:10 and this by Christ, who will destroy him with the breath of his mouth, and the brightness of his coming, 2 Thessalonians 2:8 . And with him the false prophet ; that is, the second beast in Revelation 13:11 as appears by the characters by which he is here described, or antichrist in his ecclesiastic capacity; that is, the pope... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:21

And the remnant were slain ,.... Not only the kings of the earth, and their armies, that will now be gathered together, but all the remains of Papists, Pagans, and Mahometans, in the several parts of the world, even all the enemies of Christ: these will be slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse ; upon the white horse, as the Ethiopic version reads; the Arabic version reads, that sat upon the throne, which sword proceedeth out of his mouth , Revelation 19:15 and is the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 19:19

I saw the beast - See the notes on Revelation 12 (note), Revelation 13 (note) and Revelation 17 (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 19:20

And the beast was taken, and - the false prophet - See the notes on Revelation 17:8 , etc. That worshipped his image - The beast has been represented as the Latin empire; the image of the beast, the popes of Rome; and the false prophet, the papal clergy. Were cast alive into a lake of fire - Were discomfited when alive - in the zenith of their power, and destroyed with an utter destruction. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 19:21

With the sword of him that sat upon the horse - He who sat on the white horse is Christ; and his sword is his word - the unadulterated Gospel. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 19:1-21

The Eternal in the universe, and his Representative to man. "And after these things I heard a great voice of much people," etc. "Babylon" in this book I take as the symbol of moral evil on this earth, or, in other words, of all that is corrupt in human life. From its establishment on this globe, it has been "falling." It is "failing" now, and will continue to fall until its mighty mountain shall become a plain, and there will be found "no place" for it. In the preceding chapter the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 19:11-21

"King of kings, and Lord of lords." In this paragraph we have a marvellously vivid sketch of a mighty conflict, in which the most high God, in the Person of his Son, goes forth to war and victory. Strange as it may seem to speak of God being engaged in a struggle, it is clear that what we call "good" is in the world with its legion forces, and that what is evil is also here. Both are at work. They are necessarily opposed. God must be on the side of good. Hence the war. Probably we have... read more

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