Revelation 19:3

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

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

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 19:3

Her smoke rose up - There was, and shall be, a continual evidence of God's judgments executed on this great whore or idolatrous city; nor shall it ever be restored. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 19:1-10

The triumph of the redeemed. When Handel wrote the "Hallelujah Chorus" he endeavoured, so he said, to picture to himself what the great gladness of the glorified must be. He rightly and reverently sought—and, it seems to us, sought not in vain—to imagine the whole scene as it is recorded here. And it is good for us to muse much on a scene like this. It is a veritable sursum corda for poor sin and sorrow laden men such as we are. It helps us to obey the word, "Be not weary nor faint in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 19:1-10

The bride of Christ. "After these things"—the overpoweringly impressive vision just granted to the holy seer—a song as "of a great multitude in heaven" breaks upon the ear. it is a song of praise to God, ascribing to him the "salvation" wrought out for his people, and the "glory" of that salvation, and the "power" by which it has been accomplished—a song of praise for his "true and righteous judgments" upon "the great harlot," and the avenging of "the blood of his servants at her hand."... 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 19:3

And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up forever and ever; goeth up. The "smoke" is that of the burning of Babylon, mentioned in Revelation 18:9 , Revelation 18:18 . The final nature of this judgment is indicated by the closing words. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 19:3

And again they said, Alleluia - See the notes on Revelation 19:1. The event was so glorious and so important; the final destruction of the great enemy of the church was of so much moment in its bearing on the welfare of the world, as to call forth repeated expressions of praise.And her smoke rose up forever and ever - See the notes on Revelation 14:11. This is an image of final ruin; the image being derived probably from the description in Genesis of the smoke that ascended from the cities of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 19:1-3

Revelation 19:1-3. And after these things After this affecting representation of the certain destruction of Babylon, as the seat of the antichristian kingdom; I heard a great voice of much people in heaven A great chorus, who, with united voices, began to praise God on the occasion, saying, Alleluia That is, Praise ye Jehovah, or, He that is, and was, and is to come; a title which, of all others, is the most peculiar to the everlasting God. Salvation, glory, honour, and power be... read more

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