Revelation 19:10-11 NIV

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

Matthew Henry

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 19:9-10

19:9-10a And he said to me: "Write! Blessed are those who are invited to the feast of the marriage of the Lamb!" And he said to me: "These are the true words of God." And I fell down before his feet to worship him; and he said to me: "See that you do not do this. I am your fellow-servant and the fellow-servant of your brothers who possess the testimony which Jesus gave. Worship God!" The Jews had the idea that, when the Messiah came, God's people would, as it were, be entertained by God to... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:10

19:10b The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. We take this phrase by itself, because it is both ambiguous and important. The ambiguity springs from the fact that the testimony of Jesus can bear either of two meanings. (i) It can mean the witness which the Christian bears to Jesus Christ. That is the way in which H. B. Swete takes it. He says: "The possession of the prophetic spirit, which makes a true prophet, shows itself in a life of witness to Jesus, which perpetuates his... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:11

19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and, behold, a white horse, and he who is mounted on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. Here is one of the most dramatic moments in the Revelation, the emergence of the conquering Christ. (i) John sees Christ as the conqueror. He is, as H. B. Swete puts it, "a royal commander followed by a dazzling retinue." Here is a picture which is essentially Jewish. Jewish dreams were full of the warrior Messiah, who would... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:10

And I fell at his feet to worship him ,.... Being transported with the news he brought him of the marriage, or conversion of his countrymen the Jews, and struck with reverence and awe of the glory and majesty in which the angel appeared to him; and forgetting himself, that worship was only due to God, he behaved in this manner; which is not to be excused nor justified, as appears from the angel's words: and he said unto me, see thou do it not ; the words are in the original very short... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:11

And I saw heaven opened ,.... This vision refers not to the same time the first seal does, Revelation 6:2 for though a white horse, with a rider on it, is seen here, as there; that respects the first times of the Gospel, this the latter part of the dispensation of it; nor to the war in heaven between Michael and the dragon, and their angels, Revelation 12:7 that issued in the downfall of Paganism in the Roman empire, this will issue in the downfall of the Papacy in it; nor to the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 19:10

I fell at his feet to worship him - Great as this angel was, St. John could not mistake him either for Jesus Christ, or for God the Father; nor was his prostration intended as an act of religious worship. It was merely an act of that sort of reverence which any Asiatic would pay to a superior. His mistake was, the considering that he was under obligation to the angel for the information which he had now received. This mistake the angel very properly corrects, showing him that it was from God... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 19:11

A white horse - This is an exhibition of the triumph of Christ after the destruction of his enemies. The white horse is the emblem of this, and Faithful and True are characters of Christ. See Revelation 3:14 . In righteousness he doth judge and make war - The wars which he wages are from no principle of ambition, lust of power, or extension of conquest and dominion; they are righteous in their principle and in their object. And this is perhaps what no earthly potentate could ever say. 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

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

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

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:9-10

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:10

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 19:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 19:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Revelation 19:1-10

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