Revelation 19:1

This first song praises God for judging the harlot. After John received the revelation about the destruction of commercial Babylon, he evidently heard another angelic chorus singing loudly in heaven (cf. Revelation 4:8; Revelation 4:11; Revelation 5:12-14). "Hallelujah" means "Praise the Lord." Its only four occurrences in the New Testament are in this pericope (Revelation 19:1; Revelation 19:3-4; Revelation 19:6), though it occurs frequently in the Psalms. One writer called this section "heaven’s Hallelujah Chorus." [Note: Ford C. Ottman, The Unfolding of the Ages, p. 402.] In the Old Testament "hallelujah" usually has some connection with the punishment of the ungodly, as it does here (e.g., Psalms 104:35). God is worthy of praise because He has all salvation (cf. Revelation 7:10; Revelation 12:10), glory (cf. Revelation 15:8), and power (cf. Revelation 4:11; Revelation 7:12; Revelation 12:10; 1 Chronicles 29:11).