Apocalipse 19

1 Depois destas coisas, ouvi no céu como que uma grande voz de uma imensa multidão, que dizia: Aleluia! A salvação e a glória e o poder pertencem ao nosso Deus;

2 porque verdadeiros e justos são os seus juízos, pois julgou a grande prostituta, que havia corrompido a terra com a sua prostituição, e das mãos dela vingou o sangue dos seus servos.

3 E outra vez disseram: Aleluia. E a fumaça dela sobe pelos séculos dos séculos.

4 Então os vinte e quatro anciãos e os quatro seres viventes prostraram-se e adoraram a Deus que está assentado no trono, dizendo: Amém. Aleluia!

5 E saiu do trono uma voz, dizendo: Louvai o nosso Deus, vós, todos os seus servos, e vós que o temeis, assim pequenos como grandes.

6 Também ouvi uma voz como a de grande multidão, como a voz de muitas águas, e como a voz de fortes trovões, que dizia: Aleluia! porque já reina o Senhor nosso Deus, o Todo-Poderoso.

7 Regozijemo-nos, e exultemos, e demos-lhe a glória; porque são chegadas as bodas do Cordeiro, e já a sua noiva se preparou,

8 e foi-lhe permitido vestir-se de linho fino, resplandecente e puro; pois o linho fino são as obras justas dos santos.

9 E disse-me: Escreve: Bem-aventurados aqueles que são chamados � ceia das bodas do Cordeiro. Disse-me ainda: Estas são as verdadeiras palavras de Deus.

10 Então me lancei a seus pés para adorá-lo, mas ele me disse: Olha, não faças tal: sou conservo teu e de teus irmãos, que têm o testemunho de Jesus; adora a Deus; pois o testemunho de Jesus é o espírito da profecia.

11 E vi o céu aberto, e eis um cavalo branco; e o que estava montado nele chama-se Fiel e Verdadeiro; e julga a peleja com justiça.

12 Os seus olhos eram como chama de fogo; sobre a sua cabeça havia muitos diademas; e tinha um nome escrito, que ninguém sabia sabia senão ele mesmo.

13 Estava vestido de um manto salpicado de sangue; e o nome pelo qual se chama é o Verbo de Deus.

14 Seguiam-no os exércitos que estão no céu, em cavalos brancos, e vestidos de linho fino, branco e puro.

15 Da sua boca saía uma espada afiada, para ferir com ela as nações; ele as regerá com vara de ferro; e ele mesmo é o que pisa o lagar do vinho do furor da ira do Deus Todo-Poderoso.

16 No manto, sobre a sua coxa tem escrito o nome: Rei dos reis e Senhor dos senhores.

17 E vi um anjo em pé no sol; e clamou com grande voz, dizendo a todas as aves que voavam pelo meio do céu: Vinde, ajuntai-vos para a grande ceia de Deus,

18 para comerdes carnes de reis, carnes de comandantes, carnes de poderosos, carnes de cavalos e dos que neles montavam, sim, carnes de todos os homens, livres e escravos, pequenos e grandes.

19 E vi a besta, e os reis da terra, e os seus exércitos reunidos para fazerem guerra �quele que estava montado no cavalo, e ao seu exército.

20 E a besta foi presa, e com ela o falso profeta que fizera diante dela os sinais com que enganou os que receberam o sinal da besta e os que adoraram a sua imagem. Estes dois foram lançados vivos no lago de fogo que arde com enxofre.

21 E os demais foram mortos pela espada que saía da boca daquele que estava montado no cavalo; e todas as aves se fartaram das carnes deles.

Apocalipse 19 Commentary

Chapter 19

The church in heaven and that on earth triumph, and praise the Lord for his righteous judgments. (1-10) A vision of Christ going forth to destroy the beast and his armies. (11-21)

Verses 1-10 Praising God for what we have, is praying for what is yet further to be done for us. There is harmony between the angels and the saints in this triumphant song. Christ is the Bridegroom of his ransomed church. This second union will be completed in heaven; but the beginning of the glorious millennium (by which is meant a reign of Christ, or a state of happiness, for a thousand years on earth) may be considered as the celebration of his espousals on earth. Then the church of Christ, being purified from errors, divisions, and corruptions, in doctrine, discipline, worship, and practice, will be made ready to be publicly owned by him as his delight and his beloved. The church appeared; not in the gay, gaudy dress of the mother of harlots, but in fine linen, clean and white. In the robes of Christ's righteousness, imputed for justification, and imparted for sanctification. The promises of the gospel, the true sayings of God, opened, applied, and sealed by the Spirit of God, in holy ordinances, are the marriage-feast. This seems to refer to the abundant grace and consolation Christians will receive in the happy days which are to come. The apostle offered honour to the angel. The angel refused it. He directed the apostle to the true and only object of religious worship; to worship God, and him alone. This plainly condemns the practice of those who worship the elements of bread and wine, and saints, and angels; and of those who do not believe that Christ is truly and by nature God, yet pay him a sort of worship. They stand convicted of idolatry by a messenger from heaven. These are the true sayings of God; of Him who is to be worshipped, as one with the Father and the Holy Spirit.

Verses 11-21 Christ, the glorious Head of the church, is described as on a white horse, the emblem of justice and holiness. He has many crowns, for he is King of kings, and Lord of lords. He is arrayed in a vesture dipped in his own blood, by which he purchased his power as Mediator; and in the blood of his enemies, over whom he always prevails. His name is "The Word of God;" a name none fully knows but himself; only this we know, that this Word was God manifest in the flesh; but his perfections cannot be fully understood by any creature. Angels and saints follow, and are like Christ in their armour of purity and righteousness. The threatenings of the written word he is going to execute on his enemies. The ensigns of his authority are his name; asserting his authority and power, warning the most powerful princes to submit, or they must fall before him. The powers of earth and hell make their utmost effort. These verses declare important events, foretold by the prophets. These persons were not excused because they did what their leaders bade them. How vain will be the plea of many sinners at the great day! We followed our guides; we did as we saw others do! God has given a rule to walk by, in his word; neither the example of the most, nor of the chief, must influence us contrary thereto: if we do as the most do, we must go where the most go, even into the burning lake.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO REVELATION 19

This chapter contains the triumph of the saints over Babylon, and their thanksgiving to God because of his judgments on her; the marriage of Christ and his church, and a battle between him and his and her enemies, with the success of it. The congratulations are first of a promiscuous multitude in the church, ascribing salvation, praise, honour, glory, and power to God, because of the righteousness of his judgments, and because of the perpetuity of them, Re 19:1-3 and then of the four and twenty elders and four living creatures, who worship God, assent to what had been before said, and join in praising the Lord, Re 19:4 and then another voice out of the throne is heard, calling upon all the servants of the Lord, and those that fear him, whether small or great, to praise our God, Re 19:5 after which is heard the voice of a great multitude, stirring up one another to praise, because of the reign of the Lord God Almighty, and to rejoice and be glad because the time of the Lamb's marriage with his bride was come; who is described by her dress, the righteousness of the saints, comparable to fine linen, clean and white, Re 19:6-8 upon which an angel bids John write those persons happy who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb, and affirms these to be the true sayings of God; wherefore John, in a transport of joy, was just going to worship the angel, had he not been forbidden by him; from which he dissuades him, by observing that he was his fellow servant, that God only is the object of worship, and that the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy, Re 19:9,10 next follows a vision of a battle between Christ and his enemies; and first he the General is described, by the horse he sat upon, a white one; by the characters he bears, faithful and true; by what he did, judging and making war in righteousness; by his eyes, which were as a flame of fire; by his having many crowns on his head; by having a name, or names unknown, and particularly one, which is the Word of God; by his habit, a vesture dipped in blood; by the armies he was at the head of, riding on white horses, and clothed in fine linen; by a sharp sword coming out of his mouth, with which he should utterly destroy the nations; and by having a name on his vesture and thigh, King of kings, and Lord of lords, Re 19:11-16 upon which an angel is seen standing in the sun, and calling to all the fowls of the heaven to come to the supper of the great God, and to eat the flesh of kings, captains, mighty men, horses and horsemen, of all ranks, and degrees, Re 19:17,18 and next an account is given of the armies of the beast, and of the kings of the earth, that came to make war with the above warrior, Re 19:19 the issue and success of which follow; the beast and false prophet are taken, and cast alive into a lake of fire and brimstone; and the rest are killed by the sword of the above General, and the fowls have a feast of their flesh, Re 19:20,21.