Verse By Verse Through Revelation

Chapter Nineteen


Revelation 19:1-2 “And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.”

  • Chapter eighteen also started with: “And after these things…” (Revelation 18:1).
  • Consider the Scriptures have one author (II Peter 1:20-21), you can look at a pattern here. It is not just the book of Revelation that has this phrase. Other contexts have this phrase as a continuation of an account (Genesis 15:1, Genesis 22:1, Genesis 22:20, Genesis 39:7, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 48:1, Joshua 24:29, I Kings 17:17, I Kings 21:1, II Chronicles 32:1, Ezra 7:1, Esther 2:1, Esther 3:1, Luke 5:27, Luke 10:1, John 3:22, etc.).
  • The great city had been thrown down (Revelation 18:21) and all the rejoicing, labor, profit, etc. within had ceased (Revelation 18:22-24).
  • There is now rejoicing in Heaven as was said to do in the previous chapter (Revelation 18:20).
  • God’s judgments are true and righteous (Psalms 19:9, Psalms 119:160, and Revelation 16:7).
  • This praise [glory, honor, power] is similar to what we had seen in previous chapters (Revelation 4:10-11 and Revelation 7:10-12).
  • Their praise is in that God had judged the great whore (Revelation 17:1-5), in part, for vengeance on behalf of the blood of the saints (cf. Psalms 149:1-9).

Revelation 19:3 “And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.”

  • And again… Alleluia [ἀλληλούΐα; “praise ye the Lord” (Strong’s # 239)] is stated four times in this letter. All four times are in this chapter. The other three are: Revelation 19:1, Revelation 19:4, and Revelation 19:6.
  • Praise be to God continually (Hebrews 13:12-15).
  • The smoke going up for ever and ever could be hyperbole signifying the burning of the city (i.e. Genesis 19:28).
  • The smoke going up for ever and ever could also be in reference to eternal judgment to come (Matthew 25:41) as was said of Sodom and Gomorrha (Jude 1:7).

Revelation 19:4 “And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.”

  • The twenty-four elders and four beasts (Revelation 5:1-14 and Revelation 14:1-3).

Revelation 19:5 “And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.”

  • A voice from the throne (Revelation 16:17).
  • This voice could be from several sources (Revelation 5:11).
  • God is worthy of praise from small and great. In other words, all (Psalms 47:7, Psalms 67:3, Psalms 117:1, and Romans 15:11).
  • Those that fear Him (Psalms 22:23 and Psalms 112:1).

Revelation 19:6 “And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.”

  • The voice of a great multitude is essentially the same as saying of much people (Revelation 19:1; Strong’s # 3793).
  • The voice of many waters and thundering is imagery already present in this letter (Revelation 14:2).
  • Again, “Alleluia” (Revelation 19:1 and Revelation 19:3-4).
  • God is omnipotent, meaning “Almighty” [Strong’s # 3841]. The Greek word is translated “Almighty" in all the other verses the word appears: II Corinthians 6:18, Revelation 1:8, Revelation 4:8, Revelation 11:17, Revelation 15:3, Revelation 16:7, Revelation 16:14, Revelation 19:15, and Revelation 21:22).
  • Regardless of whether or not man wants to accept the reality, the Almighty God reigns (Psalms 10:16, Psalms 146:10, and I Timothy 6:14-15 [cf. I Corinthians 15:20-28).
  • That does not mean anyone is forced into accepting that fact (I Samuel 8:7 and I Samuel 10:19; cf. Joshua 24:14-15).

Revelation 19:7-9 “Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.”

  • The “Him” is the Lord God (Revelation 19:6).
  • The marriage of the Lamb (Revelation 21:1-10).
  • The bride of Christ is the church (Romans 7:4, II Corinthians 11:1-2 and Ephesians 5:22-32).
  • The church had made herself ready. The saints were told the Lord was coming quickly in this judgment period (Revelation 3:11).
  • Think of those saints that are not ready (Matthew 25:1-13).
  • The fine linen is the righteousness of the saints (Revelation 3:4-5 and Revelation 7:13-14).
  • Called to the marriage supper (Revelation 3:18-22).
  • There are other contexts about marriage suppers which do not directly apply to this particular context (i.e. Matthew 22:1-14).
  • The true sayings of God (Revelation 22:6-7; cf. John 17:17).

Revelation 19:10 “And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

  • God is to be worshipped (Matthew 4:10, John 4:20-24, Acts 10:25-26, Acts 12:21-23, and Revelation 22:8-9).
  • Angels are not deity (Psalms 103:20-21, Psalms 104:4, and Hebrews 1:14).
  • The Spirit of prophecy (I Peter 1:10-11 and II Peter 1:19-21).


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