Revelation Scripture Study

Revelation 19

Ps 150 (Alleluia! Praise for our God for his mighty deeds!)

NB: In Rev 7:9-10 there was a great multitude holding palm branches proclaiming salvation comes from God and the Lamb. Now in Rev 19:1, the multitude reappears praising God for salvation.

NB: In Rev 6:10, the saints under the altar ask how long until judgment avenges their blood. Now, in Rev 19:2, the blood of the servants of the Lamb has been avenged.

NB: In Rev 17:2, the harlot corrupted the rest of the earth with the wine of her harlotry. Now in Rev 19:2, the harlot is judged for corrupting the earth with her fornication.

NB: In Rev 14:11, those who accepted the mark of the beast would be tormented by smoke that rises up forever and ever. Now in Rev 19:3, the smoke from the judgment of the harlot goes up forever and ever.

NB: The 24 elders first appeared in the heavenly court in Rev 4. Now, in Rev 19:4, the 24 elders again appear praising God.

NB: In Rev 11:17, the 24 elders proclaim that God has assumed his great power and established his reign. Now in Rev 19:6, the multitude proclaims that the Lord God reigns.

Is 54:1-7 (The barren wife is blessed; the Lord becomes the bridegroom calling back the bride)

Mar 2:18-20 (The disciples do not fast while the bridegroom is with them)

Mt 22:1-10 (The kingdom of heaven is like a wedding feast)

Eph 5:25-32 (Husbands and wives: Love each other as Christ and the Church love each other)

Act 14:8-18 (Paul heals a cripple; those in Lystra try to worship Paul as a god; Paul tells them to worship God)

NB: Heaven opened so John could enter the heavenly court (Rev 4:1). Heaven opened to reveal the ark (Rev 11:19). Now Heaven opens to reveal the white rider (Rev 19:11).

NB: In Rev 3:14, Jesus is addressed to Laodicea as “The faithful and true witness.” Now, in Rev 19:11, the white rider is the Faithful and True.

NB: Jesus appears with eyes of flame (Rev 1:14), as the white rider has eyes of flame (Rev 19:12). The dragon wore seven diadems on its heads (Rev 12:3), but now the white rider wears the many diadems (Rev 19:12). The 144,000 had the name of the Father and the Lamb on their foreheads (Rev 14:1), whereas the harlot had the name of Babylon on her forehead (Rev 17:5), but now the white rider has a secret name inscribed (Rev 19:12).

Is 63:1-6 (God judges Edom; He wears apparel stained red because of the blood of those trampled by God’s vengeance)

NB: Jesus appeared with a sharp sword in his mouth (Rev 1:16, Rev 19:15).

NB: Jesus rules with an iron rod (Rev 2:27). The woman clothed in the sun gives birth to a son who will rule the nations with an iron rod (Rev 12:5). The white rider rules with an iron rod (Rev 19:15).

NB: The angels throw the harvest into the winepress of God’s wrath (Rev 14:19), as the white rider treads on the winepress of God’s wrath (Rev 19:15).

NB: The Lamb is called the Lord of lords and king of kings (Rev 17:14), as this is inscribed on the robe and thigh of the white rider (Rev 19:16).

Ps 149 (The faithful will share in the victory, binding kings, deposing the mighty)

Dan 7:11 (The beast is slain and burned up in fire)

Ez 39:17-20 (The birds and beasts will feast on the flesh of the mighty)

Revelation 19:1 After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying, "Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,

2 for his judgments are true and just; he has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he has avenged on her the blood of his servants."

3 Once more they cried, "Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever."

4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who is seated on the throne, saying, "Amen. Hallelujah!"

5 And from the throne came a voice crying, "Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, small and great."

6 Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty thunderpeals, crying, "Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.

7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready;

8 it was granted her to be clothed with fine linen, bright and pure" -- for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.

9 And the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb." And he said to me, "These are true words of God."

10 Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God." For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

11 Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! He who sat upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.

12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems; and he has a name inscribed which no one knows but himself.

13 He is clad in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God.

14 And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, followed him on white horses.

15 From his mouth issues a sharp sword with which to smite the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron; he will tread the wine press of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.

16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name inscribed, King of kings and Lord of lords.

17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly in midheaven, "Come, gather for the great supper of God,

18 to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great."

19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who sits upon the horse and against his army.

20 And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had worked the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulphur.

21 And the rest were slain by the sword of him who sits upon the horse, the sword that issues from his mouth; and all the birds were gorged with their flesh.


Ps 150 (Alleluia! Praise for our God for his mighty deeds!)

1 Hallelujah! Praise God in his holy sanctuary; give praise in the mighty dome of heaven.

2 Give praise for his mighty deeds, praise him for his great majesty.

3 Give praise with blasts upon the horn, praise him with harp and lyre.

4 Give praise with tambourines and dance, praise him with flutes and strings.

5 Give praise with crashing cymbals, praise him with sounding cymbals.

6 Let everything that has breath give praise to the LORD! Hallelujah!

NB: In Rev 7:9-10 there was a great multitude holding palm branches proclaiming salvation comes from God and the Lamb. Now in Rev 19:1, the multitude reappears praising God for salvation.

NB: In Rev 6:10, the saints under the altar ask how long until judgment avenges their blood. Now, in Rev 19:2, the blood of the servants of the Lamb has been avenged.

NB: In Rev 17:2, the harlot corrupted the rest of the earth with the wine of her harlotry. Now in Rev 19:2, the harlot is judged for corrupting the earth with her fornication.

NB: In Rev 14:11, those who accepted the mark of the beast would be tormented by smoke that rises up forever and ever. Now in Rev 19:3, the smoke from the judgment of the harlot goes up forever and ever.

NB: The 24 elders first appeared in the heavenly court in Rev 4. Now, in Rev 19:4, the 24 elders again appear praising God.

NB: In Rev 11:17, the 24 elders proclaim that God has assumed his great power and established his reign. Now in Rev 19:6, the multitude proclaims that the Lord God reigns.

Is 54:1-7 (The barren wife is blessed; the Lord becomes the bridegroom calling back the bride)

1 Raise a glad cry, you barren one who did not bear, break forth in jubilant song, you who were not in labor, For more numerous are the children of the deserted wife than the children of her who has a husband, says the LORD.

2 Enlarge the space for your tent, spread out your tent cloths unsparingly; lengthen your ropes and make firm your stakes.

3 For you shall spread abroad to the right and to the left; Your descendants shall dispossess the nations and shall people the desolate cities.

4 Fear not, you shall not be put to shame; you need not blush, for you shall not be disgraced. The shame of your youth you shall forget, the reproach of your widowhood no longer remember.

5 For he who has become your husband is your Maker; his name is the LORD of hosts; Your redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, called God of all the earth.

6 The LORD calls you back, like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit, A wife married in youth and then cast off, says your God.

7 For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great tenderness I will take you back.

Mar 2:18-20 (The disciples do not fast while the bridegroom is with them)

18 The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were accustomed to fast. People came to him and objected, "Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?"

19 Jesus answered them, "Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast.

20 But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast on that day.

Mt 22:1-10 (The kingdom of heaven is like a wedding feast)

1 Jesus again in reply spoke to them in parables, saying,

2 "The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son.

3 He dispatched his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they refused to come.

4 A second time he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those invited: "Behold, I have prepared my banquet, my calves and fattened cattle are killed, and everything is ready; come to the feast."'

5 Some ignored the invitation and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.

6 The rest laid hold of his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

7 The king was enraged and sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

8 Then he said to his servants, 'The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy to come.

9 Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.'

10 The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall was filled with guests.

Eph 5:25-32 (Husbands and wives: Love each other as Christ and the Church love each other)

25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the church and handed himself over for her

26 to sanctify her, cleansing her by the bath of water with the word,

27 that he might present to himself the church in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.

28 So (also) husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

29 For no one hates his own flesh but rather nourishes and cherishes it, even as Christ does the church,

30 because we are members of his body.

31 "For this reason a man shall leave (his) father and (his) mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."

32 This is a great mystery, but I speak in reference to Christ and the church.

Act 14:8-18 (Paul heals a cripple; those in Lystra try to worship Paul as a god; Paul tells them to worship God)

8 At Lystra there was a crippled man, lame from birth, who had never walked.

9 He listened to Paul speaking, who looked intently at him, saw that he had the faith to be healed,

10 and called out in a loud voice, "Stand up straight on your feet." He jumped up and began to walk about.

11 When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they cried out in Lycaonian, "The gods have come down to us in human form."

12 They called Barnabas "Zeus" and Paul "Hermes," because he was the chief speaker.

13 And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, for he together with the people intended to offer sacrifice.

14 The apostles Barnabas and Paul tore their garments when they heard this and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,

15 "Men, why are you doing this? We are of the same nature as you, human beings. We proclaim to you good news that you should turn from these idols to the living God, 'who made heaven and earth and sea and all that is in them.'

16 In past generations he allowed all Gentiles to go their own ways;

17 yet, in bestowing his goodness, he did not leave himself without witness, for he gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, and filled you with nourishment and gladness for your hearts."

18 Even with these words, they scarcely restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.

NB: Heaven opened so John could enter the heavenly court (Rev 4:1). Heaven opened to reveal the ark (Rev 11:19). Now Heaven opens to reveal the white rider (Rev 19:11).

NB: In Rev 3:14, Jesus is addressed to Laodicea as “The faithful and true witness.” Now, in Rev 19:11, the white rider is the Faithful and True.

NB: Jesus appears with eyes of flame (Rev 1:14), as the white rider has eyes of flame (Rev 19:12). The dragon wore seven diadems on its heads (Rev 12:3), but now the white rider wears the many diadems (Rev 19:12). The 144,000 had the name of the Father and the Lamb on their foreheads (Rev 14:1), whereas the harlot had the name of Babylon on her forehead (Rev 17:5), but now the white rider has a secret name inscribed (Rev 19:12).