The Word Am I

The Revelation of St. John the Divine

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- Chapter 19 -

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After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah!(a) Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
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For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.”
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And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.”
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And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!”
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Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!”

The Marriage of the Lamb

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And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God (b) the Almighty reigns.
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Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
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She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.
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Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
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So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

The Rider on the White Horse

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Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.
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He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.
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He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood,(c) and His name is The Word of God.
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The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.
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And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter.(d) He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
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And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Defeat of the Beast and False Prophet

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Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,
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so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”
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Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.
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But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
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And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.

Footnotes

(a)19:1 Hallelujah is a transliteration of the Hebrew Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD; also in verses 3, 4, and 6.
(b)19:6 SBL, BYZ, and TR the Lord God
(c)19:13 WH sprinkled with blood
(d)19:15 See Psalms 2:9 (see also LXX).
1
After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God;
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for his judgments are true and righteous. For he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.”
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A second said, “Hallelujah! Her smoke goes up forever and ever.”
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The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying, “Amen! Hallelujah!”
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A voice came from the throne, saying, “Give praise to our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, the small and the great!”

The Marriage of the Lamb

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I heard something like the voice of a great multitude, and like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of mighty thunders, saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns!
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Let’s rejoice and be exceedingly glad, and let’s give the glory to him. For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his wife has made herself ready.”
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It was given to her that she would array herself in bright, pure, fine linen, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
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He said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb.’” He said to me, “These are true words of God.”
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I fell down before his feet to worship him. He said to me, “Look! Don’t do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy.”

The Rider on the White Horse

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I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war.
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His eyes are a flame of fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has names written and a name written which no one knows but he himself.
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He is clothed in a garment sprinkled with blood. His name is called “The Word of God.”
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The armies which are in heaven, clothed in white, pure, fine linen, followed him on white horses.
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Out of his mouth proceeds a sharp, double-edged sword that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod.(a) He treads the wine press of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty.
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He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, “KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.”

Defeat of the Beast and False Prophet

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I saw an angel standing in the sun. He cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the sky, “Come! Be gathered together to the great supper of God,(b)
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that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, small and great.”
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I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse and against his army.
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The beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who worked the signs in his sight, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.
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The rest were killed with the sword of him who sat on the horse, the sword which came out of his mouth. So all the birds were filled with their flesh.

Footnotes

(a)19:15 ℘ Psalms 2:9
(b)19:17 TR reads “supper of the great God” instead of “great supper of God”
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